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.

1. Donnie Darko
2. Proof
3. Jarhead
4. Brokeback Mountain
5. The Good Girl
6. Rendition
7. The Day After Tomorrow
8. Bubble Boy
9. October Sky
10. Zodiac

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal was born on 19 December 1980, in Los Angeles, California. He made his film debut in City Slickers (1991) and had a lead role in October Sky(1998).  The lead role in the  cult-classic Donnie Darko (2001) earned him rave reviews and can be seen as his big break. Since seeing Jake as Donnie, he has been my favourite actor.

He was nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar) and won the BAFTA for his performance in  Brokeback Mountain.  His performance also earned him several other awards and nominations.

Jake’s father Stephen Gyllenhaal is a Hollywood producer and his mom Naomi Foner is a screenwriter. His sister Maggie is also a well-know actress so I think it’s safe to say he was born into show business.

Jake Gyllenhaal is once of the best young actors in Hollywood. I’m sure he will have a long a lucrative career ahead of him.

I have several of his movies on DVD. Even though new DVD are cheap at the moment you might still be able to find secondhand DVDs cheaper in the classifieds.

1. Ghost World
2. Lost in Translation
3. The Other Boleyn Girl
4. In Good Company
5. Match Point
6. The Black Dahlia
7. Girl with a Pearl Earring
8. The Man Who Wasn’t There
9. The Horse Whisperer
10. He’s Just Not That Into You

Scarlett Johansson was born on 22 November 1984 in New York City. She made her debut in North (1994) and got her first break in The Horse Whisperer(1998). She has been nominated for a Golden Globe 4 times and have won several awards for Lost in Translation, including a Bafta.

How many of her movies do you own on DVD?

1. Jerry Maguire
2. Vanilla Sky
3. Rain Man
4. Magnolia
5. Top Gun
6. Eyes Wide Shut
7. Minority Report
8. A Few Good Men
9. Risky Business
10. Far and Away

Thomas Cruise Mapother (IV) was born on 3 July 1962 in Syracuse, New York. He initially wanted to become a priest but when he became an actor it became clear that acting was his calling. He had his debut in Endless Love (1981) and got his big break with a lead role in Risky Business (1983).

Even thou many people think that this Scientology obsessed man has lost the plot, Tom Cruise remains once of Hollywood’s most talented and successful actors. This luck son of a top gun is married to Katie Holmes with who he shares a child.

I wouldn’t be surprised if you have a few of his movies in your DVD collection.

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