I'm stuck.
You see, growing up, my mom helped me cultivate a love of movies by making sure I did not just watch whatever was new to the big screen or the VCR. I watched 12 Angry Men, To Kill a Mockingbird and High Noon. I fell in love with everything Hitchcock did. And I LOVED Godzilla movies (an obsession I carry to this day).
Fast forward to today. I've fallen into a rut. It seems everything I watch is either a new release or an old favorite. I have a Netflix queue full of films that I want to watch but never get around to. It's time to change things up. Try a new approach.
Here's the plan:
I'm going to start watching movies from the last 100 years in order. Starting in 1910, I'm going to watch three to five movies from each year and chronicle my journey here. I figure this will give me some discipline to go back and revisit some glorious films from the past and also give me some context. I've seen Citizen Kane a dozen times, but it was on a video tape with Raging Bull and Taxi Driver. Doesn't exactly provide any prospective on what a kick in the seat Orson Welles must have been in his time.
So how will I decide what to watch?
I'm assuming early on, it will be a matter of availability. There's no Films of the 1910s sale going on at Best Buy. I'm going to try to find good DVD or Blu-Ray copies, but if on-line is all that is available... beggars can't be choosers.
Beyond that, I'll be consulting on-line resources. I know IMDB, AFI, etc. can be hit-or-miss, but I have to start somewhere.
So follow this blog to see what a trip through movie history might look like. I personally cannot wait to begin.
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