so here's the plan...
I've gotta start blogging.
The last few years have seen a lot of changes in my life... that's what happens when you're approaching thirty, newly emancipated from a first marriage, learning to take scornful comments with a grain of salt. I guess I'm learning to be me. And a big part of me is....
I love movies.
I mean LOVE love them.
I guess I've always enjoyed the world of entertainment, and in the course of conversation I would constantly refer to it. My dad wondered if I was capable of conversation that didn't involve mass media, so I allowed myself to believe it was a bad thing, a limitation on my part.
But it's ok.
I love movies, and it's ok.
Last year, I started to indulge my passion in earnest... I made a conscious goal to see all the Oscar movies before they were even nominated. It meant hours spent in theaters... two, three, even four movies in a day. My friends thought it sounded unbearable. I, on the other hand, was in heaven. I went alone, and came home with my head swimming. I had stayed in one building for a whole day, but had traveled all over the world. I saw life through the eyes of people I would never meet. I was exposed to new ideas I had never considered.
This year I didn't even make that conscious effort... but I still made it to all the movies. It's ingrained in me now, I suppose.
So I guess the purpose of this blog is to share my experiences with fellow cinephiles. Maybe a review here or there, but mostly I just want to impart the joy I find in seriously good cinema.
The last few years have seen a lot of changes in my life... that's what happens when you're approaching thirty, newly emancipated from a first marriage, learning to take scornful comments with a grain of salt. I guess I'm learning to be me. And a big part of me is....
I love movies.
I mean LOVE love them.
I guess I've always enjoyed the world of entertainment, and in the course of conversation I would constantly refer to it. My dad wondered if I was capable of conversation that didn't involve mass media, so I allowed myself to believe it was a bad thing, a limitation on my part.
But it's ok.
I love movies, and it's ok.
Last year, I started to indulge my passion in earnest... I made a conscious goal to see all the Oscar movies before they were even nominated. It meant hours spent in theaters... two, three, even four movies in a day. My friends thought it sounded unbearable. I, on the other hand, was in heaven. I went alone, and came home with my head swimming. I had stayed in one building for a whole day, but had traveled all over the world. I saw life through the eyes of people I would never meet. I was exposed to new ideas I had never considered.
This year I didn't even make that conscious effort... but I still made it to all the movies. It's ingrained in me now, I suppose.
So I guess the purpose of this blog is to share my experiences with fellow cinephiles. Maybe a review here or there, but mostly I just want to impart the joy I find in seriously good cinema.
January 16, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Well congrats on...just about everything! It sounds like you're embracing your love of movies, and that can't be bad. I look forward to seeing more from you. And hey, nice LAMB button!
January 17, 2008 at 9:33 AM
I heart LAMB.
January 17, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Congratulations on a great launch. I like your writing a lot, and your style. I've been a film buff a VERY long time. It's great to know a whole new crop of film fanatics will be around to keep this great medium alive and well.
(I'm a LAMB, too.)
January 17, 2008 at 4:32 PM
Well thanks, Ms. Marilyn! I don't think I could hope for better praise than that.
January 17, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Wow, your Oscar project is similar to mine! Like your posts so far, found you on LAMB. I'll be out here reading!
January 18, 2008 at 5:10 AM
Glad to see another cinephile spreading her... wings? In any case, I'll be coming back.
(I'm a LAMBie too)
January 18, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Welcome, Linda & Matt! I appreciate your good thoughts.
Linda- I greatly enjoyed your blog, and will return often.
Matt- So I'm guessing... you're into "Lost"? *lol*
January 23, 2008 at 9:17 PM
this post reminds me why i like movies. "I had stayed in one building for a whole day, but had traveled all over the world." i get this feeling all the time. ;o)
glad to get to know another film buff and fellow LAMB.
January 24, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Wow, Mike. High praise. Thank you. :-)
It really is cool getting to know others who share my passion for film.
February 7, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Thanks, Rick, I really liked your blog! And you are welcome here any time.
April 13, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Yes! I feel exactly the same way about movies, as you do.
Glad I'm not the only one, i was a bit worried I had to start attending cinephiles anonymous lols.
Will enjoy reading your future posts.
September 28, 2010 at 10:42 PM
How is it that blogging has gone on so long without me knowing it? Ugh! I love finding blogs about movies, in fact I can't sleep because I am so hopped up on adrenaline just browsing them. Great blog, movies movies movies, I love it!