About That Challenge

You may remember in January I set myself to complete the #52FilmsByWomen challenge.

I thought back then that it would be breeze and I would see these movies organically, without having to plan for them.

And was I wrong about that!

I’m currently on my 31st movie, which is way behind. A quick peek on Letterboxd shows many other participants having completed and seen many more. So what have I done wrong?

I definitely should have planned this and I’m now going to have to if I want to complete the challenge. So please, recommend away!

 

1001 Movies Challenge Update 2015

I first posted about this challenge in June 2014, CLICKY. An update was subsequently posted in November 2014, CLICKY 2.

So for this year I set myself the goal of 52 movies to make it an average of one per week.

I started the year having viewed 609 out of 1167, or 52%.

Please note that a new edition has been published this year, pushing the grand total of movies to watch to 1177.

Drumroll, please…

I finish 2015 having viewed 677 movies out of 1177, or 58%.

So, challenge accomplished for this year.

Let’s see how many I manage in 2016.

 

Movie Rants: Kubrick

According to Letterboxd, I’ve seen 9 or 53% of Kubrick’s movies.

Does this make me an authority on his movies? Certainly not!

However, as in life my cinematic tastes are subjective.

Now, if you care to look around and a quick Google search will help you out here, then you’ll see tonnes of posts full of praise and admiration. Perhaps if you’ve stumbled across this post in a search, then maybe that’s not what you’re looking for.

So, a significant constant here is praise. And it’s a cult-like praise – do not dare utter a bad word about the master!

This is precisely my issue with Kubrick.

It gets cultish and not in a good way.

A fundamental for me is that movies need to entertain. It can be 8 minutes long or 8 hours long; lighthearted or intense – that doesn’t matter. If I’m not transported and entertained then the movie fails it’s fundamental purpose.

Just tell me a story, dammit. I don’t need long and lingering shots in every sequence. The slow pace with sometimes minimal dialogue, that’s just annoying.

2014 In Numbers

Happy 2015!

Now that we’re all done with the festivities, it’s business as usual here.

So how to summarise my 2014? Here are some numbers, thanks to my Letterboxd account:

I watched 652 movies, 71 of which were short films. An average of 54 movies per month.

Lists! I love a good list so here’s my progress on some of those:

• 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die – (1154 movies in the full list) – 600 (52%)
• Every Film Ever Nominated For An Academy Award In Any Category – (4585 movies in the list) – 1012 (22%)
• The Oxford History Of Movie History – (5038 movies in the list) – 603 (12%)

 

 

 

1001 Movies Challenge Update

I refer to my blog post dated 18th June 2014, clicky here.

At that point I’d seen 551 movies from the list, which is 48% of the total.

Remember I’m aiming to have seen 600 movies by the end of the year.

So where am I at this point in time?

Today, 29th November 2014, I have seen 581 movies from the list, which is 50%.

The list I’m working on is every title ever included which adds up to 1154 films in total.

Letterboxd

I stumbled upon Letterboxd a couple of years ago at a time when I was becoming disillusioned with online foruming. For years, I’d been a member of several film forums but was no longer really posting as certain attitudes had put me off it.

So to find a place where I could have fun again was a godsend.

I started off rather timidly only logging a few films seen at the cinema. From then, I’ve expanded to movies seen in any format and any ones that I have a distinct memory of seeing.

My current tally is of 570 movies (including shorts) seen this year and 4,513 movies in total.

You can find me here: http://letterboxd.com/aeon

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Part 2

Further to my previous post, here’s the list of all the movies I’ve yet to see:

