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100 Films That Have Stood The Test of Time.

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Films stand the test of time for a reason. Most of the films that do have a brilliant script and superb acting. So get some popcorn, here is my top 100 films. Disagree? Let us know what films you would choose.

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1. Citizen Kane (1941) (Obvious but brilliant)
2. All About Eve (1950)
3. The Godfather (1972)
4. The Godfather II (1974)
5. Shawshank Redemption (1994)
6. 12 Angry Men (1957)
7. Ben Hur (1959)
8. The Lion King (1994)
9. Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. (1937)
10. The Breakfast Club (1985)
11. Jaws (1975)
12. Die Hard (1988)
13. Casablanca (1952)
14. The Jungle Book. (1967)
15. Dr Strangelove, Or How I learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb. (1964)
16. Caddyshack (1980)
17. Lawrence Of Arabia. (1962) This is Steven Spielberg’s favourite film, and for good reason.
18. The Life of Brian (1979)
19. Flight of The Phoenix (1965)
20. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
21. The Searchers. (1958)
22. Wizard of Oz (1939)
23. West Side Story (1961)
24. Girl Interrupted (1999)
25. On The Waterfront (1954)
26. Toy Story. (1995)
27. Dirty Dancing (1987)
28. Cleo From 5 to 7. (1962)
29. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
30. The Elephant Man (1980)
31. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
32. Annie Hall (1977)
33. Top Gun (1986)
34. The Big Sleep (1946)
35. Grease (1978)
36. Stand By Me (1986)
37. Rocky (1976)
38. Psycho (1960)
39. Goodfellas (1990)
40. The Omen (1976)
41. Raider’s of the Lost Ark. (1981)
42. Don’t Look Now (1973)
43. E.T. (1982)
44. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
45. To Kill a Mocking Bird. (1962)
46. Star Wars (1977)
47. American Beauty. (1999)
48. A Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
49. Rear Window (1954)
50. High Society (1956)
51. North By Northwest (1959)
52. Oliver (1968)
53. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
54. Mary Poppins (1964)
55. True Grit (1969)
56. The Sound of Music (1965)
57. A Bridge Over the River Kwai. (1957)
58. Alien (1979)
59. The Longest Day. (1962)
60. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. (1958)
61. Brief Encounter (1945)
62. Pretty Women (1990)
63. Some Like It Hot. (1959)
64. The Great Escape (1963)
65. Rebecca (1940)
66. Gone With The Wind (1939)
67. Sullivan’s Travels. (1941)
68. The Apartment. (1960)
69. The Philadelphia Story. (1940)
70. Home Alone (1990)
71. The African Queen. (1951)
72. To Catch a Thief (1955)
73. Double Indemnity (1944)
74. Badlands (1973)
75. A Room with a View (1985)
76. Back to the Future (1985)
77. Karate Kid. (1984)
78. Reservoir Dogs(1992)
79. East of Eden (1955)
80. Mystic River (2003)
81. Pulp Fiction (1994)
82. Saving Private Ryan (1994)
83. Ghostbusters (1984)
84. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
85. Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
86. The Goonies (1985)
87. One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest (1975)
88. Halloween (1978)
89. Blade Runner (1982)
90. Thelma and Louise (1991)
91. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
92. Schindler’s List (1993)
93. La Dolce Vita (1961)
94. Leon (1994)
95. His Girl Friday (1940)
96. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
97. My Fair Lady (1964)
98. The Unforgiven (1992) “It’s a hell of a thing to kill a man, you take everything he’s got, and everything he’ll ever have.”
99. Shenandoah (1965)
100. Apocalypse Now (1979) “I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one.”

 

 

Is It Art?

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Art can be controversial. With the comment ‘That’s not art’ a common thing, especially in the face of modern art. But is it a fair comment? Well, it’s a matter of taste but I now have a theory: If something makes you ask ‘Is it art?’, then it is art, because it made you ask the question, it made you think. It’s also different from saying ‘that’s NOT art’.

Modern artist don’t have to draw, paint or even (controversial thing) have talent. Sure, they will have imagination, but they can just put their unmade bed in a gallery or all the names of people they have slept with (Tracey Emin) or pickle a shark and cut it in half (Damien Hirst, incidentally worth over £100 million, financially, one of the most successful artists in history). They can take black dummies and dress them as the SS in Nazi uniforms, complete with swastikas. (Jake and Dino Chapman) I remember watching a documentary on the Chapman brothers a few years ago and one of them, Jake or Dino, who knows?, walked around an art gallery and contemptuously pointed out a drawing of Will Smith that a talented artist had done, as it takes a lot of talent to draw well, and sneered ‘What is the point of that?’. Well, what wasn’t the point? It was someone drawing a portrait of a famous people. That is what art mostly was for centuries. It was good and it was, without a doubt, art.

Now, although it may seem like it, I am not attacking Emin, Hirst or the Chapman’s. I think they do have talent. Hirst particularly. They are different, avant garde. But can you be an artist without the talent to draw or paint? Evidently you can. From Duchamp’s urinal to Jackson Pollack’s splatter paintings art opinion has always been divided.

But I still think it takes more than putting something in an art gallery to make it art. And more importantly, I think it takes talent to make it good, and that is what it really comes down to: good art.

Winston Churchill once said: ‘Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.’

Body image concerns now start as young as 6

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Body image concerns now start as young as 6

Half of UK teenagers have body image and weight concerns, starting from as early as the age of six, according to a new study.

