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DVD Dreams - My 2008 - The Year of the Foreign Film
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The Search for a Top 10 of 2008 |
1.) The Dark Knight
2.) Iron Man
3.) Cloverfield
4.) Burn After Reading
5.) Tropic Thunder
6.) Forgetting Sarah Marshall
7.) Let The Right One In
8.) Wendy and Lucy
9.) Paranoid Park
10.) Milk
11.) Synechdoche, New York
I have yet to see:
Che
The Class
Dear Zachary
The Duchess of Langeais
Encounters at The End of The World
In The City of Sylvia
My Winnepeg
Standard Operating Procedure
Still Life
Trouble The Water |
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posted by Iamhopkat 2:36 PM
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| Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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Films By Decade - For The Whole Year |
00s - 334
90s - 330
80s - 60
70s - 44
60s - 36
50s - 30
40s - 14
30s - 11
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| posted by Iamhopkat 11:55 PM
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Favorite Films of December |
My favorite 3 new movies for December:
1.) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2.) Burn After Reading
3.) The Rocker |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 11:26 PM
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The Year of The Foreign Film |
My Top 12 Foreign Language Films for 2008:
1.) 8 1/2
2.) Contempt
3.) Fitzcarraldo
4.) The Spirit of The Beehive
5.) The Orphanage
6.) Wages of Fear
7.) Chungking Express
8.) Aguirre Wrath of God
9.) Umberto D
10.) Tell No One
11.) The Edge of Heaven
12.) Head-On |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 2:59 PM
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December Films By Decade |
00s - 33
90s - 40
80s - 2
70s - 1
60s - 0
50s - 0
40s - 1 |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 2:19 PM
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| Monday, December 1, 2008
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My Widescreen Dreams - December is 1992 in Review |
* - Seen NOT for the first time
# - Seen for the first time
N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
(November - 335)
859.) Chinatown - D*
858.) Paranoid Park - M*
857.) Body of Lies - M - 491
856.) Mediterraneo - M - 490 - Italy
855.) Frozen River - M - 489
854.) James and The Giant Peach - N*
853.) Flashbacks of A Fool - M - 488
852.) The Rocker - M - 487
851.) Zach and Miri Make A Porno - M - 486
850.) Lakeview Terrace - M - 485
849.) The Deal - M - 484
848.) Billy Elliot - D*
847.) Real Time - M - 483
846.) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - T - 482
845.) Savage Grace - M - 481
844.) Mamma Mia! - N*
843.) Wall-E - D*
842.) Just Buried - M - 480
841.) Hannah and Her Sisters - D*
840.) Badder Santa - D*
839.) Burn After Reading - N - 479
838.) The Deal - M - 478
837.) Batman Returns - D*
836.) Blindness - M - 477
835.) Bram Stoker's Dracula - M*
834.) Malcolm X - D*
833.) Bitter Moon - M*
832.) Scrooged - D - 476
831.) The Player - D*
830.) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - N - 475
829.) Hard-Boiled - N - 474 - Hong Kong
828.) The Lawnmower Man - M*
827.) Eagle Eye - M - 473
826.) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
825.) Single White Female - D*
824.) Seven Pounds - M - 472
823.) Leolo - M - 472 - France
822.) The Crying Game - M*
821.) Ghost Town - M - 471
820.) One False Move - M - 470
819.) Meet Me In St. Louis - D*
818.) A Heart in Winter - M - 469 - France
817.) The Duchess - M - 468
816.) Scent of A Woman - M*
815.) Indochine - M - 467 - France
814.) Little Women - N*
813.) My Name is Bruce - M - 466
812.) Romper Stomper - M - 465
811.) Singles - M*
810.) Elf - D*
809.) Army of Darkness - M*
808.) El Mariachi - M* - Mexico
807.) Frost/Nixon - M - 464
806.) The Muppet Christmas Carol - M*
805.) Die Hard 2: Die Harder - D*
804.) American Heart - M - 463
803.) The Women - M - 462
802.) My Cousin Vinny - M*
801.) A League of Their Own - D*
800.) Chaplin - D*
799.) Lessons of Darkness - N - 461 - Instant Watch
798.) Criminal - M - 460
797.) Unforgiven - D*
796.) Sneakers - N*
795.) Pineapple Express - M*
794.) Fred Claus - M - 459
793.) Traitor - M - 458
792.) Married Life - M - 457
791.) Matinee - M*
790.) Patriot Games - D*
789.) The Hand That Rocks The Cradle - M - 456
788.) Orlando - N - 455
787.) Damage - M*
786.) Wanted - N - 454
785.) Sister Act - M*
784.) Shadows and Fog - M - 453
783.) Boxing Helena - M - 452 |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 10:12 AM
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November Films by Decade |
00s - 21
90s - 54
80s - 2
70s - 2
60s - 1
50s - 1
40s - 1
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| posted by Iamhopkat 2:27 AM
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Favorite Films of November |
My favorite 3 new movies for November:
1.) Manhatten Murder Mystery
2-t.) Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
