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The 1990s, the unforgettable decade, a decade of relative peace and prosperity: The Soviet Union fell, ending the decades-long Cold War, and the rise of the internet ushered in a revolutionary new era of communication, business, and entertainment.

It’s the years of music liberty, the beginning of freestyle music; the 1990s was possibly the most diverse period of pop music in history.

Starting soon after the 1980s ended, musical trends quickly shifted from the 1980s standards, most notably the shift from synthpop to House music from the years 1989 to 1991, the replacement of hair metal and classic rock with alternative rock and Grunge, and the popularity of Gangsta rap and the dominance of hip hop, in general, starting in the early 1990s.

So let’s start the party by reviewing the most unforgettable hits of the 90s.

1. Because I Love You – Stevie B (1990)

It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1990 and remained there for four consecutive weeks. It also spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

The song reached the top ten in several countries worldwide, including Belgium and the Netherlands, peaked at number two. It received a Gold certification in Australia and the United States.

In August 2018, Billboard ranked the song the 71st-biggest hit in the history of the Hot 100.

2. More Than Words – Extreme  (1991)

The American rock band Extreme’s song More Than Words is the fifth track and third single from their 1990 album Pornograffitti.

The piece detaches from the funk metal style that permeates the band’s records. As such, it has often been described as “a blessing and a curse” due to its overwhelming success and recognition worldwide, but the band ultimately embraced it and played it at every show.

The song is a ballad in which the singer wants his lover to do more to prove her love other than saying the phrase “I love you.” Nuno Bettencourt (band member) described it as a warning that the words were becoming meaningless: “People use it so easily and so lightly that they think you can say that and fix everything, or you can say that and everything’s OK. Sometimes you have to do more, and you have to show it—there are other ways to say ‘I love you.’”

On March 23, 1991, “More Than Words” entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 81 and soon after reached number one. It also came number two in the United Kingdom, where the group had success before its American breakthrough. Though they had made a few European charts before, this brought the band to their first mainstream success in the United States.

3. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston (1992)

“I Will Always Love You” was written and initially recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Registered as a farewell to her business partner and mentor, Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton’s decision to pursue a solo career, the country single was released in 1974.

The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice reaching the top spot of Billboard Hot Country Songs: first in June 1974, then again in October 1982, with a re-recording for  The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack.

Whitney Housten recorded a rendition of the song for the 1992 film The Bodyguard. Houston’s single spent 14 weeks at the number one spot of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting a new record at the time, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time, and the best-selling single by a woman.

4. I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) – Meat Loaf (1993)

The song was released in August 1993 as the first single from the album Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell. The last six verses feature Crosby, credited only as “Mrs. Loud” in the album notes. She does not appear in the video, in which Dana Patrick lip-synchs her vocals. Meat Loaf promoted the single with American singer Patti Russo.

Reaching number one in 28 countries. The single was certified platinum in the United States and became Meat Loaf’s first and only number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart, and was the best-selling single of 1993 in the United Kingdom. The song earned Meat Loaf a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.

5. Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze (1994)

It is a song co-written and recorded by Jamaican dancehall artist Ini Kamoze. It was released as the lead single from his 1995 album Here Comes the Hotstepper and the soundtrack to the film Pret-a-Porter. It is best known for its “naaaa na na na naaaa…” chorus inspired by the Wilson Pickett cover of “Land of 1000 Dances”.

Kamoze’s only song reached the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking atop the chart on December 17, 1994, and remaining there for two weeks. It also became a number-one hit in Denmark, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe and a top-10 hit in 13 other countries. John Gibbons made a remix of the song in 2018.

6. Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? – Bryan Adams (1995)

It is a song written by Bryan Adams, Micheal Kamen, and Robert John “Mutt” Lange and recorded by Adams for Don Juan DeMarco (1995).

The song stayed at number one for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, making it the third number-one song for the songwriting team. It also went to number one in Canada, Australia, Austria, and Switzerland while reaching the top five in 10 additional countries, including France and the United Kingdom, and the top ten in four countries.

7. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion (1996)

“Because You Loved Me” was written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster and served as the theme song from the 1996 film Up Close & Personal. The song was recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her fourth English-language studio album, Falling into you(1996). It was released on February 19, 1996, as the first single in North America and the second single in the United Kingdom on May 20, 1996.

“Because You Loved Me” won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. The song became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in the United States, Canada, and Australia and reaching the top ten in many other countries. In the United States alone, it has sold over two million copies.

The single sold more than five million copies in its first six months of availability worldwide.

8. Wannabe – The Spice Girls (1997)

Wannabe” is the debut single by the Spice Girls’ English girl group. Written and composed by the group members in collaboration with Matt Rowe and Richard “Biff” Stannard during the group’s first professional songwriting session. Rowe and Stannard produced it for Spice’s debut album, released in November 1996.

“Wannabe” is a moderately-paced dance-pop song that features Mel B and Geri Halliwell (Band Members) rapping. The lyrics, which address the value of female friendship over the heterosexual bond, became an iconic symbol of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the group’s Girl Power philosophy.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from music critics, the song won for Best British-Written Single at the 1997 Ivor Novello Awards and for British Single of the Year at the  1997 Brit Awards.

The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks; by the end of 1996, “Wannabe” had topped the charts in 22 nations, and by March 1997, this number had climbed to 37, “Wannabe” became the best-selling single by a girl group in the world.

9. Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden (1998)

This song is by Australian pop duo Savage Garde, released as the third single from their self-titled debut album in March 1997 by Roadshow and Warner Music. It won the 1997 ARIA Music Awad for Single of the Year, Highest Selling Single, and was nominated for Song of the Year.

Written by bandmates Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones, the song is a reworking of a song called “Magical Kisses” that the pair wrote together during their debut album.

In November 2019,  Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones (band members) were sent to Sydney for eight months to record material for a debut album. The song reached number one in Australia, Canada, and the United States. For Hayes, it was his first time in life being away from his family and his native Brisbane. The longing for his family and his then-wife pushed him towards writing a song that would express those feelings.

10. Bailamos – Enrique Iglesias (1999)

“Bailamos” (English: “We Dance“) is a single by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias sung in Spanglish. The song was released in 1999 as part of the soundtrack to the film Wild Wild West(1999) and later as the lead single from Iglesias’s fourth and debut English-language album, Enrique(1999).

“Bailamos” reached number one on the Spanish Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100, and it became a top-three hit in Canada, Hungary, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. In both New Zealand and Spain, it was the second-most-successful single of 1999.

11. Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul and The Wild Pair (1990)

“Opposites Attract” is a song recorded by Paula Abdul, featured on her debut album Forever Your Girl. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber. Vocals on the song, in addition to Abdul, were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn, also known as The Wild Pair.

“Opposites Attract” was the sixth and final single from the album. It achieved success in many countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia, where it was a number-one hit. Lyrically, the song is about a couple who love each other despite being different in almost every way possible.

