The Half-Century Dream, Part 1

We start our subscriber-only movie memory countdown

When I look at the shape of my life, it is defined largely by my memories of movies.

I was born in 1970, and the last 50 years have been a remarkable cultural ride. My earliest memories are a jumble of the Watergate scandal and the Bicentennial celebration, and when I think of my earliest movie experiences, I think of Clearwater, Florida. I was born in N…