books:

1. The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living by Joseph M Marshall III
2. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat by Katherine May

documentaries:

cinema:

1. The Big Sick (2017)(January)
2. MI-5 (2015)
3. BlackkKlansman (2018)
4. Arrival (2016)
5. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
~~~
6. Glitter (2001)(February)
7. Son of Dracula (1943)
8. Oliver and Company (1988)
~~~
9. Groundhog Day (1992)(March)
10. The Little Mermaid (1989)
11. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
12. Back to the Future (1985)
13. The Seventh Seal (1957)
14. Ghostbusters (2916)
~~~
15. Back to the Future, Part II (1989)(April)
16. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
17. WIld Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)
18. Back to the Future, Part III (1990)
19. The Rocketeer (1991)
20. How to Make An American Quilt (1995)
21. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
22. Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Special IMAX edition)
~~~
23. Avengers: Endgame (2019)(May)
24. Daylight (1996)
25. The Proposal (2009)
26. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
27. Steel Magnolias (1989)
28. Beaches (1989)
~~~
29. Bird Box (2018)(June)
30. The Happening (2008)
31. Ocean's 8 (2018)
32. Bridesmaids (2011)
33. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
34. Aladdin (1992)
35. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
36. The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
37. The Lion King (1994)
38. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
39. The Heat (2013)
40. Fast & Furious 4 (2009)
~~~
41. The Babadook (2014) (July)
42. Fast Five (2011)
43. The Fog (2005)
44. Pocahontas (1995)
45, Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
46. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
47. Sixteen Candles (1984)
48. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
49. The Conjuring (2013)
50. The Fast & Furious 7 (2015)
51. The Witches (1990)
52. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
~~~
53. Terror Train (1980) (August)
54. Mermaids (1990)
55. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
56. Sylvester (1985)
57. The Exorcist (1972)
58. The Fate of the Furious (2017)
59. West Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
60. The Painted Veil (2006)
61. Slaves of New York (1989)
62. Hercules (1997)
63. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
64. Let's Get Harry (1986)
65. Mulan (1998)
66. House of Frankenstein (1944)
~~~
67. Tarzan (1999)(September)
68. George of the Jungle (1997)
69. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
70. Land of the Dead (2005)
71. A Quiet Place, Part II (2020)
72. Annabelle (2014)
73. Diary of the Dead (2007)
74. House of Dracula (1945)
75. The Invisible Man (2020)
76. She-Wolf of London (1946)
77. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
~~~
78. Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)(October)
79. Survival of the Dead (2009)
80. The Purge (2013)
81. Paranormal Activity (2007)
82. Longtime Companion (1989)
83. Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
84, Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
85. The Phantom (1996)
86. RED (2010)
87. The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
88. Children of the Corn (1984)
89. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
90. Island of Lost Souls (1932)
91. When A Stranger Calls (1979)
92. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
~~~
93, Halloween Kills (2021)(November)
94. A Canterbury Tale (1944)
95. Ghost (1990)
96, Revenge of the Creature (1954)
97. The Purge: Election Year (2016)
98. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
~~~
99. The First Purge (2018)
100. Home Alone (1990)
101. Elf (2003)
102. The Forever Purge (2021)
103. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
104. Limelight (1952)
105. Adrift (2018)
106.Cliffhanger (1993)


television:
1. Secret Diary of a Call Girl, series 3 (ITV, 2010)
2. Secret Diary of a Call Girl, series 4 (ITV. showtime, 2011)
3. Unsolved Mysteries (NBC, season 2, 1989-1990)

short films:
1. Making a Living (1914)

stage treasures:

podcasts:

Films

1. Ibiza
2. Speed
3. A Dog's Way Home
4. Train to Busan

bold equal rewatch

 100 new films. 10 musicals. 10 documentaries. Silent Cinema. Finish Disney Bronze Age& Renaissance. AOS season 3, Luke Cage season 1. 3 miniseries. 25 books. Rewatch at least 1 film per month from my own dvd collection.

Books:
1. Eat Me by Megan Rose Gedris (Rosalarian Comics, 2016)
2. Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell (Penguin Classics, 1853)
3. Absolute Power: Tales of Queer Villainy, edited by Erica Friedman (Northwest Press, 2016)
4. Finding Molly: An Adventure in Catsitting by Justine Prado and Jenn St-Onge (Emet Comics, 2016)
5. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (Longmeadow Press, 1886)
6. Check Please, Year One by Ngozi Ukazu (Ngozi Ukazu, 2017. Second Edition)
7. Check Please, Year Two by Ngozi Ukazu (Ngozi Ukazu, 2017)
8. The Lavender Menace: Tales of Queer Villainy edited by Tom Cardamone (Northwest Press, 2012)
9. Bailey's Cafe by Gloria Naylor (Vintage Contemporary, 1992)
10. Mama Day by Gloria Naylor (Vintage Contemporary, 1988)

Documentaries:

1. The Birth of The Tramp (cinema, Charlie Chaplin, 2014) (January)
2. Chaplin's Goliath (cinema, Eric Campbell, 1996) 
3. Hotel Monterey (Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Ackerman in the Seventies, the Criterion Collection, 1975)
4. The Celluloid Closet (cinema, queer representation, 1995)(Feb)
5. Inside the Keystone Project (cinema, film restoration, Charlie Chaplin, 2010)#
6. Silence Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood through the Films of Charlie Chaplin (cinema, film history, 2010)#
7. Cairo As Told By Youssef Chahine (Cairo, 1991)
8. A Fuller Life (Samuel Fuller, history/cinema, 2013) (March)
9. Liv and Ingmar (Ullmann, Bergman, cinema, 2012)
10. Du cote de la cote (French Riviera tourism, Agnes Varda, 1958) (April)
11. Black Panthers (politics, Agnes Varda, 1968)
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12. Tati Story (Jacques Tati, French cinema, 2002)(May)
13. Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (2002) (Aug)
14. Music by Charles Chaplin: An Interview with Timothy Brock (The Criterion Collection, The Gold Rush extra)

Cinema:
bold equal rewatch, italic equal international

1. The Shawshank Redemption (Warner Brothers; USA, 1994)    >January
2. Marty (United Artists/MGM; USA, 1955)*****
3. A Walk in the Spring Rain (Columbia; USA, 1970)
4. Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood (Paramount; USA, 1988)
5. Tillie's Punctured Romance (Keystone; USA, 1914)
6. [safe] (Sony Picture Classics; UK, USA, 1995)******
7. Tortilla Soup (Samuel Goldwyn Films; USA, 2001)
8. Robin Hood (Disney; USA, 1973)
9. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Disney; USA, 1977)
10. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (MGM; USA, 1941)
11. Mulholland Dr. (Studio Canal; France, USA, 2001)*****
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12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Studio Canal/Lionsgate; USA, France 1991) (Ex Version)   >February
13. Gentleman's Agreement (20th Century Fox; USA, 1947)
14. Belladonna of Sadness (Japan, 1973)
15. The Grifters (Miramax; USA, Canada, 1990)*****
16. Men Don't Leave (Warner Bros.; USA, 1990)*****
17. The Piano (Miramax; New Zealand, Australia, France, 1993)
18. Eat Drink Man Woman (Samuel Goldwyn Company; Taiwan, USA, 1994)
19. La Cage aux Folles (United Artists; France, Italy, 1978)
20. Ace in the Hole (Paramount; USA, 1951)9
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21. Metropolis (Germany, 1926) (Kino Classics restored edition)   >March
22. The Dark Crystal (Sony; USA, 1982)
23. Rosemary's Baby (Paramount; USA, 1968)
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24. The Long Day Closes (UK, 1992)   >April
25. The Lady Vanishes (UK, 1938)
26. I Know Where I'm Going! (UK, 1945)
27. The Browning Version (UK, 1951)
