101 Movies That I Love the Most – Part Four [25-01]

So lately I made a Youtube video, for the first time (I’ve made films before, and put them on Youtube, but I never made a video specifically to just say stuff on Youtube) in which I share my 101 Films That I Love the Most. You can see the video and read all about it here.

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In addition to making this video, I thought I’d also share it in writing—for easy reference in case you or I don’t feel like listening to me talk about this over 40 minutes of real time.

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101 Movies That I Love the Most – Part Two [75-51]

So lately I made a Youtube video, for the first time (I’ve made films before, and put them on Youtube, but I never made a video specifically to just say stuff on Youtube) in which I share my 101 Films That I Love the Most. You can see the video and read all about it here.

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In addition to making this video, I thought I’d also share it in writing—for easy reference in case you or I don’t feel like listening to me talk about this over 40 minutes of real time.

Continue reading 101 Movies That I Love the Most – Part Two [75-51]

100 Years, 100 Creators – Part 8 (Final)

Over a few posts, I’ve been choosing different creators or creative teams–novelist, composer, scriptwriter, comic book artist, etc–who have influenced or inspired me, and in most cases brought me a lot of enjoyment.

Day of the Doctor

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47 Movie Blogs #3 – Five Movies with Fake Arms

“What?  What sort of crazy topic is this?” I cry to my friend Jo.  Except that I am kidding, I actually came up with it myself.  In fact, it might have been a bit of an inspiration for the general list that Jo is working from to select each subject for this blog series. Continue reading 47 Movie Blogs #3 – Five Movies with Fake Arms

Community – Social Psychology [1.4]

Jeff and Shirley find they are bonding over gossiping about people, especially about Britta’s new, super-laid back boyfriend Vaughn.  Annie tricks invites Abed and Troy to be part of a social psychology experiment, but freaks out when Abed fails to behave as expected.  Meanwhile, Pierce buys an “ear-nocular” allowing him to listen to other people’s conversations.  Vaughn breaks up with Britta after he realizes that she shared his love poem to Jeff, who shared it with Shirley, who shared it with the rest of the group.  Jeff and Shirley agree to stop gossiping together. Continue reading Community – Social Psychology [1.4]

Community – Introduction to Film [1.3]

Britta pays for Abed’s film class when his father refuses to.  However, Abed appears to take advantage of her generosity and drives to explosive moments of frustration, all captured by Abed’s camera.  This turns out to be Abed’s strategy for making a documentary about his parents and their break up over the stress of raising him.  Abed’s father comes to realize that film helps his son to express himself and agrees to start paying for his classes.  Meanwhile, Jeff attempts to get an A from a free-spirited teacher by “seizing the day”, something he is only able to do when Britta gives him a strategic “life changing kiss” in front of the teacher.  Pierce helps Troy to develop more mature-sounding sneeze. Continue reading Community – Introduction to Film [1.3]