When the odd weekend arrives and I have nothing better to do, I find myself going through my DVD collection to replay my all-time favorite movies! Here are some of my top lists split into various themes:

Period Films
1) A Room with a View (It’s odd seeing a young Helena Bonham Carter look normal!)
2) Pride and Prejudice (The chemistry between Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen is so palpable!)
3) Sense and Sensibility (Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet are brilliant as sisters in this movie)

’80s John Hughes Flicks
1) Some Kind of Wonderful (whenever I see this movie, I would always wish I could play the drums like the heroine)
2) The Breakfast Club (you’ll laugh then marvel at how the archetypes in this movie are so spot-on)
3) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (I wish I experienced this kind of crazy fun in high school!)

Rom Com Movies
1) Never Been Kissed (I must have seen this movie a million times, no joke!)
2) Love Actually (they intertwined the stories of the characters without making them seem pilit)
3) Wedding Singer (I really love how they captured the best elements of the ’80s in this flick)

Laugh Out Loud
1) Easy A (the “Pocket Full of Sunshine” scene just cracks me up!)
2) Bridesmaids (I’m a huge SNL fan and Kristen Wiig is one of my favorite comedians)
3) She’s the Man (Amanda Bynes can do no wrong in this movie!)

Incidentally, Easy A is showing on HBO next Sunday, November 27, at 10 pm on HBO, so if you need a breather from school work and your parents will let you stay up, make sure to watch it. It truly is hilarious!

Feel free to share your own favorites,
Mimi