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28. The Martian (Fox; USA, UK, 2015)   >May
29. Freaks (USA, 1932)
30. Drunken Angel (Japan, 1948)
31. Lumière d'été (France, 1943)
32. Gilda (Columbia; USA, 1946)
33. Only One Night (Sweden, 1939)
34. Blow-Up (UK, Italy, USA, 1966)7
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35. Legend (Universal; USA, UK, 1985)    >June
36. What's Up, Doc? (Warner Brothers; USA, 1972)
37. Paper Moon (USA, 1973)
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38. Black Narcissus (UK, 1947)  >July
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39. The Circus (United Artists; USA, 1928)  >Aug
40. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney; USA, 2016)
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41. The Gold Rush (United Artists, USA, 1942) <Sept
42. 28 Days Later (Fox Searchlight, UK, 2002)
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43. Not Safe for Work (USA, 2014) >Oct
44. Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (USA, 1989)
45. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Germany, 1926)
46. A Promise (France, Belgium, 2013)
47. Practical Magic (Warner Brothers, USA, 1998)
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48. Train to Busan (South Korea, 2016) > Nov
49. In A Lonely Place (USA, 1950)
50. Never Let Me Go (UK, USA, 2010)
51. Trafic (France, Italy, 1971)
52. Pompeii (Canada, Germany, USA, 2014)
53. Spotlight (2015)
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54. Bastille Day (2016) (aka The Take)
55. Laura (1944)

  ___________________________45 new, 10 rewatches

Miniseries/telemovies:

1. Political Animals (USA Network, 2012)
2. Lady Chatterley's Lover (BBC, 2015)

Shorts:

1. Making a Living (Keystone; USA, 1914) # Chaplin at Keystone (Flicker Alley, 2010) >January
2. Kid Auto Races in Venice (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
3. Mabel's Strange Predicament (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
4. Between Showers (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
5. A Film Johnnie (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
6. Tango Tangles (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
7. Saute Ma Ville (World Artists, Belgium, 1968) (Chantal Ackerman, Criterion Collection)
8. Soigne ton Gauche (Studiocanal; France, 1936) (Rene Clement, Jacques Tati, Criterion Collection)
9. His Favorite Pastime (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
10. Cruel, Cruel Love (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
11. The Star Boarder (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
12. Mabel at the Wheel (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
13. Twenty Minutes of Love (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
14. Caught in a Cabaret (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
15. Daybreak Express (D.A. Pennebaker, 1953, The Criterion Collection) ***
16. Process Red (Hollis Frampton, 1966. The Criterion Collection)
17. Junkopia (Chris Marker, 1981, The Criterion Channel) ***
18. Taris (Jean Vigo, 1931, The Criterion Collection)
19. Le Chant du Stryrene (Alain Resnais, 1959, The Criterion Collection)
20. The Masquerader (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
21. His New Profession (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
22. The Rounders (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
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23. The New Janitor (Keystone; USA, 1914) # Chaplin at Keystone (Flicker Alley, 2010) >Feb
24. Those Love Pangs (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
25. Dough and Dynamite (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
26. Gentlemen of Nerve (Keystone; USA, 1914)# 
27. His Musical Career (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
28. His Trysting Places (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
29. Caught in the Rain (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
30. A Busy Day (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
31. Getting Acquainted (Keystone; USA, 1914)# 
32. His Prehistoric Past (Keystone; USA, 1914)#
33. His Regular Job (Keystone; USA, 1914)# (aka "The Thief Catcher")
34. Charlie's White Elephant (1914)#
35. The Fatal Mallet (Keystone; USA, 1914)#
36. The Knockout (Keystone; USA, 1914)#
37. Coda (Alan Holly, 2013, The Criterion Collection)
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38. Mabel's Busy Day (Keystone; USA, 1914) # Chaplin at Keystone (Flicker Alley, 2010) >March
39. Mabel's Married Life (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
40. Laughing Gas (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
41. The Property Man (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
42. The Face on the Bar Room Floor (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
43. Recreation (Keystone; USA, 1914) #
44. His New Job (Essanay; USA, 1915)  e~ Chaplin's Essanay Comedies (Flicker Alley, 2015)
45. A Night Out (Essanay; USA, 1915)  e~
46. The Champion (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
47. In the Park (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
48. A Jitney Elopement (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
49. The Tramp (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
50. By the Sea (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
51. His Regeneration (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
52. Work (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
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53. A Woman (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~   >April
54. The Bank (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
55. Shanghaied (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
56. Charlie Butts In (Essanay; USA, 1920) e~
57. A Night in the Show (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
58. Burlesque on Carmen (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
59. Police (Essanay; USA, 1915) e~
60. The Birth of Magellan: Cardenza I (Hollis Frampton, 1966)
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61. Dégustation maison (Sophie Tatischeff, France, 1978)  >May
62. Gai Dimanche (Jacques Berr, France, 1935)
63. Manual of Arms (Hollis Frampton, 1966)
64. Take A Chance (Harold Lloyd, 1918)
65. The Floorwalker (Mutual, 1916) Chaplin's Mutual Comedies, (Flicker Alley) m+
66. The Fireman (Mutual, 1916) m+
67. Uncle Yanco (Anges Varda, 1967)
68. School For Postman (Jacques Tati, 1947)
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69. The Capsule (Athina Rachel Tsangari, 2012)  >June
70. Poetic Justice (Hollis Frampton, 2nd short of Hapax Legomena Cycle, 1972)
71. Dawn (Rose McGowan, 2014)
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72. A Day's Pleasure (First National, 1919)  > August
73. Sunnyside (First National, 1919)
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74. A Dog's Life (First National, 1918)  > September
75. The Idle Class (First National, 1921)
76. Pay Day (First National, 1922)
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77. Cat and Mouse (Jim Henson, 1960) > November
78. Drums West (Jim Henson, 1961)
79. Shearing Animation (Jim Henson, 1961)
80. Alexander the Grape (Jim Henson, 1965)
81. Run, Run (Jim Henson, 1965)



television:
1. Star Trek: Voyager, Season 2 (UPN, 1995-1996)
2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 4 (syndicated, 1995-1996)
3. Star Trek: Voyager, Season 3 (UPN, 1996-1997)
4. Game of Thrones, season 1 (HBO, 2011)
5. The Tudors, season 1 (Showtime, 2007)
6. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 5 (syndicated, 1996-1997)
7. Game of Thrones, sesaon 2 (HBO, 2012)
8. Medici: Masters of Florence, season 1 (Netflix, 2016)
9. Game of Thrones, season 3 (HBO, 2013)

Books:
1. Red Sonja 1973, by various creators (Dark Horse, 2015)
2. Broken Frontier Anthology, edited by Tyler-Chin Tanner and Frederik Hautain (WaveBlueWorld, 2016)
3. Beyond: The Queer Scif-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology, edited by Sfr R. Monster (Beyond Press, 2015)
