My Top 5 films
In Starring Kitty, the three friends - Kitty,
Sunny and Hannah - enter a film-making competition (despite not knowing
anything about film-making). I don't know much about film-making
either, so I thought I'd share my five favourite films instead.
When Harry Met Sally
I've lost count
of how many times I've seen this film, but I never get tired of it. I
love every single thing about it. And New York looks beautiful. I find
it harder to watch since the writer - and one of my heroes - Nora Ephron
died, but I still watch it at least once a year.
The Sixth Sense
I don't usually
like scary movies, but I adore The Sixth Sense. It's brilliantly acted
and properly scary, but also genuinely moving. There are four bits that
make me cry every single time and I still find the opening (with Donnie
Wahlberg!) so shocking and sad. ("Do you know why you're afraid when
you're alone? I do. I do.")
Singin' in the Rain
My nan was mad
about musicals and introduced me to loads of them. Singin' in the Rain
is my favourite. It's got Make 'Em Laugh and Moses Supposes and, of
course, the most glorious routine in the history of musicals (that'd be
the Singin' in the Rain bit). It's given me a lifelong love of Gene
Kelly and taught me to never jump out of a cake wearing a swimming
costume.
Man on Wire
This documentary
about the French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's wire walk between the
Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Centre is utterly breathtaking -
funny, sad, thrilling, charming. Even my scared-of-heights husband loved
it (although he did have to cover his eyes quite a lot).
Finding Nemo
I could claim I
watch so many children's films because I've got two small-ish children,
but the fact is I've always watched children's films, particularly
Disney. I still love the classic Disney films (apart from the too sad
ones like Dumbo and Bambi), but Pixar has taken over as our family's
favourite. It's hard to pick just one, but I think I'd have to go with
Finding Nemo. It looks beautiful, is funny, sad, and inspiring, and I
never tire of watching it (and I've seen it hundreds of times). Oh and
it's got Ellen Degeneres. Just keep swimming!
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