My Favourite 10 Films of all Time:

10. Scent of a Woman - I watched this film for the very first time recently. I was not disappointed and sat glued to the tv for the duration. Happy, sad and heartwarming. A film that everyone will enjoy.

9. Rebecca - Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 adaptation of Du Maurier's novel really does do it justice. Completely captures Daphne Du Maurier's gothic and dark way of writing!

8. The Bucket List - Two great actors, Freeman and Nicholas, who lightheartedly consider the circle of life and inevitability of death. A tear-jerker!

7. Ray - Jamie Foxx is so convincing as Ray Charles himself in this biographical film. Love Ray Charles's music and this film is a perfect tribute to his legacy - explores his drug habit, passing of his brother, the music industry and coping with blindness.

6. The Great Escape - One that I will forever remember watching with my Dad. Always on the tv, a must watch and truly never gets old. A Steve McQueen classic which really apprehends the horror of the Second World War -- Liberating and timeless!

5. Pulp Fiction - Hard to believe this film is as old as I am! My favourite scene has to be where Travolta and Thurman boogie at the diner. A Tarantino classic. 'You know what they call a quarter pounder wit' cheese in France?' '... A royale wit' cheese, because of the metric system!'

4. Saving Private Ryan - I'm sure you can see a bit of a recurring theme here! I love historical films, especially ones which really engage you. This film is so sad, and even sadder when you realise war affected so many people, in various ways.

3. The Deer Hunter - Again, a war film! Whenever my Dad suggests a film I would like, he is usually right. And this time, he did good. Such a real depiction of the Vietnam war and Robert de Niro does not disappoint in his role. 

2. The Green Mile - Love this film for its simplicity of subject. The death penalty, often overlooked is seen in a different light in this film. 'John Coffey, Ma'am, like the drink.. just ain't spelt the same'. 

1. The Godfather, Part III - So I began with Al Pacino, a true great, and I'm ending with him too. A choice which may seem controversial, as many people's favourite Godfather films always seem to be the first or second. This is my favourite, even though they are all great, because of the power of the final scenes. When Mary gets shot and Al Pacino cannot fathom any words - this draws me to tears every time. He recalls all of the women in his life and how he has lost each one to a life of organised crime. When he is screaming while holding his dead daughter in his arms, this reminds me of the final scene in Shakespeare's King Lear. A truly fitting ending to a remarkable trilogy, produced by Francis Ford Coppola. 

Sarah xo