I have been summoned for Jury Service. Starting from
tomorrow, I have (at least) two weeks of hanging around and a surprising amount
of time-off to fill. So, I’ve decided to hold a personal film festival. For
each of the ten working days that I’m on duty, there will be a film which I really
should have seen but have not.
The list is an eclectic one. Tomorrow, I start with Tim
Burton’s Big Fish, and then go back
to the 1966 British classic, Blow-Up,
before continuing with the British feel by taking a very overdue look at Chris
Morris’ Four Lions. The first week is
rounded off with Henry Selick’s much-admired animation Coraline and Aronofsky’s apparently devastating Requiem for a Dream.
The second week has a slightly older feel, beginning with
Bill Forsyth’s Local Hero, and then
the closest thing Disney has to a cult movie, One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing.
I finally get round to seeing the original Planet
of the Apes, before the legal theme of the fortnight rears its head with
the abortion drama Vera Drake, before
I finish with the film that no jury service would be complete without: 12 Angry Men.
I approach this with far greater anticipation than I do my
civic duty, and invite you all to watch along with me. Reviews will be up
before the beginning of the following working day and it would be great to
share views with you.
So, here’s the full program:
Monday 19th: Big Fish (Tim Burton, 2003)
Tuesday 20th: Blow-Up (Michaelangelo Antonioni, 1966)
Wednesday 21st: Four Lions (Chris Morris, 2010)
Thursday 22nd: Coraline (Henry Selick, 2009)
Friday 23rd: Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)
Monday 26th: Local Hero (Bill Forsyth, 1983)
Tuesday 27th: Vera Drake (Mike Leigh, 2004)
Wednesday 28th: Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)
Thursday 29th:
Friday 30th: 12
Angry Men (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
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