2012-10-23 03:24
Rip Van Winkle1896Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van WinkleWATCHED: Summer 2011Brief Plot Summary“Rip’s Toast”: See Rip drink. Drink, Rip, drink!“Rip Meeting the Dwarf… Read More
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Every year the Library of Congress names up to 25 films to the National Film Registry for their cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance. This is a record of my journey to watch them all. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________"No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight of the soul."
Ingmar Bergman
2012-09-22 00:09
White Fawn’s Devotion1910Red Wing as White FawnWATCHED: Summer 2011Brief Plot SummaryWhite Fawn is a Native American woman of an unknown tribe, married to a white settler. Her husband… Read More
2012-09-19 18:10
Land Beyond the Sunset1912Martin Fuller as Joe the NewsboyMrs. William Bechtel as Joe’s GrandmotherWalter Edwin as Manager of the Fresh Air FundBigelow Cooper as the MinisterWATCHED: S… Read More
2012-09-18 18:37
Evidence of the Film1913William Garwood as the BrokerMarie Eline as Messenger BoyRiley Chamberlin as ClerkFlorence la Badie as Sister of BoyWATCHED: Summer 2011Brief Plot Summary  &hell…Read More
2012-09-17 14:16
Gone With The Wind1939Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara (Hamilton Kennedy Butler)Clark Gable as Rhett ButlerHattie McDaniel as MammyOlivia de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton WilkesLeslie H… Read More
2012-09-13 17:36
E.T. the Extraterrestrial 1982 Henry Thomas as Elliott Robert MacNaughton as Michael Drew Barrymore as Gertie Peter Coyote as Keys Pat Welsh, Ste… Read More
2012-09-05 16:45
Adam’s Rib1949Katharine Hepburn as Amanda BonnerSpencer Tracy as Adam BonnerWATCHED: August 2012Favorite QuotesAdam’s Assistant: I’ve got a theory—want to hear it?&nb&hell…Read More
2012-09-04 01:32
Young Frankenstein1974Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick FrankensteinMarty Feldman as IgorTeri Garr as IngaCloris Leachman as Frau BlücherPeter Boyle as the MonsterMadeline Kahn as ElizabethK… Read More
2012-09-03 18:23
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman1974WATCHED: August 2012Favorite QuotesAntonia Brico: The people who’ve prevented me most from conducting are women. … Read More
2012-09-03 18:21
The Preservation of the Sign Language1913George VeditzWATCHED: 2 September 2012Brief Plot SummaryGeorge Veditz gives an impassioned speech using American Sign Language. The End.My Reac… Read More
2012-08-25 21:45
It’s a Wonderful Life1946James Stewart as George BaileyDonna Reed as Mary Hatch BaileyLionel Barrymore as Mr. Henry F. PotterThomas Mitchell as Uncle Billy BaileyHenry Travers as Clare… Read More
2012-08-22 23:23
The Sound of Music1965Julie Andrew as Maria von TrappChristopher Plummer as Georg von TrappCharmian Carr as Liesel von TrappNicholas Hammond as Friedrich von TrappHeather Menzies as Louisa v… Read More
2012-08-20 19:08
Quasi at the Quackadero1975Kim Deitch as QuasiSusan Cruikshank as AnitaWATCHED: 16/8/2012Brief Plot SummaryQuasi, Anita, and Rollo the Robot venture forth together to the Quackadero, a futur… Read More
2012-08-13 02:44
Big Business1929Stan LaurelOliver HardyJames FinlaysonWATCHED: 11 August 2012Favorite QuotesHardy (Title Card): Would you like to buy a Christmas tree?Woman (Mimed): No, thank you.Hardy: Wou… Read More
2012-07-25 14:32
A Corner in Wheat1909Frank Powell as the Wheat KingJames Kirkwood as the Poor FarmerLinda Arvidson as the Poor Farmer’s WifeHenry B. Walthall as the Wheat King’s AssistantGrace H… Read More
2012-07-25 14:32
Blacksmith Scene1893Charles Kayser as a BlacksmithJohn Ott as His Friend, also a BlacksmithWATCHED: Summer 2011Brief Plot SummaryOh my God! It’s three blacksmiths! And they… Read More
2012-07-18 18:32
Princess Nicotine, or the Smoke Fairy1909Paul Panzer as the SmokerGladys Hulette as the Elder FairyUnknown Actress as the Younger FairyWATCHED: Summer 2011Brief Plot SummaryA man decides to… Read More
2012-07-07 22:35
Blazing Saddles1974Cleavon Little as Sheriff BartGene Wilder as Jim/The Waco KidSlim Pickens as TaggartMadeline Khan as Lili von Shtupp, “the Teutonic Titwillow” Harvey Korman as… Read More
2012-06-26 21:04
Pink Panther1963Peter Sellers as Jacques ClouseauDavid Niven as Sirl Charles LyttonCapucine as Simone ClouseauRobert Wagner as George LyttonClaudia Cardinale as Princess DalaWATCHED: 2003-20… Read More
2012-06-12 20:50
Dead Birds1964Narrated by Robert GardnerWATCHED: 8 March 2012Favorite QuotesNarration: All men, like birds, must die.Narration: The patches…help to complete their image of themselves… Read More
2012-06-06 20:11
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957Alec Guinness as Lt. Col. NicholsonWilliam Holden as U.S. Navy Commander/Seaman ShearsJack Hawkins as Major WardenSessue Hayakawa as Col. SaitoJames Donald as… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
All My Babies1953Mary Frances Hill ColeyWATCHED: August 2012Brief Plot SummaryThis film—used to educate midwives—featured the duties of the midwife, the importance of cleanliness… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Graduate1967Anne Bancroft as Mrs. RobinsonDustin Hoffman as Benjamin BraddockKatharine Ross as Elaine RobinsonWATCHED: 2008-2009Favorite QuotesMr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939James Stewart as Jefferson SmithJean Arthur as SaundersClaude Rains as Senator Joseph Harrison PaineWATCHED: 2000sFavorite QuotesJefferson Smith: Liberty's to… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Great Train Robbery1903Alfred C. Abadie as the SheriffBroncho Billy Anderson as BanditJustus D. Barnes as BanditWATCHED: Summer 2011Brief Plot SummaryTwo men hijack a train. The vi… Read More
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