WEEK 73

73. A PLACE IN THE SUN, dir. GEORGE STEVENS, 1951

WEEK 72

72. CLEO FROM 5 to 7, dir. AGNES VARDA, 1962

we've been without internet for quite some time, just got it back!
it was a good break, though i'm sorry for the late post:)
i loved juliet's last "any film, any director, any time" post. i watched a couple random documentaries -- this and this,
and went on monday night to see this, which i thought absolutely incredible. surely watched some other things that are slipping my memory...
i saw 'the beaches of agnes' (2008) awhile ago, loved 'the gleaners and i' (2000), but have never seen cleo:)

WEEK 71

MANY OPTIONS.

71. ANY FILM IN THE THEATER, dir. ANYBODY, ANYTIME

Maybe this is a cheap trick.

I don't want to stray too far from the FO model of specific film assignments, but this week I'd like to try going out into the world and comparing notes when we get back. I considered picking something I know I'd like to see this week, but one can't count on a film's availability everywhere...so let's keep it loose.

Don't be surprised if I come back in seven days talking about one or all of the following: films by Ross Lipman, SWEETGRASS, HARMONY & ME, or something else that might come out on Friday. There's some nice stuff out at the moment.

***LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES***

WEEK 70

not to be lame,
but to be honest.
sometimes life gets in the way,
and sometimes you are in the mood to watch things you hadn't intended on watching,
then realize they have taken the little space you had in the week
to watch the things you planned to watch.
sometimes life requires catch up
and more catch up
and more.
for this, this blog kind of rocks, because unlike life-life,
which generally just keeps a-rolling and doesn't really give you catch up time but more a choice between things to let slide forever and things to check off,
here we can actually feel like we get some do-overs:)
so i'm taking mine. again.
see ya next week. when i will have finally finished the last half-hour of l'avventura (!!) and watched last weeks pick.
xx

WEEK 69

69. MEMORIES OF MURDER, dir. BONG JOON-HO, 2003

We watched THE HOST and MOTHER in quick succession this weekend, both of which were great. I'd like to continue the train of thought.

WEEK 68

68. L'AVVENTURA, dir. MICHAELANGELO ANTONIONI, 1960

i am posting this because:
1. it sits on a shelf in our house + i have never seen it (jarek has of course).
2. i read in juliet's interview with leanne shapton that she (shapton) is fascinated by monica vitti's hair in the film. i also am immediately drawn to piles of beautiful hair, it's a magnetic pull of something mysterious and enticing and hidden. like looking into something that is not explained, something rooted in the animal, in caves. and i think i like the feeling of semi-obsession, cannot-look-away-ness, desire.
3. i'm pretty sure juliet has already seen it, so, knowing that she has much on her plate at the moment, thought it might be a nice week for her not to re-watch but to catch up and breathe easy:)

oh, a p.s. to phantom readers of our blog: i highly recommend watching last week's post (who's that knocking at my door, martin scorsese, 1967) the night before going to see shutter island (scorsese, 2010). we did it, lots of parallels...

WEEK 67

67. WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR, dir. MARTIN SCORSESE, 1968

i loved mean streets (1973), taxi driver (1976), the last waltz (1978), raging bull (1980), the king of comedy (1982), after hours (1985), goodfellas (1990), cape fear (1991), the aviator (2004), no direction home: bob dylan (2005), the departed (2006). i haven't seen shutter island yet or this one,
and there are some i probably overlooked in this list + numerous others i have yet to see, i'm sure to add to my seen + loved scorsese list. his track record is incredible.
actually going to watch it tonight, to help stave off the getting-behind-trap i fell into last week:)