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[/amazon_link]– Warrior (USA, 2011) : This stars Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy and Joel Edgarton as a family of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighters. The estranged brothers, played by Hardy and Edgarton vie to win the high-prize-money Sparta title, and their ex-alcoholic father is caught in the middle. Fairly violent – lots of MMA bouts, but a great watch.
– October Sky (USA, 1999) : A young school kid (Jake Gyllenall) has science on the brain, but his inquisitive spirit and dreams of building a rocket are derided by his coal-miner father (Chris Cooper). Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, this is a family-friendly watch.
– Meet Joe Black (USA, 1998) : Brad Pitt is Death. When he comes to pluck media mogul Bill Parrish from the living, Parrish makes a deal with him. Now Death takes up residence in his palatial home, but soon starts developing an interest in Parrish’s lovely daughter Susan. I hadn’t watched this classic when it first came out, and had expected a morbid film; it surprised me.
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[/amazon_link]- Jane Eyre (USA, 1996) : Based on Charlotte Bronte’s novel, this stars William Hurt and French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. If you like movie adaptations of favorite classics, this one’s for you.
– I do (“Prête-moi ta main”, France, 2006, subtitled) : This was a lovely romantic film, full of the little quirks and nuances that characterize French films. 41 year old bachelor Luis (Alain Chabat) is happy with his life but is being pressured by his strong-willed mother and sisters to get married. To fool them and still maintain his bachelorhood, Luis contracts with Emma (Charlotte Gainsbourg) to pose as his fiancé and then ditch him at the altar.
