09/05/06

2:33 PM

A co-worker lent me a DVD of AFI's 100 years, 100 movies...

In 1998, The American Film Institute invited 1500 screenwriters, directors, actors, producers, cinematographers, editors, executives, film historians and critics to select the 100 American movies ever made in the first 100 years of American cinema (1896 - 1996). Films released after 1996 were not included.

For the last 11 years, I have watched an average of 185 films per year...
However, I have only seen 57% of the films in this list.
In other words, I have never seen 43 of the 100 best American movies ever made.

This simply won't do!

I need to correct this situation once and for all...
Especially since 11 of the films I have never seen are in the top 30
So, I got my work cut out for me...
I vow right here and now to watch the following films in the next few weeks:

Lawrence of Arabia, On the Waterfront, Sunset Boulevard, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Some Like it Hot, All About Eve, The African Queen, Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington & The Treasure of Sierra Madre.

I'll post my progress on this blog...
Check back often to see how this project is going.