“Watching old movies is like spending an evening with those people next door. They bore us, and we wouldn't go out of our way to see them; we drop in on them because they're so close. If it took some effort to see old movies, we might try to find out which were the good ones, and if people saw only the good ones maybe they would still respect old movies. As it is, people sit and watch movies that audiences walked out on thirty years ago. Like Lot's wife, we are tempted to take another look, attracted not by evil but by something that seems much more shameful -- our own innocence.”
-Pauline Kael

"How far are you going?"
"About thirty years."
-Back to the Future teaser trailer

Sunday, October 30, 2011

"The night was humid. Class dismissed. I have an enormous headache in my eye."

You know if I ever write this blog title again on this site, it will mean that I'm giving up. Hopefully that won't be the case, but family life and my own resistance to writing are proving big obstacles for me to overcome. As well as a horrible typing skill. Maybe it's the keyboard?

Anyways, I hope to make up for my lack of progress by writing more frequently, if a bit less wordy. I started on 1981 too late this year and a good number of films should be covered to truly highlight the year. I'm also hoping to coral a friend into writing some pieces for the site, just to keep this endeavor and my inventive alive.

For now, I'm just keeping my fingers crossed. Although I have to uncross them in order to start typing. Compromises, compromises. Wish me luck.
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  1. Alan HomOctober 30, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Keep writing. Don't give up. You just gotta keep plugging away.

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