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You Ought To Be In (15) Pictures

Many years ago, using the weekly TV guide that came with the Sunday Chicago Tribune, I started keeping track of all of the movies I had seen over the course of my lifetime.  The guide would list the two main stars for each movie, and that is a tradition that I’ve carried on in my database ever since.  Given those guidelines, it is time once again to look at the now 107 actors that have starred in at least 10 films that I have seen, as of July 1.

We continue today with the twelve actors that have starred in exactly 15 movies that I have seen, an increase of three from 3 years ago.

Amy Adams

Amy Adams made her first appearance on my screen in 2001, when I watched the repurposed television pilot that became Cruel Intentions 2.  She returned in 2008, starting a run of eight films in four years.  After a five-year absence, she returned in 2022 with the previous year’s The Woman In The Window.

Jamie Lee Curtis

My first experience with the former teenage scream queen was likely one of the first two Halloween films, the franchise that is responsible for nearly 47% of the films on this list.  After a seven-year lull, she returned with the latest reboot/continuation of the Halloween franchise, culminating in 2022’s Halloween Ends.

Will Ferrell

The SNL alum first streaked on to the list of film actors I’ve seen in 2003 with Old School.  Since then, his appearances have been pretty consistent, with 2012-2013 being the longest streak of him not appearing on my screen.  The most recent film of his I’ve seen was 2013’s Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, which I finally saw last year.

Anne Hathaway

Like most of America, I first saw Anne Hathaway on the silver screen back in 2003 in The Princess Diaries.  In the intervening years, she had been a steadfast presence on my movie (or television) screen, including three films in 2005 and four in 2009.  Things have slowed a bit this decade, with her latest appearance being 2019’s The Hustle, which I saw in 2020.

Angelina Jolie

Her last appearance on my screen is still in 2012, when I saw her in Changeling.

Steve Martin

The last starring role of his that I saw remains 2005’s Shopgirl, which I saw in 2009.

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2022: The Year In Movies

After seeing my movie watching crater last year, with my lowest total of movies seen since 1988, I managed to bounce back a little bit this year.  I finished the year with 68 movies last year, still on the lower side based on past performance.  Despite being home all day and not needing to bother with pesky things like a commute.  Or exercise.

Here’s a look back at the first 50 movies I watched last year and what recollection, if any, I have of them. The films are listed in the order I saw them.

The Lost Daughter (2021)
A woman goes on vacation without her family and ends up confronting issues from her past.

Wind River (2017)
Two Avengers team up outside of the MCU.

I Am Mother (2019)
After the extinction of humanity, a young girl raised by a robot meets another survivor.

The Craft: Legacy (2020)
A new collection of young girls experiments with witchcraft.

A Family Man (2016)
A man tries to balance the needs of his career versus those of his family and sick child.

Spiral (2021)
A detective finds himself drawn into the games of a mysterious killer.

Scream (2022)
Ghostface is back to terrorize a new generation of Woodsboro teens, but series stalwarts Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette are on hand to assist.

The Fallout (2022)
After a school shooting, three teens bond in mysterious ways.

The Woman In The Window (2022)
An agoraphobic woman starts spying on her neighbors but sees something she shouldn’t.

Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020)
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