“Your breathing is starting to bother me. Can you please reframe from doing it.”
"You know something? That was pretty funny."
Notice the brass staples? It's all about the details.
“You have to learn to love the effort divorced from the result.”
“Humour is tragedy plus time.”
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
Since watching the BBC series 'The Thick Of It' and the follow-on film 'In The Loop' I've be exposed to a plethora of new comebacks, slang and more importantly the word F*CK has re-gained it's crown as king. Thanks Malcom. It's been great to see how Armando Iannucci found his way to creating 'VEEP' - I have a whole new respect for modern english comedy.
Now back to my to-do list!
“If you feel stuck, always do something.”
“It’s mercury retrograde ... nothings going to happen till after the 25th.”
“You could spend a lot of time exploring the differences between British and American comedy only to reach the conclusion that, ironically, they’re pretty much the same.”
“It’s the new, new Ron.”
Well, I've finally found a definitive list of the funniest comedy films of all time. The beauty is the list is from a writer's perspective - specifically the Writer's Guild of America. It's a pretty tough ask, but I think they done a solid job of it.
Have a look:
http://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/news_and_events/101_funniest/Funny-101-List.pdf
Ashamedly, there's several films I haven't seen.
So, I have set myself the lofty mission of watching all them before the year's end - regardless if I've seen them or not.
Here's where I'm at to date:
Annie Hall
Tootsie
Blazing Saddles
Nation Lampoon's Animal House
Bridesmaids
Trading Places
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
As you can tell I'm a little ahead of schedule (thanks holidays) and I'm watching them in no particular order. At the end of watching the above, as with just about every film I watch, I devour the film's IMDB page until there's no stone unturned. Can't say I remember every detail, but it's gratifying to learn that Blazing Saddles was the first time a fart joke was used in a movie. Who would've thunk it.
Sadly, I have a confession.
For the past several years I've been watching movies and TV series on a .... iPad mini ... I can just hear the hisses and screams from all the DPs. So, this list, and the fact that Grace got an new AppleTV for Christmas from her work, means I/we are going to do the done thing and purchase a TV. I know what your about to say ... so you can spare the lecture.
What to expect ... besides me getting a TV.
Well, I'm going to do a review, breakdown or visual look-in on one film each week. I'm not exactly sure what I'll do, but I want it to be creatively fulfilling for both you and me. Variety and unorthodox are my guiding principals - expect the unexpected. I figure approaching one film a week gives me the choice between the two films I need to watch in order to succeed at my mission before the year-end. I'm aiming for a Monday evening posting ... I expect you to hold me to it.
This week I'm be watching Rushmore and The Graduate.
Jonas
PS. Any suggestions on a TV? Sony? Panasonic? Samsung? Thinking 4k and nothing bigger than 40".
“Editing is the third film ... it’s
the film people see.”
“Fit in ... or f*ck off.”