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Week 52

Posted by Leo – January 17, 2011

December 24 – December 31

Films watched: None

Books read: None

Screenplays read:

  1. Please Give – by Nicole Holofcener
  2. Undercover Brother – by John Ridley – 10/24/2000
  3. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle – by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg – 5/28/2003
  4. The Lookout – by Scott Frank – 12/31/1998
  5. The Social Network – by Aaron Sorkin – 5/28/2009

It was a mad dash at the end, but I’m happy to report that I actually completed my main goal of watching 365 films in 2010! I even read 52 scripts! Although I didn’t reach my goal of reading 24 books that have been adapted into movies (I read 16) nor writing a screenplay (I finished the 1st act), I believe I have definitely accomplished a lot more than I would have if I hadn’t set those goals at all.

Looking back, there were quite a few really amazing films I saw in 2010. Many of them were well-known classics such as Tokyo Story or Umberto D, but there were also many new discoveries for me. David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive was certainly a dreamy cinematic experience. Koreeda’s Still Walking is almost like a modern day Ozu film. My car movies phase introduced me to such classics as Vanishing Point, Le Mans, and Two-Lane Blacktop, and my new food obsession took me to the scrumptious Babette’s Feast.

Scott Frank’s The Lookout was a very pleasant discovery, and so was Starting out in the Evening. I saw some films that I had been wanting to see in years, and many of them turned out to be even better than I expected. George Sluizer’s The Vanishing (the original version) is one of the most chilling films I have ever seen. Swingers is thoroughly enjoyable. And A Simple Plan is a first class thriller that deserves to be in the same league as Fargo.

And some of my least favorite movies? Cannonball Run. Catwoman. Everybody Wants to be Italian.

Pick of the Year:

Mulholland Drive

2010:

Total films watched: 365 (in 365 days)

Total books read:  16 (8 to go)

Total screenplays read: 52 (0 to go)

Week 51

Posted by Leo – December 25, 2010

December 17 – December 23

Films watched:

  1. Big Fan (2009)
  2. The Chinese Feast (金玉满堂) (1995)
  3. The Tourist (2010)
  4. The Whole Shebang (2001)
  5. I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
  6. Going the Distance (2010)
  7. Primal Fear (1996)
  8. Frida (2002)
  9. Three O’Clock High (1987)
  10. Lake Placid (1999)
  11. Camilla (1994)
  12. Single White Female (1992)
  13. Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
  14. The Road to Wellville (1994)
  15. A Simple Plan (1998)
  16. Scandal (1989)
  17. Mr. Jealousy (1997)
  18. Chances Are (1989)
  19. Black Swan (2010)
  20. Monsters (2010)
  21. Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010)
  22. The Lookout (2007)

Books Read: None

Screenplays Read:

  1. Ocean’s 11 – Screenplay by Ted Griffin – May 31, 2001.
  2. Due Date – Written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland – March 6, 2009 (Second Draft).
  3. Somewhere – Written by Sofia Coppola.
  4. Easy A – Written by Bert Royal – August 3, 2006.
  5. Chloe - Screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson – July 31, 2008.
  6. Going the Distance – Written by Geoff LaTulippe.

Pick of the Week:

Black Swan


2010:

Total films watched: 365 (in 357 days)

Total books read:  16 (8 to go)

Total screenplays read: 47 (5 to go)

Week 50

Posted by Leo – December 16, 2010

Books Read: None

Screenplays Read:

  1. Gran Torino – written by Nick Schenk – May 5, 2008.
  2. Before Sunset – written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke - Aug., 25th, 2003.

Pick of the Week:

Agora

2010:

Total films watched: 343 (in 350 days)

Total books read:  16 (8 to go)

Total screenplays read: 41 (11 to go)

Week 49

Posted by Leo – December 9, 2010

Books Read: None

Screenplays Read:

  1. The Bucket List – written by Justin Zackham – November 29, 2006.
  2. The Kids are All Right – written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg – August 3, 2009.
  3. The Devil Wears Prada – screenplay by Peter Hedges – March 5, 2005.