4. Fresh Romance, Vol 1. Rosy Press. (Omi Press, 2015.)
5. Snowpiercer, vol 1: The Escape by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette (Titan Comics, 2014)
6. Love Beyond Body, Space and Time, edited by Hope Nicholson (Bedside Press, 2016)

Documentaries:
1. Australia: Land Before Time (nature and animal life, 2008)(Jan)
2. Killer Legends (urban legends and true life crimes, 2014)
3. The Natural: The Best There Ever Was (retrospective on film, 2015)(March)
4. Bill Cunningham, New York (fashion/photography, biography, 2010)(April)
5. Ruth Orkin: Frames of Life (photography/cinema, 1996)(November)
6. I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Ackerman (director, international cinema, 2015)
7. Madonna: Truth or Dare (music, Blonde Ambition tour, 1991)
8. Morris Engel: The Independent (photography/cinema, 2008)
9. Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque (cinema preservation, 2005)
10. Ingrid Bergman: In her Own Words (cinema, biography, 2015)


Films: bold equal rewatch, italic equal international
1. Mad Max (Australia, 1979)(Jan)
2. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Australia, 1982)
3. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (Australia, 1985)
4. Mad Max: Fury Road (Australia, USA, 2015)
5. King Kong (New Zealand, USA, Germany, 2005)
6. Juliet of the Spirits (Italy, France, 1965)
7. Heavenly Creatures (New Zealand, Germany, 1994) (uncut version)
8. Le Notti Bianche (Italy, France, 1957)
9. A Kid in King Arthur's Court (USA, Hungary, UK, 1995)
10. The Hidden Fortress (Japan, 1958)
11. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (USA, Sweden, Norway, 2011)
12. Das Boot (West Germany, 1982)
13. Ali (USA, 2001)
14. Sense and Sensibility (USA, UK, 1995)
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15. The Mummy (USA, 1999)(Feb)
16. The Mummy Returns (USA, 2001)
17. The Scorpion King (USA, Germany, Belgium, 2002)
18. Meet the Feebles (New Zealand, 1989)
19. Jude (UK, 1996)
20. Spy Game (Germany, USA, Japan, France, 2001)
21. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (New Zealand, USA, 2014)
22. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA, 1937)
23. Panic Room (USA, 2003)
24. Hamlet (UK, USA, 1996)
25. The Element of Crime (Denmark, 1984)
26. The Social Network (USA, 2010)
27. Hideous Kinky (UK, France, 1998)
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28. Blade (USA, 1998)(March)
29. Blade II (USA, Germany,  2002)
30. Blade: Trinity (USA, 2004)
31. Pinocchio (USA, 1940)
32. Holy Smoke (Australia, USA, 1999)
33. Faeries (UK, 1999)
34. Journey to Italy (Italy, France, 1954)
35. Willow (USA, New Zealand, UK, 1988)
36. Fantasia (USA, 1940)
37. Dumbo (USA, 1941)
38. Iris (UK, USA, 2001)
39. Bambi (USA, 1942)
40. Jurassic World (USA, 2015)
41. Stromboli, Terra di Dio (Italy, USA, 1950) (Italian language version)
42. Blue Steel (USA, 1989)
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43. The Day the Earth Stood Still (USA, 1951)(April)
44. Somewhere (USA, UK, Italy, Japan, 2010)
45. Saludos Amigos (USA, 1942)
46. Lost in Translation (USA, Japan, 2003)
47. The Three Caballeros (USA, 1944)
48. Safety Last! (USA, 1923)
49. City Lights (USA, 1931)
50. The Passion of Joan of Arc (France, 1928)
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51. Jason Lives: Friday the 13th, Part VI (USA, 1986)(May)
52. The Bling Ring (USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan, 2013)
53. The Loveless (USA, 1981)
54. The Virgin Suicides (USA, 1999)
55. Near Dark (USA, 1987)
56. Make Mine Music (USA, 1946)
57. Sunshine (UK, USA, 2007)
58. Fun & Fancy Free (USA, 1947)
59. Melody Time (USA, 1948)
60. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad (USA, 1949)
61. Marie Antoinette (USA, France, Japan,  2006)
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62. Contagion (USA, United Arab Emirates, 2011)(June)
63. Cinderella (USA, 1950)
64. Puncture (USA, 2011)
65. Alice in Wonderland (USA, 1951)
66. Point Break (USA, Japan, 1991)
67. Ex Machina (UK, 2015)
68. Peter Pan (USA, 1953)
69. The Life of David Gale (USA, Germany, UK, 2003)
70. All the King's Men (Germany, USA, 2006)
71. The Lady and the Tramp (USA, 1955)
72. Enigma (UK, USA, Germany, Netherlands, 2001)
73. Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (USA, 2015)
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74. The Neverending Story (West Germany, USA, 1984)(July)
75. Sleeping Beauty (USA, 1959)
76. What's Your Number? (USA, 2011)
77. 101 Dalmatians (USA, 1961)
78. The Sword in the Stone (USA, 1963)
79. The Jungle Book (USA, 1967)
80. The Aristocats (USA, 1970)
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81. Carnival of Souls (USA, 1962)(Aug)
82. Krull (UK, USA, 1983)
83. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition) (USA, 2016)
84. Conan the Barbarian (USA, 1982)
85. Beauty and the Beast (France, 1946)
86. The Natural (USA, 1984)
87. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (USA, 1982)
88. Stand by Me (USA, 1986)
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89. Legend (USA, UK, 1985)(director's cut)(September)
90. Star Trek: First Contact (USA, 1996)
91. Dollar (Sweden, 1938)
92. Wulpurgis Night (Sweden, 1935)
93. Conan the Destroyer (USA, 1984)
94. Labyrinth (UK, USA, 1986)
95. Captain America: Civil War (USA, Germany, 2016)
96. The Bronze (USA, 2015)
97. Masters of the Universe (USA, 1987)
98. The Martian (USA, UK, 2015)
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99. Army of Darkness (USA, 1992)(October)
100. Attack the Block (UK, France, 2011)
101. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (USA, 1987)
102. Heaven Can Wait (USA, 1978)
103. Creature From the Black Lagoon (USA, 1954)
104. Ladyhawke (USA, 1985)
105. The Thing (USA, 1982)
106. The Madness of King George (UK, 1994)
107. Brooklyn (UK, Canada, Ireland, 2015)
108. Room (Ireland, Canada, UK, USA, 2015)
109. Pieces of April (USA, 2003)11
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110. Nosferatu (Germany, 1922)(November)
111. Dragonslayer (USA, 1981)
112. Fantastic Planet (France, Czechoslovakia, 1973)
113. Weird Science (USA, 1985)
114. Things to Come (UK, 1936)
115. Fury (USA, 1936)
116. Ghostbusters (USA, Australia, 2016)
117. Children of a Lesser God (USA, 1986)
118. Fire and Ice (USA, 1983)
119. Fear (West Germany, Italy, 1954)
120. Gaslight (USA, 1944)
121. The Book of the Dead (Japan, 2005)
122. Mostly Martha (Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, 2001)
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123. Cocoon (USA, 1985)
124. Always (USA, 1989)
125. Antonia’s Line (Netherlands, Belgium, UK, France, 1995)
126. The Plough and the Stars (USA, 1936)
127. Lovers and Lollipops (USA, 1956)
128. Alice (Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, UK, West Germany, 1987)
129. The Terminator (USA, UK, 1984)
130. Escape from New York (UK, USA, 1981)
131. El Sur (Spain, France, 1983)
132. Little Fugitive (USA, 1953)
133. Home Alone (USA, 1990)
134. Miracle on 34th Street (USA, 1947)12
135. August: Osage County (USA, 2013)
136. Weddings and Babies (USA, 1958)

************************************* 90 new, 46 rewatches
film shorts:
1. Lick the Star (USA, 1996)(May)
2. Brothers (USA, Le Cinema Club, 2014)(June)
3. Babysitter (USA, 1984, Le Cinema Club)
