We watched Julie & Julia the other night.  It was OK – Meryl Streep is spot on as Julia Child, and Julia’s life in Paris and the realization of her passion for preparing French cuisine is the much more interesting half of the story, as I really had no empathy for Julie Powell’s story or her stunt to cook her way through the entire Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Anyway, early last week I was channel surfing and found a program American Revolutionaries featuring directors on Ovation; it was profiling John Cassavetes, and some of the promo spots spotlighted Francis Ford Coppola‘s The Conversation, among others.  It made me think about some really good directors and movies, and made me want to watch some of the great films I’ve never seen, as well as re-watch some of the films I’d seen years ago.  I reserved American Graffiti and The Conversation from the local library, and watched them on Sunday and Monday nights, respectively.  Today, I was browsing the IMDB site during lunch, and it occurred to me to check out the National Film Registry catalog, and it then further occurred to me to maybe conduct my own Julie & Julia challenge to watch every film currently registered in the NFR.  I have no timeline set to accomplish this task, and don’t really know that it is doable, but it is interesting to think about giving it a try.

You can find the complete list of NFR films here.