1. 1900 (1976)
2. 2 Or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)
3. 3-Iron (2004)
4. 42nd Street (1933)
5. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
6. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
7. A Christmas Story (1983)
8. A City Of Sadness (1989)
9. A Day In The Country (1936)
10. Aguirre: The Wrath Of God (1972)
11. A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
12. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
13. Aileen: Life And Death Of a Serial Killer (2003)
14. Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (1974)
15. Ali Zaoua: Prince Of The Streets (2000)
16. All That Heaven Allows (1955)
17. Alphaville (1965)
18. A Man Escaped (1956)
19. Amarcord (1973)
20. An Actor’s Revenge (1963)
21. An Affair To Remember (1957)
22. Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)
23. An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
24. Andrei Rublev (1966)
25. Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
26. A Nous La Liberte (1931)
27. Apocalypto (2006)
28. A Question Of Silence (1982)
29. Archangel (1991)
30. Ariel (1988)
31. Artists And Models (1955)
32. Ashes And Diamonds (1958)
33. A Tale Of The Wind (1988)
34. A Tale Of Winter (1992)
35. A Time To Live, A Time To Die (1985)
36. A Touch Of Zen (1971)
37. Attack The Gas Station (1999)
38. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
39. Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
40. Babes In Arms (1939)
41. Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)
42. Badlands (1973)
43. Barren Lives (1963)
44. Beat The Devil (1953)
45. Beau Travail (1999)
46. Before The Revolution (1964)
47. Bigger Than Life (1956)
48. Black God, White Devil (1964)
49. Black Orpheus (1959)
50. Black Sunday (1960)
51. Blonde Cobra (1963)
52. Blue Velvet (1986)
53. Body Heat (1981)
54. Breaking Away (1979)
55. Breaking The Waves (1996)
56. Breathless (1960)
57. Brightness (1987)
58. Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
59. Broadcast News (1987)
60. Broken Blossoms (1919)
61. Bull Durham (1988)
62. Bus 174 (2002)
63. Cairo Station (1958)
64. Camille (1936)
65. Captain Blood (1935)
66. Captains Courageous (1937)
67. Caravaggio (1986)
68. Carmen Jones (1954)
69. Cat People (1942)
70. Ceddo (1977)
71. Celine And Julie Go Boating (1974)
72. Centre Stage (1992)
73. Children Of Paradise (1945)
74. Chimes At Midnight (1965)
75. Christ Stopped At Eboli (1979)
76. Chronicle Of A Summer (1961)
77. Chungking Express (1994)
78. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
79. Cleo From 5 To 7 (1962)
80. Closely Watched Trains (1966)
81. Close-Up (1990)
82. Come Drink With Me (1966)
83. Confessions Of A Cheat (1936)
84. Crumb (1994)
85. Daisies (1966)
86. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
87. Dances With Wolves (1990)
88. David Holzman’s Diary (1967)
89. Day For Night (1973)
90. Dead Man (1995)
91. Dead Ringers (1988)
92. Deep End (1970)
93. Deewaar (1975)
94. Dersu Uzala (1975)
95. Destry Rides Again (1939)
96. Detour (1945)
97. Diary Of A Country Priest (1950)
98. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
99. Diner (1982)
100. Distant (2002)
101. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
102. Diva (1981)
103. Dodsworth (1936)
104. Dog Star Man (1961)
105. Double Indemnity (1944)
106. Dracula (1958)
107. Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922)
108. Drowning By Numbers (1988)
109. Earth (1930)
110. Elephant (2003)
111. El Topo (1970)
112. Entranced Earth (1967)
113. Entre Les Murs (2008)
114. Europe ’51 (1952)
115. Faces (1968)
116. Fanny And Alexander (1982)
117. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
118. Far From Heaven (2002)
119. Fast, Cheap & Out Of Control (1997)
120. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
121. Fat City (1972)
122. Fellini Satyricon (1969)
123. Fireworks (1997)
124. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
125. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
126. Flaming Creatures (1963)
127. Floating Weeds (1959)
128. Foolish Wives (1922)
129. Footlight Parade (1933)
130. Force Of Evil (1948)
131. Fox And His Friends (1975)
132. Gabbeh (1996)
133. Gallopoli (1981)
134. Gaslight (1944)
135. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
136. Gertrud (1964)
137. Get Carter (1971)
138. Giant (1956)
139. Gigi (1958)
140. Gimme Shelter (1970)
141. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
142. Glory (1989)
143. Gold Diggers Of 1933 (1933)
144. Grand Illusion (1937)
145. Greed (1924)
146. Gun Crazy (1950)
147. Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1957)
148. Gunga Din (1939)
149. Happiness (1998)
150. Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)
151. Head-On (2004)
152. Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991)
153. Heaven And Earth Magic (1962)
154. Hero (2002)
