Yes, a weekly feature, I do say.
After some deliberation, I’ve decided that I’ll be doing a weekly feature called “The Decade I Missed”. Or, at least that’s the tentative title. Don’t be surprised when this post is edited with one of those slashes followed by the new title unchanged.
The central purpose of “The Decade I Missed” is to take a look back at some well-regarded films from the past ten years that I didn’t catch for one reason or another.
Of course, it wouldn’t be “My Year(s) In Lists” without a nice tidy collection to cap it all off. Ultimately, each installment will bring me ever closer to a major geeky milestone: my Top 50 Films of the Decade. It will be a major undertaking, so don’t hold your breath — I probably won’t finish it until the new decade starts, but expect comprehensive write-ups of all 50 films, along with pretty pictures and the like.
Keep your eyes peeled this week for our first installment of “The Decade I Missed”, featuring Jonathan Glazer’s polarizing 2004 film Birth. 2007’s Palme d’Or winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
[NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Don’t worry, Kidman fans, I watched Birth this week, but 4 Months was fresher in my mind, so I wrote on that. My “The Decade I Missed” installment on Birth is forthcoming.]
Adam
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December 22, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Keith Smith
You don’t waste any time do you boy? I love it! It’s “you” with a lot of white space on the sides! I’m not sure that came out right.
I look forward to every entry!
Next step in the development of the blog – tags, keywords and links. you’ll be surprised at the traffic they will create.
Take your time. You don’t have to give it all away to fast. Plus, you have to sleep sometime.
I’m excited and I’m excited for you!
December 22, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Gail Hicks-Smith
This is what you were born to do. You have been a film critic since you were old enough to put together sentences (although your tastes are so much more sophisticated now). You can watch a film more fully than anyone I know and I always learn something from your insights. Can’t wait to go with you to see Avatar at the IMAX and see the lists you come up with. Now that both the ‘rents have weighed in, others may feel free to comment.