Seen in 2003

II. Old - "Les Quatre cents coups": A Truffaut classic. My first viewing. Spins my head around. - "Annie Hall": Incredible film that left me desperate, despaired, and hopeful again. Watched it three times on the same weekend. - "Y tu mamá también": I admire the honesty. Alfonso Cuarón is one of the most exciting filmmakers, and I want to see what he does to the Harry Potter movie. - "Bridget Jones's Diary": Colin Colin Colin! - "Wit": 3 times in 2003. Emma Thompson is great. I'm proud to say that I've loved her since I was 14. - "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone": The kids are adorable. I miss Richard Harris. Maggie Smith's unbelievably elegant. - "Great Expectations": Another gem from Alfonso Cuarón. Anne Bancroft broke my heart. - "Two Weeks Notice": Mom dragged me to the theater, but I enjoyed it. There truly was chemistry. - "Taxi" & "Taxi 2": I don't know why we kept watching these, and why my mom kept calling Samy Naceri "Adam Sandler"... - "Panic Room": That Fincher!!! Jodie Foster proved her greatness again. (Wait, she doesn't need to prove it at all.) - "Death to Smoochy": I love dark comedies. Edward Norton is fabulous and Catherine Keener is so at ease in this type of films that it's scary yet fascinating. The music is fabulous too. - "When Harry Met Sally...": Was reminded how much I liked Billy Crystal. - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding": The TV show's awful. - "The Gift": Quite scary so I gave up watching it to the end. - "Almost Famous": It was on cable so I thought I might as well watch it again. It's MY film after all. - "Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain": Second time for me. I'm in love with Mathieu Kassovitz and Mr. Jeunet's vision. - "Gossip": Lena Headey is stunning. - "61*": It's pretty good actually. - "Emma": The Gwyneth version. Ewan McGregor was cute. Jeremy Northam's great. - "High Fidelity": Please stop me from seeing it again. I'm hopeless. - "An Ideal Husband": Amazing cast, superb performance. Cate Blanchett has the best dress in the film. - "The Sweetest Thing": Hilarious at times, redundant during the rest. Christina Applegate is great in this one. - "Everyone Says I Love You": Don't remember how many times I've seen this. It just put me in a festive - with an edge - mood. Woody doing a musical! Edward Norton and Drew Barrymore, hand in hand, strolling in Central Park! Goldie Hawn dancing and flying, along the river of Seine! III. Why Didn't I Get to See These, For Crying Out Loud? The Pianist Jules et Jim Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Actually I know why...I'm a coward.) 8 Femmes Spider The Hours (I honestly don't know why I didn't see it. Maybe it's the overwhelming hype that makes me think I've seen it.) Far From Heaven Many intriguing titles that appeared in Golden Horse Film Festival this year (that I didn't get to see...) Okay, this looks like...a truly pale year of cinema for me. PS. (1) Really look forward to "Un long dimanche de fiançailles." Jodie Foster in a Jean-Pierre Jeunet film! (2) Still don't think I listed all of what I saw in '03, 'cause for a while I was going through a "serious DVD phase" where I'd stop by the DVD store at least three times a week to get films. But my senility strikes again and I lose track of all those titles. Maybe they disappear because they didn't make as strong an impact?! So, my lesson learned: I will keep record of what I see this year on a notebook. A real one, like Paul Auster seems to do. I'm serious, I'm gonna do this, no matter what this means to me. We don't make much sense anyway.