the nicholson files: 2007

Nov 25, 2007

a few good films...

i have been auditing "reading film from a theological perspective" at regent college. it's been an amazing class and has really sparked an interest in film pre 1950 (since that is all we really study).
here's a list of some great films... great classics, by the best in the business!
(director in bold)

Charles Chaplin

the kid (1920)
city lights (1931)

Carl Th. Dreyer

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1927/28)

Frank Capra

It happened One night (1934) (one of three movies in history to win Oscar for Best Picture, directing, actor, actress, and writing) (ps. the others in this category are One flew over the cuckoos(1975) and the silence of the lamb (1991)
You can't take it with you (1938)
Meet John Doe (1941)
and the much loved... It's a wonderful life (1946)

John Ford

Stagecoach (1939)
How green was my valley (1941) - i've watched this one 3 times in the past 2 months
My Darling Clementine (1946) - we are watching this tonight so not sure if i can recommend it.

Howard Hawks

His girl friday
Red river

Alfred Hitchcock

Rebecca

Gregory LaCava

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Fritz Lang

Metropolis (1926)
M (1931)

F.W. Murnua

Nosferatu (1922) (similar to dracula)
Sunrise (1927)
both interesting examples of German Expressionism in Film

Orson Welles

Citizen Kane (1941) - considered by many the best movie ever made

So that's that. So many more films out there. We have found many are available at our public library as opposed to video stores (plus it's free!!!) We are just about to set in and watch John Fords My dear Clementine (a western... yep, i'm even enjoying westerns)

Oct 26, 2007

thanksgiving dinner

on thanksgiving, we hosted a dinner for a bunch of our friends here in Vancouver (mostly people from St. Andrew's) and Lydia had her first crack at cooking the turkey. and i must say, i'm looking forward to the turkeys to come in the years ahead!!

here are a few shots of the evening.