At Bookhouse Review we do read a lot of books, we listen to a wide range of music and, between us, we try to cover every kind of film outthere. I, for one, have already watched a few films today. The Oxford Murders, which I had to stop watching last night because it was too late, Mrs Pettigrew Lives for A Day and I'm currently coming towards the end of Road House - again. (I'll have to be careful because Tropic Thunder is on straight after and that is probably the worst film I have ever seen - and I've seen Dreamgirls.)
Anyway, the only reviewer I have ever stuck by and listened to - because he is usually right - is the mighty Mark Kermode. His trademark rants and elongated diatribes have earned him something of a following on these fair shores although his Radio 5 film review show stretches his appeal across the globe to places like Nova Scotia and Michigan, sometime even France.
But he's not always right.
He didn't realise that Neil Young was a legitimate legend until Jonathan Demme told him that was the case in his 2006 film Heart of Gold and we are all familiar with the Blue Velvet punching incident. . . . .
As an homage to the great man, I think it only fair that we take his 10 favourite films of all time and watch them. Perhaps we will feel the need to write something in agreement or even protest at oneof his choices in our own lengthy philippic.
So here is the list - in no particular order:
1. Citizen Kane (1941)
2. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
3. Det Sjunde Insiglet - The Seventh Seal (1957)
4. Les Yeux Sans Visage - Eyes Without a Face (1960)
5. Mary Poppins (1964)
6. The Devils (1971)
7. Don't Look now (1973)
8. Love and Death (1975)
9. The Exorcist (1973)
10. Brazil (1985)
This is an extra challenge for the team at bookhouse review to go along with our monthly choices. We owe it to ourselves to watch these ten films and comment.
Keep an eye out for the reviews on bookhouse studios and bookhouse blog.
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