14 June 08 | tags: 1000-movies |
1000 Movies
There are a ton of great movies I haven't seen, and, of course, as a self-styled cineaste, that drives me crazy. So, I've decided to work my way through the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They master list of the best 1000 movies ever.
I'm completely putting aside any arguments about whether or not these are really the BEST movies ever - that's not really what I'm concerned with. I want to brush up on movies that I hear talked about and haven't seen. I decided to use as a guide the TSPDT 1000 Greatest Film List because it's a mash-up of over a thousand different critics' top film lists. A clickable list is available over at Lists of Best, if you want to play along at home.
I'm also going to re-watch films in the list I've already seen (only about 10%), and write a few words about them.
I announced this whole deal a while ago, and was planning to make it into a podcast - but I've switched over to working on a different podcast project, and decided to incorporate this into the blog instead. Oh, and I'm starting from the top - so first up is Citizen Kane.