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AFI #7 - Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
I don’t believe that I have ever watched this film in total. I know that I have seen many parts of it but decided that it was time to put in the effort. And it is an effort. At over 3 1/2 hours,… more →
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
wrote 2 days ago: 24. See all of AFI’s Top 100 Movies (1/100) I finally got started on this goal! Organizing my … more →
#52: Bonnie and Clyde
wrote 1 month ago: So what’s it about?: Bonnie and Clyde rob banks and chaos ensues. The Good: This film is consi … more →
#98: Unforgiven, #30: Treasure of the Sierra Madre, #26: Dr. Strangelove
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wrote 1 month ago: Sadly, my journey down the AFI list has been moving rather sluggishly the past few weeks. Top prior … more →
The AFI Top 100
wrote 2 months ago: I was never good at watching movies. I would have picked a trip to a bookstore over one to a theater … more →
AFI's Top 100: The Gender Benders
wrote 2 months ago: Some Like Their Marilyn In Italian Cinematic fact: When a straight man dresses up like a woman, it … more →
AFI’s Top 100 Films: A Film Fatale Dissection
wrote 2 months ago: AFI's #1: Man-centrism anyone? AFI is considered a reputable source on film. And why wouldn … more →
#55: The Sound of Music
wrote 2 months ago: Remember that wedding I told you about? Well, it’s now officially one week until my flight le … more →
#46: A Clockwork Orange
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wrote 2 months ago: Part of my job as boyfriend and self proclaimed film scholar is to introduce my girlfriend to movies … more →
#94: Goodfellas
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wrote 2 months ago: If the whole job thing doesn’t work out, as well as my Bonnie & Clyde-esque capers, my nex … more →
#64: Close Encounters, #86: Mutiny on the Bounty, #78: Rocky, #37: Best Years
wrote 3 months ago: Let’s run through a little Brett’s life by the numbers, shall we? Months since last blog … more →
Annie Hall (#31)
wrote 3 months ago: I knew, going into this, that there were going to be some of these movies that weren’t “ … more →
Ben-Hur (#72)
wrote 3 months ago: The official first movie I decided to watch on the Top 100 list was Ben-Hur. I wanted to get it sta … more →
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, the list
wrote 3 months ago: As I mentioned in the welcome post, I’ve decided to watch all of the American Film Institute … more →
AFI #7 - Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
wrote 3 months ago: I don’t believe that I have ever watched this film in total. I know that I have seen many part … more →
AFI #23 - The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
wrote 3 months ago: Despite this film being nearly 70 years old, it still works. The look of the film was actually prett … more →
#97: Bringing Up Baby
wrote 4 months ago: Summer is coming to a close. That means I’m supposedly no longer allowed to wear white and I’m begi … more →
#95: Pulp Fiction
wrote 4 months ago: If they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese a “Royale with Cheese in France, then what do they call s … more →
#88: Easy Rider, #38: Double Indemnity, & #53: Amadeus
wrote 4 months ago: I sat here looking at the blinking cursor for hours on end, typing and deleting the summation of my … more →
AFI #4 - Raging Bull (1980)
wrote 4 months ago: I’m really wondering how this film jumped from #24 in 1997 to #4. Don’t get me wrong, it … more →
