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?