Top 1500 of all time.

May 10th, 2009 by Glendyn

On the weekend I met a book publisher (who coincidentally publishes the book that one of my favorite films of the year is adapted from…). He was a very interesting guy and very passionate about books and the publishing world in general. He told us that when he turned 40 he was confronted by the fact that even if he read a book every week until he was 80 or so, he could only ever read around 1500 more books. And he set about forming a list of what those 1500 book would be, increasingly lamenting the fact that he would be forever missing out on more and more books that he would love to read but through his own mortality would never be able to read. The more he put on the list, the more he realised would be left off the list.

It’s really got me thinking about the never ending stream of films, books and music that enters my life. Just when you think you’ve explored a certain writer / director / artist / genre etc, you find out you’re just scratching the surface. The more you know, the more you realise you don’t know.


Think about it though. If you knew you had a finite amount to read, watch and listen to, what would you choose?


Above is a snap of the ‘To View or Re-view’ section of my DVD collection. Every film in this section I really want to watch (and every couple of weeks new films get added to it). If I was to watch one of those films every week or so, that’s nearly a years worth of viewing just there. And thats not taking into consideration the constant MUST SEE films that are constantly coming my way, from the past, present and future.

3 Responses to “Top 1500 of all time.”

  1. Welcome to Hoaxville » Blog Archive » PRIVATE FILM FESTIVAL Says:
    August 5th, 2010 at 11:00 pm

    [...] trying to catch up on a few ‘at home’ screenings. Working my way through some of the 1500 before I die. And just like a film festival proper I lucked upon an amazing documentary. I watched [...]

  2. H O A X V I L L E » Blog Archive » Take cover Says:
    November 15th, 2010 at 9:33 pm

    [...] Is there anything more eerie sounding than an air raid siren? I know very little about this film apart from it’s beautifully raw trailer. Makes me ask a lot of questions and gives very few answers. Add it to the top of my 1500. [...]

  3. Hoaxville by Glendyn Ivin » Blog Archive » Heart Worn Says:
    March 22nd, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    [...] This clip is one of the most perfect examples of what a music video could be as apposed to what most are. Purely performance based the film mkaers captured something very spontaneous and human. It’s actually an excerpt  from the film Heartworn Highway, of which I have on DVD and it’s currently one of the 1500. [...]

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