I start this blog at 2:09am on 18th November, 2015. The main purpose of this blog is for me to keep a track of the movies I have been watching and how my opinions and ways of watching films change over time. I have a hefty list to work through, everything from Hitchcock to Bergman.
I intend to do my best to get a good view of the whole picture of films both historically and geographically, I want to absorb the classics of the studio era as well as contemporary Japanese cinema for example. I love movies but I haven't been watching as many as I would like, so to have a formalised recording and reviewing system will help me to really engross myself in many more directors, genres and eras.
I should probably state the standard of my current film knowledge as a starting point. I would say my film knowledge is slightly above average but by no means exceptional, I have a decent general overview of a lot of the most influential directors historically and think my critical film watching mind is ok but this is all about training up my critiquing methods and really thinking about what makes a great movie.
On this Wednesday morning in 2015 my favourite movie of all time is Milos Forman's 1984 masterpiece Amadeus, who knows, maybe this time next year it will be something different.
This blog is predominantly for my own enjoyment and interest but if anyone finds it somewhat interesting then that's great too.
That's all for now, my next entry should be my first review!
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