Films and tv

Perhaps we all feel like this, but I feel was so lucky to be around 12 years old when a series of great films were released; Star Wars, Jaws, Close Encounters, Superman, Battlestar Galactica – fuel for the imagination. In the years since then Ridley Scott has provided more hours of enjoyment for me than anyone else that I dont know.  

Roxanne (1987)

Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah

 

My all-time favourite

The English Patient (1996)

Ralph Fiennes, Kirsten Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche
Director: Anthony Minguella
 
Majestic

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro
 
 

Field of Dreams (1989)

Kevin Costner
 
“Build it and he will come”

Skyfall (2102)

Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem

Director: Sam Mendes

Re-birth of a legend

 

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Orlando Bloom, Eva Green 

Director: Ridley Scott

An under-rated epic

 

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

Keira Knightly, Matthew MacFadyen
 
A delight
Star Wars
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill
Director: George Lucas
 
My 10 year old self was soooo happy
Lord of the Rings (2001)
Director: Peter Jackson
 
A brilliant realisation
Excalibur (1981)
Director; John Boorman
 
The myth made celluoid
Gladiator (2000)
Russel Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed
Director: Ridley Scott
 
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius.
28 Days Later (2002)
Robert Carlyle
Director: Danny Boyle

Gripping

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Ben Stiller, Krisiten Wiig, Sean Penn
Director: Ben Stiller
 
Great cinematography, great soundtrack. One to keep watching for some lovely details

World War Z (2013)

Brad Pitt

Director: Marc Forster

Zombie apolcalypse; great stuff. An under-rated film, up there for my favourite.

The Godfather (1972)
Al Pacino, Marlon Brando

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

A classic. II is the best

United 93 (2006)
Director: Paul Greengrass
 
Absolutely gripping. Brilliantly directed

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell

Director: Mike Newell

A national treasure

Moulin Rouge (2001)
Nicole Kidman, Evans McGregor
Director Baz Luhrmann
 

A feast for the senses. Who knew they could sing

Jerry Maguire (1996)
Cuba Gooding Jnr, Tom Cruise
Director: Cameron Crowe

 

I could also have had ‘Moneyball’ in my list too, but 2 American sports I’ve never seen live….

Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Heath Ledger , Jake Gyllenhall, Anne Hathaway Director Ang Lee
 
An unconventional love story. 
Remains of the Day (1993)
Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson
 
A thoroughly British affair. All the things we leave unsaid.
Whiplash (2014)
J.K. Simmons
Director: Damien Chazelle
 
Intense sound and fury

Spartacus (1960)
Kirk Douglas Director

Director: Stanley Kubrick

I’m Spartacus

A Wonderful Life (1946)

James Stewart

Director: Frank Capra

 

A life well lived is measured by it’s impact on others. The film Meet Joe Black is a great  modern alternative with a similar theme

Great Comedy; Sean Lock, David Mitchell, Lee Mack, Matt, 

Ricky Gervais presenting Golden Globes (2009-2020)

Monty Python

Blackadder

Dr Who


The Tom Baker years were the quintisential