A survey by weight management company LighterLife has revealed that over 60% of British women are conscious of their weight before the age of 21 (61.2 per cent), with a shocking 15 per cent saying they first put their body under scrutiny when they were at primary school age, or even younger.

The study shows how body image and unhealthy behaviour around food is on the rise, impacting children as young as six. The key stages of this insecurity playing out are in our teenage years (33 per cent) and then again as a young adult just starting out in a career (19 per cent).

And it’s not just women, the study showed that 43% of men become concerned about their weight and body image under the age of 21, and 1 in 10 under the age of 12.

Mandy Cassidy, Psychological Director for LighterLife commented: “It is a concern that we are seeing a rise in young people worrying unnecessarily about their body image. Many experts will agree that having a positive attitude toward your own body is the best way to maintain a healthy relationship food”.

England has one of the highest rates of obesity in Europe, with more than 60 per cent of adults and a third of 10 and 11 years overweight or obese. Those numbers are predicted to rise to over 50 per cent of adults and 25 per cent of children by 2050 if no action is taken. Mandy Cassidy continued:

“If body images issues like this occur at an early age, inevitably this will play out in adulthood and change the way a person behaves around food, which although is assumed to lead to under eating, can also lead to overeating.

“We know that addressing overeating and weight gain is not just about willpower or eating less and the earlier we can all encourage and support healthy approach to body image and weight the better. There is also a cycle – if parents are eating well and have a good relationship with food and body image they can impact positively on the family and encourage children to be more comfortable with who they are”.

 

When did you first start being conscious of your weight?

Females

Males

Very young – under 6

2.30%

2.40%

At primary school – 6 – 12

12.77%

8.82%

As a teenager – 13 – 18

32.63%

20.54%

Between 18 – 21

13.47%

11.62%

In my working life – over 21

18.56%

32.06%

Since becoming a parent

12.48%

8.12%

I have always been conscious

3.79%

8.82%

Since retiring

3.99%

7.62%

Katy Perry’s Meow!

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Celebrities have been bringing out their own perfume since Elizabeth Taylor, the canny and glamourous Hollywood icon, saw a business opportunity. In the celebrity world now you are no-one until you have your own fragrance.

Katy Perry has brought out her second fragrance ‘Meow! following on from Purr back in December. We got sent one to to the Frost office to review, and we liked! First of all, the packaging is of a cat. A pink cat. Frankly, it rocks. Perry is know for her imagination. It is evident in her music (we are a fan), her music videos and her clothes. What’s more, she is an unashamedly girly girl.

Katy Perry Meow! smells sweet it was made during her California Dreams tour. She wanted it to be fun and sensual spirited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katy is a huge fan of cats herself as they are independent animals and she mimics this attitude.

The Meow! fragrance is made of honeysuckle, and pear, and has a base of vanilla, musk, and amber. It is sweeter than her previous fragrance. I think this fragrance was made pre-divorce. I am excited to know what her next fragrance will smell like. If her new music video is anything to go by, it will be a lot tougher. Perry seems tougher and less girly post-divorce. Let’s wait and see. Until then: we think her new fragrance is the Katy’s Meow.

St Ives Event at The Hospital Club

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Last week I went to two Handpicked Media events. This one and this equally amazing St Ives event at The Hospital Club.

St Ives Apricot scrub has always been my favourite facial scrub. It is a high-end scrub with a budget price. I have been buying it for years. I did get a goodie bag with the scrub inside and I am doing their 7 day challenge. My skin is already glowing.

PSYCHOLOGIES Beauty Director Emine Rushton gave an amazing beauty talk, apparently the Egyptians used to exfoliate with a pumice stone! Ouch. Oh, and they still use Cochineal (E120 on ingredients list) which is the ‘crushed carcasses of the female Dactylopius coccus, a cactus-feeding scale insect’. Nice.

There were Apricot based cocktails and I tried them all. Another blogger also won the cute edible tree below. Brilliant night.

Autumn/Winter 2012 collections from Modalu, Nica and Fiorelli.

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I went along to see the Autumn/Winter 2012 collections from Modalu, Nica and Fiorelli. It reminded me of the quote that bags are to women what cars are to men. I already have enough handbags, but seeing the collections made me want to buy more.

Nica has an overall vintage feel, beautiful top-quality handbags. I love their Jessica handbag. Nica Kim launched her collection after winning a competition at Creative and impressed them so much she got her own collection. Fiorelli are fun, fashiony and good quality with lots of timeless designs. Modalu have based this collection on London Society and a celebration of quintessential British Style. Luxury accessories worth putting a dent in your bank account for (though it will be a small one, the bags are reasonably priced). I love their Pippa bag. Leave this page open on your computer as a hint to your boyfriend….

Baby, It’s Wet Outside.

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There has been torrential rain in the UK lately but apparently we are still in a drought. Anyway, while it is still droughting cats and dogs you may want to invest in some of these chic raincoats Frost has come across from the Cambridge Raincoat Company.


Water resistant, stylish, chic and ultra practical, the raincoats produced are sure to keep you protected and fashionable in all conditions. In the rain they’ll keep you dry, in the summer the breathable fabric will be a wave of fresh air. They are available in a range of beautiful colours to get you noticed and to brighten up any day.

Designed for commuting cyclists to be able to dress for their journey as well as the destination, the raincoats keep you dry from neck to knee, making sure that you avoid the disheveled and slightly distressed look that can occur en route. They really are the perfect answer for any occasion, cyclist or not.

I love the lining, the colours, the concept and just how unbelievably chic they are. I want one in every colour.