Thursday, December 10, 2009

METALIST

Things Other People Have Said About Lists:
-“History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.” Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

-“The Bible give us a list of human stories on both sides of the ledger. One list of human stories is used as examples -- do what these people did. Another list of human stories is used as warnings -- don't do what these people did. So if your story ever gets in one of these books, make sure they use it as an example, not a warning.” Jim Rohn

-“Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks.” Oliver Wendell Holmes

-“I am scared easily; here is a list of my adrenaline - production: 1: small children, 2: policemen, 3: high places, 4: that my next movie will not be as good as the last one.” Alfred Hitchcock

-“Give me a laundry-list and I'll set it to music.” Giaccomo Rossini

-“Feminism is an entire world view or gestalt, not just a laundry list of women's issues” Charlotte Bunch

-“In all planning you make a list and you set priorities.” Alan Lakein

-“We like lists because we do not want to die.” Umberto Eco

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Film

Some of My Favorite Movies, in no order:
-The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, circa 1979
-Cinderella (Disney)
-Wives and Daughters
-The Never-Ending Story
-28 Days Later
-Le Samourai
-Bob le Flambeur
-Le Boucher
-Corky Romano
-Baby Mama
-Spirited Away
-School of Rock
-Band of Brothers
-Pride and Prejudice
-North and South
-Balto
-Elf
-The Count of Monte Christo
-Singing in the Rain
-Bolt
-Red Eye (with my own interpretation, of course)
-Most anything I've seen at International Cinema over the past few years

Movies I've seen at International Cinema this Semester:
-Ikiru (Japanese)
-In the Mood for Love (Chinese)
-The Gleaners and I (French)
-Eyes Without a Face (French)
-Dark Water (Japanese)
-Let the Right One In (Swedish)
-Megane (Japanese)
-The Kautokeino Rebellion (Saami... Norwegian)
-Les Hyenes (Wolof... Senegalese)
-Millions (British)

Movies I Wanted to See But Didn't:
-Decalogue i-x (Polish)
-Pan's Labyrinth (Spanish)
-Crossing (Korean)
-Psycho (Hitchcock...)
-Ringu (Japanese)
-Favela Rising (Brazilian)
-Vampyr (German)
-Nosferatu (German)
-Ploning (Tagolog)
-Army of Shadows (French)
-Water (Hindi)
-Sweet Nothings in My Ear (ASL)
-The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (Brazilian)
-Straight From the Heart (Hindi)
-Howl's Moving Castle (Japanese)
-He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (French)
-The Pope's Toilet (Spanish)