Hi kids. It's Nathaniel typing at you from a surprisingly cool Chicago, a welcome break from the stifling NYC heat. I'm visiting Nick for a few days and arrived to find the guest room (which doubles as the DVD Containment Room) super-personalized for my stay. Nick has arranged his movies in chronological order which instantaneously revealed to me why I've always been disappointment by my own DVD shelves which are alphabetical. The alphabet is about as exciting as the Dewey Decimal system. Chronology is king.
Nick already tweeted one photo of his shelves for giggles but I thought I'd share my two favorite library notes with you. Our favorite shared movie genre, as previously noted here on the blog, is Women Who Lie To Themselves™. That note was strategically placed right under a certain Oscar-nominated 1996 picture which is a very literal interpretation of the genre. Guess which movie!
This genre is immortal and always revisited by the best filmmakers and actresses so I especially love the apotheotic "Women Who Lie to Themselves SILENTLY at the OPERA™", don't you?
Two more shelves after the jump...
But this was my favorite note...
I love Black Narcissus (1947) so much. If you're ever in the mood for sexually addled nuns in the Himalayas only this film will do! Deborah Kerr is so great in it that I always pretended she was nominated for this instead of Separate Tables so that we don't miss the sacred tally (A Record 6 Best Actress Nods Without A Win). Nick has announced that You in Danger Girl™ should be our new second favorite movie genre, after WWLTT but I feel the need to point out that the two genres are prone to overlap.
The shelves go on and on (bless) and since Nick isn't really a TV guy there's only one tiny row for that but I knew Battlestar Galactica would be there and our beloved President Roslin so honored...
Let this post inspire you to rethink your DVD shelves! What's missing from yours and which genre is underrepresented?