07 April 2016

Thursday Movie Picks: So-Bad-Its-Good


I am a failure. I have failed in that I have seen so few of the Classics. I mean that in two ways. While I'm lacking in many of cinema's masterpieces (aren't we all?), I am even further (by a country mile) lacking in the worst of the worst, the Troll 2s of the world, if you will. I even Googled on this one to get a list, realizing I'd never seen most of these movies because, well, they sound....bad.

02 April 2016

Blind Spot 2016: Imitation of Life (1959)


I know it's April, but this is my March Blind Spot. Thanks for the delayed shipment, Netflix. You ruined my scheme. Or, it's probably my fault for always forgetting to shift my queue and waiting until the end of the month...

Anyway, after years, I have FINALLY watched Douglas Sirk's 1959 supreme "women's weepie," Imitation of Life. My Mom was born in 1959. This is my Mom's favorite movie, or at least one she talks about all the time. She, no doubt, tried to get me to watch this thing many times when I was young. I always rain checked it though, never bought in. I made it a point, this year, to finally do it. I'm proud of myself.