September: Top 20 (Part 1)

Hello again and welcome to this month's Top 20! There have been quite a few new entries as we enter the Autumn, but there are a few last summer tune still clinging on, as well as some fresh sounds for the Winter...


20. Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts

For a few days last month this song got well and truly stuck in my head. It has an incredibly catchy melody; it's a beautiful song.
Gothic dancing in the street

Rain Man

UK Release: 3rd March 1989

Watched on TV: Wednesday 28th September 2011

Rating: 15

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 2hrs 13mins

Doctor Who: 6.12 Closing Time

On TV: Saturday 24th September 2011

Channel: BBC One 7pm

Episode Type: 12/13

In 1 Sentence: Hilarious, touching and eerie: the perfect penultimate episode of the series!

Doctor Who

BBC Summary: The Doctor's final days are upon him - but when he drops in on an old friend, the Cybermen are waiting. Gareth Roberts followed up his brilliant story of The Lodger with Closing Time, a tale of friendship, Cybermen and the triumph of human emotion. A great mixture of humour, drama and poignancy, the adventure proved a fantastic way to lead into the series finale.

Taken

UK Release: 26th September 2008

Watched on TV: Monday 26th September 2011

Rating: 15

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Runtime: 1hr 33mins

Tagline: His daughter was taken. He has 96 hours to get her back.

Music Monday #7

Welcome along to this week's Music Monday, full of new tunes that I've enjoyed this past week. This is the last Music Monday of the month - but look out for September's Top20 on Friday, were some of the songs below may feature...
(Click on the single covers to take you to each video!)


5. Nero - Crush On You

The Body Farm

On TV: Tuesday 13th September 2011

Channel: BBC One 9pm

Episode Type: 1/6

In 1 Sentence: New crime drama which didn’t live up to expectations

The Body Farm

BBC Summary: Eve Lockhart runs forensic research facility 'The Body Farm', studying the complex journey the body goes through as it decays.

Eve and her team of scientists quickly discover that dealing with victims of crime is a lot messier than any of them expect.

Coco Before Chanel

UK Release: 31st July 2009

Watched on Orange Film To Go: Thursday 22nd September 2011

Rating: 12A

Genre: Biography, Drama

Runtime: 1hr 45mins

Tagline: Before she was France's famous mademoiselle...

The Fades

On TV: Wednesday 21st September 2011

Channel: BBC Three 9pm

Episode Type: 1/6

In 1 Sentence: A new supernatural youth drama that seems to work

The Fades

BBC Summary: A teenage boy named Paul is haunted by apocalyptic dreams that nobody can explain. As if that weren't terrifying enough, he begins to see spirits of the dead, known as The Fades, all around him. The Fades can't be seen, smelt, heard or touched by other humans. When an embittered and vengeful Fade, Polus, finds a way to be human again, it's up to Paul to stop him - and all of the dead - from breaking back into the world and destroying the human race.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

UK Release: 16th September 2011

Watched in cinema: Wednesday 21st September 2011

Rating: 15

Genre: Thriller

Runtime: 2hrs 7mins

Tagline: Trust no one. Suspect everyone.

He's Just Not That Into You

UK Release: 6th February 2009

Watched on TV: Tuesday 20th September 2011

Rating: 12A

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 2hrs 9mins

Tagline: Are you the exception... or the rule?

Doctor Who: 6.11 The God Complex

On TV: Saturday 17th September 2011

Channel: BBC One 7.10pm

Episode Type: Episode 11/13

In 1 Sentence: A fascinating thrill ride that is hilarious, dark and odd all at the same time: but that’s the Doctor Who we know and love!

Doctor Who

BBC Summary: The Doctor, Amy and Rory investigate a hotel of horror where repeat business is low but the body count is high... A mighty monster stalks the corridors and the rooms hold visions of Angels, apes and creepy clowns. Who - or what - has brought them to this place? And can the Doctor solve the mystery before the residents check out in grisly style?

Music Monday #6

This past week I've been pretty sick so things have been a bit quiet on the music front. However, I did spend Sunday looking up some new music, so this week's Music Monday may feature one or two of my favourites...
(remember to click on the single covers to take you to each video...)


5. Snow Patrol - Called Out In The Dark

TUNE OF THE DAY #42

It's been a bit of a blah day, today, recovering from a nasty cold that is currently doing the rounds, so I've been looking up some new music to keep me occupied. 
After some digging up of random remixes, I found a few beauties including this one:

Metronomy - The Look (Ghostpoet Remix)

I really love how calm it is as well as so complex and intense... perfect for a lazy sunday afternoon...

Pride & Prejudice

UK Release: 16th September 2005

Watched on TV: Friday 16th September 2011

Rating: U

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 2hrs 7mins

Tagline: Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can't be without.

Let The Right One In

UK Release: 10th April 2009

Watched on TV: Wednesday 14th September 2011

Rating: 15

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Runtime: 1hr 55mins

Tagline: Eli is 12 years old. She's been 12 for over 200 years and, she just moved in next door.

