It has been quite an amazing journey on so many levels and I know many who have had their life changed here too - and not all are financial points. For me, it was the discovery of writing as a way to express myself - rather than screaming into a pillow. ;D
What did you mainly teach?
Right, I sure can relate to that too, eventhough I have always written ( but most often not for an audience ).
I ( mainly ) used to teach filmmaking.
When you watch films, do you enjoy the film, or pick them apart? :)
Good question. It really depends of the mood that I'm in, how tired I am and how often I have seen a movie before. That, plus whether I am being immersed into the story ( due to good storytelling, interesting characters and so on ).
I most definitely pick up on more than the average viewer, as I analyzed hundreds or probably thousands of films when in Uni but I can still enjoy a film and dive into it, when I really want to and it ticks my boxes.
Do you have a top 5 of "must watch brilliance" - I am always curious, since I don't watch much these days, so when i do - I want it to be good.
I could make a dozen of "5 brilliant movies" lists ( for instance per genre, decade and so on ).
but, from the top of my head here's 5 of my very favorite ones, in chronological order:
Psycho (1960), Don't Look Now (1973), Suspiria (1977), Alien (1979), Blue Velvet (1986)
P.S. I used to blog about movie recommendations, but that's a year or 4 ago. It stopped being fun, as it probably reminds me too much of University ;<)
Thanks!
I have only seen 2 out of the 5 I think. I have been meaning to try to get into some David Lynch films/shows, but haven't got around to it. I don't mind the quirk.
Do you know there is community of movie reviewers? Not sure how good it is all up, but might be fun for you to play there :)
2 out of 5. Which ones? I suggest you check my reply to creativemary 's comment ( on here ). I tagged you there, so you'll probably find it. It links to a list of many more recommendations.
And talking about movie communities ( see that same comment for why I don't necessarily feel good there. Yes, I have been part of those and been posting in such communities for quite a while.
Let's say that I much rather watch movies than write or read about them. The latter isn't much fun for me. Somewhat traumatic, I guess. Also, most movie reviews mainly focus on plot. I prefer personal stories around watching a film, memories and so on.
will get back to you tomorrow. A top 5 is tough, as I have a couple of hundred of favorite movies but I'll see what I can do ;^)
I would love a top 5 best movies too, you could totally do a post Vincent. And maybe top 5 black and white movies. As not many watch those anymore, but I would love to know your opinion.
As I just told Tarazkp, in a reply, I lost the fun of writing about ( other people's ) movies. Let me think of a list of 5 amazing black and white movies...
M (1931), Sunset Boulevard (1950), The Night of the Hunter (1955), (Psycho (1960), The Elephant Man (1980).
I could easily come up with a lot more but here's a start ;<)