I started a trend, sorta!

The response to my DVD collection pics post was unprecedented, and totally awesome! Since yesterday, 2 bloggers have taken it upon themselves to post pics of their own, incredibly impressive collections.


Selfstyler over at Film Crack (haha funny name) boasts a collection of around 770, which is unbelievably drool worthy/bordering on insanity. I think I'm in love. I have to say though, my collection count might be a little higher, but I count all box sets of television as 1. For instance, I own the entire series of Angel, Gilmore Girls, and Sex and the City... but since they came as a box set and not individual seasons, I only count it as one. I know it doesn't really make sense, but that's how I do it. But if I counted differently I might be a little more competetive in the number dept... just sayin.


Ranielle of the Film Brat, who is apparently my film soulmate, has her collection around 376. It includes two of my own guilty pleasures like Win a Date with Tad Hamilton and The Covenant... yeah that's right we both own The Covenant, and you wish you did too. This whole thing has really made me feel like less of a freak. And now when my friends mock my incessant DVD collecting, I can say "I am not alone." Plus we all alphabetize! As if there's any other way to do it?

So even though I didn't start with this in mind, I now encourage you all to post pics of your DVD collection and partake in the feeling of not being alone. Now when you're at Borders (my home away from home) or surfing Amazon, or even checking out your local video store sales, you'll know we're all out there doing the same thing. And thanks again for all being such awesome readers, this hobby just gets better every day!

Looks like Pixar's got some competition

Reach Animated Short

I love this so much I practically want to eat it. 

Today I Feel Like This...

Don't hate me, but I'm gonna talk about another t.v. show...

Yes it's true, this is by and large a film site, but I can't watch all the television I do and never talk about it.

Tonight I watched the Paley Center for Media's panel with the cast and creator of Mad Men. I'm not sure who among you know, but my obsession with this show has been of the highest intensity since beginning three years ago. Like many others, I often grow weary of living in a time that has no "ies" at the end of it. Despite the terrible lack of Surgeon General warnings, women's rights and segregation, the sixties appeals to me on all levels. The fashion, the politics, the seemingly endless source of drive... It's all so horribly romantic. Packaged together with a high sheen veneer, it brings out the girly part in me, but Mad Men doesn't sugarcoat. It tells the truth, which notably applies both then and now. Of all the shows I talk about, this is the one to watch. This is the one that transcends the barrier between movies and television. 

Every detail is so thoroughly and thoughtfully presented, and you couldn't expect anything less from the slightly OCD mind of Matthew Weiner. This show made me question if I had ever really seen three dimensional characters before. I can only describe my experience of watching the pilot as a wake-up call. All other television (no matter how good) truly does pale in comparison. Every character is crafted and written with the same care, making the secondary leads just as important and compelling as the first leads. Be it Joan addressing Peggy's wardrobe choices, or Pete discussing his dreams involving hunting knives, the characters have real believable strengths and weaknesses. Sure, every now and again Don Draper can come off as a little too smooth, but they are each given the opportunity to grow and shrink.

They sleep outside their marriages, they repress their sexual orientation, they trade in the chip n' dip for a shotgun, hell, they even litter. The ones who watch Marilyn and listen to Dylan and contemplate how they're affected by it all are more relatable than the guys on Entourage of the teens of Gossip Girl. Basically, they're just like us, only dressed better. It's rare that a show makes me think about "real things," in fact I usually use t.v. as an escape from "real things." But Mad Men is in a class all it own, and with the close of every episode I'm left somewhere between content and motivated.

Beautiful, classic, artful, liquor drenched poolside goodness. It makes me go mad. Seriously, there is nothing not to like about this show.

Mad Men Season 3 heads to AMC Sunday nights sometime this August. I'd wish for it to come sooner, but I don't want the summer to be over that quick. And be sure to check out Dynamoe's website, a fellow Mad addict, and the lady responsible for these incredible illustrations.

(I'm guessing none of this made any sense, but it comes from the heart, which sometimes has difficultly communicating to the brain)

337!

After posting pics of the amazing DVD nook (which is not mine), there apparently was some interest in pics of my DVD collection... ch che che che check it out!

mock various choices if you must.

Then and... Then

The dark mistress herself, Morticia.

This Week's Break Out!

This week's Break Out is, Jesse Williams!

It's still unclear to me just how much actual acting talent Jesse Williams has, but the guy who earned the name of "The Hotness Monster" on Greek is pretty damn stunning. One overlooks many things when someone is that gorgeous... As of now, his resume remains pretty short, making "Leo" in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 his biggest credit to date. His character made you question Lena's choice to go back to her Greek man, who doesn't happen to be so bad looking himself. So yes, all in all it's kind of sad that I am choosing this week's Break Out purely on looks, but a girl needs some eye candy every once in awhile. On the upside, he does have a semi big credit coming his way. He's set to star in a film about the Tuskegee Airmen called Red Tails, alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. (who's seen better days) Terrence Howard and Bryan Cranston. I know nothing about the film except that it's written by George Lucas (which doesn't make it very promising) and it will be helmed by veteran television director Anthony Hemingway. I forsee a Gossip Girl cameo as an NYU student maybe... not too far fetched right? So for now William's acting career remains in flux, but obviously he could always fall back on modeling and do just fine.

So stick and around and see if there's anything to this week's fine Break Out, Jesse Williams!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Trailer