From Sir, on Love

   "Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure." 

 

Mark Thackeray

played by Sidney Poitier

To Sir, With Love (1967)

 

 



By the way . . . who knew that James Clavell wrote the screenplay, directed & produced this movie?  Not me, that's who.  And who knew that there was a sequel (To Sir, With Love II, 1996)?  Well, I guess I did, since I remember watching part of it on tv, but I didn't remember that until I saw the mention of a sequel on the internets, so it must not have been too damned memorable.
 
Further by the way . . . I have been meaning to read James Clavell's Shōgun for a long time now.  I watched a little bit of it when it came out on tv as a mini-series (between September 15 and September 19, 1980, at which time I was working as a telephone solicitor for DialAmerica; I was fired on my second night because I'd only sold one magazine subscription--the only job I've ever been fired from.  I blame James Clavell), and I tried to watch it again fairly recently but was so grossed out--I am pretty sure it had something to do with someone peeing on someone else--that I didn't get very far.
 
And that's how you get from nuptials to pindering.  No, no, no . . . thank you.



The Movie I Saw (2011 Edition)

167.  Bobby Deerfield (1977)
166.  The Night and the Moment (1994)
165.  WWE: Batista: I Walk Alone (2009)
164.  Sands of Oblivion (2007)
163.  True Blood: Season One (2008)
162.  Page Eight (2011)
161.  This So-Called Disaster (2004)
160.  Black Books:  Series 3 (2004)
159.  Mission Impossible:  Ghost Protocol (2011)
158.  Life With Father (1947)
157.  The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute (2006)
156.  Black Books: Series 2 (2001)
155.  Europa (1991)
154.  American Splendor (2004)
153.  Trudell (2005)
152.  Reel Injun (2009)
151.  Everything is Illuminated (2005)
150.  The Right Stuff (1983)
149.  Waiting for Superman (2010)
148.  Black Books:  Series 1 (2000)
147.  Striptease (1996)
146.  Hugo (2011)
145.  Hugo (2011)
144.  The Muppets (2011)
143.  Lonely Hearts (2006)
142.  Breaking Bad:  Season Three (2010)
141.  Breaking Bad:  Season Two (2009)
140.  Breaking Bad:  Season One (2008)
139.  Escape From New York (1981)
138.  3rd Rock From the Sun:  Season One (1996)
137.  Videocracy (2009)
136.  The Captains (2011)
135.  Anonymous (2011)
134.  Metallica:  Phantom Puppets (2006)
133.  Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox (2006)
132.  The Price of Pleasure (2010)
131.  Heartbreaker (2010)
130.  The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
129.  Mullholland Falls (1996)
128.  Just Go With It (2010)
127.  Puss in Boots (2011)
126.  Underdog (2007)
125.  House M.D.: Season One (2004)
124.  The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
123.  Paul McCartney Really is Dead:  The Last Testament of George Harrison (2010)
122.  Dolphin Tale (2011)

121.  My Name is Modesty (2004)
120.  Midnight in Paris (2011)
119.  Mad Men: Season Three (2009)
118.  Mad Men: Season Two (2008)
117.  Mad Men:  Season One (2007)
116.  MILF (2010)
115.  Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (1992)
114.  ¡Átame!  (1990)
113.  Conan the Barbarian (2011)
112.  Mystery Science Theater 3000: Werewolf (1998/1996)
111.  The Howling (1981)
110.  An American Werewolf in London (1981)
109.  Nils Lofgren & Friends: Live Acoustic (2006)
108.  The Law (1960)
107.  Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight (2009)
106.  Slim Susie (2003)
105.  El Clavel Negro (2007)
104.  Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
103.  The Girl Who Played With Fire (2009)
102.  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
101.  The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)
100. The Girl Who Played With Fire (2009)
99.  Persona (1967)
98.  Black Swan (2010)