2-t.) Faraway, So Close
3.) Step Brothers |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 2:26 AM
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| Saturday, November 1, 2008
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My Widescreen Dreams - November is 1993 in Review |
* - Seen NOT for the first time
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N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
(October - 305)
782.) Howard's End - D*
781.) Bob Roberts - N - 451
780.) Reservoir Dogs - D*
779.) The Bodyguard - M*
778.) Husbands and Wives - M - 450
777.) Alive - N*
776.) Much Ado About Nothing - M - 449
775.) Die Hard - D*
774.) Hoffa - M - 448
773.) Lorenzo's Oil - M - 447
772.) Bad Lieutenant - M - 446
771.) The Freshman - M - 445
770.) The Strangers - N - 444
769.) Love Actually - D*
768.) Radio Flyer - M - 443
767.) Mad City - M - 442
766.) School Ties - M - 441
765.) Planes, Trains and Automobiles - D*
764.) White Men Can't Jump - M*
763.) Gomorra - M - 440 - Italy
762.) The Remains of The Day - D*
761.) Uncovered - M - 439
760.) Of Mice and Men - M - 438
759.) Faraway, So Close - N - 437 - Germany
758.) I Am Legend - N*
757.) La Belle Et La Bete - M - 436 - France
756.) Wayne's World - M - 435
755.) Honeymoon in Vegas - M*
754.) Wall-E - N*
753.) Striking Distance - M - 434
752.) Jurassic Park - D*
751.) Rudy - M - 433
750.) True Romance - D*
749.) In The Name of The Father - M - 432
748.) The Age of Innocence - N*
747.) Dr. No - N - 431
746.) This Boy's Life - M - 430
745.) Three Colors: Blue - M*
744.) Sleepless in Seattle - D*
743.) Step Brothers - M - 429
742.) The Piano - D*
741.) One True Thing - M - 428
740.) Father of The Bride - M*
739.) Heaven & Earth - M - 427
738.) Transsiberian - M - 426
737.) The Fugitive - M*
736.) Manhattan Murder Mystery - N - 425
735.) Tombstone - M - 424
734.) Star Wars: The Clone Wars - N*
733.) Carlito's Way - D*
732.) Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - N - 423
731.) The Thing From Another World - M - 422
730.) Naked - M - 421
729.) Addams Family Values - M - 420
728.) The Addams Family - M - 419
727.) Fearless - D*
726.) Shadowlands - M - 418
725.) Dazed and Confused - D*
724.) Diminished Capacity - M - 417
723.) Short Cuts - N - 416
722.) Katyn - M - 415 - Poland
721.) 12 - M - 414 - Russia
720.) You Don't Mess With The Zohan - M - 413
719.) Schindler's List - D*
718.) Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould - M - 412
717.) Swing Vote - M - 411
716.) Mamma Mia - M - 410
715.) Knocked Up - D*
714.) The X-Files: I Want To Believe - M - 409
713.) What's Love Got To Do With It - M - 408
712.) Get Smart - N - 407
711.) Six Degrees of Separation - M - 406
710.) The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants 2 - M - 405
709.) Mad Dog and Glory - M - 404
708.) A Perfect World - M - 403
707.) Tropic Thunder - M - 402
706.) Philadelphia - D*
705.) The Godfather: Part II - D*
704.) W - M - 401
703.) In The Line of Fire - M*
702.) The Godfather - D*
701.) Kalifornia - M* |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 9:09 AM
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| Friday, October 31, 2008
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Favorite Films of October |
My favorite 1 new movies for October:
1.) The Tenant
My favorite 3 old movies for October:
1.) The Thing
2.) Psycho
3.) The Alien Quadrilogy |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 11:30 PM
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October Films By Decade |
00s - 29
90s - 16
80s - 21
70s - 14
60s - 2
50s - 4
40s - 1
30s - 3
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| posted by Iamhopkat 11:28 PM
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| Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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My Widescreen Dreams - October is Halloween Movies in Review |
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N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
(September-274)
700.) Suspiria - M - 400
699.) Creature From The Black Lagoon - M - 399
698.) 28 Weeks Later - D*
697.) The Invasion - D*
696.) Sunshine - D*
695.) Picnic At Hanging Rock - M - 398
694.) 30 Days of Night - D*
693.) The Dirk Diggler Story - M - 397
692.) Rosemary's Baby - N*
691.) Corpse Bride - D*
690.) Red Rock West - M - 396
689.) Go Go Tales - M - 395
688.) Fireflies in The Garden - M - 394
687.) K-Pax - M - 393
686.) The Bonfire of The Vanities - M - 392
685.) Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains - M - 391
684.) The Ox-Bow Incident - M - 390
683.) Patty Hearst - M - 389
682.) The Battle In Seattle - M - 388
681.) Two Girls and A Guy - M - 387
680.) Righteous Kill - M - 386
679.) Don't Look Now - D*
678.) Dawn of The Dead (2004) - N*
677.) Scream - D*
676.) The Omen - M - 385
675.) Close Encounters of The Third Kind - D*
674.) Cronos - D* - Mexico
673.) Twilight Zone: The Movie - M*
672.) The Man With One Red Shoe - M - 384
