It’s fair to say 2018 wasn’t a banner year for Life Vs Film, but that’s OK. This time last year I said I was skipping the whole New Year’s Resolutions thing, in the hope of it resulting in a more relaxed year and, to a point, that was true. It also allowed me to do more things with the LAMB site and podcast, which I’m continuing to enjoy and have further plans for this year. So whilst 2018 was more relaxed than the previous year (not having a wedding to plan may have had something to do with it), I’m disappointed with how little happened on this site. In total I only reviewed 11 films, which is exactly how many were added to the 1001 list last year, so I made no ground whatsoever. As such I’m reinstating some resolutions this year, but I’m not going to beat myself up over them.
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There’s a whole heck load of movies coming out this year. Like, more than a dozen. I’m planning to watch a few, here and there, so here’s a handy-dandy little plan for my 2015 cinematic calendar. I’ve included the UK release date (some of these films have already been released elsewhere some time ago), as well as an idea of how excited I am to see them based on how I’ll actually probably see them. The key is here:
Cinema – Fairly straightforward, I’ll be seeing this in the theatre. The highest possible acclaim.
LoveFilm: High Priority – LoveFilm, my DVD rental service, has three different levels of priority. This is the highest.
LoveFilm: Medium Priority – This is the middle priority level.
LoveFilm: Low Priority – And this, somewhat predictably, is the lowest priority, reserved only for those films in which I have a passing interest but wouldn’t care if I didn’t see them. There are exceptions to some of these rankings, which I’ll get into, but this is a fairly straightforward guide. Continue reading →