97.  American: The Bill Hicks Story (2010)
96.  Bill Hicks: Sane Man (1989)
95.  Bill Hicks Live: It's Just a Ride (2004)
94.  Bill Hicks Live: Revelations (2004)
93.  Bill Hicks Live: Relentless (2004)
92.  Bill Hicks Live: One Night Stand (2004)
91.  Captain America:  The First Avenger (2011)
90.  Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
89.  Jolene (2008)
88.  The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
87.  The Lone Ranger (1956)
86.  The Mark of Zorro (1920)
85.  Transformers:  Dark of the Moon (2011)
84.  Remote Control War (2011)
83.  Get Him to the Greek (2010)
82.  Daniel (1983)
81.  Barney's Version (2010)
80.  Bad Man's River (1971)
79.  Billy Bathgate (1991)
78.  The Devil's Advocate (1997)
77.  Iggy Pop: Lust For Life (1986)
76.  A Conversation with E. L. Doctorow (2007)
75.  Green Lantern (2011)
74.  Facing Ali (2009)
73.  William S. Burroughs:  A Man Within (2010)
72.  Sacco & Vanzetti (2007)
71.  Killers (2010)
70.  Raging Bull (1980)
69.  Woman on Top (2000)
68.  Unforgivable Blackness (2004)
67.  Marx Brothers:  Inside the Marx Brothers (2003)
66.  Sex in the City (2008)
65.  Butterfly (1982)
64.  Class Act (2005)
63.  A to Zeppelin (2004)
62.  Classic Albums:  U2:  The Joshua Tree (1999)
61.  John Lennon:  Plastic Ono Band (2008)
60.  Carriers (2009)
59.  The Penultimate Truth (2008)
58.  Aria (1987)
57.  David Bowie: Spiders from Mars: Interviews (1972)
56.  The Cartel (2009)
55.  Independent Intervention (2006)
54.  Swimming Pool (2003)
53.  LoudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006)
52.  The Chomsky Sessions (2008)
51.  Possession (2002)
50.  The Commitments (1991)
49.  Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
48.  The Babysitters (2007)
47.  Stupidity (2003)
46.  Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
45.  Christopher Titus:  Love is Evol (2008)
44.  Kick-Ass (2010)
43.  Jesus' Son (1999)
42.  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
41.  Salt (2010)
40.  Priest (2011)
39.  Capitalism:  A Love Story (2009)
38.  Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
37.  Lifeforce (1985)
36.  The King's Speech (2010)
35.  Little Children (2006)
34.  WWE: Twist of Fate: The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story (2008) 
33.  Rango (2011)
32.  Thgo (201e N Word (2004)
31.  The Walking Dead: Season One (2010)
30.  Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
27.  Nancy Drew . . . Reporter (1939)
26.  Angel of Death (2009)
25.  Legion (2010)
24.  Fair Game (2010)
23  Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
22.  Just Go With It (2011)
21.  Anger Management (2003)
20.  Happy Gilmore (1996)
19.  Shrek 2 (2004)
18.  Jason X (2001)
17.  The Eagle (2011)
16.  The Green Hornet (2011)
15.  Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
14.  The IT Crows: Series 4 (2010)
13.  Angels and Demons (2009)
12.  Californication:  Season One (2007)
11.  The Iron Giant (1999)
10.  Forrest Gump (1994)
9.  The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (2008)
8.  SubUrbia (1996)
7.  Slacker (1991)
6.  The Prince of Tides (1991)
5.  Gilda (1946)
4.  The Big Lebowski (1998)
3.  Foreign Exchange (2008)
2.  Winter's Bone (2010)
1.  Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)

The Book I Read (2011 Edition)

90.  Bone Fires:  New and Selected Poems by Mark Jarman

89.  I Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson
88 .  Ultimate Hulk vs. Iron Man: Ultimate Human by Warren Ellis & Cary Nord 

87.  The Fermata by Nicholson Baker
86.  American Vampire Volume 1 by Scott Snyder & Rafael Albuquerque
85.  U and I by Nicholson Baker

84.  Torpedo Volume 1 by Enrique Sanchez Abuli, Alex Toth, and Jordi Bernet
83.  House of Holes by Nicholson Baker

82.  Have a Little Faith: A True Story by Mitch Albom
81.  Off the Wall at Callahan's by Spider Robinson

80.  Transmetropolitan:  Lust for Life by Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson
79.  Transmetropolitan:  Back on the Street by Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson
78.  American Vampire Volume 1 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque and Stephen King
77.  Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly School Bus by Barbara Park