155. High Noon (1952)
156. High School (1968)
157. High Sierra (1941)
158. High Society (1956)
159. Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer (1955)
160. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
161. Hombre (1967)
162. Hoop Dreams (1994)
163. Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie (1988)
164. Hour Of The Wolf (1968)
165. Housekeeping (1987)
166. Hud (1963)
167. Ikiru (1952)
168. I Know Where I’m Going (1945)
169. In A Lonely Place (1950)
170. India Song (1975)
171. In The Realm Of The Senses (1976)
172. In The Year Of The Pig (1969)
173. It’s A Gift (1934)
174. Ivan The Terrible, Part One (1944)
175. Ivan The Terrible, Part Two (1958)
176. I Walked With A Zombie (1943)
177. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
178. Jezebel (1938)
179. Journey To Italy (1954)
180. Judge Priest (1934)
181. Jules And Jim (1962)
182. Juliet Of The Spirits (1965)
183. Kandahar (2001)
184. Kes (1969)
185. Killer Of Sheep (1979)
186. Kippur (2000)
187. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
188. Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1985)
189. Klute (1971)
190. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
191. Kundun (1997)
192. La Chienne (1931)
193. La Dolce Vita (1960)
194. L’Age D’Or (1930)
195. Landscape In The Mist (1988)
196. Land Without Bread (1933)
197. L’Argent (1983)
198. Last Chants For A Slow Dance (1977)
199. La Strada (1954)
200. Last Tango In Paris (1972)
201. Last Year At Marienbad (1961)
202. L’Atalante (1934)
203. L’Avventura (1960)
204. Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
205. L’Eclisse (1962)
206. Le Jour Se Leve (1939)
207. Le Million (1931)
208. Le Samourai (1967)
209. Les Maitres Fous (1955)
210. Little Big Man (1970)
211. Little Caesar (1931)
212. Live And Become (2005)
213. Local Hero (1983)
214. Lola (1961)
215. Lola Montes (1955)
216. Lone Star (1996)
217. Louisiana Story (1948)
218. Loulou (1980)
219. Love Me Tonight (1932)
220. Lucia (1968)
221. Magnolia (1999)
222. Manhunter (1986)
223. Man Of Iron (1981)
224. Man Of Marble (1977)
225. Man Of The West (1958)
226. Man With A Movie Camera (1929)
227. Marketa Lazarova (1967)
228. Marty (1955)
229. Masculin, Feminin (1966)
230. MASH (1970)
231. Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko Ng Liwanag (1975)
232. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
233. Me And My Gal (1932)
234. Mediterrenee (1963)
235. Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
236. Memories Of The Underdevelopment (1968)
237. M. Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
238. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
239. Mildred Pierce (1945)
240. Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (1985)
241. Mondo Cane (1962)
242. Mon Oncle (1958)
243. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
244. Monsoon Wedding (2001)
245. Mother And Son (1997)
246. Mother India (1957)
247. Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)
248. Mrs. Miniver (1942)
249. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
250. Murder, My Sweet (1944)
251. Mutiny On The Bounty (1935)
252. My Brilliant Career (1979)
253. My Darling Clementine (1946)
254. My Man Godfrey (1936)
255. My Night At Maud’s (1969)
256. Naked Lunch (1991)
257. Nanook Of The North (1922)
258. Napoleon (1927)
259. Nashville (1975)
260. Night And Fog (1955)
261. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
262. Nights Of Cabiria (1957)
263. Nine Queens (2000)
264. Ninotchka (1939)
265. No Fear, No Die (1990)
266. No Man’s Land (2001)
267. Now, Voyager (1942)
268. October (1928)
269. Odd Man Out (1947)
270. Oklahoma! (1955)
271. Oldboy (2003)
272. Olympia Parts One & Two (1938)
273. Once Upon A Time In China (1991)
274. Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
275. One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
276. Onibaba (1964)
277. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
278. Ordet (1955)
279. Orphans Of The Storm (1921)
280. Osama (2003)
281. Ossessione (1943)
282. Out Of The Past (1947)
283. Paisan (1946)
284. Pandora’s Box (1929)
285. Papillon (1973)
286. Paradise Now (2005)
287. Paris, Texas (1984)
288. Passenger (1963)
289. Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid (1973)
290. Pather Panchali (1955)
291. Paths Of Glory (1957)
292. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
293. Pepe Le Moko (1937)
294. Performance (1970)
295. Persona (1966)
296. Peter Ibbetson (1935)
297. Pierrot Le Fou (1965)
298. Pink Flamingos (1972)
299. Playtime (1967)
300. Point Blank (1967)
301. Princess Mononoke (1997)
302. Prizzi’s Honour (1985)
303. Project A Part 2 (1987)
304. Queen Christina (1933)
305. Raising Arizona (1987)
306. Ran (1985)
307. Rashomon (1950)
308. Real Life (1979)
309. Red Desert (1964)
310. Red Psalm (1972)
311. Red River (1948)
312. Reds (1981)