4. Ola's Box of Clovers (USA, 2004, vimeo)
5. Cours du Sour (France, 1967)

TV:
1. Marvel's Jessica Jones, season 1 (Netflix, 2015) (April)
2. Marvel's Daredevil, season 2 (Netflix, 2016)(May)


Other:
1. King Lear (Great Performances, PBS, 2009: Royal Shakespeare Company + Trevor Nunn stage production 2007/film adaptation)(Jan)
2. Macbeth (Great Performances, PBS, 2010:  Rupert Goold stage production 2007/film production 2010)
3. Hamlet (Great Performances, PBS, 2010: Royal Shakespeare Company stage production 2008/film production BBC 2009)
4. Ring Them Bells: A Kander & Ebb Celebration (Live from Lincoln Center, American Songbook series, 2013)(Feb)
5. Kristin Chenoweth: The Dames of Broadway...All of 'Em (Live from Lincoln Center, American Songbook, 2013)(March)

Even if I don't accomplish my goals, these help keep me on track. This is another year where I won't be watching that many films cuz I want to finish Trek and start other TV series.

Goals: 25 books. 5 films per month (excluding rewatches), Finish Babylon 5 season 5 + telemovies. Finish Chuck seasons 3-5. Finish TNG season 7. Marathon New Who, all seasons. Watch more Trek (DS9/Voy. Hopefully get to ENT by end of year?)

books:
1. Batgirl: Knightfall Descends, volume 2. By Gail Simone, etc. (DC Comics, the new 52)(March)
2. The Covenant of the Crown by Howard Weinstein (Star Trek: TOS, tie-in)
3. Red Sonja: Queen of the Plagues, volume 1 by Gail Simone, Walter Geovani, etc (Dynamic Comics)(April)
4. Captain Marvel: In Pursuit of Flight, volume 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Dextor Soy, Emma Rios, etc (Marvel Comics, Marvel Now!, 2012)
5. Black Widow: The Name of the Rose by Marjorie Liu and Daniel Acuna. (Marvel, 2011)(May)
6. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
7. Captain Marvel: Down, volume 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, etc (Marvel, 2012)(June)
8. "Jill Trent: Science Sleuth, issue #1" edited by D.M. Higgins (Superdames Comics, 2015)
9. Predator: Prey to the Heavens by John Arcudi and Javier Saltares (Dark Horse Comics, 2009)
10. Captain Midnight: On the Run, vol 1 by Joshua Williamson and etc (Dark Comics, 2014)(July)
11. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie. (Miss Marple Mysteries.)
12. Marvel's The Avengers: The Black Widow Strikes by Fred van Lente, and etc. (Marvel, 2012)(Aug)
13. Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, More. Vol 1. By Kelly Sue DeConnick and David Lopez. etc. (Marvel, Marvel Now, 2014) (Sept)
14. Witch and Wizard: Battle for Shadowland by James Patterson and Victor Santos (IDW Publishing, 2010)
15. Green Lantern/Green Arrow by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams (DC Comics, 1970-1971)(nov)
16. Red Sonja, vol 2: The Art of Blood and Fire by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani, etc (Dynamite Comics, 2014)
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17. The Dark Horse Book of Monsters by Various (Dark Horse, Anthology, 2006)

movies:             bold equal rewatch, underline = non-English
1. Return to Oz (1985)(Jan)
2. Labyrinth (1986)
3. The Last of England (1988)
4. His Royal Slyness (1920)
5. A Night in Casablanca (1946)
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
7. Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (Soviet Union, 1971)
8. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
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9. A Star is Born (1937)(Feb)
10. Friday the 13th, Part II (1981)
11. Friday the 13th, Part III (1982)
12. What's Your Number? (2011) (extended version)
13. The Losers (2010)
14. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
15. The Evil Dead (1981)
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16. Snowpiercer (2013)(March)
17. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
18. Sunshine (2007)
19. Ghost in the Shell (Japan, 1995, dubbed)
20. Aelita: Queen of Mars (Russia, 1924)
21. London (2006)
22. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
23. In Good Company (2004)
24. RoboCop (1987)
25. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
26. Tokyo Drifter (Japan, 1966)
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27. Bad Boys (1995)(April)
28. Branded to Kill (Japan, 1967)
29. Drive (2011)
30. Dawn of the Dead (1978, director's cut)
31. Now and Then (1995)
32. Priest (2011)
33. Life Partners (2014)
34. House of Flying Daggers (China, Hong Kong, 2004)
35. Another Country (1984)
36. The Gold Rush (1925)
37. The Trip To Bountiful (1986)
38. Taxi Driver (1976)
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39. Divorce Italian Style (Italy, 1961)(May)
40. Day of the Dead (1985)
41. 28 Days Later .... (2002)
42. The Fifth Element (1997)
43. Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
44. Fierce People (2005)
45. They Live (1988)
46. All About My Mother (Spain, 1999)
47. Darling (1965)
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48. D.E.B.S (2005)(June)
49. 8½ (Italy, 1963)
50. Persona (Sweden, 1966)
51. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
52. Star Trek: Generations (1994)
53. Donkey Skin (France, 1970)
54. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
55. Charlie Bartlett (2008)
56. The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
57. The Cat and The Canary (1927)
58. Jurassic Park (1993)
59. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
60. Jurassic Park III (2001)
61. The Crow (1994)
62. Terminator Salvation (2009)
63. Chef (2014)
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64. Hancock (2008)(July)
65. Predator (1987)
66. The Perfect Score (2004)
67. Jurassic World (2015)
68. Batman (1989)
69. Shaft (2000)
70. World War Z (2013)
71. Reality Bites (1994)
72. 2 Days in New York (2012)
73. Puncture (2011)
74. Weekend (2011)
75. Bottle Shock (2008)
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76. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)(Aug)
77. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
78. Evil Dead II (1987)
79. Playing It Cool (2014)
80. Playtime (1967)
81. The Loss Of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)
82. The Newcomers (2000)
83. Europe '51 (1952)
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84. Judge Dredd (1995)(Sept)
85. Dredd (2012)
86. Equilibrium (2002)
87. TMNT (2007)
88. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
89. The Dark Crystal (1982)
90. Battle for Terra (2007)
91. Children of Men (2006)
92. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)
93. 30 Days of Night (2007)
94. Before We Go (2014)
95. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
96. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddie's Revenge (1985)
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97. Heavenly Creatures (1995) (theatrical cut)(Oct)
98. The Iceman (2012)
99. Zodiac (2007) (director's cut)
100. The Nanny Diairies (2007)
101. The Lovely Bones (2009)
102. Bad Taste (1987)
103. The Game (1997)
104. Cellular (2004)
105. Dead Alive (1992) (US theatrical cut)
106. Fight Club (1999)
107. The Frighteners (1996) (director's cut)
108. Back to the Future (1985)
109. Gone Girl (2014)
110. Shadows (1959)
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111. Iron Man (2008)(Nov)
112. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
