So, yeah, I failed to watch the necessary amount of films for February's installment of the 21 Years...21 Stars series. I watched Eastern Promises and La Vie En Rose (so only 2 films out of a necessary 8 films). Out of those 2 films, I only bothered to review one film: Eastern Promises (I can say though that La Vie En Rose is just a nice film but, much like Eastern Promises, it has a strong, central performance). The reason for this mediocrity is due to midterms, my school having early spring break (it starts next week, would you believe) and a lack of inspiration to actually blog about anything. Much of it I realize is because I prefer commenting on people's blogs rather than generating my own content. It's much funner, ok!I think that instead of making the series a monthly thing where I have a limited amount of time to watch the featured stars' films, I'd rather make it a yearly thing where I have to watch ALL of the listed films for each star. Plus, I will then have the chance to add more stars to the list since there are several actors/actresses that could not make the cut before. I will be listing all of the films that I have to watch throughout the year from my favorite stars. Further announcements will come after spring break.
In the meantime, since I failed the series, I have to announce my biggest Cinematic Shame.
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I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DANIEL DAY-LEWIS FILM!
I don't get all the praise, I didn't want him to be the first one to win a third Oscar for Best Actor, I know diddly squat about the man. Except that he's married to Arthur Miller's daughter and is an intense method actor. But seeing his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes and at the Oscars really warmed my heart. He's a charming fella, so it is a shame that I intend on rectifying. I plan on watching There Will Be Blood in the coming week, after my snowboarding trip of course.
I can't wait to hear what you have to say about "There Will Be Blood". I haven't seen it in a few years now, but I think it might be time to pull it back out.
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm watching both There Will Be Blood and Magnolia in the next two days. I have a feeling that I will love them. I don't know why, but they just seem like my type of films. Then again, I wasn't head over heels for Boogie Nights.
DeleteO.K. I pulled out "There Will Be Blood" late last night and found myself completely captivated by the characters and the overall filmmaking process. I did notice that's the story wasn't as intriguing as I remembered but boy Day-Lewis is great.
ReplyDelete"Magnolia" is another film that I loved when it came out but over the years I haven't found time to watch it with any regularity. I never liked "Boogie Nights" as I found it to be dull and uninteresting. P.T. Anderson is real hit or miss for me but I feel that his filmmaking ability has improved with time. He is less concerned with the "in your face" filmmakng and has instead adapted to a more quiet quality.
Now, I did love The Master. I completely forgot that P.T. was the director. There Will Be Blood and Magnolia better deliver.
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