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day 29 - a movie from your childhood
My first thought was Blazing Saddles. Seriously, my parents were big Mel Brooks fans, so we grew up watching all his films. My younger sister and I were introduced to these at a very young age and aside from the parts that were obviously funny (such as the classic campfire farting scene), we'd just laugh when the adults laughed. It was quite an ( Read more... ) -
day 28 - favorite movie from your favorite director
Hm... again, I don't have a single favorite director, so I'll just go with one that I'm consistently impressed with and what I think is his masterpiece:
Pulp Fiction
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day 24 - that one awesome movie idea that still hasn’t been done yet
The Fate of the Mutineers on Pitcairn Island
Following the mutiny on the HMS Bounty, the nine mutineers along with 6 men and 11 women they picked up in Tahiti sailed to Pitcairn Island. There, they marooned themselves by burning The Bounty, and hoped that they would not be found and tried by the British government. I didn't know anything about ( Read more... ) -
day 23 - favorite animation
My Neighbor Totoro
My husband and I happened to rent Princess Mononoke when it came out and after that decided that we needed to see (and own) all of Miyazaki's films. We're still missing a few, but I think we've at least seen most of them now. Brian still likes Mononoke best, but Totoro became my immediate favorite when we saw it. I wish I ( Read more... ) -
day 22 - favorite documentary
Man on WireFor a long time, I couldn't watch anything that had to do with the World Trade Center towers. I couldn't see images of them without getting upset, imagining the people jumping, thinking of the lives lost, remembering that awful day. It made me so angry whenever I felt that their image was being exploited for a cheap emotional or ( Read more... )
