1. The End of the Affair
2. Magnolia
3. The Hours
4. Hannibal
5. Boogie Nights
6. The Big Lebowski
7. Short Cuts
8. The Forgotten
9. The Laws of Attraction
10. Nine Months

She was born Julie Anne Smith in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA on 3 December 1960. As a child her family moved around a lot. She received a BA degree in Fine Arts from the School of the Performing Arts at Boston University. She changed her name to Julianne Moore when she registered with SAG (Screen Actors’ Guild) and her own name was already taken.

After graduating in 1983 she moved to New York where she worked in theatre. During the mid 80s she appeared in several  soap operas and mini-series on TV.  In 1988 she won a Daytime Emmy for her role in “As the World Turns.”

Julianne made her film debut in Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) and she had her first leading role in the movie Safe (1995). She then starred in the romantic comedy Nine Months (1995) alongside Hugh Grant.

She has received Oscar nominations for best actress in a leading role in Far From Heaven (2002) and The End of The Affair (1999), as well as best supporting actress nominations for The Hours (2002) and Boogie Nights (1997). She has received 2 BAFTA nominations and 3 Golden Globe nominations. She shared a Golden Globe award for the “best ensemble cast” with her cast-mates from Short Cuts (1993).

She received a People’s Choice Awards nomination for being the Favourite Female Movie Star in 2005.

Julianne Moore, is a remarkable, talented actress. She has made some interesting choices in her career. I think tonight I will watch one of her movies on DVD.

(Biography source: imdb.com)

1. The Reader
2. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind
3. Heavenly Creatures
4. Finding Nederland
5. Iris
6. Titanic
7. Hamlet
8. The Holiday
9. Quills
10. Sense and Sensibility

Note: Revolutionary Road is not on the list because I have yet to see it. It looks good though, I’m sure she’s great in it.

Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born on 5 October 1975 in Reading, Berkshire, England.  Both her parents were stage actors.  She made her big screen debut in the indie movie Heavenly Creatures (1994).  Her big break was the female lead (Rose) in Titanic (1997), which made her famous worldwide.

Amongst many other awards and nominations She has been nominated for an Academy Award several times. In 2009 she won the Oscar for her leading role in The Reader. She also won a BAFTA for this performance.   Each award she received was well deserved.

Kate Winslet is of the best actresses of her generation and #2 on my lists of favourite actresses.  I have several of her movies in my DVD collection and I am hoping to add more.

1. Dance with you
2. Turn My Head
3. Overcome
4. Dolphin’s Cry
5. I Alone
6. Freaks
7. Lightning Crashes
8. We Walk in the Dream
9. Selling the Drama
10. Voodoo Lady

LIVE is my absolute favourite bands of all time and I was lucky enough to go to one of their concerts when they toured South Africa. I just love their lyrics and think Ed Kowalczyk is brilliant.

The band Bon Jovi was extremely popular when I was a kid.The band who took their name from lead vocalist Jon Bon Jovi produced several hit rock ballads and rock anthems. Here are my favourite songs.

1. Always
2. Bed of Roses
3. You Give Love a Bad Name.
4. Lie to Me
5. Something for the pain
6. These Days
7. In These Arms
8. My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms
9. This Aint a Love Song
10. Living on a Prayer