The End

At 11:54 pm, I finished watching Gone with the Wind, my 459th and final Best Picture nominee. (As far as I know, The Patriot is still lost, and will remain so.) Although I didn't exactly save the best for last—I did love parts, and liked it quite a bit overall—it was a fitting end, and at least now there will be no more outraged looks when I admit that I haven't seen it.

Next up: Best Director. Only 43 to go!

Zola in Love

The 11th episode of Best Pictures from the Outside In is up chez Nathaniel. Our merry band is looking at two films about writers; they serve as good examples of how (Shakespeare in Love) and how not (The Life of Emile Zola) to explore the writing life on celluloid. I was hoping to come up with a top ten films about writers, but I'm so swamped that all I really decided is that Shakespeare in Love will probably make the cut. Help me out: what are your favorite films about writers?