“Opposites Attract” became one of the most popular R&B  and dance-pop singles of 1990. The single initially rose from number 72 to number 47 the week of December 23, 1989, and landed at number one the week of February 10, 1990, where it remained for three weeks, matching the run of “Straight Up.” It became Abdul’s fourth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

12. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams (1991)

It is a Power ballad by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, Written by Adams, Micheal Kamen, and Robert John “Mutt” Lange; it was the lead single for both the soundtrack album from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Adams’s sixth studio album, Waking Up the Neighbours(1991).

The song was an enormous chart success internationally, reaching the number-one position on the music charts of at least nineteen countries. The Western world’s notable exceptions were Italy (number three) and Spain (number four).

It is particularly notable for its success in the United Kingdom. It spent sixteen consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, the longest uninterrupted run ever on that chart as of 2022. It also topped the Europe-wide sales chart for eighteen continuous weeks.

In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100, which combines radio airplay and sales, for seven weeks, but stayed at number one for seventeen consecutive weeks on the sales-only chart.

It sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, making it Adams’s most successful song, and one of the best-selling singles of all time.[3] The song has been covered by hundreds of singers and artists worldwide.

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Dazzling, extraordinary, and different are the words we will use to describe “In from the cold ” Netflix new action, crime, drama show.

Aired on Netflix 28th Jan 2022, the series exposed as an ex-Russian spy, an American single mom, must juggle family life and unique shape-shifting skills in a battle against an insidious enemy.

A single mother’s life in suburban New Jersey is turned upside down when the CIA arrests her and forces her to make a choice: confront her long-buried past as a highly trained, bio-engineered Russian agent, and become an asset against Russia’s underworld drug trade, and shadow war on U.S. elections or put her family and the new life she has built at risk.

Now, if you can’t get enough of the cast of the series and you’d like to get to know them better, we’ve rounded up the Instagram accounts of all the show’s stars; let’s start with:

1. Margarita Levieva

Playing the role of Jenny Franklin (spy-turned-mom-turned-spy Jenny) describing herself as an Immigrant, saying: “I came here dancing & that’s exactly how I plan to leave.” You can follow her: @margaritalevieva.

2. Cillian O’Sullivan

Cillian plays rogue CIA agent Chauncey, describing himself as a Professional actor and mischief encourager on Instagram. It shows in his account how much he loves his dog, and he shows his affection toward his Grandmom, who passed away on January 31st, 2022 describing her as “the last great Irish mammy.”

You can follow him: @cillianosully

3. Lydia Fleming

Lydia plays Jenny’s daughter Becca. This is her first onscreen role, though she appeared onstage in many school plays.

Described herself as a northerner, daft & dangerously clumsy on Instagram.

You can follow her: @lydiaf95

4. Charles Brice

Charles plays CIA hacker Chris. Showing on Instagram his passion for Rowing and cycling.

You can follow him: @charlesjbrice.

5. Stasya Miloslavskaya

Stasya plays Anya (aka young Jenny).

You can follow her: @milostasii 

6. Alyona Khmelnitskaya

Alyona plays Svetlana, Jenny’s mother and former handler.

You can follow her: @alxmel

7. Lola Mae Loughran

Lola plays Becca’s friend, Maddie, describing herself as actress/Gemini/tea drinker with a comment on the description: “Cause when you’re young and bored and 24”.

You can follow her: @lolamaebeatricehrh

8. Amanda Bright

Amanda plays Maddie’s mom and Jenny’s friend Ladonna; also, she’s a director, writer, and audiobook narrator.

You can follow her: @amandabrightactor

9. Jose Luis Garcia Perez

José plays nightclub owner and murderer Felipe; he describes himself on Instagram as “Actor when they let me. I also produce theater when I let myself… GARCÍA-PÉREZ.

You can follow him: @joseluisgarcia_perez

10. Anastasia Martin

Anastasia plays Anya’s girlfriend (and eventual victim), Faina; quote, “Great things take time; that is why seeds persevere through rocks and dirt to bloom.”Matshona Dhliwayo

You can follow her: @anastasiamartin11

11. Jeremy Ang Jones

Jeremy plays SuYin, the son of a Chinese ambassador, describing himself on Instagram as Actor. Asian. Adventurer.

You can follow him: @jeremyangjones

12. Anna Jobarteh

Anna plays Claire, a teammate and rival of Becca’s.

You can follow her: @annajobarteh

Scorpions, the German rock band formed in 1965, still active till now, had a tremendous deep impact in the world of music, adapting Hard Rock, Heavy metal, glam metal, and soft rock as their music style, they achieved massive success.

This post will shield light on Scorpions’ most memorable music hits.

The band has gone through many changes since formed, and until now, members have left, and new ones have joined.

Original Scorpions Band Members

Some members have changed through the years, so here are the original band members:

• Klaus Mein (vocals)
• Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar)
• Matthias Jabs (lead guitar)
• Francis Buchholz (bass)
• Herman Rarebell (drums)

Current Scorpions Band Members

• Rudolf Schenker – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (1965–present)
• Klaus Mein – lead vocals, guitar (1969–present)
• Matthias Jabs – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1978–present)
• Pawel Maciwoda – bass, backing vocals (2003–present)
• Mikkey Dee – drums (2016–present)

Scorpions are estimated to have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling hard rock and heavy metal bands. One of their most recognized hits is “Wind of Change” (from Crazy World), a symbolic anthem of the political changes in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

It remains one of the best-selling singles globally, with over 14 million copies.

Here is a list of Scorpions’ best songs all over the years.

best scorpions songs

1. Fly To The Rainbow (1974)

After Michael Schenker left the Scorpions for UFO and Uli Roth took control of the lead guitar in The Scorpions, they reunited for this one song, which they wrote together. It is the second studio album by the band.

2. Dark Lady (1975)

Written by Scorpions’ guitarist Uli Jon Roth, “Dark Lady” finds the singer lovelorn and lonely. “It was a song with absolutely no message,” Roth said in Greg Prato’s book German Metal Machine: Scorpions in the ’70s. “Normally, all of my songs have at least a little bit of a message. I think this one was purely the enjoyment of this boogie rhythm, with the arpeggio double harmony leads.

3. Lady starlight (1980)

Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine wrote the lyrics about being away from a loved one while on tour. The words are very poetic, comparing the stars to their love. Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker wrote the lyrics.

4. The Zoo (1980)

This is about the busy nightlife of New York City – especially around 42nd street; the song has been featured on a few Scorpions’ “Best-Of” compilations.

5. Blackout (1982)

An incident involving Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton inspired Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker to write this song; it was the eighth studio album by the band.

6. No One Like You (1982)

This was the Scorpions’ breakout song in America, where it hit #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart, the song reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It also attained the number 1 position on the U.S. Billboard Rock Tracks chart.

