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<\/a>Let’s get to numbers right away. So far, I’ve watched and reviewed fewer movies overall this year — just 147, as opposed to 287 last year — but I’m still making excellent progress towards completion of this venture<\/a>, with only 670 more titles left in the book (out of 4300). I wonder if I may actually be done<\/u> with this project in ~3-4 years?! <\/p>\n As I mentioned in my 2022 year-end recap<\/a>, I’m not at all upset with this — it means I’ll have time to rewatch favorites, catch up with noteworthy titles NOT listed in Peary’s book, and finally start diving into more modern recent classics (I’m curious how many will make the cut as must-see.). <\/p>\n Here are just a few other reflections from my past year in (re)viewing: <\/p>\n On a final note, it was exciting to hear my 13-year-old son say that Night of the Living Dead<\/em> (1968)<\/a> is now his favorite movie! (We watched it together this summer in anticipation of him acting in a super-informal theatrical version of it.) While his camp production kind of — well, fell apart… I’m happy that watching the original movie sparked an interest in him. He’ll be attending a filmmaking camp for young teens next summer, and I’m curious to see what he comes up with.<\/p>\n Here’s to yet another year of watching and reviewing classic films! P.S.<\/strong> No, it’s not lost on me that none of the images chosen above represent women. I’ll add in a little Monica Vitti for your viewing pleasure, since I watched all four of her films with Antonioni this year. The still below is from (IMO) the best of them all — L’Avventura<\/em> (1960)<\/a>. Hello, fellow Film Fanatics! I hope 2023 has been good to you. I’m continually grateful that films offer at least some solace and affirmation despite everything else going on in the world. Let’s get to numbers right away. So far, I’ve watched and reviewed fewer movies overall this year — just 147, as opposed to 287 last year — but I’m still making excellent progress towards completion of this venture, with only 670 more titles left in the book (out…<\/p>\n\n
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