MY TOP 10 FAVORITE FILMS

Here it is. Before we begin, I expect to see some serious comments re: your top 10, and all of the (incorrect) reasons you think mine are wrong.

10. Juno
9. Love, Actually
8. The Princess Bride
7. Waitress
6. Pride and Prejudice
5. His Girl Friday
4. Pulp Fiction
3. The Incredibles
2. Meet Me in St. Louis
1. The Philadelphia Story

A Statement About Why It's Taking So Long

OK, full disclosure time: I am having trouble coming up with my Top 10 Favorite movies.

Not that I am unsure as to what they are, but it's the order and the dynamics of the thing that are eluding me. I mean, how many classics are too many without being pretentious? And which horrifically stupid but terrifically classic comedy deserves a spot in the top 10? The moral of the story is that I am not blowing off the list, but am instead taking my time to organize my thoughts. I apologize for the delay and hope to have something to say by the end of next week.

On a sad closing note, RIP Heath Ledger. It seems he has joined the ranks of those young, impossibly talented actors whose lives were cut short, seemingly by their talent and the excessive-ness that comes with it. Tragic.

A Statement About My Top 10 Favorite Movies

My Dearest Peeps,
First of all, Happy New Year! Hopefully 2008 will be full of happiness, health and wonderment for all... or at least we will see the end of the writers strike. Stemming from a New Year's Eve conversation, I have decided it is time to grace you all with my top 10 favorite movies of all time.

Soon-ish.

Let me clarify something first: my (or your, or anyone's) Top 10 Favorite Films has nothing to do with the Top 10 Best Films, a list that is much less subjective. Therefore, you will see no Citizen Kane, or The Graduate, or even The Wizard of Oz on my list. That list is a completely different discussion for another time.

So, this is just a note to make that statement and to say that my list is on it's way. I don't believe this is the kind of thing to be rushed or thought-up on the spot, and I expect mine to stick pretty permenantly, pending, of course, the release of other amazing films (you know, should the strike ever end.)

Thusly, dear readers, think of your own picks as well so you can post them later and we can get into a spirited debate about why I am right and you are not.

MERRY NEW YEAR!