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I'm ready for my closeup

I've been putting off answering the questions put to me the other day by Em about movies, because I really want to give the right answers. I love movies. There was a time that I would go to see two or three movies a week at the theatre. Not anymore, though. Like music, I've let things slide in the movie department. Anyhoo, enough suspense; here are my answers as of today, subject to change without notice:

1. The last movie you went to see in a theater: The Aviator

2. The last movie you watched at home: Elephant

3. How many movies do you own?
I own a grand total of five DVDs (but not five movies): Manhattan, When Harry Met Sally, Torso (2001 CTV movie of the week); Duran Duran's Arena (a present from Allison/2L; so scary!); and the Freaks and Geeks box set. We owned about a dozen DVDs in Taiwan (cheap!), but didn't move them back. We have some movies on VHS, but not a VCR.

3a. What was the last movie you bought?
Until about two weeks ago, I owned a grand total of three DVDs -- that's when I bought Manhattan and When Harry Met Sally.

4. Got Netflix (or a similar service)?
Yes, a Canadian equivalent, which I use mostly to get caught up on TV shows I missed over the last few years.

4a. What are the next three movies in your queue?
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Jesus' Son, and American Splendor

5. List five movies you adore/mean a lot to you:
This is where I've been stumped. You know I have a list of movies I adore, right? I've come up with five that aren’t on that list:

Dangerous Liaisons (John Malkovich, so deviant and sexy)

Good Will Hunting ("My boy's wicked smaht!")

It's a Wonderful Life (the original Bert and Ernie)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) (every line in the movie is sung, and Catherine Deneuve is just so lovely)

River's Edge (genuine old-school teen angst)

6. Name your guilty pleasure movie (or genre):
I'll admit it: I get lots of pleasure, and all the wrong kinds, from (many) blockbuster Hollywood action movies. You know the ones: they star Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, and/or Nicolas Cage; they involve murder, escape, the president's plane, Alcatraz, and/or a one-armed man; they involve explosions and/or a car chase through Chinatown; and the only female characters are dutiful wives, strippers, and/or Margaret Cho*. However, they do not have any computer-generated characters/aliens, or Ben Affleck.

7. Name 3 people to whom you're going to pass these questions on, and why:
I’m going to pass this particular spirit stick to Xine/Nettie, because she likes movies and good video stores; to Lala, because heck, I hardly know the lady; and to Iris, because I don't know what she'll say, but it'll be good.

* Seeing Margaret Cho in Face/Off is always jarring, don't you think?