313. Red Sorghum (1987)
314. Report (1967)
315. Repulsion (1965)
316. Requiem For A Dream (2000)
317. Reversal Of Fortune (1990)
318. Ride Lonesome (1959)
319. Rio Bravo (1959)
320. Rio Grande (1950)
321. Rocco And His Brothers (1960)
322. Roger & Me (1989)
323. Rome, Open City (1945)
324. Rushmore (1998)
325. Russian Ark (2002)
326. Sabotage (1936)
327. Safe (1995)
328. Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom (1975)
329. Salt Of The Earth (1954)
330. Salvador (1986)
331. Sansho The Bailiff (1954)
332. Sans Soleil (1983)
333. Scarface (1932)
334. Seconds (1966)
335. Secret Beyond The Door (1948)
336. Senso (1954)
337. Sergeant York (1941)
338. Serpico (1973)
339. Seven Samurai (1954)
340. Sex, Lies And Videotape (1989)
341. Shadow Of A Doubt (1943)
342. Shadows (1959)
343. Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
344. Shaft (1971)
345. Shame (1968)
346. Shane (1953)
347. Shanghai Express (1932)
348. She Done Him Wrong (1933)
349. Sherman’s March (1986)
350. She’s Gotta Have It (1986)
351. Shoah (1985)
352. Shock Corridor (1963)
353. Shoot The Piano Player (1960)
354. Short Cuts (1993)
355. Signs & Wonders (2000)
356. Silver Lode (1954)
357. Slacker (1991)
358. Sleeper (1973)
359. Sleeping Dogs (1977)
360. Smiles Of A Summer Dream (1955)
361. Solaris (1972)
362. Soldier Of Orange (1977)
363. Sombre (1998)
364. Some Came Runing (1958)
365. Song At Midnight (1937)
366. Sons Of The Desert (1933)
367. Spellbound (1945)
368. Splendor In The Grass (1961)
369. Spring In A Small Town (1948)
370. Stalker (1979)
371. Stella Dallas (1937)
372. Storm Over Asia (1928)
373. Strangers On A Train (1951)
374. Stroszek (1977)
375. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
376. Super Fly (1972)
377. Surfwise (2007)
378. Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
379. Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
380. Taboo (1999)
381. Tabu: A Story Of The South Seas (1931)
382. Tampopo (1985)
383. Targets (1968)
384. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
385. The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)
386. The 39 Steps (1935)
387. The Accidental Tourist (1988)
388. The Adventures Of Prince Achmed (1926)
389. The Ascent (1977)
390. The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
391. The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)
392. The Awful Truth (1937)
393. The Bad And The Beautiful (1952)
394. The Baker’s Wife (1938)
395. The Ballad Of Narayama (1983)
396. The Band Wagon (1953)
397. The Bank Dick (1940)
398. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
399. The Battle Of San Pietro (1945)
400. The Beautiful Troublemaker (1991)
401. The Best Of Youth (2003)
402. The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)
403. The Big Parade (1925)
404. The Big Red One (1980)
405. The Big Sky (1952)
406. The Big Sleep (1946)
407. The Bitter Tea Of General Yen (1933)
408. The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant (1972)
409. The Black Cat (1934)
410. The Blue Angel (1930)
411. The Blue Kite (1993)
412. The Burmese Harp (1956)
413. The Butcher (1970)
414. The Butcher Boy (1997)
415. The Captive (2000)
416. The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
417. The Class (2008)
418. The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
419. The Colour Of Pomegranates (1968)
420. The Conformist (1970)
421. The Consequences Of Love (2004)
422. The Constant Gardener (2005)
423. The Conversation (1974)
424. The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
425. The Cow (1969)
426. The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
427. The Crowd (1928)
428. The Dead (1987)
429. The Decalogue (1989)
430. The Decline Of The American Empire (1986)
431. The Defiant Ones (1958)
432. The Devils (1971)
433. The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (1972)
434. The Docks Of New York (1928)
435. The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982)
436. The Ear ( 1970)
437. The Earrings Of Madame De… (1953)
438. The Exiles (1961)
439. The Exterminating Angel (1962)
440. The Fireman’s Ball (1967)
441. The Five Venoms (1978)
442. The Fourth Man (1983)
443. The French Connection (1971)
444. The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis (1970)
445. The Ghost And Mrs. Muir (1947)
446. The Given Word (1962)
447. The Gleaners & I (2000)
448. The Goddess (1934)
449. The Golden Coach (1952)
450. The Golden Thread (1965)
451. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)
452. The Grapes Of Wrath (1940)
453. The Great White Silence (1924)
454. The Harder They Come (1972)
455. The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
456. The Heiress (1949)
457. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
458. The Hired Hand (1971)
459. The Hole (1960)
460. The Horse Thief (1986)
461. The House Is Black (1963)
