Stevie Wonder

Songs in the Key of Life was a great album by Stevie Wonder. He is one of the great musicians/ artists of the 20th Century.                                    

An interesting collaboration was the one with Julio Iglesias: My Love, a beautiful and lyrical song.

Possible CD buys...

Looking at possible Christmas buys: there is a compilation album, Dreamboats and Petticoats, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, etc. It's a collection of classic songs by the original artists.        

Another album of intererst is Rockbird, by Debbie Harry...some particularly good songs on it: my favourite is French Kissin' in the USA.

Slyvester Stallone

Slyvester Stallone is one of my favourite actors. Ok, not the most versatile of actors, (they say), but still, he has created some of the most memorable characters in Cinema. If you asked anyone to name any of those characters, then they would probably say Rocky or Rambo. Rambo, even given the simplicity of the story, was a character stuck in the torment of Vietnam and what was it that he would even recognise that wasn't part of that nightmare.

Rod Stewart/ Judy Garland

Rod Stewart is another of my favourite musical artists; certainly one of the most established. I'm interested in his latest album (Blood Red Roses), or maybe, 'an in concert' DVD. He has been involved with so many great songs.

Of course I've seen the trailer for the new Judy Garland film. It reminds me what a great "actress in musical and dramatic roles and as a recording artist (and performer), she was." (
Wiki).

TV and film

 Another of my favourite TV programmes is Downton Abbey. Of course many historical period dramas have been successful over the years. Maybe it is a particulary British sort of nostalgia, in that we do seem to be stuck very much in the past (ie.19 Century). 
                                                                                  I would like to add the latest Rambo film, Last Blood to my DVD collection. I've seen a few of the others in the series and  have always quite liked the character portrayed by Stallone. 

Finally, Ad Astra is a film that has caught my imagination...intriguing.

Parminder Nagra

One of my favourite actresses is Parminder Nagra.  I particularly remember her from the film Bend it like Beckham and the character she played in ER. She has also appeared in a number of successful prominent tv series, eg. The blacklist, Fortitude.

Once upon a time...

One film that has got my attention, but only because I've seen it advertised on the side of the bus, is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! 
                                                                    Tarantino is not a director that I am familiar with, but what little I do know...I will certainly get this on DVD. The poster has been literally everywhere, so it's been difficult to miss it.