My contribution to the blogosphere has been discreet lately
and appart from posting a movie review here and there I haven’t participated in
Blogathons or other events. So it was quite a surprise to be nominated for an
award.
With a bit of surprise and recognition from
Barry of
Cinematic Catharsis, I am
proudly accepting this award and give it a spin.
As for the nominees, you do whatever you want with this and
it is just a way to tell you all that I appreciate your good work and you
deserve every drop of the winner’s champagne. However, if you choose to accept,
there are some rules that are part and parcel to the nomination:
Post the award on your blog.
Thank the person who nominated you.
Answer the 11 questions they sent.
Pick another 11 bloggers and let them know they are
nominated.
Give them 11 new questions.
My responses to Cinematic
Catharsis’ questions:
1. Name a favorite overlooked film that you can’t stop
yakking about (even though other people probably wish you would).
Ingmar
Bergman’s The Magician. It was
done in the director’s most prolific era (Wild
Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, The Virgin Spring) but doesn’t get the
recognition it deserves as one of the master’s masterpieces. At least it got
the Criterion treatment!
2.
What book would you like to see adapted into a movie?The
Secret History by
Donna Tartt. I
am currently reading it and it reminds me of
The Name of the Rose. Slow paced but so well written it would be a
great adaptation and I think maybe
David
Fincher could do impressive work with this novel.
3.
Why do you write about movies?Blogging is more or less a mandatory exercise
I force myself to achieve that helps me keep a road map of the films I’ve
watched and relieves a creative side of my personality that my day job is not
doing.
4.
What’s one of your true passions outside of films or
blogging?Since the mid 1990’s I’ve been snowboarding
and skateboarding and more recently surfing. So I would call it
standing sideways as a passion for board
sports and getting my mind on one thing that helps me to forget about the
monotony of adulthood and all the responsibilities for a couple of hours at a
time. When carving a huge line in snow I have to be concentrated only on
pushing on my edges correctly and perfecting my technique. Then, I can forget
about my 200 things that are on my home improvement list.
5.
Going to the movie theatre: Is it a necessary component
for enjoying films, or just a big hassle?It is not necessary but it is the best way to
watch a film if you ask me. However, we seem to never have the time to plan for
a night at the movies anymore. But I will bring my daughter soon to share the
passion with her. Since she gets hypnotized with
Paw Patrol and
Peppa Pig
I bet she would love to go watch an animation flick on the big screen.
6.
What’s one of your fondest childhood memories of going
to the movies?To be honest, my family was not really
wealthy and we would not be going to the movies that much. However, my parents
would rent VHS on Saturday nights and we would be watching one or two movies in
the evening. I remember being in our pyjamas and watching family movies like
Beethoven and
Tom Hanks comedies like
The
Money Pit and
Big.
7.
If you suddenly became unstuck in time like Billy
Pilgrim, what era would you want to live in?Had to do a little search to remind myself
who was Billy Pilgrim. Although, big fan of
Kurt Vonnegut here. I would be split between the late 1980’s when
snowboard was becoming what it is today and everything was simpler that time.
Also a fan of 1980’s Horror and cult films of that time.
As a professional Historian there is not really a time I would be that willing
to go back to because it seems to never have any perfect time to live in but I
would explore Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome as a curiosity. Medieval times
seem too difficult and dark. The roaring twenties in New York City would be
great too with Jazz and all those post Great War excesses.
8.
Where do you stand on the physical media vs. streaming
debate?For the accessibility and the spreading of
the media I think that streaming is ideal but as a professionnal archivist I
still have a soft spot for the physical media and a huge library of DVDs and
Blu-Ray films at home.
9.
What’s your least favorite film genre?Probably Fantasy and Superhero films because
the pattern is often repeated
ad nauseam
and I think that there is not enough substance other than special effects.
10. Name
a favorite film that’s not in the Criterion Collection, but should be. The
Shining, since there are already some of
Kubrick’s films in the Collection they should all be there and this
is my personal favorite.
11. Name
an acclaimed film that you’re ashamed to admit you haven’t seen. Zhang
Yimou’s
Raise The Red Lantern
might top that long list of acclaimed films I still need to watch.
Here are my nominees for the Sunshine Blogger Award:
And my questions for you, dear bloggers:
Name three films you would bring with you on a desert island.
Name the current or classic movie stars you would 1. marry, 2.
kill, and 3. spend a night with?
Name a film you hated the first time you watched it and that
you learned to love with time or after rewatching it?
Are you a Sports fan? If yes, what sport and which team is your
team?
Do you make an event of watching the Oscars or you find it
dull? If you do something special what is it and who is with you?
Could there be too many Blogathons?
Do you have blogging goals?
They announced an adaptation of your biography, which
director should direct it and who should portray yourself?
What is your opinion on biopics?
What is the blog post you are the most proud of?
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