I watched two films over the weekend: they couldn't have been more different, but I liked both.

Der Untergang (2004), aka The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich . A German movie about the last days of Hitler in Berlin's bunker. I have no idea if this film has been released in the USA, however I strongly suggest everyone to watch it. Bruno Ganz's performance is pure genius.

In Her Shoes (2005), directed by Curtis Hanson (who shot L.A. confidential). A movie you may label as a chick flick, but it is indeed much more than that. It's a movie about family bonds, an intelligent, emotional, moving but not sappy film with first class performances. It brought a couple of smiles and a couple of tears to my face. Much more than most of contemporary movies usually do to me.