Some people have a summer reading list--I have a summer viewing list. I think I've put together a pretty good group of films for GEP's 1st annual summer viewing program. The goal is to watch 5 movies I haven't seen but want/need to see each week. Every Sunday I will review the past week on on this very blog. The whole experience will run 14 weeks.
Here's the schedule:
Week One (6/20-6/26): The Hurt Locker, On the Waterfront, Them!, The Killing, Metropolis
Week Two (6/27-7/3): Chinatown, Die Hard, Body Heat, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, In the Mood for Love
Week Three (7/4-7/10): The Constant Gardener, The Big Sleep, The 400 Blows, The Devil's Rejects, Last Tango in Paris
Week Four (7/11-7/17): Gojira, Let the Right One In, Johnny Got His Gun, The Unseen, Rear Window
Week Five (7/18-7/24): Thieves Highway, Through a Glass Darkly, The King of Kong, A Boy and His Dog, Peeping Tom
Week Six (7/25-7/31): Shoot the Piano Player, Harlan County U.S.A., The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Red Road, The Messenger
Week Seven (8/1-8/7): Pandora's Box, 8 1/2, Cool Hand Luke, The Warriors, Ponyo
Week Eight (8/8-8/14): The Visitor, Patton, Panic in the Streets, Margot at the Wedding, The Fog
Week Nine (8/15-8/21): The Hammer, Near Dark, The Searchers, The Yakuza, Strait-Jacket
Week Ten (8/22-8/28): Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Casino Royale (1967), The Stranger, Mysterious Skin, Creature from the Black Lagoon
Week Eleven (8/29-9/4): Rebel Without a Cause, Double Indemnity, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Proposition, Eyes Without a Face
Week Twelve (9/5-9/11): Rachel Getting Married, Man Bites Dog, Bunny Lake is Missing, Chocolate, The Godfather: Part II
Week Thirteen (9/12-9/18): They Live, Lust Caution, Gilda, Frozen River, Wendy and Lucy
Week Fourteen (9/19-9/25): Gozu, Big Trouble in Little China, Wait Until Dark, Days of Heaven, The Iron Giant
Follow along OR make your own list. Whatever you do, make sure to stay out of the sun and locked in your basement sequestered from both friends and family members all summer long. Let's make this horrible season count for something, fellow film nerds!
Follow along OR make your own list. Whatever you do, make sure to stay out of the sun and locked in your basement sequestered from both friends and family members all summer long. Let's make this horrible season count for something, fellow film nerds!
