Typically I get the Video Librarian issue and find around 8-10 movies I'd like to see. This time around I came up with a list of 36. That's a lot of interesting films to want to watch (not including the individual episodes of a few TV shows I feel like I should get to know.) This list reflects my genuine interest as well as an awareness of what is popular and available on the cable channels to which I don't (have the money, not to mention the time to) subscribe. Will I get to watch this full list? Probably not. But the intention to be aware of these films and shows is there.
- The Kings of Summer
- Rather than the movie "The Family" starring De Niro and Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones (okay, maybe along with the movie), read the book Malavita.
- Captain Phillips (Tom Hanks, Somali Pirates)
- In the fog (russian nazi collaborator foreign film)
- The happy poet
- From the Head
- For the Glory
- Masquerade (lee byung-hun) (we have this)
- Now You See Me
- Olympus has fallen
- Electric Man
- Shadow Dancer - we have
- West of Memphis - we have
- Father Goose (Cary Grant)
- The File on Thelma Jordan (classic film noir)
- The Great Santini (classic, Robert Duvall)
- Jack Taylor Set 1 - rather than watch these private PI shows set in Ireland, there's a whole series of books by Ken Bruen that NMLS owns. Perhaps read one or two for that PI fix and for a look at Ireland culture. Try the Magdalen Martyrs.
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - for Zane when he's a tween, young teen.
- The Newsroom - Sorkin's TV show - politics and news
- Orphan Black BBC American show - clones and conspiracy
- Safety Last - B&W Silent Comedy
- Suits - lawyers and corporate politics
- a Girl and a Gun - we have
- Bidder 70 - eco-activism
- Herman's House - we have - solitary confinement and art
- La Source - water rights in Haiti
- War on Whistleblowers - we have
- Superthief: Inside America's Biggest Bank Score
- What Plants Talk About - documentary
- The Fruit Hunters - documentary
- Charge - documentary about electric motorcycles
- Lee Hendrickson's Creative Travel Photography
- The Cardboard Bernini
- The Paper Mirror - documentary about artists Lehrer and Bechdel
- Sommore: Chandelier Status
- Makers: Women Who Make America - we have, documentary about feminism
There were several "non-fiction" or documentary files that looked informative and entertaining and if I had all the time in the world, I might have been willing to add them to my list, but unfortunately, one must be selective.
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