Pick of the Week:

Broken Embraces

2010:

Total films watched: 328 (in 343 days)

Total books read: 16 (8 to go)

Total screenplays read: 39 (15 to go)

Week 48

Posted by Leo – December 4, 2010

November 26 – December 2

Films watched:

  1. Morning Glory (2010)
  2. Unstoppable (2010)
  3. Mother (2009)
  4. Easy A (2010)
  5. Paper Man (2009)
  6. Vengeance (復仇) (2009)
  7. Who Was That Lady (1960)
  8. Babettes Gæstebud (Babette’s Feast) (1987)
  9. Who’s That Girl (1987)

Books Read: None

Screenplays Read: None

Pick of the Week:

Mother

2010:

Total films watched: 315 (in 336 days)

Total books read:  16 (8 to go)

Total screenplays read: 36 (18 to go)

Week 47

Posted by Leo – December 4, 2010

November 19 – November 25

Films watched:

  1. Just Wright (2010)
  2. Eat Pray Love (2010)
  3. Anger Management (2003)
  4. The Kids are All Right (2010)
  5. Burlesque (2010)

Books Read:

  1. Julie and Julia – by Julie Powell

Screenplays Read: None

Pick of the Week:

The Kids are All Right

2010:

Total films watched: 306 (in 329 days)

Total books read:  16 (8 to go)

Total screenplays read: 36 (18 to go)

Week 46

Posted by Leo – November 28, 2010

November 12 – November 18

Films watched:

  1. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
  2. Go (1999)
  3. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
  4. Waiting (2005)

Books Read: None

Screenplays Read:

  1. Ratatouille – written by Brad Bird.

    Pick of the Week:

    Go


    2010:

    Total films watched:  301 (in 322 days)

    Total books read:  15 (9 to go)

    Total screenplays read: 36 (18 to go)

    Week 45

    Posted by Leo – November 28, 2010

    November 5 – November 11

    Films watched:

    1. Woman on Top (2000)
    2. Step Up 3D (2010)
    3. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
    4. 9 to 5 (1980)
    5. Tortilla Soup (2001)
    6. Lovely, Still (2008)
    7. Waitress (2007)
    8. Ratatouille (2007)

    Books Read: None

    Screenplays Read: None

    More food movies this week. The ridiculous Woman on Top seems to take place in an alternate universe cause I don’t understand any of the characters or their actions and behavior. Tortilla Soup is a passable remake of the excellent Eat Drink Man Woman. Waitress is charming and Ratatouille once again demonstrates that the people at Pixar are master storytellers. Step Up 3D also takes place in an alternate universe where people “dance battle”, but it is fun to watch for some amazing dance choreography.

    Pick of the Week:

    Ratatouille

    2010:

    Total films watched:  297 (in 315 days)

    Total books read:  15 (9 to go)

    Total screenplays read: 35 (19 to go)

    Week 44

    Posted by Leo – November 22, 2010

    October 29 – November 4

    Films watched:

    1. Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010)
    2. The Matador (2005)
    3. Me and Orson Welles (2009)
    4. (Untitled) (2009)
    5. Soul Kitchen (2009)
    6. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
    7. Manhattan (1979)

    Books Read: None

    Screenplays Read: None

    Scott Pilgrim is fun and funny, especially at the beginning. I wish Soul Kitchen, a German film co-written and directed by Fatih Akin (who also made In July), was more about food.  Watched When Harry Met Sally again, which really is the gold standard for romantic comedy, but I like Manhattan even more. Actually a lot more.

    Pick of the Week:

    Manhattan

    2010:

    Total films watched: 289 (in 301 days)

    Total books read:  15 (9 to go)

    Total screenplays read: 35 (19 to go)

    Week 43

    Posted by Leo – November 22, 2010

    October 22 – October 28

    Films watched:

    1. Funny People (2009)
    2. The Other Guys (2010)
    3. Big Night (1996)
    4. The Ramen Girl (2008)
    5. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
    6. F for Fake (1973)

    Books Read:

    1. Short Cuts – written by Raymond Carver

    Screenplays Read:

    1. Splice – by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry and Doug Taylor 4/10/07

    Now that cooking is my newest hobby, I try to seek out some “food” or “restaurant” films. Big Night is still enjoyable after all these years. Exit Through the Gift Shop is fun but feels a bit like a prank on the viewer, but it led me to Orson Welles’ F for Fake, which is definitely mischievous.

    Pick of the Week:

    F for Fake

    2010:

    Total films watched: 282 (in 294 days)

    Total books read:  15 (9 to go)

    Total screenplays read: 35 (19 to go)