Don't Fish in my Sea

** Poetic and delivered with poise and ease ~ lyrics that get you to that calm place! Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey - EnJoY!!! :))**

Jackie Brown

Nominated for 1 Oscar that year with another 7 wins and 12 nominations was Quentin Tarantino’s Crime-Drama-Thriller ‘Jackie Brown’ starring the foxy Pam Grier. With a run-time of 158 minutes and an estimated budget of $12 million USD this 1997 film not only elevated audience’s heart-rates, but made them hang on every scene as if their own lives depended on it and it quadrupled in profits that year.

Excellent story, execution and exciting dialogue; this film was a magnificent ride into the minds of those who lived ‘fast’ lives and had the ‘street-smarts’ to pull off extraordinary feats. Rated R for strong language, violence, drug use and sexuality, this film is not recommended for children; but adults are sure to not only be entertained but also ask yourself the question how much would you risk to gain the happiness or life you deserve?

Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Robert Forster and Chris Tucker all join in on the fun. There isn't one short beat in this film, it's high energy and fast paced from beginning till end. If you like flight-attendants, action and a few laughs, this one makes for a great night of fun!

Penelope

“I’m happy with me!”

I’d heard about this film from a dear friend, and glad to finally have the opportunity to enjoy. Written by Leslie Caveny (who wrote the American television series ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’) and directed by Mark Palansky. A heart-warming Comedy-Fantasy-Romance released in 2006 which cost an approximate $15 million USD and starring daring Christina Ricci (in one of her ‘tamer’ films), Blue-eyed Scottish James McAvoy, American blonde sweet-heart Reese Witherspoon, and a very lovely deranged Catherine O’Hara.

This was a fairy-tale with several lessons to be learnt; from the way we view the world and the way the world views us. To what parenting really means, and also to be true to and of accepting yourself. The dialogue and quotes within this film were really marvelous as our audience got a healthy scoop of reality despite it’s ‘Once Upon A Time’ beginning. It’s not just about finding ‘true love’s first kiss’ but an adventure in finding love for one’s self. Wonderful cinematography with a cheerful story and special message.

This is one the entire family can enjoy! :)

Beauty & Brains

**A most wonderful and intimate interview with 'The New It-Girl' - Lupita Nyong'o**

The Family

One of my favourite directors French Luc Besson (Le Grand Bleu, The Fifth Element, Angel-A) and some house-worthy and notable actors, Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, but sadly not a very gripping story. Based on a book by Tonino Benacquista and adapted into screenplay by Besson and Michael Caleo I felt that this film’s message wasn’t one of great substance or driving message. If you want a light, entertaining and violent film, then this will be the one for you!

This 2013 comedy-crime-thriller was quite reminiscent of 2009’s ‘The Joneses’ which viewers got a taste into the daily life of a ‘strong’ family and the immense secret they all shared. ‘The Family’ however was Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality, the exploding gruesome content familiar to Tarantino-type films; but violence and sex sells and with an approximate budget of $30 million USD they made back a cool $36 million USD at the box-office.

With a run-time of 111 minutes and a lot of big bangs from the mafia life, this film delivers mostly jokes if anything. Don’t expect to be mesmerized or have your brain left tingling with questions from beyond.

The Butler

“One quiet voice can ignite a revolution”.

From the Producer/Director Lee Daniels who brought us ‘Precious’ and ‘The Paperboy’, in 2013 he brought another dramatic true story to life entitled ‘The Butler’. Rated PG 13 for some violence and disturbing images this film was nominated for 2 BAFTA awards, another 32 nominations and 5 wins. Danny Strong and Will Haygood adapted this biography into screenplay and actors Forest Whitaker,  Mariah Carey (songstress turned actress), Oprah Winfrey, English David Oyelowo, Robin Williams, John Cusack, Yaya Alafia, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and Lenny Kravitz (also singer turned actor) to name a few brought their story to life.

Quite a hard movie to watch as it dealt with the Civil Rights Movement in America and struggles of a particular family that weathered the storm of 3 generations. With an estimated budget of $30 million USD it made back more than triple at the box office with a whopping $116 million USD. Gripping from beginning till end, chock-full of inspiration with mention of Gandhi and as well as the quote by Martin Luther King “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that”; this film speaks to the human heart.

We see numerous amount of films on the Holocaust but there are no death tolls for the Africans during slavery. Makes one think and reminisce on times not too very long ago. Keep the tissues nearby for this one.

Always You

** "It was Always You...** One of my favourites by the talented composer Philip Glass.

First in [one of the scariest films' of all time - 'Candy-Man'] and then in the American Television Series 'American Horror Story'~ EnJOy!**