watching movies

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Quick post, since I've got a quiz to study for that's five chapters long.

I've been watching a lot of films lately that I've actually been able to sit through. I must add that this is quite an accomplishment for me, since I've never really been able to finish films. Sometimes I space out and miss some important bit of story. Sometimes I just get bored and stop watching.

I know, I suck. Here is a sideways tomato for you to throw at me. {( )

But hey. I think I have improved my attention span since. In the past fourteen days, for instance, I've seen The Motorcycle Diaries, Pokemon the First Movie (which I cried at yet again), Spirited Away, and Quiet City.

Okay so that's not a lot.

Gah. Forget it. I still suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. If you are like me and you need a little filmy guidance, you might want to refer to this list of films that I got from the Loyola Film Circle's bucketlist. (It's different from the one I posted previously.) The ones in bold are the ones I've seen. Enjoy!

THE LOYOLA FILM CIRCLE MOVIE BUCKETLIST
1. 400 Blows (Truffaut, 1959)

2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)

3. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972)

4. Amelie (Jeunet, 2001)

5. Annie Hall (Allen, 1977)

6. Battle Royale (Fukusaku, 2000)

7. The Beauty and The Beast (Trousdale, 1991)

8. Before Sunrise / Before Sunset (Linklater, 1995 and 2004)

9. The Big Lebowski (Coen Brothers, 1998)

10. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)

11. City of God (Meirelles, 2002)

12. The Classic (Kwak, 2003)

13. Close to You (Garcia-Molina, 2006)

14. Clueless (Heckerling, 1995)

15. The Dark Knight (Nolan, 2009) [I spaced out a lot in the first hour -__-]

16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

17. Fahreinheit 9/11 (Moore, 2004) [saw half of it and now I can't even remember what it's about]

18. Godfather 1 &2 (Coppola, 1972 and 1974)

19. Goodbye Dragon Inn (Tsai, 2003)

20. Himala (Bernal, 1982)

21. Howls Moving Castle (Miyazaki, 2004)

22. In the Mood for Love (Wong, 2000)

23. In Search of a Midnight Kiss (Holdridge, 2008)

24. Jay (Pasion, 2008)

25. Juno (Reitman, 2007) [Awesome movie. I still listen to the songs from the soundtrack.]

26. Monty Python's The Life of Brian (Jones, 1979) [British humour is weird]

27. Man on Wire (Marsh, 2008)

28. Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag (Brocka, 1975) (My block planned to do a float based on this for last year's Buwan ng Wika. Never got around to watching the movie. I bet I still have the CD lying around here somewhere.]

29. The Motorcycle Diaries (Salles, 2004) [We watched this for Health Sci (the subject)]

30. My Sassy Girl (Kwak, 2001)

31. Oldboy (Park, 2003) [I really should get to watching this. It's Gael (or was it Will?)'s favorite movie.]

32. Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994)

33. Purple Rose of Cairo (Allen, 1985)

34. Rashomon (Kurosawa, 1950) [Saw this for Lit last year under Sir Pulan. The movie was commended for having pioneered the cinematic technique of pointing cameras directly at the sun. o_o]

35. Requiem for a Dream (Aronofsky, 2000)

36. Run Lola Run (Tykwer, 1998)

37. The Royal Tenenbaums (Anderson, 1998)

38. The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) [Made a promo ad based on this but I've never even seen this movie.]

39. The Social Network (Fincher, 2010) [Reminder: Ask Steph or Rap for a copy.]

40. Spirited Away (Miyazaki, 2001) [AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ad infinitum]

41. Superbad (Mottola, 2007)

42. Temptation Island (Gosiengfiao, 1980) [saw a bit of it after the LFC Doc and Pub assembly last sem, but we had to stop when our room reservation ended]

43. Three Colors: Red (Kieslowski, 1994)

44. Trainspotting (Boyle, 1996) [referenced in Scott Pilgrim. Stars Ewan McGregor. Must see.]

45. Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958)

46. Vivre sa vie (Godard, 1962)

47. Volver (Almodovar, 2006)

48. Uncle Boonme (Weerasethakul, 2010)

49. When Harry Met Sally (Reiner, 1989)

50. Y Tu Mama Tambien (Cuaron, 2001)

Annnnnnnnd that's it. 11/50. I suck.

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