113. Iron Man 2 (2010)
114. Thor (2011)
115. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
116. Avengers Assemble (2012)
117. Friday the 13th, part 5: A New Beginning (1985)
118. Iron Man 3 (2013)
119. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
120. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
121. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
122. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
123. Ant-Man (2015)
124. Big Night (1996)
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125. Attack the Block (2011)(Dec)
126. The Devil's Own (1997)
127. Push (2009)
128. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
129. Impostor (2001)
130. Mimic (1997)
131. Street Kings (2008)
132. Julie & Julia (2009)
133. Fat City (1972)
134. Curse of the Golden Flower (China, 2006)
135. Fantastic Four (2005)
136. Traffic (2000)
137. Terminator: Genisys (2015)
138. 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
139. White Christmas (1954)



****************************** 115 new films, 24 rewatches

documentaries:
1. Absinthe (origins + pop culture, 2010) (Jan)
2. A Man's Story (Ozwald Boateng, fashion designer, 2012)
3. A Film Unfinished (about the Nazi propaganda machine + Warsaw Ghetto, 2010)
4. American Grindhouse (exploitation cinema history + evolution, 2010) (Feb)
5. Best Worst Movie (Troll 2 cult film, 2010)
6. Transperceneige: From the Blank Page to the Black Screen (Snowpiercer blu-ray extra, BTS w/ the graphic novel writers, 2013) (March)
7. Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (Old Hollywood horror films, 2014)
8. The Birth of Snowpiercer (Snowpiercer blu-ray extra. BTS. 2013)
9. Pumping Iron (body building, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1977) (April)
10. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (fashion, biography, 2011)
11. All Me: The Life and Times of Winfred Rembert (folk art, civil rights, biography, 2011)(May)
12. Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey (travelogue of the First Lady's official visit,1962)(June)
13. Cropsey (hulu, 2010, urban legends on Staten Island))(Oct)
14. Deep Sea (hulu, 2006, imax ocean documentary)
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tv series:
1. Babylon 5, season 5 (TNT, 1998-1998) (Feb)
2. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, season 1 (ABC, 2013-2014) (March)
3. Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7 (syndicated, 1993-1994)(May)
4. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 2 (syndicated, 1993-1994)
5. Marvel's Agent Carter, season 1 (ABC, 2015)(Nov)
6. Marvel's Daredevil, season 1 (Netflix, 2015)
7. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, season 2 (ABC, 2014-2015)
8. Star Trek: Voyager (UPN, season 1, 1995)(Dec)
9. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 3, syndicated, 1994-1995)

other:
1. The Diary of Anne Frank (PBS, 2010, miniseries) (Feb)
2. Great Performances 40th Anniversary Celebration (concert, PBS, 2013)
3. Babylon 5: In the Beginning (TNT, B5 telemovie, 1998) (March)
4. Survive (vimeo, film short, 2012 w/ Caity Lotz)
5. Richard Tucker at 100: An Opera Celebration (concert, PBS, 2014)
6. American Voices with Renee Fleming (Great Performances, 2015)(April)
7. Babylon 5: Thirdspace (TNT, B5 telemovie, 1999)(June)
8. Babylon 5: The River of Souls (TNT, B5 telemovie, 1999)
9. Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (TNT, B5 telemovie 1999)
10. Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die In Starlight (Sci-Fi Channel, B5 telemovie, 2002)(Sept)
11. Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries (2003)
12. Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (video, B5 telemovie, 2007)
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I have finally seen everything CE has ever made, so here's a quick write-up on my thoughts. (Also, rough draft for eventual tumblr post.) Am writing notes in segments. (I'm doing one next year for Kate Winslet.)

The recs are ------>. I rec them not only for him, but the entire movie being good, from script to cinematography.


Ant-Man (2015)
 Steve Rogers/ Captain America (uncredited)

Yes, it's a cameo, and it's probably a scene pulled directly from CACW, but can you imagine CE being able to pull this much emotion from you 10 years ago? 15 years ago? From a character as reserved and as internalized as Steve is with his emotions?  Ofc, it helps we know Steve Rogers so well, but CE didn't used to be able to play this type of character in an awesome manner. He's come such a long way.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Steve Rogers/Captain America

Okay, I started counting jokingly at the bottom, and can't believe this guy has TEN comicbook films on his resume so far. TEN, and we know there are at least a few more to come before his MCU contract ends. Fandom's current thing is yelling about how only the Russo brothers got Steve right, and how JW allegedly messed up everything, but those screamfests always ignore one person-- CE himself. CAN WE PLEASE START GIVING CE THE CREDIT HE DESEVES FOR STEVE???  Regardless of who is directing him, regardless of what plot is surrounding him, he always manages to capture Steve's "man out of time" isolation, heartbreak, weariness, and his goodness. I think this film is weak, however, unlike the rest of fandom who are (lazy, inept, and never ever do their research) content to blame JW solely, I know Marvel Studios heavily interfered with the final product, both script and editing. I hope JW is able to release a director's cut cuz even it's still a terrible film with his director's cut, we'll know how it was intended to be. But more to the point: CE just isn't given his credit due for Captain here. This isn't a great film by any means -- but CE bring the same pain to Cap that he brought to Mike Weiss. He gave depth to a film where nobody would have been mad at him if he decided not to give any depth to his performance. So I give him kudos for that.

Playing It Cool (2014)
Me

CE plays an unlikeable asshole of a writer, yet the film is self-aware about that (not his character, but other characters calling his character out). So his performance is tolerable -- the problem is the film itself is stagnant. It tries so hard to be clever and to reinvent romcom tropes, but it fails because it just subvert them far enough to make it feel original. Yes, it is ambitious and different, but ultimately -- it's stale.

Before We Go (2014)
Nick Vaughan

His directorial debut. Did he play it safe? Maybe, but gone are the days where movie stars could get 15-20 million projects to direct to prove they had ambition: they have to start small, really small. CE has called this his "film school," which is actually quite touching -- and makes a lot of sense. Is it a badly directed film? No, but it is a cautious film. It's a film that's been done before, and will be done again, but it's a great start. I saw a few critics dismissing this saying CE doesn't dig into Nick's character -- that's he's an uncomplicated good guy. Yet -- that over-simplifies the role. Yes, he could have done more -- but it's only a first film, and many first time directors who are directors didn't even start out as good as this. I'm looking forward to more of directed films.