7. Big City Nights (1984)

“Big City Nights” is the sixth track on the album Love at First Sting, their ninth studio album, was also one of the songs chosen for the 2000 album Moment of Glory, with orchestral arrangements performed by the Scorpions with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

8. Rock You Like A Hurricane (1984)

“Rock You Like a Hurricane” reached number 25 in the USA Billboard Hot 100, greatly contributing to the album’s success, and MTV put the video in heavy rotation.

9. Still Loving You (1984)

This is a very emotional song of love and pain and wishing for another chance; it was the second single from their ninth studio album, love at first Sting (, 1984). The song reached number 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.

10. Send Me an Angel (1989)

recorded for their eleventh studio album, Crazy World, (1990). The song was composed by Rudolf Schenker, written by Klaus Meine, and produced by Keith Olsen and the band.

It was released as the album’s fourth and final single in September 1991. Along with “Wind of Change”, the song became the album’s signature track, reaching number 44 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart on 25 January 1992, number 8 on the Mainstream Rock Chart on 19 October 1991, and high chart poshartitions in many European countries.

11. Wind Of Change (1990)

“Wind of Change” was released as the album’s third single in January 1991 and became a worldwide hit; the song topped the charts in Germany and Europe and peaked at number four in the United States and number two in the United Kingdom.

With an estimated 14 million copies sold worldwide, “Wind of Change” is one of the best-selling singles of all time.

12. You & I (1996)

was a top 40 hit in at least five countries, including their native Germany where it peaked at No. 22. A “Butcher” radio remix of this song was included as a Japan-only bonus track on the band’s 1999 album Eye II Eye.

13. Humanity (2007)

14. Raised on Rock (2010)

This was the first single from Sting in the Tail, which the Scorpions announced would be their last album; the song achieved a great placement on the charts worldwide and became known as one of the greatest hits in the 2010s is #2 on the Classic Rock Mediabase chart.

15. The Good Will Die Young (2010)

This song is a duet with Finnish soprano singer-songwriter and composer Tarja Turunen, best known as an original member and the former lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish.

16. Follow Your Heart (2013)

Released in 2013. Scorpions rocked the world again with a new music hit that will stay for years to come.

17. We Built this house (2015)

This song finds the band reflecting on their long career. Vocalist Klaus Meine said: “In the end, it tells our story. We’ve built this house called Scorpions brick by brick and often quite arduously. From the first days in Hannover, the first concerts abroad, until this very day.”

“We’ve weathered severe storms, but the house withstood everything turned out to be weatherproof and stable,” he continued. “However, building the house was never just cumbersome, but joyful as well. The joy of music, the joy of having experienced and still experiencing it all, the joy of — and the thankfulness for — the fans’ affection. We have been working hard for this dream, but we’re thankful as well for having been able to live it and for still being able to live it today.”

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Nicole Kidman’s latest controversial series, “Nine Perfect Strangers,” sparked fierce criticism as well as good reviews among people and art critics.

Nicole Kidman is one of the highest-paid and one of the most successful actresses in the history of Cinema; she did a great job in television.

The highly buzzed mystery series “Nine Perfect Strangers” has been available since August 2021 on Hulu.

Starring: Nichole Kidman as Masha Dmitruchenko, Melissa McCarthy as Frances Welty, Micheal Shannon as Napolean Marconi, Luke Evans as Lars Lee, and many more.

Nine Perfect Strangers Story

Let’s start with the story. “Nine Perfect Strangers” is about Nine stressed city dwellers visiting a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation. The resort’s director is a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies.

Could ten days at a health resort change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out.

Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight; some are here to get a reboot on life; some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves.

Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work, but none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days will be.

Can you stand to be in a room with nine people you don’t know?

People Reviews

Some people found the series exciting and worth watching; some see that  One of the successful twists in the story was the storyline revolving around the parents and their daughter, who were trying to come to terms with the suicide of their son/brother. The feelings as they unraveled were genuinely touching, and the performances from Asher Keddie and Michael Shannon were excellent.

Others liked Melissa McCarthy and Bobby Cannavale, who plays an author and retired NFL athlete who starts off detesting one another. It’s a little predictable where their story is going, but it has nuance, humor, and a depth of feeling that kept it from becoming sappy.

Mostly it has been said that it has a well-made production, with great cinematography, impressive effects, a beautiful soundtrack, unique and touching acting.

Critics

Nine Perfect Strangers received good reviews and vibes, as well as criticism. The show was created by David E Kelley (of HBO’s Big Little Lies and The Undoing), based on the 2018 book “Nine Perfect Strangers” by Liane Moriarty (author of Big Little Lies’ source material).

Kidman’s character in the Nine Perfect Strangers was criticized for its cult-ish vibes, a mysteriously inscrutable central figure in Kidman’s Russian-accented Masha, a lush locale (a spa retreat in California, though filmed in Byron Bay, Australia), a hot topic rich for skewering (wellness culture), and the perennial TV draw of miserable wealthy, it was described as thoroughly dull.

It was also criticized for its unencumbered length, overwrought performances, atmospheric tracking shots, and lousy score masquerading as depth – amounting to a misfire, intriguing blocks with no harmony with its parts.

Critics see Nine Perfect Strangers as the most disappointing, especially given the cast, with a clear, yawning gap between what the creators think they’re making and the show that exists.

Also, the series suffers from some confounding logistical questions out of the gate: how are none of the guests at Tranquillum, the dubious wellness resort run by Masha, aware of the no-cellphone policy ahead of their 10-day retreat? How did the guests discover and subscribe to a place that does not advertise nor have any word-of-mouth recognition?

Throughout the six episodes available to critics, each character poses and ponders why they’re sequestered at Tranquillum – “why am I here?” washed up ex-jock Tony (Cannavale) cries in the fourth episode – which unfortunately prompts the same question from the viewer. Why are we here, hours into this shallow pool?

It was criticized for the screaming, meditating and slow-motion shots of smoothies whirring in a blender. The effect only highlights the show’s slim characterization and stands in unfavorable contrast to the intoxicating.

Some criticized Kidman’s appearances, such as the wig and makeup. In addition, the sex scenes were described as devoid of excitement. It was also assumed that the series tried to rely on its success on the fame and beauty of its actors.

The ’70s is the most beautiful revolutionary decade in music history, From rock to soul and funk to country to pop. It’s the original era of the disco. We went across the globe to bring you some of the finest songs from that decade.

Let’s ride the time machine and go to discover a list of the most beautiful and unforgettable songs from the ’70s:

1. ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

The Swedish band ABBA recorded it in August 1979 to help promote their North American and European tour of that year and was released on ABBA’s Greatest Hits Vol.2 album as the brand new track.

It weaves the image of a lonely woman who longs for a romantic relationship and views her loneliness as a forbidding darkness of night, even drawing parallels to how the happy endings of movie stars are so different from her existence.

2. Stairway to Heaven –  Led Zeppelin

The song is one of the greatest and most iconic rock songs. It was composed by the band’s guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for their untitled fourth studio album (usually called Led Zeppelin IV), released in late 1971.