462. The Housemaid (1960)
463. The Idiots (1998)
464. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
465. The Jerk (1979)
466. The Kid Brother (1927)
467. The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie (1976)
468. The Kingdom (1994)
469. The King Of Comedy (1982)
470. The Ladies Man (1961)
471. The Lady Eve (1941)
472. The Last Laugh (1924)
473. The Last Metro (1980)
474. The Last Picture Show (1971)
475. The Last Wave (1977)
476. The Leopard (1963)
477. The Life Of Emile Zola (1937)
478. The Long Goodbye (1973)
479. The Lost Weekend (1945)
480. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
481. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
482. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
483. The Man From Laramie (1955)
484. The Man In Grey (1943)
485. The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1966)
486. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
487. The Man With The Golden Arm (1955)
488. The Marriage Of Maria Braun (1979)
489. The Masque Of The Red Death (1964)
490. The Mirror (1975)
491. The Mortal Storm (1940)
492. The Mother And The Whore (1973)
493. The Music Room (1958)
494. The Naked Spur (1953)
495. The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
496. The Night Of The Shooting Stars (1982)
497. The North (1983)
498. The Nutty Professor (1963)
499. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
500. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
501. The Paleface (1948)
502. The Palm Beach Story (1942)
503. The Passion Of Joan Of Arc (1928)
504. The Passion Of The Christ (2004)
505. The Phenix City Story (1955)
506. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
507. The Public Enemy (1931)
508. The Puppetmaster (1993)
509. The Purple Rose Of Cairo (1985)
510. The Quiet Earth (1985)
511. The Rapture (1991)
512. The Reckless Moment (1949)
513. The Red And The White (1967)
514. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
515. The Rules Of The Game (1939)
516. The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)
517. The Seventh Victim (1943)
518. The Shop On Main Street (1965)
519. The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)
520. The Son’s Room (2001)
521. The Sorrow And The Pity (1969)
522. The Spider’s Stratagem (1970)
523. The Spirit Of The Beehive (1973)
524. The Story Of The Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
525. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
526. The Thief Of Bagdad (1924)
527. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
528. The Thin Red Line (1998)
529. The Third Man (1949)
530. The Travelling Players (1975)
531. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
532. The Tree Of Wooden Clogs (1978)
533. The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg (1964)
534. The Unknown (1927)
535. The Unvanquished (1956)
536. The Vanishing (1988)
537. The Wages Of Fear (1953)
538. The War Game (1965)
539. The Wheel (1923)
540. The Wild Bunch (1969)
541. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
542. The Wolf Man (1941)
543. The World Of Apu (1959)
544. The Young And The Damned (1950)
545. The Young Girls Of Rochefort (1967)
546. The Young One (1960)
547. Things To Come (1936)
548. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
549. Three Brothers (1981)
550. Three Lives And Only One Death (1996)
551. Throne Of Blood (1957)
552. Through A Glass Darkly (1961)
553. Through The Olive Trees (1994)
554. Throw Of The Dice (1929)
555. Time Regained (1999)
556. To Have And Have Not (1944)
557. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
558. Tokyo Story (1953)
559. Tongues Untied (1989)
560. Too Early, Too Late (1982)
561. Top Hat (1935)
562. Touch Of Evil (1958)
563. Toy Story 2 (1999)
564. Toy Story 3 (2010)
565. Tristana (1970)
566. Triumph Of The Will (1935)
567. Trouble In Paradise (1932)
568. Trust (1990)
569. Tsotsi (2005)
570. Turkish Delight (1973)
571. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
572. Umberto D. (1952)
573. Un Chien Andalou (1929)
574. Underground (1995)
575. United 93 (2006)
576. Utu (1984)
577. Vagabond (1985)
578. Videodrome (1983)
579. Vinyl (1965)
580. Viridiana (1961)
581. Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
582. Viy (1967)
583. Wake In Fright (1971)
584. Wanda (1970)
585. Wavelength (1967)
586. Weekend (1967)
587. What Time Is It There? (2001)
588. Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
589. Wild Reeds (1994)
590. Wild Strawberries (1957)
591. Winchester ’73 (1950)
592. Winter Light (1963)
593. Within Our Gates (1920)
594. Woman In The Dunes (1964)
595. Written On The Wind (1956)
596. W.R. – Mysteries Of The Organism (1971)
597. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
598. Yi Yi (2000)
599. Yol (1982)
600. Z (1969)
601. Zabriskie Point (1970)
602. Zero For Conduct (1933)
603. Zero Kelvin (1995)