671.) Hancock - M - 383
670.) Halloween 3 - M - 382
669.) Young Frankenstein - D*
668.) Psycho - D*
667.) Carrie - D*
666.) Slither - D*
665.) A Tale of Two Sisters - D* - South Korea
664.) Altered States - M - 381
663.) House on Haunted Hill - M - 380
662.) Body Snatchers - N*
661.) Ghostbusters - D*
660.) Halloween 2 - M*
659.) Feast - D*
658.) The Thing - D*
657.) The Prophecy - M - 379
656.) Halloween (1978) - D*
655.) Mulholland Drive - D*
654.) Henry Poole Is Here - M - 378
653.) Dressed To Kill - D*
652.) Remember The Titans - M - 377
651.) The Bride of Frankenstein - M - 376
650.) Beetlejuice - D*
649.) Can't Hardly Wait - M - 375
648.) War of The Worlds (2005) - D*
647.) El Orfanato - N* - Mexico
646.) The Shining - D*
645.) Soylent Green - M - 374
644.) 28 Days Later - D*
643.) Poltergeist - M*
642.) Skinwalkers - N*
641.) Death Proof - D*
640.) The China Syndrome - M*
639.) Invasion of The Body Snatchers (1978) - D*
638.) I Know What You Did Last Summer - M - 373
637.) The Blair Witch Project - N*
636.) The Nightmare Before Christmas - D*
635.) Presumed Innocent - M*
634.) Body Double - M*
633.) Frankenstein - M*
632.) The Exorcist III - M - 372
631.) Near Dark - N - 371
630.) Invasion of The Body Snatchers (1956) - D*
629.) Exorcist II: The Heretic - M - 370
628.) Somebody Up There Likes Me - M - 369
627.) Ghost Story - M*
626.) Doomsday - D - 368
625.) The Tenant - N - 367
624.) The Exorcist - N - 366
623.) Cape Fear (1991) - M - 365
622.) Frankenstein (1994) - M - 364
621.) The Ring - D*
620.) The Others - D*
619.) The Village - D*
618.) King Kong (2005) - D*
617.) Eyes of Laura Mars - M - 363
616.) Street Kings - M - 362
615.) The Verdict - M - 361
614.) Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day - M - 360
613.) Nobody's Fool - M - 359
612.) Freaks - M*
611.) Dragnet - M* |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 10:35 AM
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| Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Favorite Films of September |
My favorite 3 new movies for September:
1.) The Hustler
2.) The Candidate
3.) Riget |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 10:25 AM
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September Films By Decade |
00s - 19
90s - 37
80s - 4
70s - 6
60s - 3
50s - 1
40s - 1
30s - 2
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| posted by Iamhopkat 10:24 AM
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| Monday, September 1, 2008
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My Widescreen Dreams - September is 1994 in Review |
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N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
(August-244)
610.) The Wild Blue Yonder - M - 358
609.) The Candidate - N - 357
608.) The Hustler - M*
607.) The Visitor - M - 356
606.) Before The Rain - M - 355 - Republic of Macedonia
605.) Snake Eyes - M*
604.) Muriel's Wedding - M - 354 - Australia
603.) The Incredible Hulk - M*
602.) Riget/The Kingdom - M - 353 - Denmark
601.) Twilight - M - 352
600.) Ed Wood - D*
599.) Chungking Express - N* - Hong Kong
598.) The Color of Money - M*
597.) Forrest Gump - D*
596.) Heavenly Creatures - N*
595.) Run, Fat Boy, Run - M*
594.) Three Businessmen - M - 351
593.) Indecent Proposal - M*
592.) The Madness of King George - N - 350
591.) Clear and Present Danger - D*
590.) Cavalcade - M - 349
589.) New York Stories - M*
588.) L'Enfer - M - 348 - France
587.) Alien Resurrection - D*
586.) Alien 3 - D*
585.) Mutiny on The Bounty - M - 347
584.) Expired - M - 346
583.) Hero - M*
582.) Aliens - D*
581.) Smokey and The Bandit - M*
580.) Alien - D*
579.) Ashes of Time - M - 345 - Hong Kong
578.) Blown Away - M*
577.) Flakes - M - 344
576.) Nacho Libre - N - 343
575.) Hoop Dreams - N - 342
574.) The Missouri Breaks - M - 341
573.) 4 Days In September - N - 340 - Brazil
572.) The Simpsons Movie - N*
571.) Speed - D*
570.) Bullets Over Broadway - D - 339
569.) Smother - M - 338
568.) The Jigsaw Man - M - 337
567.) The Secret of Roan Inish - D*
566.) Crumb - N*
565.) The Last Seduction - M - 336
564.) Quiz Show - N*
563.) Iron Man - M*
562.) Pulp Fiction - D*
561.) The Shawshank Redemption - D*
560.) The Road to Wellville - M - 335
559.) Winchester '73 - M - 334
558.) The Jericho Mile - M - 333
557.) The Exterminating Angel - M - 332 - Mexico
556.) The Day of the Jackal - N - 331
555.) Reflections In A Golden Eye - M - 330
554.) Happy-Go-Lucky - M - 329
553.) Reality Bites - M*
552.) The Hudsucker Proxy - D*
551.) Clerks - D*
550.) The Heiress - M - 328
549.) Possession - M - 327
548.) The Dark Knight - M*
547.) Meet Dave - M - 326
546.) The Getaway (1994) - M - 325
545.) Stuck - M - 324
544.) The Bourne Ultimatum - D*
543.) Quid Pro Quo - M - 323
542.) Dumb and Dumber - M*
541.) The Bourne Supremacy - D*
540.) The Lion King - D*
539.) The Bourne Identity - D*
538.) The Client - M*
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| posted by Iamhopkat 7:10 AM
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| Sunday, August 31, 2008
