St Elmo’s Fire (d. Joel Schumacher, 1985)
Amazing Films
But most of all I hate the fact that i don't hate you not even a a little bit not even at all
Thor (d. Kenneth Branagh, 2011)
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard, Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, Joshua Dallas, Jaimie Alexander, Rene Russo, Clark Gregg, Adriana Barraza, Maximiliano Hernandez, Joseph Gatt, Joshua Cox, Douglas Tait, Stan Lee, J. Michael Straczynski, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Dakota Goyo, Ted Allpress.
A relaxed Thor pictured above, a film I personally, really enjoyed watching. I watched it not only due to the fact that it has all these stars in it, but that I loved watching Thor cartoons when I was little. Chris Hemsworth embodies all that I thought Thor should be and Anthony Hopkins was brilliant as an ageing Odin. A good storyline of Thor finding himself as a ruler of Asgard, with comedic elements that only otherworldly people can add to film - “I love this drink, ANOTHER!” (well I’m paraphrasing it here…but you get the idea!). Looking forward to Thor 2!
Much more posts to start appearing on this site soon, sorry I haven’t been as active in blogging as I was when I first started this blog, there have been some circumstances that have been outside of my control recently and I have also been gearing up for my summer exams! But as an apology, have this gif that I found on this site a few days ago. :) xx
The Princess Diaries (d. Garry Marshall, 2001)
Starring Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall, Larry Miller, Robert Schwartzman, Erik Von Detten, Sean O’Bryan, Sandra Oh, Kathleen Marshall.
I have owned this film on DVD since it came out and it is still a firm favourite. Mia Thermopolis is such an easy character to relate to and it is funny, sometimes painful, to watch her tackle high school, being told she is a royal heir and coping with young love all at the same time! Julie Andrews is the grandma, the overarching queen who has come to tell Mia (Anne Hathaway) of her good fortune that she is a princess of Genovia, this to Mia is the end of her life as she knew it! A lovely adaptation of Meg Cabot’s book series.
“Amelia Migonette Thermopolis Renaldi, Princess of Genovia!”
Hitman (d. Xavier Gens, 2007)
Starring Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen, Henry Ian Cusick, James Faulkner.
This action-political-thriller is based of a series of games of the same name. which I didn’t realize the first time that I saw it - I must have skipped the titles as it tells you there. It has a brilliant storyline, full of twists and turns, you find yourself routing for Agent 47 and the Interpol agents at the same time. As the nameless hitman gets caught up in suspect political activity in Russia, agents from Interpol are tracking him down for the 100+ “hits” he may have been a part of, but we see 47 has a heart and the fast paced nature of the film draws us in even more. It is gory, without relishing in it and has dark undertones to it too. But the comedic factor is also there with 47’s little quips that he has throughout. A sequel has been planned/is in production, so I am eagerly awaiting it - as you should be!
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (d. George Lucas, 1999)
Starring (haha very punny): Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDarmid, Ahmed Best, Pernilla August, Ray Park, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Silas Carson, Hugh Quarshie, Andy Secombe, Lewis McLeod, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson, Terence Stump, Brian Blessed, Greg Proops, Scott Capurro, Keira Knightley, Warwick Davies, Peter Serafinowicz.
Widely panned as the worst Star Wars film, it is one of my favourites. Most depressing death scene ever - not a spoiler, I mean if you haven’t watched Star Wars what have you been doing with your life?! Recently re-released in the cinema in 3D, it was amazing experience to see it on the big screen again. With battles, warring nations and corrupt politicians - it makes comment on political injustice in the world today with Palpatine saying (paraphrasing here) that behind every politician there is a bureaucrat.
Another Happy Day (d. Sam Levinson, 2011)
Starring Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Haden Church, George Kennedy, Ezra Miller, Demi Moore, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Michael Nardelli, Daniel Yelsky, Eamon O’Rourke, Jeffrey DeMunn, Diana Scarwid.
An extremely dark film with dark comedic undertones in places. Lynn’s estranged son is getting married, so she drags her other two sons to her parents home where the wedding is taking place. Only to find that her family are less accommodating than ever and that her awful ex-husband is there. The film touches on varying degrees of mental health, drug use, warring family and hardship. It is a sad film but beautifully photographed and written. Tears are expected, if you aren’t really cold hearted!
Clueless (d. Amy Heckerling, 1995)
Starring Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Stacy Dash, Brittany Murphy, Dan Hedaya, Elisa Donovan, Justin Walker, Wallace Shawn, Twink Caplan, Julie Brown, Jeremy Sisto, Nicole Bilderback.
Classic 90’s teen comedy based on Jane Austen’s Emma. Love, loss, rich teens, extreme fashion choices. Brilliance in film form! With deeper meanings than you first see on the screen, this is a lovely film to watch with all different sorts of people and a really well directed piece by Amy Heckerling.
Chalet Girl (d. Phil Traill, 2011)
Starring Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Brooke Shields, Bill Nighy, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Egerton, Ken Duken, Sophia Bush, Nicholas Braun, Tara Dakides, Gregor Bloeb, Adam Bouskoudos, Georgia King.
British comedy set against the beautiful landscape of Austria. With skiing, snowboarding and expensive Dom Perignon being commonplace occurrences. Lighthearted comedy mixed with tragic dramatic undertones. Kim is an ex skateboarding champion who after the loss of her mum has spent her life supporting her dad. After taking a job in an expensive ski chalet she begins to live again, even taking up snowboarding. It’s a lovely story to watch unfold in the screen. Also starring professional snowboarder Tara Dakides as herself, interacting with the initially snowboarding oblivious Kim. Love, loss and laughs, all brilliant parts of this film.
Zodiac (d. David Fincher, 2007)
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch, Chloe Sevigny, Elias Koteas, Dermot Mulroney, Donal Logue, John Getz, John Terry, Philip Baker Hall, Adam Goldberg, Zach Grenier, Ciara Hughes, Lee Norris, Jimmi Simpson, Pell James, Patrick Scott Lewis, James LeGros, Charles Fleischer, Clea Duvall.
This true life thriller depicts the killings carried out by the Zodiac Killer in and around the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960’s and early 70’s. This particular film is based off of Robert Graysmith’s book on his involvement in the case of the Zodiac Killer whilst he worked at the San Francisco Chronicle. When watching this you will catch yourself and think; “this can’t have really happened, how could somebody do this?!”, I watched this when it first came out and I was in my early teens, it had me scared for weeks! But it is exciting, fast-paced, superb acting throughout and a film that I think most people should see.