------->Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Steve Rogers/Captain America

His 9th comicbook film!  Fandom loves this film, but fandom also forgets CE had two previous films to get comfortable with who he wanted Steve Rogers to be, and CE has even said as much in his interviews. His acting choices matter too. It's NOT all on JW or the Russos as far as Steve goes as a character. CE decides what layers to bring to this character, film after film. So, yes, I rec this as an excellent political thriller, and as an excellent comicbook film (based on a classic graphic novel of the same name --- fuck you fandom for overlooking Ed Brubaker who wrote the original CA graphic novel this film is inspired by) -- but also for his acting -- but I also don't forget he's had two previous films to assist in making Steve feel so multilayered here.

Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Steve Rogers/Captain America(uncredited)

A cameo but what a cameo! I would like to know if it was JW or someone else at Marvel who came up with this idea. (Recall the film had a messy filming production and JW was brought in to help do rewrites on script.) Because it clearly is poking fun at then fandom's perception of who Steve Rogers was. At any rate, it's brilliant.

------->Snowpiercer (2013)
Curtis

His 8th comicbook film! His roles in "Puncture" and "Sunshine" won him this part, more than his lobbying did. But this is based on a French graphic novel. So clearly at some point in time, CE deciding to stop worrying about genre labels and starting worrying about film quality. Which comes across in his MCU interviews -- but maybe that's why his acting is once again stepped up? It seems appropriate that "Sunshine" helped get him this role, as this film belongs in that same scifi/fantasy category: existential, philosophical scifi that asks important questions about humanity. It's an imaginative, inventive film and I hope he's proud of it, both acting wise and film wise.

The Iceman (2012)
Mr. Freezy

The film where I realized I was in too deep! CE's character wears a terrible wig, unflattering clothes, and is a murderer, and I'm just .... crushing despite all that. The film is a biography, and CE is just a supporting character. But it's a good film. Nothing new -- but still watchable. It's passable would be a better way of stating it. However, the things CE didn't bring to FP's Bryce, he brings in spades here. Don't believe CE can play a bad guy? Watch this. It's chilling (pun intended) the way he conveys Mr. Freezy's lack of concern about lives.

The Avengers (2012)
Steve Rogers/Captain America

His seventh comicbook film. I think fandom mischaracterizes this film. It's an ensemble film, yes, but it's also primarily about Tony Stark growing as a character. However, Tony's growth bounces off of other characters and affects them too. So Steve is primarily reacting to Tony -- but Steve reacting to Tony doesn't dismiss Steve as a character. Was CE holding back as far as acting choices go? Well, if you read the interviews around this press period, he jokingly wonders what Steve is doing there, so I would think yes. But I also think CE was still figuring out what he wanted to bring to Steve, the person, and Captain America, the persona. Also, fandom wants to blame JW for not getting Steve, but I very much do remember plenty of tumblr posts around this film acting like Steve was clueless about how the modern world worked. Own your bullshit fandom. This film doesn't dump on Steve -- you did. On your own --without help from JW (and you were dumping on Steve BEFORE this film came out, becuase nobody except for CE fans actually gave a damn about Steve Rogers). I think CE did exactly what he was supposed to do, and acted exactly how he was supposed to act -as part of an ensemble film. Last but not least, a tweet reminded recently: back when this film came out, nothing like it had ever been done before. We forget how groundbreaking it was that MCU was bringing 4 different franchises together. So, ofc, it's not going to be perfect, but it is ambitious -- and it mostly gets it right. Including CE.

------->What's Your Number? (2011)
 Colin Shea

Yes, Colin is serious eye candy. Yes, the film exploits that in every way possible. But what a difference a few short years make: for CE gives Colin substance he never gave Harvard Hottie. He also plays Colin in a wide range of ways: from comedic to thoughtful to doofus to assholey. Whatever CE might think about his movies, it's as if he realized he doesn't need to save the Acting for Important Films, but can act -- and act widely -- in all of them. Yes, this film is a tumblr fave, and a CE fan fave, but it is truly one of his best films acting wise.

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Steve Rogers/Captain America

His sixth comicbook film, and first MCU film. I'm so glad Marvel Studio pushed him to be Steve Rogers. I do believe I have wrongly credited Marvel for stretching his wings as an actor -- he did that on his own -- but I do believe playing Steve has forced him to go outside his comfort zone and take more acting risks. He's said Steve is unlike him: Steve internalizes his feelings and can be on the very serious side. I find it hilarious that the way CE characterizes as "old-fashioned, traditional," etc (actual words from his interviews) and fandom completely ignores that. (CE's characterization of Steve is far closer to how JW talks about Steve than how fandom talks about Steve.) I do love his acting here. I do. It's not his first Good Guy role, but it's one of the first times he starts bringing depth and complexity to the Good Guy character. I don't rec this simply because the characters get no room to breathe between all the action sequences. (However, I think fandom vastly underrates this film especially given that is sets up the entire MCU universe backstory.)

------->Puncture (2011)
Mike Weiss

CE has come such a long way since "FP" and "London" and it really shows in this film. Wheres in the earlier two, you could sense the "Take Me Seriously as an Actor!" motioning, here he's just the part, and he's not afraid to dig deep into the pathos of a messy, tragic, biographical story. This is probably his most underrated performance, likely because the film doesn't have a feel-good ending, likely because CE is stereotyped as a mainstream guy next door actor who does comedies and superhero films (never mind that he's never wanted that type of success but only to make good films). (It also may be underrated and not taken seriously cuz we get Shirtless! Evans here -- but I doubt you'll confuse this film with any of his other Shirtless! performances.)

------->Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Lucas Lee

His fifth comicbook film. He's only in the film for like five minutes, but he owns every minute of it. The film is an ode to a certain type of male nerdery, and, yet, the film also side-eyes the nerds (and the villians) it puts forth to celebrate. It's a stylized film: mimicking videogames in setup and structure, which also makes it a very clever film. (CE's comedic films always seem to be about deconstructing or re-imagining tropes -- whether his romcoms or comedic roles within films that aren't romcoms.)

------>The Losers (2010)
Jake Jensen

His fourth comicbook film, and his first (and so far only) DC Comics film. Jake is everything people love about Colin -- except this is an offbeat, zany, violent film about anti-heroes being morally grey and not exactly winning. Real life tidbit: when his mother had a twitter, she said Chris is most like Jake. I've read some articles on this film being ahead of its time and I agree. It's where superhero films are evolving too: where there is a balance between gritty darkness and comedic lightness. CE steals the film, but the entire cast is excellent.

Push (2009)
Nick Gant

Perhaps CE is not taken seriously as an actor because so many of his films front the ladies? That is a thought that occurred to me throughout the year. He never really plays the hyper-masculine character. Hyper-sexualized -- yes, but not extremely violent. (Which isn't to say he doesn't play violent characters -- he does. But they typically aren't the heroes.) This is weak film and a weak scifi film, but I do think it shows him once again taking the craft of acting seriously. Gradually but slowly between 2006-2010, he just got really GOOD as an actor. No, I don't rec this film, even if I'll probably rewatch it again (Nick Gant is pretty!), but I do think he deserves kudos for it.