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Favorite movies of August |
My favorite 3 new movies for August:
1.) Ulysses' Gaze
2.) Forgetting Sarah Marshall
3.) Head-On |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 3:59 PM
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August Films by Decade |
00s - 28
90s - 39
80s - 2
70s - 2
60s - 1
50s - 2 |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 3:33 PM
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| Saturday, August 2, 2008
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My Widescreen Dreams - August is 1995 in Review |
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N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
(July-213)
537.) Horton Hears A Who - M - 322
536.) The River Wild - M - 321
535.) Toy Story 2 - D*
534.) The Crimson Rivers - N - 320 - France
533.) Disclosure - M*
532.) Toy Story - D*
531.) Babe - N*
530.) Orange County - D*
529.) Leon, The Professional - D*
528.) Keeping The Faith - M*
527.) Baby Mama - M - 319
526.) Shanghai Triad - M - 318 - China
525.) Always - M*
524.) Twelve Monkeys - D*
523.) The Promotion - M - 317
522.) Men In Black - M*
521.) Crap Shoot: The Documentary - M - 316
520.) Becoming Jane - N*
519.) The In-Laws - M - 315
518.) Nim's Island - M - 314
517.) Darkman - M*
516.) Ulysses' Gaze - N - 313 - Greece
515.) Turn The River - M - 312
514.) Heaven Can Wait - M*
513.) Live Free or Die Hard - D*
512.) Mightly Aphrodite - N - 311
511.) Ordet - M - 310 - Denmark
510.) Sleepwalking - M - 309
509.) What Happens in Vegas - M - 308
508.) The City of Lost Children - N - 307 - France
507.) Sense and Sensibility - N*
506.) Fallen Angels - M - 306 - Hong Kong
505.) The Quick and The Dead - M - 306
504.) Heat - D*
503.) Safe - M*
502.) The Net - D*
501.) Breathless - D* - France
500.) Dead Man - N*
499.) Mercury Rising - M - 305
498.) The Happening - M - 304
497.) Star Wars: The Clone Wars - T - 303
496.) Casino - N*
495.) Crimson Tide - D*
494.) The Crossing Guard - D*
493.) The Usual Suspects - D*
492.) Made of Honor - M - 302
491.) Nixon - D*
490.) Pride - M - 301
489.) Devil In A Blue Dress - M*
488.) Clueless - N - 300
487.) Mr. 3000 - M - 299
486.) Forgetting Sarah Marshall - M - 298
485.) Se7en - D*
484.) The Celluloid Closet - M - 297
483.) Guess Who - M - 296
482.) Atonement - M*
481.) Pineapple Express - T - 295
480.) To Die For - M*
479.) The Bridges of Madison County - M*
478.) Underground - M - 294 - Yugoslavia
477.) Welcome To The Dollhouse - D*
476.) Mallrats - D*
475.) Head-On - N - 293 - Turkey/German
474.) The Chamber - M*
473.) Capricorn One - M - 292
472.) Drillbit Taylor - M - 291
471.) Stop-Loss - M - 290
470.) Tell No One - M* - France
469.) Ikiru - M - 289 - Japan
468.) Kids - M - 288
467.) Die Hard With A Vengeance - D*
466.) The American President - M*
465.) Clockers - M - 287
464.) Smart People - M - 286 |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 7:40 AM
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| Thursday, July 31, 2008
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July Films By Decade |
00s - 26
90s - 28
80s - 3
70s - 5
60s - 0
50s - 2
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| posted by Iamhopkat 10:44 PM
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Favorite movies of July |
My favorite 3 new movies for July:
1.) The Dark Knight
2.) The Spirit Of The Beehive
3.) Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 3:33 PM
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| Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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My Widescreen Dreams - July is 1996 in Review |
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N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
(June-182)
463.) The Spiderwick Chronicles - M - 285
462.) Get Shorty - D*
461.) Klopka/The Trap - M - 284 - Serbia
460.) Kolja - M - 283 - Czech Republic
459.) King Ralph - D - 282
458.) Hard Eight aka Sydney - D*
457.) The Ringer - D*
456.) Bound - N*
455.) La Zona - M - 281 - Mexico
454.) Run Of The Arrow - M - 280
453.) The Life Before Her Eyes - M - 279
452.) Fargo - D*
451.) Batman Begins - D*
450.) Music Box - M - 278
449.) Hot Rod - D*
448.) Romeo + Juliet - D*
447.) Mad Detective - M - 277 - Hong Kong
446.) Drop Dead Gorgeous - M - 276
445.) The Portrait of a Lady - M - 275
444.) James and The Giant Peach - M*
443.) August - M - 274
442.) The Dark Knight - T - 273
441.) Jar City - M - 272 - Iceland
440.) Trainspotting - D*
439.) Cloverfield - M*
438.) Exiled - M - 271 - Hong Kong
437.) Lone Star - M*
436.) Billy Madison - M - 270
435.) The Spirit Of The Beehive - M - 269 - Spain
434.) Leatherheads - M - 268
433.) La Promesse - M - 267 - Belgium
432.) The Crucible - M - 266
431.) Wedding Crashers - D*
430.) The Juror - M - 265
429.) Tin Cup - N*
428.) Jerry Maguire - D*
427.) Hellboy II: The Golden Army - T - 264
426.) Crash (1996) - M*
425.) Watching The Detectives - M - 263