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

Most people will have heard of this series of books. I confess that I haven’t read them.

However, lists abound on the internet if you’re interested. I compiled a complete list for my Letterboxd account, showing all the films ever included in all the editions to date.

Slowly but surely I’m working my way through the list and as of today, I’ve seen 551 of them. That’s 48% out of 1151.

The movies I’ve seen in alphabetical order:

 

1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
3. 8 1/2 (1963)
4. Ace In The Hole (1951)
5. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
6. Adam’s Rib (1949)
7. Adaptation (2002)
8. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
9. Aileen Wuornos: The Selling Of A Serial Killer (1993)
10. Airplane! (1980)
11. Akira (1988)
12. Alice (1988)
13. Alien (1979)
14. Aliens (1986)
15. All About Eve (1950)
16. All About My Mother (1999)
17. All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
18. All That Jazz (1979)
19. All The President’s Men (1976)
20. Amadeus (1984)
21. A Matter Of Life And Death (1946)
22. Amelie (2001)
23. American Beauty (1999)
24. American Graffitti (1973)
25. Amores Perros (2000)
26. Amour (2012)
27. An American In Paris (1951)
28. An American Werewolf In London (1981)
29. An Education (2009)
30. Angel Face (1952)
31. A Night At The Opera (1935)
32. A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
33. Animal Farm (1954)
34. Annie Hall (1977)
35. Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (2008)
36. A Passage To India (1984)
37. A Place In The Sun (1951)
38. Apocalypse Now (1979)
39. Argo (2012)
40. A Room With A View (1985)
41. A Separation (2011)
42. A Star Is Born (1954)
43. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
44. Atlantic City (1980)
45. Atonement (2007)
46. A Trip To The Moon (1902)
47. Audition (2000)
48. Avatar (2009)
49. A Very Long Engagement (2004)
50. A Woman Under The Influence (1974)
51. Babe (1995)
52. Babel (2006)
53. Babette’s Feast (1987)
54. Back To The Future (1985)
55. Barry Lyndon (1975)
56. Batman (1989)
57. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
58. Beauty And The Beast (1946)
59. Being John Malkovich (1999)
60. Being There (1979)
61. Belle De Jour (1967)
62. Ben-Hur (1959)
63. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
64. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
65. Big (1988)
66. Black Narcissus (1947)
67. Black Swan (2010)
68. Blade Runner (1982)
69. Blazing Saddles (1974)
70. Blow-Up (1966)
71. Bob Le Flambeur (1956)
72. Bonnie And Clyde (1967)
73. Boogie Nights (1997)
74. Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan (2006)
75. Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932)
76. Bowling For Columbine (2002)
77. Boyz N The Hood (1991)
78. Braveheart (1995)
79. Brazil (1985)
80. Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
81. Bridesmaids (2011)
82. Brief Encounter (1945)
83. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
84. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
85. Buffalo ’66 (1998)
86. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
87. Cabaret (1972)
88. Cache (2005)
89. Candyman (1992)
90. Carrie (1976)
91. Casablanca (1942)
92. Casino (1995)
93. Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
94. Chariots Of Fire (1981)
95. Chicago (2002)
96. Children Of A Lesser God (1986)
97. Children Of Men (2006)
98. Chinatown (1974)
99. Citizen Kane (1941)
100. City Lights (1931)
101. City Of God (2002)
102. Clerks (1994)
103. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
104. Clueless (1995)
105. Collateral (2004)
106. Come And See (1985)
107. Contempt (1963)
108. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
109. Crash (2004)
110. Cria Cuervos (1976)
111. Cries And Whispers (1972)
112. Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
113. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
114. Cyclo (1995)
115. Dancer In The Dark (2000)
116. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
117. Dawn Of The Dead (1978)
118. Days Of Heaven (1978)
119. Dear Diary (1993)
120. Deconstructing Harry (1997)
121. Delicatessen (1991)
122. Deliverance (1972)
123. Deseret (1995)
124. Diabolique (1955)
125. Die Hard (1988)
126. Dirty Harry (1971)
127. District 9 (2009)
128. Django Unchained (2012)
129. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
130. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
131. Don’t Look Now (1973)
132. Do The Right Thing (1989)
133. Down By Law (1986)
134. Downfall (2004)
135. Dracula (1992)
136. Dracula (1931)
137. Drive (2011)
138. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)
139. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
140. Duck Soup (1933)
141. Dumbo (1941)
142. Easy Rider (1969)
143. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
144. Enter The Dragon (1973)
145. Eraserhead (1977)
146. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
147. Europa Europa (1990)
148. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
149. Eyes Without A Face (1960)
150. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
151. Fantasia (1940)
152. Fantastic Planet (1973)
153. Fargo (1996)
154. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
155. Fatal Attraction (1987)
156. Fat Girl (2001)
157. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
158. F For Fake (1973)
159. Field Of Freams (1989)
160. Fight Club (1999)
161. Fires Were Started (1943)
162. Fish Tank (2009)
163. Forbidden Games (1952)
164. Forbidden Planet (1956)
165. Forrest Gump (1994)
166. Four Lions (2010)
167. Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
168. Frankenstein (1931)
169. Freaks (1932)
170. Frenzy (1972)
171. From Here To Eternity (1953)
172. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
173. Funny Games (1997)
174. Gandhi (1982)
175. Gangs Of New York (2002)
176. Ghostbusters (1984)
177. Gilda (1946)
178. Gladiator (2000)
179. Goldfinger (1964)
180. Gomorrah (2008)
181. Gone With The Wind (1939)
182. Goodbye Lenin! (2003)
183. Goodfellas (1990)
184. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
185. Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)
186. Grease (1978)
187. Great Expectations (1946)
188. Groundhog Day (1993)
189. Guys And Dolls (1955)
190. Halloween (1978)
191. Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)
192. Happy Together (1997)
193. Harold And Maude (1971)
194. Heat (1995)
195. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
196. Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986)
197. Henry V (1944)
198. High Plains Drifter (1973)
199. His Girl Friday (1940)
200. Hold Me While I’m Naked (1966)
201. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
202. Hugo (2011)
203. I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932)
204. If…. (1968)
205. Inception (2010)
206. Independence Day (1996)
207. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
208. In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
209. In The Loop (2009)
210. In The Mood For Love (2000)
211. Intolerance (1916)
212. Into The Wild (2007)
213. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
214. Irreversible (2002)
215. It Happened One Night (1934)
216. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
217. Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
218. Jaws (1975)
219. JFK (1991)
220. Johnny Guitar (1954)
221. Jurassic Park (1993)
222. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
223. Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949)
224. King Kong (1933)
225. King Of New York (1990)
226. Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
227. L.A. Confidential (1997)
228. La Jetee (1962)
229. La Notte (1961)
230. Lantana (2001)
231. Laura (1944)
232. La Vie En Rose (2007)
233. Le Havre (2011)
234. Les Miserables (2012)
235. Les Vampires (1915)
236. Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948)
237. Let The Right One In (2008)
238. Life Of Brian (1979)
239. Life Of Pi (2012)
240. Limite (1931)
241. Lincoln (2012)
242. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
243. Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
244. Lolita (1962)
245. Lost In Translation (2003)
246. M (1931)
247. Mad Max (1979)
248. Make Way For Tomorrow (1937)
249. Man Bites Dog (1992)
250. Manhattan (1979)
251. Marnie (1964)
252. Mary Poppins (1964)
253. Mean Streets (1973)
254. Meet The Parents (2000)
255. Memento (2000)
256. Meshes Of The Afternoon (1943)
257. Metropolis (1927)
258. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
259. Modern Times (1936)
260. Monsters (2010)
261. Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
262. Moolaade (2004)
263. Moonstruck (1987)
264. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
265. Mulholland Drive (2001)
266. Muriel’s Weeding (1994)
267. Murmur Of The Heart (1971)
268. My Fair Lady (1964)
269. My Left Foot (1989)
270. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
271. Natural Born Killers (1994)
272. Network (1976)
273. No Country For Old Men (2007)
274. North By Northwest (1959)
275. Nosferatu (1922)
276. Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979)
277. Notorious (1946)
278. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
279. Of Gods And Men (2010)
280. Once (2006)
281. Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
282. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
283. On The Town (1949)
284. On The Waterfront (1954)
285. Open Your Eyes (1997)
286. Ordinary People (1980)
287. Orpheus (1950)
288. Our Hospitality (1923)
289. Out Of Africa (1985)
290. Pandora And The Flying Dutchman (1951)
291. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
292. Paranormal Activity (2007)
293. Patton (1970)
294. Peeping Tom (1960)
295. Philadelphia (1993)
296. Pi (1998)
297. Pickpocket (1959)
298. Pickup On South Street (1953)
299. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
300. Pinocchio (1940)
301. Platoon (1986)
302. Poltergeist (1982)
303. Precious (2009)
304. Pretty Woman (1990)
305. Psycho (1960)
306. Pulp Fiction (1994)
307. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
308. Raging Bull (1980)
309. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
310. Rain Man (1988)
311. Raise The Red Lantern (1991)
312. Rear Window (1954)
313. Rebecca (1940)
314. Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
315. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
316. Ring (1998)
317. Robocop (1987)
318. Rocky (1976)
319. Roman Holiday (1953)
320. Romper Stomper (1992)
321. Rope (1948)
322. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
323. Rosetta (1999)
324. Run Lola Run (1998)
325. Satantango (1994)
326. Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (1960)
327. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
328. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
329. Say Anything… (1989)
330. Scarface (1983)
331. Schindler’s List (1993)
332. Scorpio Rising (1964)
333. Scream (1996)
334. Se7en (1995)
335. Secrets & Lies (1996)
336. Senna (2010)
337. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
338. Seven Chances (1925)
339. Shame (2011)
340. Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
341. Shine (1996)
342. Sideways (2004)
343. Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
344. Skyfall (2012)
345. Sleuth (1972)
346. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
347. Smoke (1995)
348. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
349. Some Like It Hot (1959)
350. Spartacus (1960)
351. Spirited Away (2001)
352. Stagecoach (1939)
353. Stand By Me (1986)
354. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
355. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return Of The Jedi (1983)
356. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
357. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
358. Story Of Women (1988)
359. Strange Days (1995)
360. Stanger Than Paradise (1984)
361. Straw Dogs (1971)
362. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
363. Strike (1925)
364. Summer With Monika (1953)
365. Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans (1927)
366. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
367. Suspiria (1977)
368. Swing Time (1936)
369. Talk To Her (2002)
370. Tase Of Cherry (1997)
371. Taxi Driver (1976)
372. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
373. Terms Of Endearment (1983)
374. The 400 Blows (1959)
375. The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (1994)
376. The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938)
377. The African Queen (1951)
378. The Age Of Innocence (1993)
379. The American Friend (1977)
380. The Apartment (1960)
381. The Artist (2011)
382. The Aviator (2004)
383. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
384. The Battle Of Algiers (1966)
385. The Bigamist (1953)
386. The Big Chill (1983)
387. The Big Heat (1953)
388. The Big Lebowski (1998)
389. The Birds (1963)
390. The Bird With The Crystal Plummage (1970)
391. The Birth Of A Nation (1915)
392. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