76.  The Body Lovers by Mickey Spillane

75.  "There are Things I Want You to Know"  About Stieg Larsson and Me by Eva Gabrielsson

74.  I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane
73.  Macbeth by Edward de Vere

72.  The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics edited by Paul Gravett
71.  The Essential Captain America Volume 5 by Jack Kirby & others

70.  Planet of the Apes by Daryl Gregory
69.  The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

68.  The Old Testament
67.  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
66.  The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

65.  Willie & Joe: The WW II Years by Bill Mauldin
64.  A Day and a Night and a Day by Glen Duncan

63.  Lamentation:  9/11 by E. L. Doctorow
62.  Homer & Langley by E. L. Doctorow
61.  The March by E. L. Doctorow
60.  The Lone Ranger Volume 3:  Scorched Earth & Ostinato by Matthews & Cariello
59.  Black Panther: The Man Without Fear Volume 1 by Liss & Francavilla

58.  The Lone Ranger Volume 2:  Lines Not Crossed by Matthews & Cariello

57.  The Lone Ranger Volume 1:  Now and Forever by Matthews & Cariello

56.  Out of My Mind: The Discovery of Saunders-Vixen by Richard Bach

55.  An Exceptional View of Life by Children With Disabilities 
54.  Sweet Land Stories by E. L. Doctorow

53.  Reporting the Universe by E. L. Doctorow
52.  World's Fair by E. L. Doctorow
51.  Lives of the Poets by E. L. Doctorow
50.  American Anthem by E. L. Doctorow

49.  Loon Lake by E. L. Doctorow
48.  Drinks Before Dinner by E. L. Doctorow

47.  Big as Life by E. L. Doctorow
46.  Welcome to Hard Times by E. L. Doctorow
45.  Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
44.  The Book of Daniel by E. L. Doctorow
43.  The Waterworks by E. L. Doctorow
42.  All the Time in the World by E. L. Doctorow
41.  Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
40.  Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow
39.  Creationists: Selected Essays, 1993-2006 by E. L. Doctorow (6/07/11)
38.  Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
37.  Baldwin's Harlem by Herb Boyd
36.  The Avenger #1:  Justice, Inc. by Kenneth Robeson
35.  The Walking Dead:  Book 6 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adelard

34.  The Walking Dead:  Book 5 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adelard
33.  The Walking Dead: Compendium One by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adelard
32.  Richard Stark's Parker Volume 2:  The Outfit by Darwyn Cooke
31.  My Invented Country by Isabel Allende

30.  Incognito by Ed Brubaker and Sea Phillips
29.  No Nice Girl by Perry Lindsay
28.  The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

27.  Radiating Christ by Raoul Pius
26.  Luba in America by Gilbert Hernandez
25.  The Lives and Works of the English Romantic Poets by Willard Spiegelman
24.  Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
23.  Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
22.  The New Justice Machine: High Gear Edition by Mark Ellis
21.  Siege by Brian Michael Bendis & Olivier Coipel
20.  Dick Tracy:  His Greatest Cases #1 Prune Face by Chester Gould
19.  Richard Stark's Parker Volume 1:  The Hunter by Darwyn Cooke
18.  The Complete Essex County by Jeff Lemire
17.  John Carter of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
16.  Filthy Rich by Brian Azzarello and Victor Santos
15.  Sweet Tooth Volume 2:  In Captivity by Jeff Lemire
14.  Sweet Tooth Volume 1:  Out of the Woods by Jeff Lemire
13.  The Garden by Elsie V. Aidinoff
12. The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
11. New Spring: The Graphic Novel by Robert Jordan and Chuck Dixon

10. Jack of Fables - The Fulminate Blade by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
9. Jack of Fables - The New Adventures of Jack and Jack by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
8. Jack of Fables - The Big Book of War by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
7. Jack of Fables: Turning Pages by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges

6.  Jack of Fables:  Americana by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
5.  Jack of Fables:  The Bad Prince by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
4.  John Carter of Mars: Weird Worlds by Marv Wolfman
3.  Jack of Fables:  Jack of Hearts by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
2.  Jack of Fables:  The (Nearly) Great Escape by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges
1.  Tooth and Claw and Other Stories by T. C. Boyle.

2010