Hi, I'm "AJ" Amanda Joy Shapiro, and welcome!
Growing up, watching movies (and television shows) was not my only hobby. But it was my favorite. They are tied to so many memories, and for my young introverted self, asking someone "Have you seen...?" was always the best ice-breaker. (Still is.)
Towards the end of my senior year of high school to cure boredom during free periods, I started a Word doc list of all the movies I've seen. It did not keep any particular order. It would have initially been a short list, probably in the 300 to 500 range.
In 2005, I took the college courses Understanding Mass Media and Film Appreciation just as electives towards graduating; but they were so incredibly fascinating, that I pursued this academic discipline further.
Now with 15+ years of combined education & entertainment industry experience, and especially 7 months into the Covid-19 pandemic, I am taking this timely opportunity to start a new blog that resumes my original love for writing about all that I watch, instead of just binging.
Posts will feature new reviews and ruminations as well as edited/updated versions of prior blog articles. AJS Entertainment Appreciation will cover movies, television shows, new media content and the business, in a structure like other websites but with the style of a mini-film studies course. It's a companion venture to starting my own consulting company AJS Entertainment Services that (continues) helping filmmakers with their union paperwork and script notes.
Oh, and the movie list is currently up to 2,680 titles; on an Excel sheet, alphabetically...with notes. (I have not even attempted logging all of the television shows yet.)
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