The movies in our DVD collection can be broadly categorized like this:
- Ones that we, and particularly Anne-Marie, will watch pretty casually. These tend to be films that are simply “watchable,” that we are already pretty familiar with, and/or can be watched for individual moments. Examples of these films include Dazed and Confused (1993), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), and L.A. Confidential (1997).
- Ones with which we are familiar with and may watch casually, but are more, or at least just as, likely to watch with focus. Among these films are The Godfather (I and II), The Third Man (1949), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Much as Anne-Marie is more likely to pop in a movie as background, I am more likely to devote my attention to a film I've chosen to watch. Both of these categories of films are the kinds of movies we're likely to watch when home sick, or have the luxury of a lazy day.
- Finally, there are those that we have in our collection, but rarely watch. In some cases, we may not have watched them at all since purchasing them, but have seen them previously in the theater or from renting. Many of these films are non-English language movies, Anne-Marie likes to knit while watching television, but not all. Movies that we have not yet watched since buying them include Band of Outsiders (1964), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Palm Beach Story (1942) (we have a small, like three to four, number of DVDs of films we have never seen; these came packaged in box sets).
This summer, hopefully starting this week (7/8/2007-7/14/2007), we are starting an "At-Home Film Festival" to begin working, particularly, on the third category of movies, although films from the first two categories, especially those that we haven't watched with real intent in awhile, will also be fair game.
I'll be listing the films
here, and will try to post, at least, consistent “
One thing ...” reactions to our selections. We're planning on one a week through August.