Dinara Tengri

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .  This week I'm talking about movies. Specifically, movies from my childhood. If I were to make a list of all the movies that I watched and loved as a child, it could easily have been a top 100 list. Instead, I want to focus on the select few that really defined my childhood, and that had an impact on me even in the adult life. Needless to say, I still love all these movies, and they have more than just a nostalgic value to me. For the sake of simplicity, the list will only feature Hollywood productions.   1. The Naked Gun  Probably one of the first American movies I ever saw. And one of the funniest.  2. Some Like it Hot  What can I saw about this movie? It's perfect. It also taught me everything I know about the Prohibition.  3. Aliens  Because what would my childhood be without strong female protagonists?  4. Peter Pa...

First, an announcement: tomorrow, I will be going live on Twitter. I'll be watching the X-files episode, Home , from season 3, for the first time. And I'll be tweeting about it. What time? Around 11.00 PM, Standard European Time.  Is there a better way to celebrate Halloween than with a cup of hot spicy beverage seasoned with nuts and raisins, and a horror movie binge? Yes, definitely. But this way is not so bad either. Plus, if there's anything I learned from Nightmare before Christmas is that you can combine two different holiday traditions and still have a good time.  It's day 5 of Halloween Week 2016. It's also Friday, and I'm up for a quiet movie night. The real question here is what movie/movies I'm going to watch. I'm not a fan of slashers, found footage or torture porn. So what does that leave me? Here are a few horror movies that I really enjoy, and one that I haven't seen yet.  Sci fi  Alien A classic claustrophobic...

As many other movie fans, I was very saddened by the death of actor, director and writer Gene Wilder last Monday. Sometimes, you feel like some people will live forever, and will never stop creating. I first saw Wilder in Blazing Saddles all the way back in the 1990's, and his movies have always been a warm and welcome presence in my life. He surprised me with his versatility as an actor and charmed me with his endless charisma. Today, I want to share with you my favourite movies that star Gene Wilder. Blazing Saddles "My name is Jim but most people call me... Jim." To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. This was one of the first American comedies I have seen as a child. I loved it. It was funny, silly, clever, dirty and daring. And how can I not mention the amazing chemistry between Wilder and the talented Cleavon L...