Plan to get Kamikaze Girls, Ashes of Time, Hero and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon for our Asian collection

I advise the following: Geisha, House of Flying Daggers, The Pillow Book and Joy Luck Club. All brilliant.

Anime - have you seen Spirited Away?

I need some ideas for documentaries. I like natural world stuff. We have Earth: The Power of the Planet (geology), British Isles (Alan Titchmarsh), Planet Earth (wildlife).

Thinking about first and second series of Coast, before the annoying long-haired Scotsman supplanted Nicholas Crane.

I would like more sci fi / fantasy but have no idea what. We just got The Fountain which looks a bit surreal.

My daughter is bringing me the Song Catcher from US because I can't get it in UK. must remind her of that.

We got everything by Monty Python last Christmas. But Mel Brooks, what a good idea. Young Frankenstein and High Anxiety to start.