“Stairway to Heaven” was voted number three in 2000 by VH1 on its 100 Greatest Rock Songs list. It was the most requested song on F.M. radio stations in the United States in the 1970s, despite never having been commercially released as a single there. In November 2007, through download sales promoting Led Zeppelin’s Mothership release, “Stairway to Heaven” reached number 37 on the U.K. Singles Chart.

See Also: ’80s Greatest Hits

3. Earth, Wind & Fire – September

The American band Earth, Wind & Fire recorded it in 1978 on A.R.C./Columbia Records.

Initially included as a track for The Best of Earth, Wind &Fire, Vol.1, “September” was very successful commercially and reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and No. 3 on the U.K. Singles Chart.

The song remains a staple of the band’s body of work and has been sampled, covered, remixed, and re-recorded numerous times.

It was added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry list of sound recordings that “are culturally, historically, or aesthetically important” in 2018.

4. How deep is your love – Bee Gees

“How Deep Is Your Love” is a pop ballad written and recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and released as a single in September of that year. It was ultimately used as part of the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever. It was a number-three hit in the United Kingdom and Australia.

In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 25 December 1977 (becoming the first of six consecutive U.S. number-one hits),  stayed in the Top 10 for 17 weeks, being the first song to spend 17+ weeks in the top ten since Chubby Checker’s The Twist.

In a British TV special shown in December 2011, it was voted The Nation’s Favourite Bee Gees Song by ITV viewers.

5. I will survive – Gloria Gaynor

“I Will Survive” is a song by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 as the second single from her sixth album, Love Tracks (1978).

A top-selling song, a famous Disco anthem and is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (R.I.A.A.). Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris wrote it.

The song’s lyrics describe the narrator’s discovery of personal strength following an initially devastating breakup. It received heavy airplay in 1979, reaching three non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the U.K. Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.

The song is also frequently recalled as a symbol of female empowerment. In 2016, the Library of Congress deemed Gaynor’s original recording “culturally, historically, or artistically significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

6. Y.M.C.A – Village People

“Y.M.C.A.” is a song by the American disco group Village People. The song was written by Jacques Morali(also the record producer) and singer Victor Willis. Village People released the song in 1978 as the only single from their third studio album, Cruisin (1978).

A medley with”Hot cop” reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, while the song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in early 1979.

Outside the U.S., “Y.M.C.A.” reached No. 1 in the U.K. around the same time, becoming the group’s biggest hit. Outside the U.S., “Y.M.C.A.” reached No. 1 in the U.K. around the same time, becoming the group’s biggest hit.

“Y.M.C.A.” is #7 on VH1’s list of “The 100 Greatest Dance Songs of the 20th Century, selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

7. All by myself – Eric Carmen

“All by Myself” is a song by American singer-songwriter Eric Carmen released in 1975. The verse is based on the second movement (Adagio sostenuto) of SergeivRachmaninoff’s circa 1900–1901 Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Opus 18. The chorus was taken from the song “Let’s Pretend,” which Carmen wrote and recorded with the Raspberries in 1972. Studio guitarist Hugh McCracken performed the slide guitar solo.

“All by Myself” did reach number one on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles and number three in Canada. The single sold more than one million copies in the United States and was certified gold by the R.I.A.A. in April 1976. “All by Myself” was Carmen’s first of eight U.S. Top 40 hits. In the U.K., however, this was his only Top 40 success, peaking at number 12.

8. Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd

“Another Brick in the Wall” is a three-part composition on Pink Floyd’s 1979 rock opera the wall, written by bassist Roger Waters. “Part 2”, a Protest song against rigid and abusive schooling, features a children’s choir. At the suggestion of producer Bob Ezrin, Pink Floyd added elements of disco.

“Part 2” was released as a single, Pink Floyd’s first in the U.K. since “Point Me at the Sky” (1968). It sold over four million copies worldwide. It was nominated for a Grammy Award and was number 384 on Rolling Stone’s list of  “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, “Part 3”, Pink dismisses everyone he knows as “just bricks in the wall.”

9. Imagine – John Lennon

“Imagine” is a song by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album of the same name. The lyrics are the best-selling single of his solo career. The lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world of peace, without materialism, without borders separating nations, and without religion.

B.M.I. named “Imagine” one of the 100 most performed songs of the 20th century. In 1999, it was ranked number 30 on the R.I.A.A.’s list of the 365″ Songs of the Century,” earned a  Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s”500 Songs that shaped Rock and Roll”. A 2002 U.K. survey conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book named it the second-best single of all time. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song’s lyrics and content came from his wife, Yoko Ono.

10. The Hustle – Van McCoy& the Soul City Symphony

“The Hustle” is a song by songwriter/arranger: Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It went to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during the summer of 1975. It also peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian R.P.M. charts, No. 9 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report), and No. 3 in the U.K. It would eventually sell over one million copies. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance early in 1976 for songs recorded in 1975.

11. I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family

Released in August 1970, a month before the debut of the ABC-TV musical sitcom The Partridge Family starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy, both of whom appear on the record, with Cassidy as lead vocalist.

The single topped Billboard’s Hot100 for three weeks in November and December 1970 and later was certified by NARM as the best-selling single of 1970; the single also reached number one in Canada on the PRM 100 national Top Singles chart in November 1970 and in 1971 peaked at number one in Australia.

12. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash

“I Can See Clearly Now” is a song written and originally recorded by American singer Johny Nash. It was a single from his album of the same name and achieved success in the United States and the United Kingdom when released in 1972, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box charts.

Many artists have covered the song throughout the years, including a hit version by Lee Towers that reached no. 19 in the Dutch Top 40 in 1982, and another recorded by Jimmy Cliff for the motion picture soundtrack of Cool Running that peaked at no. 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. It also reached number one in Canada and South Africa.

We will keep updating this post for more ’70s top hits every week. Bookmark it!

The ’80s is the craziest and most electric and hyper decade in music history; it’s also been the years when the weird fashion and exotic hairstyles began to conquer the world. It was a decade for everything new, especially music.

The music trend in the ’80s decade was kicked off with a backlash between Disco and the orchestral arrangement dominating in the ’70s.

The 1980s were characterized by unheard-of electronic sounds accomplished through synthesizers, keyboards, and drum machines, which dramatically changed music.

It’s been a decade of tons of memorable and unique songs, so let me take you on a journey to the 08’s to discover and enjoy these memorable melodies. Wear loose clothes, Put on some radiant makeup, and let’s take off to 08s.

Here’s a list of the best and most memorable songs of the exotic decade of the 80’sm to enrich your playlist.

1. Funkytown – Lipps Inc (1980)

Funkytown” is a song by American disco act Lipps Inc. from their debut album Mouth to Mouth (1979). It was released as the album’s second single in 1980.

“Funkytown” reached the top spot in the United States, West Germany, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia, among many others.

Sung by Cynthia Johnson, the song expresses the singer’s pining for a symbolic place that will “keep me movin’, keep me groovin’ with some energy.” Steven Greenberg wrote the music while the band was living in Minneapolis with dreams of moving to New York Funkytown¨ is written in the key of C Major.

2. Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon (1981)

Keep On Loving You” is a soft rock power ballad written by Kevin Cronin and performed by the American rock band REO Speedwagon.

The song first appeared on REO Speedwagon’s 1980 album Hi Infidelity. It features the lead guitar work of Gary Richrath. It was the first REO Speedwagon single to break the top 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching the number-one spot for one week in March 1981.

The single was certified Platinum for U.S. sales of over one million copies. It peaked at number seven in the U.K. Singles Chart.”Keep On Loving You” has been a mainstay on 1980s soft rock compilations and has appeared on dozens of ‘various artists compilation albums, as well as several REO Speedwagon’s greatest hits albums.

See Also: ’70s Greatest Hits of All Time

3. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor (1982)

“Eye of the Tiger” is a song by the American rock band Survivor. It was released as a single from their third album of the same name and the theme song for the 1982 film Rocky III, released a day before the single.

The song was written by Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardist Jim Peterik, and it was recorded at the request of Rocky III star, writer, and director Sylvester Stallon.

It gained tremendous MTV  and radio airplay and topped charts worldwide during 1982. In the United States, it held No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks (the band’s only song to top the chart) and was the No. 2 single of 1982.

It spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the top ten, the second-longest run of 1982, behind”Hurts So Good” by John Mellencamp (which was prevented from reaching the top of the Hot 100 by “Eye of the Tiger”).

The band won an award for “Best Rock Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal” at the 25th Annual Grammy Awards; in September 1982, it also peaked at No. 1 in the United Kingdom, remaining at the top of the U.K. Singles Chart for four consecutive weeks. The single sold 956,000 copies in the United Kingdom in 1982.

It was certified Platinum in August 1982 by the RIAA, signifying sales of 2 million vinyl copies. The song had sold over 4.1 million in digital downloads in the United States alone by February 2015. It was voted VH1’s  63rd-greatest hard rock song. Combined sales of original vinyl releases and digital downloads total over 9 million copies.

4. All Night Long – Lionel Richie (1983)

All Night Long (All Night)” is a hit single by American singer Lionel Richie from 1983. His second solo album, Can’t slow down(1983), combined Richie’s soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences.

This new, more dance music, pop-inspired approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard Charts (pop, R&B, and adult contemporary). In the U.K., it peaked at number two on the singles chart.

5. Caribbean Queen – Billy Ocean (1984)

“Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)” is a 1984 song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean. Co-written and produced by Keith Diamond, it climbed to number-one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Black Singles Chart, and number six in the U.K. Singles Chart.

The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category.

The song was recorded under different titles for different parts of the world, resulting in “European Queen” and “African Queen.” In the U.S., the song was released under the title “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run).” It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85 on August 11, 1984. It hit number one ten weeks later and stayed at the top of the chart for two consecutive weeks. The song charted for 26 weeks.

6. Broken Wings – Mr. Mister (1985)

“Broken Wings” is a 1985 song recorded by Mr. Mister’s American pop-rock band. It was released in June 1985 as the lead single from their second album, Welcome to the Real World.

The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1985, where it remained for two weeks. It was released as the band embarked on a U.S. tour opening for Tina Turner.

“Broken Wings” became the first of two consecutive number ones of the band on the American charts, the other chart-topper being “Kyrie.” Outside of the United States, “Broken Wings” topped the charts in Canada, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), the Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Irland, Switzerland,  the United Kingdom, and West Germany, and the top twenty of the charts in Austria, New Zealand, Spain, and Sweden.

7. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovie (1986)

“You Give Love a Bad Name” is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, released as the first single from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovie, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child about a woman who has jilted her lover, the song reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 29, 1986, and became the band’s first number one hit.

In 2007, the song re-entered the charts at No. 29 after Blake Lewis performed it on American Idol.

Despite the chorus’s lyrics, the song should not be confused with “Shot Through the Heart,” an unrelated song from Bon Jovi’s 1984 self-titled debut album.

8. La Bamba – Los Lobos (1987)

La Bamba is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known for a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a Top 40 hit in the U.S. charts. Valens’s version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is the only song on the list sung in a language other than English.

“La Bamba” has been covered by numerous artists, notably by Los Lobos, whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba, a Bio-pic about Valens; their version reached No. 1 in many charts in the same year.

9. Kokomo – The Beach Boys (1988)

“Kokomo” is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail and album Still Cruisin. Written by John Phillips, Mike Love, Scott Mckenzie, and Terry Melcher, its lyrics describe two lovers taking a trip to a relaxing place on Kokomo, a utopic island off the Florida Keys.

In addition to the fictional Kokomo, the song also references many natural Caribbean islands, including Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, Martinique, and Montserrat. The song was released as a single on July 18, 1988, by Elektra Records and became a number one hit in the United States, Japan, and Australia.

10. Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx (1989)

“Right Here Waiting” is a song by American singer and songwriter Richard Marx. It was released on June 29, 1989, as the second single from his second album, Repeat Offender.

The song was a global hit, topping charts in many countries worldwide, including the U.S., reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Right Here Waiting” was ranked number two on the U.K. Singles Chart, certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, as well as it was the most-streamed love song on Spotify ahead of Valentine’s Day in 2013.

Marx wrote the song on the road as a love letter to his wife, Cynthia Rhodes, who was in South Africa shooting a film. Marx arranged the track with Jeffery (C.J.) Vanston features none of the heavy drums and synthesizers popular, with Marx’s vocal accompanied only by classical guitar (by Bruce Gaitsch) and keyboards (by Vanston). It is one of Marx’s most frequently covered compositions.

11. Another One Bites the Dust – Queen (1980)

Written by bassist John Deacon, the song was featured on the group’s eighth studio album, The Game(1980). It was a worldwide hit, charting number one on the US Billboard Hot 100  for three weeks, from 4 October to 18 October (their second number-one single in the country).

The song spent 15 weeks in the Billboard top 10 (the longest-running top ten songs of 1980), including 13 weeks in the top five and 31 weeks total on the chart (more than any other song in 1980). It reached number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart and the Disco Top 100 chart, and number seven on the UK Singles Chart.

The song is credited as Queen’s best-selling single, with sales of over 7 million copies. This version was ranked at number 34 on Billboard’s All-Time Top Songs.

The song won an American Music Award for Favorite Rock Single and garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

12. Endless Love – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (1981)

The song was written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow R&B singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their “endless love” for one another.

Billboard has named the original version the greatest song duet of all time. R&B singer Luther Vandross covered it with fellow R&B singer Mariah Carey and country music singer Shania Twain. Richie’s friend (and sometimes co-worker) Kenny Rogers has also recorded the song.

While the film Endless Love was a modest box-office success, the song became the second biggest-selling single of the year in the United States and reached number one on the Hot 100, where it stayed for nine weeks from August 15 to October 10, 1981.

We will be adding more songs every week. You can bookmark this post for more songs.

