Well, happy new year, guys! As I catch up with awards season movies, I’ve decided for the time being to simply write a post about my new years resolutions. While I do have resolutions regarding health, spirituality, and school, I’ve also made resolutions regarding my film-watching habits. Listed below are mine. What are some of yours? Sound off in the comments! 1. Last year I watched 97 movies for the first time. I want to watch 100 this year, but hopefully I’ll have watched many more than that. 2. Since my knowledge of film is so American and Eurocentric, I want to expand it by exploring more South American, African, Middle Eastern, and Asian film. 3. It’s important to me to watch more movies directed by women. 4. I want to watch more movies directed by American people of color. (Regarding 2, 3, and 4, here is an excellent article from The Guardian that relates to the idea of redefining what we see as the general "canon" of film staples, which over time has been compiled by white male film theorists and comprised of films by white men) 5. There are still bodies of work by renowned directors that I haven’t even touched. I have not seen a single film by Fredrico Fellini, John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, David Fincher, Ernst Lubitsch, Edgar Wright, P.T. Anderson, John Ford, Spike Lee, or Spike Jonze.
6. And I still haven’t seen Casablanca. I should probably do that. I am keeping a running list of movies I have seen for the first time in 2018. It'll be on a different page and will constantly be updating. Check to see how it grows, hold me accountable for my resolutions, and suggest movies for me to see! Until then, happy new years and see you at the movies! Love, Madelyn
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