It's been a while since I posted, and instead of coming up with a thoughtful, enlightening post about what I have been doing with my time, I decided to do a list! Yay, lists! I'm posting a movie from every year of my life, based on the lists provided by that bastion of blog-friendly linkage, Wikipedia. (In the interest of full disclosure, I'm copying the meme from Scott Tobias' similar list on The AV Club blog.)
One thing I noticed while doing this is how few movies I have actually seen. I'm sure there are some movies that I just don't recognize because I saw it so long ago, or because the titles are so unmemorable, but even for years where I was going to movies very regularly (1992, 1994, 2001, 2006) I still only saw a handful of movies, and I'm always surprised by which movies I still haven't seen. Also, the lists I was searching through don't appear to be comprehensive: foreign and independent films, in particular, seem to be represented sporadically. I know that, this being a wiki, I should add those titles, but I am pretty lazy, and don't really feel like dealing with it right now.
All of which is to make a note that these are by no means the best films, but rather just films that I enjoyed. Believe me, The Cat From Outer Space is no one's idea of what "good film" is, but I loved it as a kid, and it represents my childhood pretty well. Some years, it seemed like I was just choosing the film I could stand the best, as opposed to the one I enjoyed the most; 1991 seems to be a lean year for good films. And there are some years that seem chock full of choices -- 2002, I'm looking at you! It also served as a reminder that most of the films I have seen in loved were made well before I was even born; I am, and perhaps forever will be, a fan of the Golden Age of Hollywood!
With that said, I present The Bill S. Memorial Movie LifeList for 2008!
1973: Charlotte's Web, dir. Charles A. Nichols & Iwao Takamoto.
1974: Female Trouble, dir. John Waters.
1975: Love & Death, dir. Woody Allen.
1976: Carrie, dir. Brian De Palma.
1977: That Obscure Object of Desire, dir. Luis Buñuel.
1978: The Cat From Outer Space, dir. Norman Tokan.
1979: Monty Python's Life of Brian, dir. Terry Jones.
1980: 9 to 5, dir. Colin Higgins.
1981: Lola, dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
1982: The Thing, dir. John Carpenter.
1983: Dark Habits, dir. Pedro Almodovar.
1984: Gremlins, dir. Joe Dante.
1985: Pee-wee's Big Adventure, dir. Tim Burton.
1986: Pretty in Pink, dir. Howard Deutch.
1987: Evil Dead II, dir. Sam Raimi.
1988: Hairspray, dir. John Waters.
1989: Do the Right Thing, dir. Spike Lee.
1990: Metropolitan, dir. Whit Stillman.
1991: Thelma & Louise, dir. Ridley Scott.
1992: The Crying Game, dir. Neil Jordan.
1993: Short Cuts, dir. Robert Altman.
1994: To Live, dir. Zhang Yimou.
1995: Clueless, dir. Amy Heckerling.
1996: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, dir. Jim Mallon
1997: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, dir. Jay Roach
1998: Run Lola Run, dir. Tom Tykwer.
1999: All About My Mother, dir. Pedro Almodovar.
2000: Cecil B. Demented, dir. John Waters.
2001: Moulin Rouge!, dir. Baz Luhrman.
2002: Far From Heaven, dir. Todd Haynes.
2003: The Station Agent, dir. Thomas McCarthy.
2004: Shaun of the Dead, dir. Edgar Wright.
2005: War of the Worlds, dir. Steven Spielberg.
2006: Volver, dir. Perdro Almodovar.
2007: Ratatouille, dir. Brad Bird.
What's your list?
One thing I noticed while doing this is how few movies I have actually seen. I'm sure there are some movies that I just don't recognize because I saw it so long ago, or because the titles are so unmemorable, but even for years where I was going to movies very regularly (1992, 1994, 2001, 2006) I still only saw a handful of movies, and I'm always surprised by which movies I still haven't seen. Also, the lists I was searching through don't appear to be comprehensive: foreign and independent films, in particular, seem to be represented sporadically. I know that, this being a wiki, I should add those titles, but I am pretty lazy, and don't really feel like dealing with it right now.
All of which is to make a note that these are by no means the best films, but rather just films that I enjoyed. Believe me, The Cat From Outer Space is no one's idea of what "good film" is, but I loved it as a kid, and it represents my childhood pretty well. Some years, it seemed like I was just choosing the film I could stand the best, as opposed to the one I enjoyed the most; 1991 seems to be a lean year for good films. And there are some years that seem chock full of choices -- 2002, I'm looking at you! It also served as a reminder that most of the films I have seen in loved were made well before I was even born; I am, and perhaps forever will be, a fan of the Golden Age of Hollywood!
With that said, I present The Bill S. Memorial Movie LifeList for 2008!
1973: Charlotte's Web, dir. Charles A. Nichols & Iwao Takamoto.
1974: Female Trouble, dir. John Waters.
1975: Love & Death, dir. Woody Allen.
1976: Carrie, dir. Brian De Palma.
1977: That Obscure Object of Desire, dir. Luis Buñuel.
1978: The Cat From Outer Space, dir. Norman Tokan.
1979: Monty Python's Life of Brian, dir. Terry Jones.
1980: 9 to 5, dir. Colin Higgins.
1981: Lola, dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
1982: The Thing, dir. John Carpenter.
1983: Dark Habits, dir. Pedro Almodovar.
1984: Gremlins, dir. Joe Dante.
1985: Pee-wee's Big Adventure, dir. Tim Burton.
1986: Pretty in Pink, dir. Howard Deutch.
1987: Evil Dead II, dir. Sam Raimi.
1988: Hairspray, dir. John Waters.
1989: Do the Right Thing, dir. Spike Lee.
1990: Metropolitan, dir. Whit Stillman.
1991: Thelma & Louise, dir. Ridley Scott.
1992: The Crying Game, dir. Neil Jordan.
1993: Short Cuts, dir. Robert Altman.
1994: To Live, dir. Zhang Yimou.
1995: Clueless, dir. Amy Heckerling.
1996: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, dir. Jim Mallon
1997: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, dir. Jay Roach
1998: Run Lola Run, dir. Tom Tykwer.
1999: All About My Mother, dir. Pedro Almodovar.
2000: Cecil B. Demented, dir. John Waters.
2001: Moulin Rouge!, dir. Baz Luhrman.
2002: Far From Heaven, dir. Todd Haynes.
2003: The Station Agent, dir. Thomas McCarthy.
2004: Shaun of the Dead, dir. Edgar Wright.
2005: War of the Worlds, dir. Steven Spielberg.
2006: Volver, dir. Perdro Almodovar.
2007: Ratatouille, dir. Brad Bird.
What's your list?
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