“The Boy Next Door,” a Jennifer Lopez movie, is a hot erotic movie to watch that could be described as deviant fun, or as Lopez describes it, a “crazy, popcorn thriller.” This movie has many twists and turns that will keep you and leave you on the edge of your seat.

The Boy Next Door is based on a real-life event despite the difference between the actual event and the movie.

The movie was released in 2015 and sparked buzz as people started to ask if it was based on real-life events. It’s currently available on Netflix and other streaming platforms.

The Boy Next Door Story

The movie begins when a handsome teenager named Noah (Ryan Guzman) moves in next door, newly separated high-school teacher Claire Peterson (Jennifer Lopez) encourages his friendship and engages in a little bit of harmless (or so she thinks) flirtation. Although Noah spends much of the time hanging out with Claire’s son, the teen’s attraction to her is palpable.

One night, Claire gives in to temptation and lets Noah seduce her, but he turns violent when she tries to end the relationship. That was the movie story.

The Real Story

The screenwriter Barbara Curry reveals that the real story is “much tamer” than what appeared in the film. Curry used to pass by a home she admired during her runs. She told her husband about the house, and they considered buying it after it was sold.

However, Curry says she found out that a boy her son went to school with lived across the street from home. According to her, the boy often got into trouble. She was worried that if they purchased the house, this boy might influence her son.

“This boy was kind of a bad boy,” says Curry. “He was always getting in trouble, possibly getting kicked out of school, you know, stuff like that. And I wondered, ‘If we lived in this house, that boy is going to live right across the street from my son, and I bet you they’re going to become friends, and will this boy influence my son?’”

So they decided not to buy the house. Still, that incident inspired her to come up with the idea of writing a script about a newly separated woman’s unexpected romantic relationship with the boy next door.

Then Curry thought it was exciting that a neighborhood boy could cause conflict and drive a wedge between a family.

According to Curry, the first few drafts of the movie focused on a 12-year-old boy and a mother’s trial of trying to get her son out of this boy’s clutches, and gradually, it became something else. Then there was the decision to have the two characters (the mother and the boy) sleep together, and of course, she had to make the boy age a lot older.

Despite the difference between the real story and the movie, don’t you think that the movie story happens a lot in real life?

The end-of-the-world movies have shaped a new genre, a mix between fiction and fantasy, to portray the last day on earth. It’s an idea that has captured the human head since the beginning of time.

The human brain translated that obsession to fantasy fiction novels based on creating the best scenarios of the most famous movies.

Here is a list of the best end-of-the-world movies that will captivate your imagination and will exceed your expectations.

1. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

The Avengers infinity war brought many superstars, including Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, Chris Evans as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff, and more.

This movie is an emotional roller coaster – using the strength of its powerful and interesting villain, the film successfully brings together the past ten years of Marvel movies into a largely effective cocktail of super-heroic dramatics.

Marvel did a fantastic job setting characters up and giving us something to look for, so even the minor things can make you chuckle, like Groot and Captain America introducing themselves to each other. It’s a character moment, but it’s also as funny as it can be. And it is grounded in what we know about them and their attitude. It is stunning, hilarious, and heartbreaking, and it doesn’t disappoint.

You can watch Avengers: Infinity War 2018 on Amazon Prime Video.

2. Bird Box (2018)

Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.

3. World War Z (2013)

Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.

World War Z offers something new, the first, straight, big-budget zombie blockbuster. The movie is based on Max Brooks’s book, but don’t let that put you off; unlike the book, it has a structured narrative and characters.

Sure, Planet Terror skirted with the premise but with a sci-fi twist, while this is straightforward zombie stuff.

The scenes of the zombies attacking en masse are brilliantly conceived, and the set-piece that takes place in Israel in the middle of the movie is simply phenomenal.

Starring Brad Pitt as (Perry Lane), it’s a refreshing Zombie movie, Mostly emotional but action-wise. While the director wouldn’t have been associated with Horror before this, he did an excellent job conveying the terror and the tension that builds up in a situation depicted in the movie. It is pretty straightforward and, therefore, somewhat predictable.

You can watch World War Z on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.

4. Contagion (2011)

Many are saying that Contagion deserves a retrospective award after predicting Coronavirus that hit the world in 2020.

The movie is almost 100 percent based on everything we know. It’s close to perfection.

Healthcare professionals, government officials, and everyday people find themselves during a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.

It is an excellent pandemic movie, and it is a medical thriller disaster film that features an ensemble cast that includes Matt Damon as Mitch Emhoff, Jude Law as Alan Krumwiede, Gwyneth Paltrow as Beth Emhoff, Kate Winslet as Dr.Erin Mears, s a brilliant and scary medical disaster film. Adopting a clean, chronological and punchy approach, Soderbergh holds a steady eye on panic and chaos.

You can watch Contagion on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video.

5. 2012 (2009)

A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate humanity.

(2012) is the mother of all disaster movies. It delivers what it promises, touching scenes of the end of the world.

The special effects are significant, cinematography, soundtrack, the actor’s performance is outstanding, it’s an entertaining movie for the whole family.

Starring: John Cusack as Jackson Curtis, Thandiwe Newton as Laura Wilson, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Adrian Helmsley, Amanda Peet as Kate Curtis, Woody Harrelson as Charlie Frost, and many more well-known actors.

2012 movie is available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and all primary online streaming services.

6. I Am Legend (2007)

Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.

A breathtaking remake on big-budget with great Production design, adequate cinematography, and Top-notch performance by Will Smith as Robert Nevill, it’s involving. The hour-and-a-half goes by pretty fast and gets you into the plight of the main character.

Starring: Will Smith and the dog.

You can watch I Am Legend on Amazon Prime Video.

7. 28 Weeks Later (2007)

Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helped to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes according to plan.

This is a well-paced, multi jump in your seat movie, has a lot of action, with escaping scenes to pace the film.

The actors, particularly the two children leads Imogen Poots as Tammy, Mackintosh Muggleton as Andy, are great as they can enact the sense of pressure and desperation while being a fugitive, other lead actors like Jeremy Renner as Doyle, Robert Carlyle as Don, Rose Byrne as Scarlet, Idris Elba as Stone did a fine job.

You can watch 28 Weeks Later on Amazon Prime Video.

8. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm that plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.

The film does start brilliantly, with a beautiful idea for a story and truly spectacular special effects. It satisfies your imagination about how is the ice age looks like.

Starring: Dennis Quaid as Jack Hall, Jake Gyllenhaal as Sam Hall, Emmy Rossum as Laura Chapman, the performance generally was good.

You can watch The Day After Tomorrow on Amazon Prime Video.

9. Deep Impact (1998)

A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.

It delivers notably human Characters, several dovetailed storylines, and it saves the special effects (which are very good) for the movie’s climax.

Deep Impact, as I mentioned, lacks an A-list star. Still, it does feature superb performances from two of the best supporting actors of our generation: Robert Duvall (Spurgeon Tanner, captain of the spaceship) and Morgan Freeman (Tom Beck, the U.S. President). Duvall is the film’s standout with an A+ performance as Tanner.