393. The Boat (1981)
394. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
395. The Breakfast Club (1985)
396. The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)
397. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
398. The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920)
399. The Cabin In The Woods (2012)
400. The Celebration (1998)
401. The Color Purple (1985)
402. The Cool World (1963)
403. The Crying Game (1992)
404. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008)
405. The Dark Knight (2008)
406. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
407. The Deer Hunter (1978)
408. The Departed (2006)
409. The Descendants (2011)
410. The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (2007)
411. The Double Life Of Veronique (1991)
412. The Eagle (1925)
413. The Elephant Man (1980)
414. The English Patient (1996)
415. The Evil Dead (1981)
416. The Exorcist (1973)
417. The Fly (1986)
418. The General (1926)
419. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)
420. The Godfather (1972)
421. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
422. The Gold Rush (1925)
423. The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)
424. The Gospel According To St. Matthew (1964)
425. The Graduate (1967)
426. The Great Escape (1963)
427. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
428. The Hangover (2009)
429. The Haunting (1963)
430. The Host (2006)
431. The Hurt Locker (2008)
432. The Hustler (1961)
433. The Ice Storm (1997)
434. The Jazz Singer (1927)
435. The Jungle Book (1967)
436. The Kid With A Bike (2011)
437. The Killer (1989)
438. The Killers (1946)
439. The Killing Fields (1984)
440. The King’s Speech (2010)
441. The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
442. The Ladykillers (1955)
443. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
444. The Last Battle (1983)
445. The Last King Of Scotland (2006)
446. The Last Seduction (1994)
447. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
448. The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943)
449. The Lion King (1994)
450. The Lives Of Others (2006)
451. Thelma & Louise (1991)
452. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)
453. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)
454. The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
455. The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
456. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
457. The Matrix (1999)
458. The Muppet Movie (1979)
459. The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! (1988)
460. The Natural (1984)
461. The Official Story (1985)
462. The Phantom Carriage (1921)
463. The Phantom Of The Opera (1925)
464. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
465. The Pianist (2002)
466. The Piano (1993)
467. The Piano Teacher (2001)
468. The Pillow Book (1996)
469. The Player (1992)
470. The Prestige (2006)
471. The Princess Bride (1987)
472. The Producers (1967)
473. The Queen (2006)
474. The Quiet Man (1952)
475. The Red Shoes (1948)
476. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
477. There Will Be Blood (2007)
478. The Right Stuff (1938)
479. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
480. The Searchers (1956)
481. The Servant (1963)
482. The Seventh Seal (1957)
483. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
484. The Shining (1980)
485. The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
486. The Sixth Sense (1999)
487. The Social Network (2010)
488. The Sound Of Music (1965)
489. The Sting (1973)
490. The Stranger (1946)
491. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
492. The Ten Commandments (1956)
493. The Terminator (1984)
494. The Thing (1982)
495. The Thin Man (1934)
496. The Tin Drum (1979)
497. The Towering Inferno (1974)
498. The Tree Of Life (2011)
499. The Unbelievable Truth(1989)
500. The Untouchables (1987)
501. The Usual Suspects (1995)
502. The Wedding Banquet (1993)
503. The White Balloon (1995)
504. The White Ribbon (2009)
505. The Wicker Man (1973)
506. The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
507. The Wrestler (2008)
508. The Wrong Man (1956)
509. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
510. Three Colours: Blue (1993)
511. Three Colours: Red (1994)
512. Three Kings (1999)
513. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
514. Titanic (1997)
515. To Be Or Not To Be (1942)
516. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
517. Tootsie (1982)
518. Top Gun (1986)
519. Total Recall (1990)
520. Toy Story (1995)
521. Traffic (2000)
522. Trainspotting (1996)
523. True Grit (2010)
524. Ugetsu (1953)
525. Unforgiven (1992)
526. Up In Smoke (1978)
527. Vampyr (1932)
528. Vertigo (1958)
529. Volver (2006)
530. Walkabout (1971)
531. WALL.E (2008)
532. Wall Street (1987)
533. War Horse (2011)
534. Way Down East (1920)
535. West Side Story (1961)
536. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)
537. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
538. Whisky Galore! (1949)
539. White Heat (1949)
540. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
541. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)
542. Wings Of Desire (1987)
543. Withnail & I (1987)
544. Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (1988)
545. Woodstock (1970)
546. Wuthering Heights (1939)
547. Young Frankenstein (1974)
548. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)

Top 10 Films Of My Youth

A little thing I did a while back on Letterboxd. The top 10 movies that shaped my childhood and teenage years, in alphabetical order:

1. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988)
2. The Black Hole (1979)
3. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
4. Flashdance (1983)
5. Flash Gordon (1980)
6. Grease (1978)
7. Heathers (1988)
8. Pretty In Pink (1986)
9. Smokey And The Bandit II (1980)
10. Star Wars (1977)

 

Prologue

I love films.

I really do.

My job can be soul destroying so escapism forms a big part of my life and watching movies constitutes a big chunk of that.

I’ve watched films since before I can remember; in fact, one of my earliest memories involves seeing Star Wars at the cinema.

I’ll watch pretty much anything once and there are very few films that I’ll refuse to watch.

This will hopefully be a pretension free area. In no way, shape or form am I trying to be the next Roger Ebert.

I won’t be using this as a movie diary, I have a Letterboxd account for that.

Don’t expect too many reviews…

And now on with the show.