Friday, January 13, 2006
Roll Film
I used to be quite the movie buff (cue the Seinfeld reference, please). I met my future wife in a film class. I drifted away from watching films for almost a decade. There were other things out there to amuse me: a wife, music, books, and our children. Most of the movies we go to watch are with the kids. There's no movie theater in Smithville so the wife and I rarely go to the movies (they also just cost too damn much). I'm also not too keen on renting movies. But lately I've found myself buying lots of used DVD's. I stay up late watching them after the kids have gone to bed. So the cinema bug is still in me. I've found myself visiting IMDB often lately. I've also been digging the blogs Film Brain, Cinecultist/Crazy For Movies, and The House Next Door (Matt Zoller Seitz's blog). I think I'll add a film heading to the sidebar soon.
4 comments:
Um hmm. Those late night/dark house sessions are calling you. The lure of Dawn of the Dead, The Body Snatchers and Bubba Ho-Tep is too strong to resist. Give in, give in! - Shrub
What have you been watching?
I hope you will add the film heading. I'm a film snob from way back. Movies give me an absolute thrill. I just very rarely get to see any. After years of looking for "Happiness," I finally found and bought it at Tower a couple weeks ago. Absolutely a great movie--but it disturbed me more than anything has in decades. The last film to affect me so was Eraserhead.
Best,
Ryan
I haven't been watching anything new, just catching up on some films I would have liked to have seen in the theater, plus digging some television offerings. In the last month: Sideways, The Life Aquatic, Shenandoah, Kung Fu Hustle, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978), Bubba Ho-Tep, Finding Neverland. Nothing too heavy. Just the fact that I've been able to watch some movies again is a big deal for me. I usually don't like the thought of spending 90 plus minutes watching anything.
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