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)
Jimmy

CE has a terrible southern accent but, despite that, his acting is really on key. He's finally found the pathos he lacked in earlier films. We see Jimmy struggle and feel conflicted -- realize that there are no easy answers for many troubling relationships and legacies he has to carry. But this isn't really CE's film, it's Bryce Dallas Howard's, and she's a relevation. I love this film. I don't rec simply because I know I know I'm self-identifying w/ Bryce, but I do love it, and wish it was seen more. Also, it's CE's first period drama.

Street Kings (2008)
Detective Paul Diskant

CE himself wasn't bad, the film itself was. It's another one of his travels into playing morally grey characters, but he's very secondary, and doesn't get much to do. Also, the film spends too much time on "gotcha!" twists rather than attempting to delve into character. It thinks it's a deep, thoughtful, challenging film --- it's really not. But given the writers and director -- it's obvious why CE was attracted to the project.

Battle for Terra (2007)
Stewart Stanton (voice)

A foreign animated film dubbed for American audiences. His second and last animated film, and also very very forgettable. It deals with environmentalism, pollution, colonialism. It does some new things within those boundaries (it doesn't romaticize colonialism-- the war mongerers are called out) but I don't remember a damn thing about this film and I didn't care for it. I do hope CE does more voice animation though. (We all know he loves Disney! Hopefully that will pan out into an actual animated film someday.)

The Nanny Diaries (2007)
Harvard Hottie

His second team-up with ScarJo. He's only eye candy here. Could he have made his role more? Yes, I think so. Harvard Hottie has his struggles with his class and family too so CE could have brought more depth to the role. However, this is a comfort food film. A film that really centers the women -- the men exist to cause problems (intentionally or otherwise) but the film is really about women's relationships to each other. So I don't fault him for his acting choices. If I were to rec this film, it would be for the women, not him. So even though I still enjoy the film, I'm not reccing it.

4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Johnny Storm/Human Torch

His 3rd comicbook film. Maybe it was working on "Sunshine" with Danny Boyle, maybe it was because he now had 6+ years in the industry, but his acting is acting good here. Unlike the first FF where he is uneven and obviously doesn't care, here you can see the emotional weight he tries to give to Johnny. Yes, this is stlll largely a popcorn film, and yes, his role obviously will never be a classic, but he brings depth that he lacked even just a few short years before in "London" and "Fierce People."

------>Sunshine (2007)
James Mace

CE's first really good, really rec-able film. It's directed by Danny Boyle, who knows how to get good performances out out of actors. So the seed has been planted. A philosophical film about the end-of-earth's days and how a group of space explorers are trying to make that not so. This film is very underrated. I know CE wishes this had been a hit, so he could have a different career, but I'm sort of glad it wasn't: I like that his career choices range from indie to Oscar-bait, from action to romcoms. If this film had been a success, I could see him pulling a James Franco or Leonardo diCaprio career shift. I like that his career failures have forced him to be ambitious and not one-note. However, more ppl need to watch this film! (I will freely confess I do think he's one of the weaker links of the film but the film is too strong not to rec.)

TMNT (2007)
Casey (voice)

One of two animated films CE has made. His second comicbook film. Forgettable, and yet maybe worth watching since CE has said he's a TMNT fan. This is a boring film. There's no zip, no jazz, nothing to get one excited, but it is his first animated film.

London (2005)
Syd

A terrible, flimsy movie. Yet, the seeds of CE's acting range can probably be found in this one. He's a drug addict, a man broken up about his girlfriend leaving him and moving on. He's an an asshole and total mess. The seed hasn't been planted yet: it's just there waiting to be planted. The growth came in later films, but I could sense the craft here. The film is only worth seeing if you want to see one of CE's first onscreen sex scenes. Also, lots of barechested scenes.

Fantastic Four (2005)
Johnny Storm/Human Torch

His first comicbook film. His first Marvel film. Not his first action film, but his first big blockbuster film. When asked about his favorite MCU character, CE always says Iron Man, but I personally think he's already played Tony Stark: here, and he has it better, for he's surrounded by family and friends, while still getting to be the cocky, suave jokester saving the world.

Fierce People (2005)
Bryce

His first outright bad boy role. The film is too much a typical indie soap opera though.  Not worth watching unless one is a die-hard CE fan. CE has always had an appetite for indie films and roles that aren't mainstream, but his acting hadn't matured enough to handle Bryce's characterization and make it compelling. Also, the other actors fail to make their roles compelling. Just a snooze of film despite the talent involved.

Cellular (2004)
Ryan

The first CE film I ever remember seeing. Forgettable. His acting choices remain interesting to me though. I don't think he would make the choice to play the character as a doofus if he made the film today. I think he would try to give Ryan more gravity and self-awareness. This film is famously remembered for costarring Jessica Biel, who he was dating at the time.

The Perfect Score (2004)
Kyle

CE's conventional teen film with all the mid-2000 teen movie tropes. His first truly Nice Guy role. Completely forgettable, and only worth watching for his first team-up with Scarlett Johansson. Also, I think it worth noting:  For a guy who complains about his filmography, he has very few Dues Paying films that actors has to do to build up their resume. Yes, he has bad films, but unlike Renee and Matthew, he can't say he starred in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation." Even his Dues Paying films are slightly more original and inventive that what most actors get.

Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Jake Wyler

For those of us who remember 90s teen movies, this spoof probably holds up, but for CE fans don't remember that era, it's probably will be better remembered CE's first nude scene. I don't think the movie will hold up, but I like that he picked an unconventional teen film. I like that it turns the tables on tropes (and is generally self-aware about them) as well opens with a vibrator scene. I actually think a lot of what fans love about CE's later film roles can be found in this film, but the acting is soooooo painfully obvious. The acting seed is still in the package, on the shelf. Full of potential, but in a package.

The Newcomers (2000)
Judd

Halmarky-esque movie. CE really doesn't do much in his film debut except look pretty. I only remember this film took a dig at Boston, so clearly he only did it to pay his dues.

Just witnessed a white feminist on twitter mic drop herself. Can we say "tacky"? Who goes and mic drops themself? She was trying to excuse and justify the whitewashing of history on Agent Carter.

I would like note this feminist is an acclaimed fanfic writer in Arrow fandom, and despite many example of people of colour on Arrow, all her fanfics center largely on the white characters. Also, she's one of the founders behind TCLI and spends so much time preaching on her blog for Sara Lance, but when asked about not supporting POC, she's like "well, make a petition and I'll sign it." You shouldn't NEED a damn petition in order to talk about how POC are treated on the show.

Ugh. I had already unfollowed her tumblr, but her justification of Agent Carter and pulling out the excuses like "women-centered shows are always held to higher standards," 'dealing with racism would have overwhelmed the show" and other bullshit? Got an unfollow and block on twitter. (What you mean to say Frea, is "if they had dealt with history accurately, I would have been uncomfortable.)

