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FILMS

1) The Godfather: Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando).

2) GoodFellas: GoodFellas is a 1990 American biographical crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980.

3) Inception: Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. Cobb gets offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind.

4) The Deer Hunter: In 1968, Michael (Robert De Niro), Nick (Christopher Walken) and Steven (John Savage), lifelong friends from a working-class Pennsylvania steel town soon discover the inhumanities of war in Vietnam, their dreams of military honour are quickly shattered and even those who survive are haunted by the experience.

5) Pulp Fiction: The intertwining stories of some of directors Quentin Tarantino most memorable characters exploring themes of drug abuse, family, leading members of the criminal underworld and the life of hitmen all in 1999 LA.

TV DRAMA

1) Game Of Thrones: While a civil war brews between several noble families in Westeros, the children of the former rulers of the land attempt to rise up to power. Meanwhile a forgotten race, bent on destruction, plans to return after thousands of years in the North. This show not only pleases fans of fantasy but also introduces people who don’t really like that genre with its bloody violence and sex, not a show to be missed.

2) Breaking Bad: Mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher Walter White thinks his life can't get much worse. His salary barely makes ends meet, a situation not likely to improve once his pregnant wife gives birth, and their teenage son is battling cerebral palsy. But soon Walter learns he has terminal cancer. Walter makes a desperate bid to earn as much money as he can in the time he has left, with the help of one his ex-students he turns an old RV into a meth lab on wheels. The show is compelling and only gets better with every season.

3) The Wire: This series looks at the narcotics scene in Baltimore through the eyes of law enforcers as well as the drug dealers and users. Other facets of the city that are explored in the series are the government and bureaucracy, schools and the news media, the show is great at changing the tone of the scenes from violent and intense to heartbreakingly sad as characters and situations change with the last two seasons being one of the best on telly.

4) This Is England: The story takes place during the 1986 FIFA World Cup. As Shaun completes his last school exam, he realises he will have to find his way in the world. His now-estranged friends including Woody, Lol, Smell, Gadget and Meggy, are still around the area, looking for love, entertainment and employment. The show never shies away from tough watching subjects like drugs, relationships and abuse.

5) Misfits: Five juvenile offenders with nothing in common find themselves working together on a community service project, and their differing personalities soon cause sparks to fly. But that's nothing compared to what happens when a freak electrical storm hits town. Soon finding that they are developing superpowers in the E4 black comedy.

ACTORS AND ACTRESS

1) Seth Rogan: Known mainly for his outrageous stoner comedies with movies such as Pineapple Express, Bad neighbours to his extremely controversial film The Interview and his newest 2016 film Sausage Party. He is seen as one of the best comedy makers today with his film This Is The End which is one of my favourite comedies. Seth Rogan has proven he can do serious as well as comedy because of his role in Steve Jobs. 

2) Robert De Nero: One of the greatest actors ever living, enough said. His career has lasted for over 40 years back in 1974 with his breakthrough role as young Vito Corleone in Godfather II to Martin Scorsese epics with Casino and GoodFella’s and a ground-breaking performance in The Deer Hunter. He’s also made his mark on the comedy scene the Fockers trilogy who he co- produced and starred in.

3) Samuel L Jackson: Possibly one of the most recognisable actors ever lived; Samuel L Jackson didn’t become an A-list actor until the late 1990’s until he played the character of Jules Winnfeild in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. Since then he’s had a role in just about everything and have had a role in most of Tarantino’s films including his newest film The Hateful Eight back in the winter of 2015.

4) Leonardo DiCaprio: First becoming a noteworthy actor in the late 90’s as Jack in James Cameron’s Titanic, since then he’s played in many different style movies from action to comedy. Noteworthy performances include the character of Candy in Tarantino’s Western Django Unchained, Jordon Belford in the Wolf Of Wall Street and his only Oscar winning role in the survival epic The Revenant as Hugh Glass.

5) Margot Robbie: Fairly new to Hollywood but nevertheless she’s become one of the actors who people will be able to recognise because of the many noteworthy roles she has played. She first made her name known in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf Wall Street as Naomi Lapaglia, Leonard Dicaprios characters wife. She has also starred in roles alongside Will Smith in both Focus and 2016’s Suicide Squad and played the role of Harley Quinn. 

TV INTRO THEME TUNES

1. Game Of Thrones Main Titles (HBO)
2. True Detective: Far From Any Road (HBO)
3. Breaking Bad Main Titles (AMC)
4. House Of Cards (Netflix) Main Titles
5. Narcos (Netflix) Main Titles

VIDEO GAMES

1. Skyrim: Set in one of the most immersive fantasy worlds ever made, Skyrim isn’t just a video game, it is a realistically made fantasy experience. With a vast map and hundreds of locations to discover and explore all created by Bethesda Studios and is possible the best came created not only in the PS3/ XBOX 360 era but also to date.
2. Fallout 4: Also created by Bethesda Studios this is the follow up to the wildly popular Fallout 3, and it does not disappoint bringing us one of the most impressive games ever made. Following the story of somebody’s search for their child during a nuclear apocalypse, a game that requires you to make every important decision like whose side to back whether it’s the powerful Brotherhood Of Steel or the villainous Institute ever decision has consequences. With a great, intense score, that really captures the intensity of the video game and iconic songs from the 60’s. This is a game not to be missed.
3. Red Dead Redemption: This western is a non-stop action video game experience but its focus is on the revenge story that protagonist John Marston leads in the Wild West to return to his family and the subject of family really drives the Rockstar epic video games.
4. The Last Of Us: Naughty Dogs zombie epic leaves nothing to hide with its strong language and extreme bloody violence. But the game, unlike many other zombie games coming out, doesn’t focus on that extreme violence as much and focuses more on story and its compelling characters of Joel and Ellie and the games emotion because of these two characters will to survive.
5. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End: The concluding chapter in Naughty Dogs video game franchise retains the action pact stories of the past three whilst also improving on the violence and action set pieces that’ll blow you away, and the graphic are the best I’ve ever seen and closes the story on an ultimate high.