424.) Hellboy - D*
423.) Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World - M - 262
422.) Kramer vs. Kramer - M*
421.) The Siege - N - 261
420.) The Incredible Hulk - T - 260
419.) Big Daddy - M - 259
418.) Twister - D*
417.) Mars Attacks! - M - 258
416.) Kill Bill Volume 1 - D*
415.) Superbad - D*
414.) Papillon - M - 257
413.) Two-Lane Blacktop - N*
412.) Bottle Rocket - D*
411.) Wall-E - T - 256
410.) Glory - D - 255
409.) All That Heaven Allows - M - 254
408.) Basic Instict - M*
407.) About Schmidt - D*
406.) Jaws - D*
405.) Mr. Mom - M*
404.) Swingers - D*
403.) Mission Impossible - D*
402.) Anchorman - D*
401.) Happy Gilmore - M*
400.) The Departed - D*
399.) My Mom's New Boyfriend - M - 253 |
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| Monday, June 30, 2008
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Favorite Movies of June |
My favorite 3 new movies for June:
1. Fitzcarraldo
2. The Edge of Heaven
3. Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures
3. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
My favorite 3 old movies for June:
1. Bonnie and Clyde
2. The Graduate
3. Lost Highway
3. Donnie Brasco
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Films by Decade - First Half of the Year |
00s - 178
90s - 116
80s - 25
70s - 14
60s - 29
50s - 20
40s - 10
30s - 6
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| posted by Iamhopkat 11:10 AM
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June Films By Decade |
00s - 19
90s - 33
80s - 7
70s - 2
60s - 12
50s - 0
40s - 2
30s - 2
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| posted by Iamhopkat 10:48 AM
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| Sunday, June 1, 2008
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My Widescreen Dreams - June is 1997 in Review |
 For 2008, my goal is to watch two movies per day, which would be 732 movies by the end of the year.
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N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
(May-152)
398.) Tootsie - B*
397.) Sixteen Candles - M - 252
396.) Grizzly Man - N - 251
395.) 8 1/2 - D* - Italy
394.) Chaos Theory - M - 250
393.) Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures - N - 249
392.) Independence Day - D*
391.) Fitzcarraldo - N - 248 - West Germany
390.) Wait Until Dark - M - 247
389.) Braveheart - D - 246
388.) My Best Friend - M - 245 - Germany
387.) Lost Highway - D*
386.) Hearts Of Darkness - N - 244
385.) Menace II Society - M - 243
384.) All The King's Men (1949) - M - 242
383.) Insomnia - N - 241 - Norway
382.) Color Me Kubrick - M - 240
381.) A Man For All Seasons - D - 239
380.) Happy Together - M - 238 - Hong Kong
379.) Capturing The Friedmans - M - 237
378.) Week End - M - 236 - France
377.) Darling - M - 235
376.) You Can't Take It With You - M - 234
375.) Two For The Road - N - 233
374.) Belle De Jour - M - 232 - France
373.) Jesse James - D - 231
372.) When We Were Kings - N - 230
371.) The Graduate - D*
370.) Aguirre: The Wrath of God - M* - Germany
369.) Gentleman's Agreement - M - 229
368.) Funny Games (1997) - M - 228 - Austria
367.) Chasing Amy - D*
366.) Signs of Life - M - 227 - West Germany
365.) Midnight Cowboy - D - 226
364.) Bonnie and Clyde - D*
363.) Amistad - M - 225
362.) Walk Hard - N*
361.) The Full Monty - D*
360.) Breathless (1983) - M - 224
359.) Driving Miss Daisy - M*
358.) 21 - M - 223
357.) Nightwatch - M - 222
356.) The Sweet Hereafter - N*
355.) Wag The Dog - D*
354.) Strange Culture - M - 221
353.) The Invasion - N*
352.) Grosse Point Blank - N*
351.) The Ice Storm - D*
350.) In Bruges - M - 220
349.) L.A. Story - M*
348.) L.A. Confidential - D*
347.) Jackie Brown - D*
346.) Defending Your Life - M*
345.) Juno - D*
344.) A Few Good Men - M*
343.) Definitely, Maybe - M - 219
342.) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - D*
341.) Flawless - M - 218
340.) Liar, Liar - D*
339.) Life Is Beautiful - M - 217 - Italy
338.) Teeth - M - 216
337.) My First Mister - M*
336.) Be Kind Rewind - M - 215
335.) The Mist - M - 214
334.) Donnie Brasco - D*
333.) Amblin' - M - 213
332.) The Seven-Ups - 212
331.) December Boys - N - 211
330.) The Basketball Diaries - M - 210
329.) Wall Street - M*
328.) Overnight Delivery - M - 209
327.) 48 Hrs. - N*
326.) What About Bob? - M*
325.) Swimming With Sharks - M - 208
324.) The Edge Of Heaven - M - 207 - Germany/Turkey
323.) In The Company of Men - N (Instant) - 206
322.) Ulee's Gold - M - 205 |
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May Films by Decade |
00s - 19
90s - 31
80s - 3
70s - 3
60s - 5
50s - 3
40s - 1
30s - 1
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Top 3 of May |
My Favorite 3 New Movies for May:
1.) Lilith
2.) The Wages of Fear
3.) Iron Man |
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| Thursday, May 1, 2008
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My Widescreen Dreams - Need 304 To Keep Pace |
In 2007, I watched 608 movies. How many will it be this year?
