May 2013 Top 20: Part 2

Welcome back to this month's Top 20! As I said in Part 1, it's been incredibly hard to narrow it down, and I would say the no.s 1 and 2 are both equally worthy of the top spot! 
If you can only watch one video though I would recommend HAIM as they are definitely my favourite band of the year so far and I love their video for 'Forever' - it has such a modern yet nostalgic feel to it and the dynamic between the 3 sisters is excellent! Enjoy...

10. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us

So we put our hands up, like the ceiling can't hold us, like the ceiling can't hold us

May 2013 Top 20: Part 1

Welcome to May 2013's Music Top 20! It's been such a packed month for music and it was very hard to whittle it down to just 20 - which I view as a good thing!
In part 1, I'm going to run down from numbers 20 to 11, so check back in tomorrow to see my top 10 and find out what made my number one spot!

20. Fuse ODG - Antenna

you know you drive me crazy

Vampire Weekend - Diane Young

TUNE OF THE DAY #87

Vampire Weekend have a habit of making insanely good catchy pop songs that stick with you for days and this is no different. I love it!

Midnight in Paris

UK Release: 7th October 2011

Watched on DVD: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Rating: 12A

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Runtime: 1hr 40mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: While on a trip to Paris with his fiancé's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

Pitch Perfect

UK Release: 21st December 2012

Watched on DVD: Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Rating: 12A

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance

Runtime: 1hr 52mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

The Great Gatsby

UK Release: Thursday 16th May 2013

Watched in the Cinema: Thursday 16th May 2013

Rating: 12A

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 2hrs 22mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe

TUNE OF THE DAY #86

This song was featured (heavily!) on New Girl's season 2 finale and has been firmly stuck in my head ever since! It's just so catchy!! *fist-pumps* 

Dangerous Liaisons

UK Release: 10th March 1989

Watched on Recorded TV: Saturday 20th April 2013

Rating: 15

Genre: Drama, Romance

Runtime: 1hr 59mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: Rich and bored aristocrats in Rococo France play high-stakes games of passion and betrayal.

The Imposter

UK Release: 24th August 2012

Watched on DVD: Wednesday 15th May 2013

Rating: 15

Genre: Documentary, Biography

Runtime: 1hr 39mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: A documentary centered on a young Frenchman who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.

Walk The Line

UK Release: 3rd February 2006

Watched on DVD: Thursday 18th April 2013

Rating: 12A

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music

Runtime: 2hrs 16mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Country Strong

UK Release: 25th March 2011

Watched on DVD: Friday 19th April 2013

Rating: 12A

Genre: Drama, Music

Runtime: 1hr 57mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter (Hedlund) who sparks with a fallen star (Paltrow). Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager (McGraw) and a beauty queen-turned-singer (Meester). 

Friends With Kids

UK Release: 29th June 2012

Watched on DVD: Wednesday 17th April 2013

Rating: 15

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 1hr 47mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: Julie and Jason have been best friends for years with no romantic interest in each other. He sleeps with someone new every few days, and she's looking for Mr. Right. Now in their thirties, they notice that their friends seem to lose all their good qualities when they have children - child rearing and the spark of Eros don't seem to co-exist. So, they decide to have a child together, share in child rearing, but pursue their own romantic lives. Things go well until he meets Mary Jane and she meets Kurt. Both seem like perfect mates. What could go wrong?

Object of my Affection

UK Release: 26th June 1998

Watched on DVD: Thursday 4th April 2013

Rating: 15

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 1hr 51mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

One For The Money

UK Release: 24th February 2012

Watched on DVD: Saturday 9th February 2013

Rating: 12A

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Runtime: 1hr 31mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: Unemployed and newly-divorced Stephanie Plum lands a job at her cousin's bail-bond business, where her first assignment puts her on the trail of a wanted local cop from her romantic past.

Daft Punk - Get Lucky

TUNE OF THE DAY #85

I swear this song is getting catchier and catchier! I love the groove of this song and it has a great old-school vibe that you just can't help but nod your head along to. It may be pretty different to Daft Punk's older stuff but it still has the same effect of getting firmly stuck in your head!

The Woo Woo Kid (In The Mood)

USA Release: 16th September 1987

Watched online: Sunday 31st March 2013

Rating: PG

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Runtime: 1hr 38mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: Based upon the true story of "Sonny" Wisecarver. In 1944, Sonny made headlines nationwide due to his affairs with 2 older adult women. (ie. He was so irresistible, that he was a danger to women everywhere) Eventually being taken to court by the local authorities. He was only 15.

April 2013: Top 20 (Part 2)

Welcome back to this month's Top 20. There's been a real mix of songs and it was pretty hard to choose but here's numbers 10-1...

10. Armin van Buuren - This Is What It Feels Like

Without you now, This is what it feels like

April 2013: Top 20 (Part 1)

Welcome to April's music Top 20, where I post my favourite 20 songs from the past month. As ever it was tough to narrow it down (I'm really into HAIM at the moment!) but today I'm going to run down numbers 20 to 11. Make sure to check back in tomorrow to find out what made it to number one...

20. Wretch 32 (feat. Shakka) - Blackout

let there be no light

Wish Upon A Star

US TV Movie Broadcast: 12th November 1996

Watched on LoveFilm Instant: Thursday 31st January 2013

Rating: PG

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Runtime: 1hr 30mins

IMDb Plot Synopsis: A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.