The internet slang term ‘LOL’ meaning ‘Laughing Out Loud’, has entered the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. ‘OMG’ meaning ‘Oh My God’ already appears in the dictionary proving that these internet slang terms are widely used in the English language. They are used in texts, emails, social networking sites and even in the spoken language. [Read more…]
ENGLISH LANGUAGE MOVIES
Take a look at our selection of English language films, read our film reviews and let the movies motivate you to get the English language advantage.
We’ve picked out a selection of our top English language movies. It’ll help you to get more familiar with the English language and is a great way to appreciate the culture from various English-speaking countries.
English Language Films and Movies
++check format, age classification and language combination is appropriate before you buy!++
| film title | year | buy from amazon.com | buy from amazon.co.uk |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona (English/Spanish/Catalan) |
(2009) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Slumdog Millionaire [English/Hindi/Urdu] | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Mamma Mia! | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Burn after Reading | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Taken | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Quantum of Solace | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The Dark Knight | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Rocknrolla | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Kung Fu Panda | (2008) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Lost in Austen | (2008) | DVD | DVD |
| The Pianist | (2003) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Chicago | (2003) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Gosford Park | (2002) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding [& Greek] | (2002) | DVD | DVD |
| About a Boy | (2002) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Bend It Like Beckham | (2002) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone | (2001) | DVD Special DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring | (2001) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Mulholland Drive | (2001) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Moulin Rouge [& French] | (2001) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Bridget Jones’ Diary | (2001) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Captain Morelli’s Mandolin [& Greek] | (2001) | DVD | DVD |
| East is East | (2000) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Billy Elliot | (2000) | DVD | DVD |
| Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels | (1999) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Notting Hill | (1999) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Shakespeare in Love | (1998) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The Full Monty | (1997) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Brassed Off | (1997) | DVD | DVD |
| Fargo | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Romeo & Juliet | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| The English Patient | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Trainspotting | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| Pride & Prejudice | (1996) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| French Kiss [+ French] | (1995) | DVD | DVD |
| Pulp Fiction | (1994) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Muriel’s Wedding | (1994) | DVD | DVD |
| Adventures of Priscilla – Queen of the Desert | (1994) | DVD | DVD |
| Four Weddings and a Funeral | (1994) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| The Piano | (1993) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Strictly Ballroom | (1992) | DVD | DVD Blu-ray |
| Thelma and Louise | (1991) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| Truly Madly Deeply [+ Spanish] | (1991) | DVD | DVD |
| Pretty Woman | (1990) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| When Harry Met Sally | (1989) | DVD | DVD |
| Dead Poet’s Society | (1989) | DVD | DVD |
| Out of Africa | (1985) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Blu-ray |
| A Clockwork Orange | (1971) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD Special DVD Blu-ray |
| Walkabout | (1970) | DVD Blu-ray | DVD |
| more English language films on DVD from amazon.com |
more English language films on DVD from amazon.co.uk |
Read our English language film and movie reviews
coming soon!How Do We Sound?
September 30, 2008 by
Have you ever wondered how many accents there are in the UK? Or thought about the diverse range of words pronounced differently across the nation? The BBC website holds a whole archive of voice recordings as well as interesting information about the way we speak in the UK.
Listen to the UK’s interesting mix of accents and dialects>>