Sounds Of Sunshine [Remastered] - KC & The Sunshine Band

Sunshine, not by Danny Boyle!

Advantages: History of Hungary come to life
Disadvantages: Long, occasionally unconvincing

Sunshine, directed by Istvan Szabo, is an award winning co-production between Austria, Germany, Canada and Hungary. An historical film, the story weaves through 3 generations of a Jewish family in Hungary from the turn of the 20th century to the communist regime post 1956 examining issues of family, torn loyalty and the effects of our personal and national history upon our lives. The film follows the lives of 3 generations of the Sonnenshein family, all played by Ralph Fiennes, through the intense upheavals of the period. Ignatz Sonnenshein is a political conservative loyal to the Emperor even changing his name from the too Jewish Sonnenshein from which the film takes it's name-being the German for sunshine-to the more Hungarian Sors in order to forward his career. He falls in love with and eventually marries his cousin Valerie who has ...

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Review of Sunshine (DVD)

Enjoy the Sunshine

Advantages: Visually stunning
Disadvantages: A bit chaotic towards the end

to give the sun the star equivalent of a heart massage. After several years out in deep space, there are a few tensions between crew members, but nothing too serious. Until they pick up a mysterious signal whilst passing Mercury, which seems to be the distress beacon from the previous mission to the sun, which went missing without trace. They decide to attempt a rendevous with the original Icarus to see if anyone is still alive. But the change of course causes trouble and soon the crew are in a fight merely to stay alive themselves, much less to complete their mission and save the earth. Whilst this makes "Sunshine" sound like your average action film, the basis behind it is a little more interesting than most films of this type. The build up takes time to show the daily grind of life on board, making the crew seem more real. Cassie ...

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Review of Sunshine (2007) DVD

And the winner is... Little Miss Sunshine

Advantages: Great story and characters
Disadvantages: None

Little Miss Sunshine is a bit of a different film to the type that I enjoy watching but none the less it is one of my favourites. It first came out in the cinemas in 2006, so is a couple of years old now. Little Miss Sunshine is about an American family. They are not the perfect family that is normally depicted in films though, they are a bit rough round the edges. The dad Richard (Greg Kinnear) is a life coach who is trying his hardest to become a successful business man but failing. Mum Sheryl (Toni Collette) is trying to do her best for her whole family but can't help arguing with Richard. Grandpa Edwin (Allan Arkin) has been kicked out of his home for taking drugs and so the family have to take care of him. He loves spending time to help prepare Olive for her beauty pageants though. Olive (Abigail Breslin) is the youngest member ...

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