Although one thing that is disturbing me: white feminists telling women of colour how to feel about their representation. I've sene this happen now first w/ Arrow and now Agents of Shield. And then pulling out "but Peggy Carter is important!" or "Sara Lance is bi, and I studied instersectionality, and you aren't being instersectional ignoring her to prop your fave black character."

NO FANDOM. That is a misuse of your privilege and it's disgusting. Sara Lance is bi, but she's also white. Sara Lance is bi, but she got more backstory in 1 season than John Diggle, a black man, has gotten in three. (And there are 3 black women on Arrow but fandom constantly erases them when mentioning how the show is treating women badly.)

As a white feminist, your only job is supporting to black women speaking out/about their representation. It is NOT to lecture them on "you need to support [white woman character] along side [your black characters]." But I keep seeing this happen.

I take about fridging on Arrow, but I don't conflate the fridging. Racism factored in Shado's execution and ageism in Moira's but that's not saying it's the same as bury your gay trope which Sara got. Yes, it's all forms of sexism, but different forms of sexism that impact representation differently. TCLI only focuses on Sara's fridging and Thea losing her agency (both white women) and ignores forms of harmful fridging. (You can't just pick and choose your sexist examples. It's important to address how they all impact differently due to interlocking issues, but prizing one fridging above multiple cases of others is wrong.)

I've been writing about this on facebook, and my sideblog tumblr, but wanted to add it here too.

I'm beginning to realize just how deep and vast racism (or maybe erasure is the more appropriate term) goes in the Arrow fandom. It can be accessed mainly through shipping, but even how characters and/or actors are favorited, it becomes noticable.

What's even worse is that this is a fandom that does NOT think itself is racist. Oh, they'lll call out sexism (the squee threads were set up mainly to combat sexism) but racism? Nope. Well, we love Diggle, we loved Shado. Well, yeah, but loving a character doesn't mean you are NOT erasing their importance to the narrative. (Part of the reason I stopped shipping Sariver is because of bullcrap about how ~Sara and Oliver understand each other better than anybody else does. Fuck you! While Sara and Oliver argue round and round in circles, Dig and Oliver have actual discussions and GET each other's POV. And Dig has nailed Oliver's PSTD far better than Sara ever has.) (I love Sara, but she's NOT entirely selfless. Her selfishness is actually harmful to other characters and aint something to be celebrated.)

I can think of SO many examples and ways in which this fandom keeps muting/erasing/ignoring the POV characters in it. Ugh. 

50 books, 50 movies. More Trekdom (I'd like to finish TNG and get midway through DS9/Voyager). Rewatch Chuck.



Books.
1. The Entropy Effect (Star Trek: The Original Series) by Vonda McIntyre. 1981.
2, Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1912.
3. Batgirl: The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone, Adrian Syaf, and Vicente Cifuentes, 2012. (DC Comics, The New 52)
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, 1979.\
5. Stardust by Neil Gaiman, 1999.
6. The Klingon Gambit (Star Trek: The Original Series) by Robert E. Vardeman, 1981.
7. Encounter At Farpoint (Star Trek: The Next Generation) by David Gerrold, 1987.
8. Green Lantern: Rebirth by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, 2010. (DC Comics)
9. Arrow, Volume 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Mike Grell, & Etc, 2013. (DC Comics)
10. The Movement: Volume 1: Class Warfare by Gail Simone, Freddie Williams II, 2014. (DC Comics, The New 52)
11. Pretty Deadly: Volume 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue Deconnick and Emma Rios, 2014. (Image Comics)
12. The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1913.
13. Jane of Lantern Hill by L. M. Montgomery, 1937.

movies. bold equal rewatch, underline equal non-English.
1. Stardust (2007)
2. Dick Tracy, Detective (USA,1945)
3. The Lady from Shanghai (USA, 1947)
4. Man of Steel (USA, 2013)
5. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (USA, New Zealand, 2013)
6. Carrington (UK, France, 1995)
7. Austenland (UK, USA, 2013)
8. Miss Pettigrew Lives for A Day
9. The Proposal (2009)
10. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
11. StarGate (1994)
12. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
13. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
14. Romancing the Stone (1984)
15. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2007)
16. Friday the 13th (1980)
17. Alien (1979)
18. Aliens (1986)
19. Alien 3 (1992)
20. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
21. Cairo Time (2010)
22. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
23. The Pact (2012)
24. Alien: Resurrection (1997)
25. Prometheus (2012)
26. Godzilla (2014)
27. Gravity (2013)
28. Brave (2012)
29. Pacific Rim (2013)
30. The Terminator (1984)
31. The Machine (UK, 2013)
32. Pitch Perfect (USA, 2012)
33. Speed (1994)
34. The Breakfast Club (1985)
35. Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
36. The Phantom Carriage (1921)
37. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

------------------------------------------26 new, 11 rewatches

series.
1. Doctor Who, season 1 (BBC, 1963-1964)
2. Arrow, season 1 (The CW, 2012-2013)
3. Chuck, season 1, (NBC, 2007-2008)
4. Chuck, season 2, (NBC, 2008-2009)
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 4 (syndicated, 1990-1991)
6. Doctor Who, season 2 (BBC, 1964-1965)
7. Hung, season 3 (HBO, 2011-2011)
8. Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 5 (syndicated, 1992-1993)
9. Babylon 5, season 2 (PTEN, 1994-1995)
10. Babylon 5, season 3 (PTEN, 1995-1996)
11. Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 6 (syndicated, 1993-1994)
12. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 1 (syndicated, 1993-1993)
13. Babylon 4, season 4 (PTEN, 1996-1997)

documentaries
1. Nightfall (literary + filmic vampires, 2010)
2. A Dancer's Life (Martha Graham dance company, criterion collection, hulu)
3. Wonder Women! The Untold Stories of American Heroines (hulu, comicbook documentary, 2013)
4. Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Neil Degrasse Tyson, Fox, 2014)
5. Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (hulu, 2009)
6. Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods (hulu, comicbook novelist, 2011)

other.
1. From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2014 (orchestral, Great Performances, PBS, 2014)
2. Martha Graham: Dance on Film: Appalachian Spring (criterion collection release, hulu)
3. Martha Graham: Dance on Film: Night Journey (criterion collection, hulu)
4. Stay With Me (film short, 2011, youtube w/ Stephen Amell)
5. 2012 Richard Tucker Opera Gala (Live from Lincoln Center, PBS, 2012)
6. Lights Out (Who's There Film Challenge, David S. Sandberg, 2013)
7. Anything Goes (bootleg, Broadway revival, 2011)
8. Hercules and the Amazon Women (USA, 1994)
9. Carmilla (VerveGirl, Canada, youtube webseries, 2014)
10. Snow Bride (Hallmark, 2013)
11. Carmilla: The Christmas Special (VerveGirl, Canada, youtube webseries, 2014)

Apparently, DMCA is now starting to crack down on tumblr, and tumblr is being far harsher than youtube. You know how with youtube it's 3 strikes and you're out? Well, from what I'm reading on tumblr, people are only getting one warning and then deletion, or deletions without notice.

So make sure you have your blogs backed up elsewhere!