14 may 2009
at home – tv
tom hanks gets fired from his job because he has aids.
charlotte loves loves this film and has been wanting me to watch it for ages. i’ve been putting it off because i didn’t want to watch this sentimental death movie. not that i was against it – i know it’s [...]
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philadelphia
Posted in 2009, at home, drama, second time round, tv on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2 may 2009
at home – tv, film4
a monster pops out of a river in south korea and snatches this guy’s daughter
it was one of those nights where there just happened to be two good films after each other on the same channel. it was also one of those nights where charlotte fell asleep halfway through the film.
although, to [...]
blood diamond
Posted in 2008, action, at home, drama, dvd on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
27 dec 2008
at home – dvd
leonardo dicaprio is a kind of bad guy who decides to be a sort of good guy in a diamond smuggling story
i really didn’t think i’d like this but in the end i did. charlotte enjoyed it too. ilse also watched it with us – this was one of her [...]
the old curiosity shop
Posted in 2008, at home, drama, tv, tagged dickens, victorian england on December 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
sunday 14 december 2008
at home – itv
this dodgy loan shark tricks an old gambler into getting his shop from him, only to be saddled with the gambler’s debts. he then goes after the gambler and his granddaughter, for whom he has lascivious designs…
we watched this in bed, which was quite nice as we haven’t been able to do [...]