- Alfred Hitchcock
Short post from me today. For one reason: it's not about me (who knew?) - what we do is all about connecting YOU with our services and resources. So I shall simply introduce this post and get out of your way :) For your delectation, I offer up our top 5 most requested DVDs. Why? Think about it: Wet weather + Our DVD collection = No Brainer, and I'm not sure about you guys, but I intend to spend this weekend working online while Due South (yes, featuring Constable Benton Fraser the Mountie because, hey, that's how I roll AND because I ADORE HIM times seven) plays in the background. Stay dry, stay safe, and have a great weekend!
On a slightly more sombre note, yesterday morning I learned that Ray Bradbury had died after a long illness. My mum introduced me to science fiction books and authors when I was about 7 or 8 years old, and one of the first sci fi stories I ever read was by Ray Bradbury. My favourite will always be Fahrenheit 451, which I first read when I was 9 years old, and would continue to pull out every few years or so. I still have a very battered and faded copy on my bookshelf. Thanks to mum, I moved from Bradbury to Arthur C. Clarke to Carl Sagan to Greg Bear to Frank Herbert, and so on. I'll never forget that Bradbury was responsible for my initial enjoyment of sci fi. And yes, I did cry, just a little, and turned to the internet (because I'm weird that way) to look for others who could so eloquently express what a loss it is in a way that I never could: Neil Gaiman, NPR, Stephen King being a few who stay in my mind. If you have a few minutes, take the time to check out bookshelves of doom's website because there are more great Bradbury links there, too.
Midnight in Paris [DVD videorecording] / written and directed by Woody Allen
Starring: Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates, Rachel McAdams, Adrien Brody. This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall, have experiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people there have that a life different from theirs would be much better. Rating: PG: Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers. Note: Sexual references. Image credit: JBHiFi.co.nz
Hugo [DVD videorecording] / directed by Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee. Based on the book "The invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011. Tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy. Rating: G: Suitable for general audiences. Image credit: JBHiFi.co.nz
Game of thrones. Complete 1st season [DVD videorecording]
Starring: Alfie Allen, Jack Gleeson, Lena Headey, Mark Addy, Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean. Originally broadcast on HBO in 2011. Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men… all will play the 'Game of Thrones.' Rating: R16 - Restricted to persons 16 years and over. NOTE: Contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes. Image credit: JBHiFi.co.nz
The iron lady [DVD videorecording] / directed by Phyllida Lord
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Iain Glen, Michael Culkin, Olivia Colman. Golden Globe Award 2012: Best Actress. Academy Awards 2012: Best Actress, Best Makeup. A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. Rating: M - Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. Note: Violence. Image credit: JBHiFi.co.nz
The help [DVD videorecording] / directed by Tate Taylor
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janny, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone. Based on the book by Kathryn Stockett. Limited and persecuted by racial divides in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, three women, an African-American maid, her sassy and chronically unemployed friend, and a recently graduated white woman, build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project - one that breaks society's rules and puts them all at risk. Rating: M - Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. Note: Adult themes. Image credit: JBHiFi.co.nz
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