Podcasting, Cooking, 100 Films OH MY!

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Tonight I went to see Julie & Julia. It's the story of Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie (Amy Adams), a lost blogger from Queens. It was an interesting concept for a film and I'll discuss it more next week during the radio show I'm doing a fill-in for, my old show Film Central. You can listen to that show at the All Star Cast upload site here. I'll let you know when it's available.

The film was slightly disappointing, but it gave me a corker of an idea. I'm not sure if anyone's done this yet, and I'm sure they have but I'm afraid to google it. I've decided to watch every single film on the AFI top 100 Films list. Each film I'll report on and my deadline is not too ambitious, just 365 days from the date of this blog. Plenty of time to fit in 100 films. This should be a fun exercise, particularly since I've been seeking out films to further educate myself for a while now.

Fear not, I'm still going to see everything new as well. I'd hate to ignore new films just for the sake of learning about the past. I'm always going to have a soft spot for popcorn flicks.

I do also apologise for not blogging as much. I've gone through a big self analysing phase asking questions like, "Who am I to write about movies" and "Why do I think I'm better at this than anyone else?" The truth is I'm just a gal who loves film and I definitely do not think I'm better than anyone at anything.

I hope you enjoy reading my posts because I love writing them and that's what really matters.

Update 6 OCT 09

Life is full. This past week I've been painting the kitchen and finally making the house I purchased months ago feel like a home. My partner is an enthusiastic man who works hard and has been driving all the renovations. Without him I would probably be in bed all day watching movies or on twitter doing not much of anything. I'm grateful to have a house and this gorgeous new-look kitchen.

I also had a visitor stay for 4 days. He's a fellow martial artist from interstate and he was here just to get away and thankfully, volunteer his help with some extra training. He's one of those people that I just get along with as though we shared the same blood. I love having him around and he's got a great sense of humour. I think for four days all we did was recite all of the Lonely Island comedy songs...like a boss.

I've been catching up on TV shows, doing lots of radio and trying to find time to write about the movies I love. The fact is, the good reviews, the in depth studied film-snobbery type reviews, are what you should be reading. I'm just going to post crap here (albeit fun crap).

Listen to my podcast if you like. New ep up today: http://www.cpod.org.au/page.php?id=86 so please check it out.

Oh and remember, every film doesn't have to be award-winning for you to enjoy it. Don't feel guilty or dumber just because you enjoyed something less-than. Don't listen to naysayers...they are usually the same people who refuse to listen to popular music just because it's popular. Watch what you like. :)

ON AIR

Hi you guys. Thanks for stopping by the blog. I've managed to upload a very dated podcast. Turns out for months I couldn't upload any files because I wasn't using IE. Damn you Microsoft! Anyway it finally worked so if you want to have a listen to our Academy Awards Special from months ago, be my guest! Now that we've figured it out, Megan and I will try to do more podcasts or I will at least. Thanks and I'll be re-doing the blog soon.

Check it out!

All Star Cast - A new podcast about movies

I almost forgot! Megan and I will be doing a new podcast, coming soon. Please support the podcast and this blog by becoming fans of both on facebook. Just use the search thingy at the top of the page and type in Jen Reviews Movies or All Star Cast. If you find one, you'll find the other.

Thank you!!! :)