* - Seen NOT for the first time
# - Seen for the first time
N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
(April-121)
321.) Central Station - M - 204 - Brazil
320.) Velvet Goldmine - D*
319.) Norma Rae - M*
318.) Gods and Monsters - N*
317.) The Cincinnati Kid - M - 203
316.) Aleksandra - M - 202 - Russia
315.) Cleaner - M - 201
314.) U Turn - M - 200
313.) The Oxford Murders - M - 199
312.) Happiness - N*
311.) P.S. I Love You - M - 198
310.) Bulworth - M*
309.) Ordinary People - M - 197
308.) Whatever Happened To Baby Jane - N - 196
307.) Scarecrow - M - 195
306.) Rififi - M - 194 - France
305.) A Map Of The World - M - 193
304.) Leave Her To Heaven - M - 192
303.) Grace Is Gone - M - 191
302.) Buffalo '66 - M - 190
301.) The Illusionist - D*
300.) 21 Grams - D*
299.) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - M - 189
298.) A Prairie Home Companion - D*
297.) Gummo - M - 188
296.) The Firm - N*
295.) Saving Private Ryan - D*
294.) Festen/The Celebration - N - 187 - Denmark
293.) Splendor In The Grass - M - 186
292.) Rounders - D*
291.) Husbands - M - 185
290.) Lilith - M - 184
289.) A Simple Plan - N*
288.) Semi-Pro - M - 183
287.) Blown Away - M*
286.) French Kiss - N*
285.) As Good As it Gets - M*
284.) The Thin Red Line - D*
283.) Rushmore - D*
282.) Masked and Anonymous - M - 182
281.) The 40 Year Old Virgin - D*
280.) Boxcar Bertha - M - 181
279.) The Wages of Fear - M - 180 - France/Italy
278.) The Big Lebowski - D*
277.) American History X - N*
276.) Small Time Crooks - M - 179
275.) The Pelican Brief - B*
274.) Rendition - N - 178
273.) The Red Violin - N*
272.) The Opposite of Sex - M - 177
271.) Then She Found Me - M - 176
270.) Out of Sight - D*
269.) Dark City - D*
268.) A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies - M - 175
267.) The Grand Illusion - N - 174 - France
266.) Iron Man - T - 173
265.) True Crimes - M - 172
264.) The Big Chill - M*
263.) The Bank Job - M - 171
262.) The Big Knife - B - 170
261.) There's Something About Mary - M*
260.) An American Crime - M - 169
259.) City of Angels - N*
258.) U.S. Marshals - M*
257.) National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets - M - 168
256.) Love Liza - M - 167
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| Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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April Films By Decade |
00s - 26
90s - 27
80s - 6
70s - 2
60s - 3
50s - 2
40s - 1 |
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Top 6 of April |
The top 3 new films (films seen for the first time) and the top 3 old films (films seen previously) watched during the month of April:
NEW
1.) Sudden Fear
2.) L'Eclisse
3.) Paranoid Park
OLD:
1.) There Will Be Blood
2.) Wonder Boys
3.) American Beauty |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 11:26 PM
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My Widescreen Dreams - Cruising to 732 |
In 2007, I watched 608 movies. How many will it be this year?
* - Seen NOT for the first time
# - Seen for the first time
N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
255.) The Insider - D*
254.) The Fabulous Baker Boys - M*
253.) Eyes Wide Shut - B*
252.) Mrs. Brown - N - 166
251.) Comic Book Villains - M - 165
250.) The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) - N - 164
249.) Rashomon - M - 163 - Japan
248.) Ironweed - M - 162
247.) Trees Lounge - M - 161
246.) A Bronx Tale - M - 160
245.) The Dancer Upstairs - N*
244.) The Grand - M - 159
243.) Man On The Moon - M*
242.) Flight Plan - D*
241.) The Accidental Tourist - M*
240.) Rocket Science - M - 158
239.) Music Within - M - 157
238.) Mystery Men - D*
237.) Sudden Fear - N - 156
236.) Untraceable - M - 155
235.) Dick - M - 154
234.) Beautiful Girls - B - 153
233.) First Sunday - M - 152
232.) L'Eclisse - M - 151 - Italy
231.) Dogma - D*
230.) Delirious - M - 150
229.) Quick Change - M - 149
228.) Silk - M - 148
227.) Cloverfield - M - 147
226.) ... And Justice For All - M - 146
225.) Fight Club - D*
224.) The X-Files - B*
223.) Dream Lover - M*
222.) The Sixth Sense - D*
221.) The Straight Story - N*
220.) There Will Be Blood - N*
219.) Woman In The Dunes - M - 145 - Japan
218.) Harry and Tonto - M - 144
217.) Office Space - D*
216.) Bully - M - 143
215.) The Virgin Suicides - D*
214.) Summer of Sam - N*
213.) Breaking and Entering - M - 142
212.) Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai - D*
211.) The Savages - M - 141
210.) Silver City - N - 140
209.) The Red Shoes - N - 139
208.) Alvin and The Chipmunks - M - 138
207.) Paranoid Park - M - 137
206.) The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio - N - 136
205.) Planet of The Apes (1968) - D*
204.) Sex and Death 101 - M - 135
203.) 8MM - D - 134
202.) Chaplin - M*
201.) Monster's Ball - D*
200.) Death at a Funeral - N - 133
199.) Natural Born Killers - N - 132
198.) Being John Malkovich - D*
197.) September - M - 131
196.) The Hurricane - D*
195.) American Beauty - D*
194.) Storytelling - M*
193.) The Mosquito Coast - M*
192.) Traffic - D*
191.) Wonder Boys - D*
190.) Lost Highway - D*
189.) On Golden Pond - M* |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 8:39 AM
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| Monday, March 31, 2008
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March Films by Decade |
00s - 34
90s - 12
80s - 4
70s - 4
60s - 5
50s - 10
40s - 5
30s - 2
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Top 6 Watched in March |
Continuing the tradition from last month, here are the top 3 new films (films seen for the first time) and the top 3 old films (films seen previously) watched during the month of March:
 NEW
1.) El Orphanato
2.) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
3.) Charade
OLD
1.) Wonder Boys
2.) Le Mepris
3.) Almost Famous |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 11:06 AM
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My Widescreen Dreams - A New Film Year |
In 2007, I watched 608 movies. How many will it be this year?