You can watch Deep Impact on Netflix.

10. Knowing (2009)

M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.

Starring Nicolas Cage as John Koestler, Rose Byrne as Diana, Knowing has a mixed message between rational thought and spiritual searching that can be interpreted in many different ways. It’s a film people debated about for years.

It starts deceptively simple, slow, and understated, the kind of slightly-odd mystery yarn that THE X-FILES used to do so well in its heyday. Then it hits you with a pivotal scene involving a plane which is one of the most breathtaking I’ve ever seen up on the screen.

The film will keep you hooked until the end. The idea of a little girl knowing the prediction about the end of the world is imaginative and capacitive. You’ll wonder: where did this prediction come from? How did she know? It is like the history of events are all written in a scenario that becomes a reality.

You can watch Knowing on Netflix.

Enjoy watching!

From Gladiator to the Professor and The Madman, the giant online streaming platform, Netflix has added more historical movies recently.

Here is a list of the top 20 historical movies you can watch on Netflix this year.

1. The King (2019)

King 2019Hal, the wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life.

Even though the movie contains fewer battle scenes than expected, it is intriguing and makes any battle scene rewarding.

In The King, Chalamet stars Hal, the oldest son of England’s King Henry IV (Ben Mendelsohn). Opposed to his father’s stance on war, Hal chooses to live far away from his family, instead of spending time with his friend John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton), But when tragedy strikes and Henry IV dies from illness, Hal is thrust into a role he never wanted, becoming King Henry V. As England’s new ruler, Hal looks to usher in an era of peace for its people, but rising tensions with the French force Hal to make some difficult decisions that will define what kind of leader he is, and what will become of England.

2. Outlaw King (2018)

A genuine David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish ‘Outlaw King’ Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better-equipped English army.

The film starts in 1304 with the siege of Stirling Castle, which features the spectacular tracking shots that help define the exquisite use of cinematography throughout the film’s duration.

3. Gladiator (2000)

A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.

American historical epic movie, released in 2000, directed by Ridley Scott and starred  Russell Crow. It won critical accolades, large audiences, and five Academy Awards.

Gladiator takes place in AD 180 and is loosely based on historical figures. Roman forces, led by general Maximus (Crowe), defeated Germanic tribes, bringing temporary peace to the Roman empire.

It’s a great movie with incredible fighting scenes, great cinematography, exceptional acting, and performance. It attracts your full attention, so you feel compassion for the main character giving you the urge for revenge and hate.

4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I to fight the Turks. This movie became one of the most celebrated epics in the history of cinema.

The film opens with the death of Lawrence (played by O’Toole) in a motorcycle accident. A reporter’s questions about Lawrence’s life and character provide a framing device for the story, which begins in about 1916 or 1917 and ends in an exciting event that I don’t want to mention and spoil for you.

5. Saving Privat Ryan (1998)

Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers goes behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan may include some of the most horrific fighting scenes ever produced on film. But that isn’t its only element of realism. The film draws on the story of an actual soldier named Fritz Niland and a U.S. War Department directive designed to keep families from losing every one of their sons.

The film tells the story of Captain John H. Miller (played by Tom Hanks), who leads a platoon of GIs during the D-Day invasion of Normandy near the end of World war 2. Their initial mission, along with nearly 175,000 other Allied service members, was to liberate France and defeat the Nazis.

After getting off Omaha Beach (yes, those horrific fighting scenes), Miller can push his platoon up over the ridge and into the French countryside.

A few days into the invasion, Captain Miller receives revised orders from high command. His new mission: locate and rescue Private First Class James F. Ryan (played by Matt Damon), whose three brothers had been killed in the war within a few months of each other.

Private Ryan was a “sole-surviving son,” and the War Department wanted him back with his mother. The problem was, the U.S. Army didn’t know exactly where he was. Captain Miller and his platoon search for the wayward soldier in house-to-house fighting in the film. Eventually, they find Private Ryan and send him back home—but at a high cost to Captain Miller and his men.

6. Mosul (2019)

A police unit from Mosul fought to liberate the Iraqi city from thousands of ISIS militants.

Mosul is produced by the Russo Brothers and stars actor Adam Bessa. Like “6 Underground”, Mosul is set in the Middle East, in a country struggling for liberation against oppressive countrymen.

And like both of those Netflix originals, plus the Morocco-set Close Mosul is directed and written by a filmmaker who does not hail from the region of the world that is centered upon and implicitly criticized by these movies. All of that is to say that Mosul has the veneer of a certain kind of problematic thriller that others the very individuals its protagonists are saving.

7. 300 (2007)

King Leonidas of Sparta and 300 men fight the Persians at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.

300 is an ultraviolent tale based on a graphic novel by Frank Miller. There’s blood galore as the Spartans ( trained war machines ) defend their land against Xerxes massive Persian army. Heads roll, blood splatters, exotic animals are sliced and speared. The Spartans glorified Battlefield bravery and violence, who take no prisoners and show no mercy.

8. Saladin (1963)

After Saladin’s victory over the King of Jerusalem, a peace treaty is signed between them. Still, the commander of the Crusader army, Renaud de Chatillon, slaughters a group of pilgrims going to Mecca. Saladin then decides to take revenge.

A creative movie feels like it was made in the sixties, but the dated production doesn’t back the film quality. Director Yousef Shahin took the genre and spun it 180 degrees, Saladin even with a much smaller budget than American movies, has excellent production values.

The battles scenes are great, the music played by an orchestra conducted by Carlo Savina ( Italian composer)  who worked with famous directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, and Roman Polanski is rich. Furthermore, Saladin does more than rip off the aesthetical codes of American films. It experiments with cinematography and editing.

9. The professor and the madman (2019)

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid-19th century and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

It teaches an important lesson about the history of the English language, Professor James Murray (Gibson) is working in Oxford as an editor of the new Oxford English Dictionary. As he catalogs words and their definitions, he begins receiving submissions from a source at the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. He receives over 10,000 entries from the “madman” — Dr. William Chester Minor (Penn), a retired Army surgeon in the United States. The pair work together to write the dictionary through letters.

The Professor and the Madman are based on a true story. Sir James Murray was a natural person — he’s even listed on the Oxford English Dictionary Website. As he was editing the first Oxford English Dictionary, he put out a call for volunteers, and Dr. William Chester Minor responded. He contributed thousands of quotations to the first edition of the dictionary.

10. Robin Hood (2010)

In twelfth-century England, Robin Longstride and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.

Starring Russell Crow, Cate Blanchett, Oscar Isaac, and Mark Strong, directed by Ridley Scott.

11. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

The true story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at China’s takeover of Tibet.

It is a soul-stirring movie that is perfect in its simplicity. The actor’s performances were great, especially Brad Pitt and David Thewlis. Still, the film’s natural beauty shows the Tibetan people and their lifestyle. The cinematography was breathtaking and perfectly matched the mood of the movie.

