Oscars Project: Chapter 1 Movie List
Movie list created from Cinematherapy Goes to the Oscars
I plan to do these in the order listed here, but I hope to get advance notice if the order changes (usually resulting from attempts to obtain the next film in line).
Others mentioned in chapter (and possible alternates if needed and not yet seen): Finding Nemo, Lost in Translation, The Fog of War, Bowling for Columbine, Into the Arms of Strangers, Mystic River, Shrek, Monster, Pollock, A Beautiful Mind, Monster's Ball (also "WWTT?")
Tentative List from Chapter 1 (2000-2004) "Antianxiety Movies"
Chicago
Erin Brockovich
Adaptation
Murder on a Sunday Morning
Seabiscuit (under "What Were They Thinking?")
The Hours
I plan to do these in the order listed here, but I hope to get advance notice if the order changes (usually resulting from attempts to obtain the next film in line).
Others mentioned in chapter (and possible alternates if needed and not yet seen): Finding Nemo, Lost in Translation, The Fog of War, Bowling for Columbine, Into the Arms of Strangers, Mystic River, Shrek, Monster, Pollock, A Beautiful Mind, Monster's Ball (also "WWTT?")
Comments
I think many of the alternates are much stronger films than the initial list. Finding Nemo, Lost in Translation, Mystic River, Shrek, Monster - all good and/or powerful movies. Of your main list, I was only impressed with Adaptation and Seabiscuit.
I liked Monster's Ball too, but it was quite disturbing.
Adaptation is probably my favorite out of all the movies listed here. I can't wait until you get to it. I love, love, love Charlie Kaufman.