CDs, DVDs, I LOVE these kinda questions. Too bad not that many reporters ask them. Will send the movies first cos am so exhausted the brain is not working properly. Here goes (in no particular order) :

6. A Very Long Engagement

Marion Cotillard. In ONE scene. Steals the entire two and a half hour-long movie from Audrey Tautou. I worship at the feet of the Goddess Cotillard. Some people are born with gifts. She was. Others, like me, have to work our asses off and still never come close to that mastery. Which is why she is Goddess Marion.

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7. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

Watching this film literally makes my heart ache. As in, it’s so goddamn heart-wrenching that I literally have to keep my Ventolin on hand when I watch it. DiCaprio’s performance cannot be topped. This is the story – this was before he did Titanic and became a megastar. When I watched “Gilbert” I had no clue who he was, as was the case with the majority of the audience. But. I actually thought they casted a real autistic person in the film. I never once imagined that was an actor acting autistic/mentally-retarded. That was how seamless and COMPLETE his performance was.

Note: This was written in 2008.

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