June 22, 2005
The bait has been taken.
1. Total number of films I own on DVD and video
I have somewhere in the just-over-200 range, in regards to DVDs. I also have a lot of VHS press screeners crammed into various nooks and crannies.
2. Last film I bought
I'm a terrible cinephile! I buy movies so infrequently that I can't even remember the last one I purchased. The reason for this might tie into a.) my preference for watching movies on the big screen and b.) my habit of spending money on other things, such as my own films. Netflix also may have something to do with it.
However, I receive a lot of movies, including the aforementioned screeners. I think the last movie I might have received as a gift was Miike's Gozu for my birthday in December. No, wait - I was given The Incredibles on my fake birthday a few months later.
3. Last film I watched.
Hustle & Flow (in theaters) and Chloe In The Afternoon (at home). I wish I could say both were good.
4. Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me
I've made this list so many times, it seems, and every time it's both different and exactly the same: Eyes Wide Shut (was in love) Buffalo 66 (fell in love) Edward Scissorhands (learning about love) 2001 (was loved) Walt Disney's Pinocchio (first film I ever saw in a theater - love at first sight)
This is minus a certain sextet, of course - the inclusion of which would simply have been redundant.
5. If you could be any character portrayed in a movie, who would it be?
I really don't like that sort of question.
And rather than tag anyone to continue this meme, I'm going to suggest that everyone reading this takes a moment to help save Public Broadcasting.
Posted by David Lowery at June 22, 2005 8:56 AM