A Film Every Day #1: Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse [The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse] (West Germany, 1960); Dir. Fritz Lang

So it's 2011, the last full year before the world is engulfed by chaos and destruction. Time, I think, to embark on a project that gives my life purpose and meaning; to fulfill the latent promise and finally achieve deliverance from my habitual indolence. A project so ambitious it may serve as an inspiration to others, but more likely will seem colossally pointless.... For each and every one of the next 365 days I intend to watch and review a different film. Those reviews will be published on this blog, for the interest and amusement of anybody that sees fit. Some will be long and detailed, others short, others digressing wildy from the intended subject. Feel free to comment on them if the inclination takes you. As somebody who loves film in all its myriad forms the idea is that over the course of the net year it will build up into a portrait of the world of cinema. I'll make no apology for the fact that my choices may often seem rather esoteric and non-mainstream. If yo...