* - Seen NOT for the first time
# - Seen for the first time
N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
188.) Kiss Me Deadly - D*
187.) Following - M*
186.) Le Mepris - N* - France
185.) Wonder Boys - D*
184.) Zelig - M - 130
183.) The Matrix - D*
182.) Adaptation - D*
181.) The Purple Rose of Cairo - D*
180.) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - M - 129 - France
179.) The Fountainhead - M - 128
178.) The Perfect Storm - M*
177.) Body Heat - M*
176.) Vantage Point - M - 127
175.) A Midnight Clear - M - 126
174.) Eagle vs. Shark - M - 125
173.) Slums of Beverly Hills - M - 124
172.) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - M - 123
171.) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - M - 122
170.) Southland Tales - M - 121
169.) My Blueberry Nights - M - 120
168.) To Have and Have Not - M - 119
167.) Dark Passage - M - 118
166.) The Harder They Fall - M - 117
165.) Reservation Road - M - 116
164.) The Passion of The Christ - M - 115
163.) The African Queen - M - 114
162.) Four Weddings and a Funeral - N*
161.) Memento - D*
160.) Enchanted - N*
159.) Glory Road - M - 113
158.) A Life Less Ordinary - N - 112
157.) The Killers (1946) - M - 111
156.) Minority Report - D*
155.) Crime Wave - M - 110
154.) Jumper - M - 109
153.) Cellular - M - 108
152.) Girl, Interrupted - D*
151.) All About My Mother - M - 107 - Spain
150.) October Sky - M - 106
149.) The Beach - D - 105
148.) To Catch A Thief - M - 104
147.) Deconstructing Harry - M - 103
146.) The Big Heat - M - 102
145.) Charade - M - 101
144.) 27 Dresses - M - 100
143.) The Accused - M*
142.) Cassandra's Dream - M*
141.) High Fidelity - D*
140.) Almost Famous - D*
139.) Dancer In The Dark - D*
138.) Best In Show - D*
137.) Unbreakable - D*
136.) Run, Fat Boy, Run - M - 99
135.) Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - N - 98
134.) Forbidden Games - N - 97 - France
133.) The Sting - D*
132.) Journey Into Fear - M - 96
131.) My Dog Skip - M - 95
130.) El Orphanato - M - 94 - Mexico
129.) The Asphalt Jungle - M - 93
128.) August Rush - M*
127.) Enigma - M - 92
126.) King of California - N*
125.) The Enforcer (1951) - M - 91
124.) Lions For Lambs - M - 90
123.) Duck Soup - M - 89
122.) Dave - M*
121.) Lenny - N - 88
120.) M - M - 87 - Germany
119.) Lolita (1962) - M - 86
118.) A Clockwork Orange - D - 85
117.) The Fountain - D*
116.) Requiem For A Dream - D*
115.) Pi - D*
114.) The Ladykillers (1955) - M - 84
113.) Blue State - M - 83
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February Films by Decade |
00s - 43
90s - 9
80s - 3
70s - 2
60s - 3
50s - 2
40s - 1
30s - 1
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| Friday, February 29, 2008
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Top 6 Films Watched in February |
Due to the high volume of movies watched leading up to the Oscars, it was too tough to choose just three films. Instead I choose three old films and three new films.
Top 3 Old Films:
1. Straight Time
2. Umberto D
3. Harold and Maude
Top 3 New Films:
1. Michael Clayton
2. Margot At The Wedding
3. Into The Wild |
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My Widescreen Dreams - Watching the Oscars |
In 2007, I watched 608 movies. How many will it be this year?
