This is the part where I get a bit narcissistic and tell you about me in a context that doesn’t have to do with any certain movie.
After many months of fruitless fresh-outta-college job hunting and a need to feel productive again. My husband came up with the idea to start an extensive movie blog. This brainchild came just weeks after watching Julie & Julia and while watching Moulin Rouge!: spend an entire year watching and reviewing every single movie nominated for Best Picture in Oscar history. It was like giving myself my dream-job. Within hours, The Best Picture Project was born.
I jumped into the deep end headfirst, and it has been a long swim. Life became more and more busy but I refused to stop. Then the year passed and I was still far out at sea, but I didn’t sink, I just kept going. The real goal wasn’t time, but finishing what I had started and advancing the quality of my writing. In fact, these past couple months hold some of my proudest work.
Throughout the project, I have been a guest contributor on MovieFanfare, nominated for the Lammy’s Brainiac Award, and a guest on the Film School Rejects weekly podcast Reject Radio. Honestly, I geeked out when I first broke a hundred hits, each of those honors absolutely floored me. The only realistic hopes I had in the beginning were a few regular readers, besides my mom.
The shore is in sight now, and the list is dwindling, depending on what elusive beasts haven’t been poached off of YouTube yet. With the confidence of over 500 posts here, my skills are stronger than ever before. It feels great and all I want to do is keep going.
If you want a year’s worth of devotion to some of the greatest movies of all time writing and working for you, let me know. Be serious now, I am.
And a huge thanks to everyone for making this project a success.
Contact Alyson:
Email- alysonkrier@gmail.com
Twitter- TerribleClaw
Alyson,
I just gave you a blog award.
http://u-town.com/collins/?p=2937
I’m looking forward to more Oscar Snubs, and of course pretty soon there will be more nominees, too.
Thank you, I’m honored!
Hey Alyson! I got inspired by Julie and Julia about a year ago and started a blog very similar to yours. I haven’t seen yours until today! Check mine out: myoscarjourney.tumblr.com
It’s always great to find other people doing an Oscar blog. Your site looks awesome, good luck!
Alyson – I like your work -
I’m going to add you to my Blogroll so folks who visit my site can click a link and visit yours.
Keep up the great work.
JustMeMike
The Arts
That’s so nice of you, thanks Mike!
Hi Alyson,
I met you a few weeks ago, and you suggested I check out your blog. It looks great! I hope to read more and more movie reviews from you.
Peggy
Thanks for checking it out Peggy, hope to see you again soon.
Hello Alyson
I was also inspired by Julie & Julia, and recently ended the project – The Aj/Cinephile Project @ ajshawler.blogspot.com. I’ve got to say that going by the comments, Julie & Julia is a classic for ever inspiring so many.
Cheers!