Reader Spotlight: Jeremy in New York
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 2:00PM 
Jeremy EgglestonWe're getting to know The Film Experience readership, one-by-one. This will take a while and we love you for that. Thanks for being part of our ever-growing community. Today we're talking to Jeremy who I once met in a bar.
Do you remember your first movie?
Hmmm. My mom is a Wizard of Oz obsessive, so I'm sure it must have been this (on the small screen). Back before there was even VHS (ahhhhh!), I remember she would let me and my two younger brothers stay up late and stage a slumber party in the living room as we attempted to make it to the end. I fully credit my cinephile status to my mom. She made movies feel alive and transcendent.
What's your movie going diet like in a typical year?
Unfortunately, I am your typical cold-weather binge consumer. I blame the studios for this, and no point in going off on a typical rant with this one. One of the blessings of living in NYC is the smaller film festivals that go on throughout the year. For instance, earlier this year I saw Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell at the New Directors Festival through Lincoln Center (one sentence review: EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE! Longer review: I found it to be sublime and brilliant and funny and touching and above all, NEW).
I typically will get begrudgingly convinced to see one or two summer blockbusters, but other than that, fall is my season. It's not atypical for me to see two-to-three films a week between the months of September-December.
You are one of the few readers I've met (quite accidentally) and you did a little bow which was the most flattering thing ever though I was drenched in vodka (long story) so perhaps I hallucinated this. Do you remember this?
HA HA HA! Of course I remember this. I was out dancing with my friend Judith, and I spotted you out of the corner of my eye standing with your friends. I remember approaching you and saying what an honor it was to actually meet the face behind the blog. TFE was my first encounter with an internet site where you could feel the passion for film streaming through the computer screen. It was and remains a true honor. And it was fun to see your reaction of pure shock (and tinge of 'who-the-hell-is-this?' fear)
Three favorite actresses?
- Nicole Kidman
- Julianne Moore
- Tilda Swinton
"I'm gonna do what I want!"
Nicole has recently de-throned Julianne, just based on their work during the past few years. I feel Julianne still needs a can't-take-your-eyes-off-type of role, ala Game Change on the big screen. She was robbed for Far From Heaven. Meryl is of course up there too, but sometimes, there's just gotta be room for another. (And if that's the case, I'd also pick Michelle Williams, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bette Davis, and now, Jessica Chastain)
What's the last movie you saw before answering these questions?
On the small screen, my boyfriend and I are attempting to make it through AFI's Top 100 of all Time. But I must admit, we both fell asleep halfway through Vertigo the other night. I blame it on the rain.
Have you ever fallen asleep during a classic?
Do you agree with Jeremy's take on the state of Julianne Moore's career?
Reader Comments (18)
Never have seen Citizen Kane all the way through ;;;
what a sweetheart,gr8 little write up,some of us here hold u in high esteem,he is cute too.
He's incredibly fuckable.
Errrrybody go see Stories We Tell. It's so good!
Can't blame you for crashing during Vertigo. I think it's pretty rough-going, except for the beautiful photography of that supermodel of cities--San Francisco. Just imagine waking up to a closeup of Kim Novak--you might think you were being attacked by two rabid black caterpillars. Great actress list!
Couldn't make it through Vertigo on my first viewing, and on my second it became one of my favorite movies.
I fallen asleep during viewings of both "Citizen Kane" and "Vertigo." I've never revisited either.
Meryl and Bette --- doesn't get any better!
another one for the kidman kult...
I am not getting the Kidman love for her recent roles, but I know people love her work on the red carpet. Julianne is divine.
Seriously, how are your readers ALL hot? Or are you only choosing the hot ones? :P
@Jase, so right, if that what it takes I guess some of us won't make the cut ;D
jase & seisgrados -- all TFE readers are hot to me because reading the site indicates good taste and good taste and film love make you beautiful and desirable. The End.
Can I get the name of that bar?
Fell asleep during my first viewing of Performance. That was a huge mistake.
Patryk -- i think it was "Mr Black" but i cant remember*
*thevodka
The first time I watched Vertigo was when I was 8 and felt so bad for Jimmy Stewart that I was so angered at the ending my parents wanted to know what was up. Saw it a few years later and was so taken by it but my opinion on Jimmy Stewart's character completely changed. It was with Kim Novak that I nearly fell apart.
Is The Women a classic? I've fallen asleep every time I've watched it (at least three times). I have seen the whole thing by now, but that dude ranch sequence stops the thing in its tracks. Norma Shearer in the leading role doesn't help.