Marie Antoinette

UK Release: 20th October 2006

Watched on DVD: Wednesday 14th September 2011

Rating: 12A

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

Runtime: 2hrs 3mins

Tagline: Let Them Eat Cake

Rosemary's Baby

USA Release: 12th June 1968

Watched on TV: Monday 12th - Wednesday 14th September 2011

Rating: 18

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Runtime: 2hrs 16mins

Tagline: Pray for Rosemary’s Baby

Page Eight

On TV: 28th August 2011

Channel: BBC iPlayer (100 minutes duration)

Episode Type: One-off drama

In 1 Sentence: A promising spy thriller with a fantastic star cast that worked well but fizzled out toward the end

Page EIght

IMDb Summary: Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbor and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find out the truth. 

Set in London and Cambridge, PAGE EIGHT is a contemporary spy film for the BBC, which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century.

Music Monday #5

Welcome along to Music Monday once again. This week saw the arrival of my new Two Door Cinema Club deluxe edition album which I have fallen head over heels for. I'm so glad I finally took the plunge and bought their album - it only took about 6 months! They have made a noticeable impact on this week's Top 5 and most definitely will in the monthly Top 20 at the end of the month, so look out for that. 
However, the rest of this week's Top 5 are all new and pretty addictive too...
(click on the single covers to take you to each video!)


5. Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That)

Doctor Who: 6.10 The Girl Who Waited

On TV: Saturday 10th September 2011

Channel: BBC One 7.15pm

Episode Type: 10/13

In 1 Sentence: Visually stunning, timey-wimey, and heartbreakingly emotional: Doctor Who at its very best. 

Doctor Who

BBC/My Summary: The Girl Who Waited: a breathless mixture of action and heart-break. The TARDIS brings its crew to a quarantine facility for victims of an alien plague. When Amy is trapped, Rory must rescue her from the facility's doctors but things go wrong when the Doctor and Rory end up in different time streams and meet a version of Amy who had grown old alone... All that plus a deadly plague, the horrifying Handbots and a pair of rather fetching spectacles!

Sex and the City

UK Release: 28th May 2008

Watched on TV: Sunday 21st August 2011

Rating: 15

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 2hr 25mins

Tagline: Get Carried Away

Failure to Launch

UK Release: 31st March 2006

Watched on TV: Friday 9th September 2011

Rating: 12A

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Runtime: 1hr 37mins

Tagline: To leave the nest, some men just need a little push.

Four Lions

UK Release: 7th May 2010

Watched on TV: Thursday 8th September 2011

Rating: 15

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 1hr 37mins

Torchwood: Miracle Day - My Thoughts So Far

About 3 weeks ago I posted this video explaining my thoughts about the show. I will be doing a review of the whole season on here, but for now I just wanted to share with you my thoughts as they were 5 episodes in. 
I still pretty much agree with them, except now only a couple episodes away from the end I think there has been so much more depth than I realised at the beginning of the season, as only now do we even know the 'Family' exist. I'm sort of glad that they haven't hinted at them from the beginning as it would have driven me crazy, but perhaps the season could have been condensed a little and better paced for it. But alas as an American co-production they presumably wanted to draw it out a little to fit in with American audiences more. 
I just can't wait to find out what is behind the Miracle. And most importantly whether it doesn't disappoint!

Appropriate Adult

On TV: Sunday 4th September 2011

Channel: ITV1 9pm (65 minute duration)

Episode Type: First episode in new two-part drama

In 1 Sentence: A riveting, dark drama with rave reviews

Appropriate Adult

ITV Summary: Appropriate Adult tells the extraordinary story of Gloucester housewife Janet Leach who played a key role in the uncovering of the crimes of Fred and Rosemary West. 

This factual drama centres on the period of time between Fred West's arrest, his suicide in 1995 and the conviction of Rosemary West, and how Fred confided in Janet Leach who took the role of the 'appropriate adult' during his police interviews.

Music Monday #4

Music Monday this week is a corker. After seeing Arcade Fire in Manchester last Wednesday many of their songs have been stuck in my head. None more so than Rococo which has stormed its way to my number one this week. 
(remember to click on the single covers to take you to each video!)


5. Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn

Doctor Who: 6.9 Night Terrors

On TV: Saturday 3rd September 2011

Channel: BBC One 7pm

Episode Type: 9/13

In 1 Sentence: A properly scary episode which steps out of the norm and into... the really quite peculiar

Doctor Who

RT Summary: A child's bedroom is turned into the scariest place in the universe when his cupboard becomes home to every kind of fear imaginable. His parents remain baffled by the problem, so the boy makes a desperate bid for help. When his cries manage to break the barriers of time and space, the Doctor decides to make a house call. Sci-fi adventure, guest starring Daniel Mays (Outcasts), with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.