Austrian Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) decides to add glory to his country and the Austrian pride by climbing Nanga Parbat in British India and leaving his pregnant wife behind. He is an egoist and a loner, he does not get along with others on his team, but must bend to their wishes after bad weather threatens them.

Then the unexpected events start to happen as they go along in their journey.

12. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Two imprisoned men bond over several years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

This IMDB highly rated movie is unique with its storytelling and production. It is based on the Stephen King novella “ Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.

It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence.

Over the following two decades, he befriends a fellow prisoner, contraband smuggler Ellis “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman), and becomes instrumental in a money-laundering operation led by the prison warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gill Bellows, and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles.

13. The Revenant (2015)

A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

This movie won 3 Oscars: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Leonardo Dicaprio, Best Achievement in Directing Alejandro G.Inarritu, Best Achievement in Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki.

This movie is brilliant The visuals, directing, and acting is extraordinary, The settings are rich in atmosphere, and the lighting remarkably natural, but it’s the cinematography that shines brightest, it’s both intimate and immersive.

Iñárritu’s direction is even better than in his outstanding direction in ‘Birdman’.

14. Harriet (2019)

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

A Wonderful film based on a true story about a great woman who did some life-changing things in new ways to make a real difference to the people she helped and saved.

15. Elizabeth (1998)

The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

It won 1 Oscar for Best Makeup (Jenny Shircore). This superb period drama has everything going for it, the whole film is splendid for the eyes. ِAn accuracy in the details went into the scenery, cinematography, and costumes and it showed.

The music score was absolutely beautiful, dramatic in some parts and poignant in others, The screenplay is quite extraordinary, and the story while perhaps historically inaccurate is still intriguing.

16. At Eternity Gate (2018)

A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-Sur-Oise, France.

Starring Willem Defoe as Vincent Van Gogh it is one of the most artistic films, it’s a treat for Van Gogh fans.

At Eternity Gate is originally an oil painting by Vincent van Gogh that he made in 1890 in Saint-Rémy de Provence based on an early lithograph.

The painting was completed in early May at a time when he was convalescing from a severe relapse in his health and some two months before his death, generally accepted as a suicide.

The performance of Dafoe is great at all levels and the Theo created by Rupert Friend is delicate and precise, Panoramic shots of scenic landscapes that seem to go on for eternity — the perceived reason for van Gogh’s obsession with painting in nature — are the highlights of the movie, aside from the painter’s famous and familiar works.

17. Sarajevo (2014)

On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is in Sarajevo with his wife, Sophie. While through the city by car, they are victims of an attack and die. This is the trigger of the First World War.

It is not a documentary or a docu-drama, it is only a decent artistic movie. using well-known pieces from the love story to the conscience of a simple/vulnerable man against a huge system.

Maybe, what you will admire about it is the wise balance between what you consider speculations or conspiracy theories and the real events because the atmosphere is real. the only sin may be the references to problems familiar for the WWII period.

It is a good movie with a noble message about war and life.

18. The Danish Girl (2015)

A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

It won 1 Oscar Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Alicia Vikander), it is a fascinating movie based on a true story that justified its plaudits.

This is the story of Danish artist Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) who realized that despite being born a man he is really a woman and that woman is called Lile.

Both Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander offer heartbreaking performances. In scene after scene, they bring the audience to tears as their characters, unintentionally more often than not, hurt one another while still loving each other deeply. There is nothing more human than that.

19. The theory of everything (2014)

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

This movie won Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Eddie Redmayne, it is the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, and Jane Wilde played by Felicity Jones, the arts student he fell in love with while studying at Cambridge in the 1960s.

This is a relatively simple inspirational story, but it’s done very well. It allows for simple scenes like the wheelchair scene to breathe and exist. Redmayne also does tremendous work.

Felicity Jones gets the less flashy role but is just as impressive of performance. The science is explained. The personal story is touching and surprisingly profound. The movie is a little light and a bit sepia tone. It could have been harder-hitting, but this biopic version works well enough.

20. The forgotten battle (2021)

1944, the Second World War. A British glider pilot, a Dutch boy, fighting on the German side, and a Dutch female resistance member all end up involved in the Battle of the Schelde. Their choices differ, but their goal is the same: freedom.

This movie is based on a true story. De slag om de Schelde (2020) is a Dutch movie co-written and directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. It was shown in the U. S. with the title “The Forgotten Battle.” The actual title translates as “The Battle of the Scheldt.”

The Forgotten Battle, a Dutch Second World War drama from director Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr. (he directed that prequel to The Thing a few years back), looks at the 1944 Battle of the Scheldt from three different perspectives: The German occupation, the Dutch resistance, and the Allied soldiers. With a budget of around $16 million, The Forgotten Battle is one of the most expensive Dutch films ever made.

HBO Max is streaming a new retrospective documentary To celebrate the 20 years of releasing the first Harry Potter films that reunites several of the franchise’s prominent cast members and filmmakers to reflect on the series and their most memorable experiences while filming it over the course of more than a decade.

The release of this unforgettable tribute is technically two months late, as Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone came out in November of 2001.

Harry Potter is based on  J. K. Rowling’s novels. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

List of Harry Potter film series over time

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (2005)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

The biggest draw for the reunion was seeing Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint (along with the rest of the returning cast) back in a room together, which was a dream come true to fans worldwide.

Return to Hogwarts also revealed several anecdotes about the actors’ experience and behind-the-scenes tricks. However, the dual openness and secrecy of the cast throughout the Harry Potter franchise’s era led numerous stories to be held as accurate for many years, but without much concrete confirmation by those involved.

It is a special reunion and a unique look back to the magical world that captivated the audience on-screen since 2001.

It makes viewers eager for the possibility of a Harry Potter 9 or cursed child movie. At the same time, it avoided discussions of the present or prospects for Harry Potter’s franchise. It focused on some of the most extraordinary and reality-checking cast memories from the original era.

As such, some stories were new to viewers, like James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) pranking Rupert Grint about having to learn an entire dance routine ahead of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’s yarn.

Features a Wizarding World’s worth of cast members reuniting, plenty of familiar faces were absent some of them passed away including Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Helen McCrory (Narcissa Malfoy), and John Hurt (Mr. Ollivander), among others. Many prominent alums of the blockbuster film series did not take part.

Absent stars

Among the stars that did not show up in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary ‘Return to Hogwarts’, Micheal Gambon, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, Kenneth Branagh,  Jim Broadbent, Warwick Davis, Harry melling, Fiona Shaw, Brendan Gleeson, Timothy Spall, Emma Thompson, David Bradley, Katie Leung, and Devon Murray.

Where to watch Harry Potter 20th Anniversary ‘Return to Hogwarts’ in the Middle East and North Africa region?

OSN is broadcasting Harry Potter’s 20th Anniversary ‘Return to Hogwarts’ exclusively in the Middle East and North African region. The film is now available for OSN subscribers on cable and online.