* - Seen NOT for the first time
# - Seen for the first time
N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
112.) 30 Days of Night - N - 82
111.) Affliction - M - 81
110.) Pickup On South Street - N - 80
109.) Dan In Real Life - M - 79
108.) Four Brothers - M - 78
107.) The Darjeeling Limited - N*
106.) There Will Be Blood - M
105.) He Got Game - M - 77
104.) Michael Clayton - N
103.) Chunking Express - M - 76 - Hong Kong
102.) The Hunting Party - B - 75
101.) Cassandra's Dream - M - 74
100.) No Country For Old Men - M*
99.) Straight Time - N - 73
98.) Hunchback of Notre Dame - N*
97.) The Kite Runner - M - 72
96.) Before The Devil Knows You're Dead - M*
95.) Margot At The Wedding - N - 71
94.) Mr. Smith Goes To Washington - M - 70
93.) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - M
92.) Seven Days in May - N - 69
91.) Black Snake Moan - N*
90.) August Rush - M - 68
89.) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - M - 67
88.) Umberto D. - M - 66 - Italy
87.) Gone Baby Gone - M
86.) Mississippi Burning - M*
85.) Interview with the Assassin - M - 65
84.) We Own The Night - N - 64
83.) Le Scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and The Butterfly) - M - 63 - France
82.) Snakes On A Plane - M - 62
81.) Punch-Drunk Love - D*
80.) Across The Universe - M - 61
79.) No Reservations - N - 60
78.) La Sconosciuta (The Unknown) - M - 59 - Italy
77.) Searching for Bobby Fischer - NOnline*
76.) Boogie Nights - D*
75.) Elizabeth: The Golden Age - N - 58
74.) Lars and the Real Girl - M - 57
73.) Kind Hearts and Coronets - M - 56
72.) Sydney (aka Hard Eight) - D*
71.) Jurassic Park - D*
70.) Le Samourai - M - 55 - France
69.) Witness - M*
68.) The Brave One - B - 54
67.) Magnolia - D*
66.) I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With - M - 53
65.) Beaufort - M - 52 - Israel
64.) Taxi To The Dark Side - M - 51
63.) The Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Tidal Seas / Coasts - N - 50
62.) The Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Seasonal Seas / Coral Seas - N - 49
61.) In The Valley Of Elah - M - 48
60.) Enchanted - M - 47
59.) Michael Clayton - M - 46
58.) Gangs of New York - N*
57.) Into The Wild - M - 45
56.) In The Heat of The Night - M - 44
55.) Harold and Maude - N - 43
54.) Bee Movie - M - 42
53.) Norbit - M - 41
52.) Invincible - M - 40
51.) She's Gotta Have It - N - 39
50.) Martian Child - M - 38
49.) Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience - M - 37
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January Films - By Decade |
00s - 37
90s - 4
80s - 2
70s - 1
60s - 1
50s - 3 |
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| Thursday, January 31, 2008
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Top 3 Films Watched in January |
Without a doubt, here are my Top 3 new movies for January:
1.) There Will Be Blood
2.) The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford
3.) Gone Baby Gone |
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| posted by Iamhopkat 11:43 AM
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My Widescreen Dreams - 2008 |
In 2007, I watched 608 movies. How many will it be this year?
* - Seen NOT for the first time
# - Seen for the first time
N - Netflix B - Blockbuster
D = DVD T - Theater M - Misc
48.) The Blue Planet: Seas of Life: Ocean World/Frozen Seas - N - 36
47.) Surf's Up - M - 35
46.) Mongol - M - 34 - Kazakhstan
45.) War/Dance - M - 33
44.) Zodiac - Director's Cut - M - 32
43.) Superbad (with Audio commentary) - D*
42.) Knocked Up (with Audio commentary) - D*
41.) The Golden Compass - M - 31
40.) There Will Be Blood - T - 30
39.) Leaving Las Vegas - M - 29
38.) Gone Baby Gone - M - 28
37.) Letters from Iwo Jima - N - 27
36.) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - M - 26
35.) After Hours - M - 25
34.) Elizabethtown - D*
33.) The Counterfeiters - M - 24 - Austria
32.) 3:10 To Yuma - N*
31.) The Apartment - N*
30.) Breaking News - M - 23 - Hong Kong
29.) No Country For Old Men - M*
28.) Pickpocket - M - 22 - France
27.) Juno - M - 21
26.) Spoorloos - M - 20 - Netherlands
25.) He Was A Quiet Man - M - 19
24.) 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days - M - 18 - Romania
23.) Wedding Daze - M - 17
22.) Bananas - M - 16
21.) The Ice Harvest - N - 15
20.) Enemy of the State - D*
19.) Persepolis - M - 14 - France
18.) Sunshine - N*
17.) Written on the Wind - M - 13
16.) Paris, je t'aime - N - 12 - France
15.) The Seven Samurai - N - 11 - Japan
14.) Dead Man Walking - M*
13.) The Wind That Shakes The Barley - N - 10 - Ireland
12.) No Country For Old Men - M*
11.) I'm Not There - M*
10.) The Nanny Diaries - B - 9
9.) The Great Debaters - M - 8
8.) Charlie Wilson's War - M - 7
7.) Der Untergang - M - 6 - Germany
6.) Atonement - M - 5
5.) Election - N*
4.) Shoot'em Up - N - 4
3.) The Invasion - M - 3
2.) Nine Queens - N - 2 - Argentina
1.) Death Sentence - M - 1
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