March Books Completed

Shakespeare's Trollop by Charlaine Harris (Lily Bard mysteries #4)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 6 by Various Authors

Let the Right One In (2008)

Director - Thomas Alfredson
Writer - John Ajvide Lindqvist

Kåre Hedebrant - Oskar
Lina Leandersson - Eli

Rating - R

4.5/5

The Mask of Satan (1960)

Director - Mario Bava
Writers - Nikolai Gogol, Ennio De Concini, Mario Serandrei

Barbara Steele - Katia Vajda/Princess Ava Vajda
John Richardson - Dr. Andre Gorobec
Andrea Checchi - Dr. Thomas Kruvajan
Ivo Garrani - Prince Vajda

Rating - NR

3.5/5

Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Director - Michel Gondry
Writer - Michel Gondry

Jack Black - Jerry Gerber
Mos Def - Mike
Danny Glover - Elroy Fletcher
Mia Farrow - Miss Falewicz
Melonie Diaz - Alma

Rating - PG-13

3.5/5

Watchmen (2009)

Director - Zack Snyder
Writers - David Hayter, Alex Tse

Malin Akerman - Laurie Jupiter/Silk Spectre II
Billy Crudup - Dr. Manhatten/Jon Osterman
Matthew Goode - Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias
Jackie Earle Haley - Walter Kovacs/Rorschach
Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Edward Blake/The Comedian
Patrick Wilson - Dan Dreiberg/Nite Owl II
Carla Gugino - Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre

Rating - R

4/5

Karin episode 16

Elda's Love Life Is Embarassing

Writers - Saharu Amiyama, Yuna Kagesaki

Karin episode 15

Elda Appears! Is Embarassing

Writer - Sumio Uetake

Karin episode 14

Just the Two of Us Till Morning Is Embarassing

Writers - Takashi Aoshima, Yuna Kagesaki

Karin episode 13

To Be Targetted Is Embarassing

Writers - Yuna Kagesaki, Yasunori Yamada

February Stats

February Total = 4
2009 Total = 8

Stats:
Rent - 2
Own - 2
Theater - 0
TV - 0
Other - 0
First Viewing - 3

Favorite of the Month: Paris je t'aime

February Books Completed

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: After These Messages We'll Be Right Back! (#20) by Jeff Loeb
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: Harmonic Divergence (#21) by Jane Espenson
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: Swell (#22) by Stephen S. DeKnight
Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn (Kitty Norville series #5)
Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris (Lily Bard mysteries #3)

Choke (2008)

Director - Clark Gregg
Writers - Clark Gregg, Chuck Palahniuk

Sam Rockwell - Victor Mancini
Anjelica Huston - Ida J. Mancini
Brad William Henke - Denny
Kelly Macdonald - Paige Marshall
Gillian Jacobs - Beth/Cherry Daquiri
Jonah Bobo - Young Victor
Joel Grey - Phil

Rating - R

4/5

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

Director - Ngai Kai Lam
Writers - Tetsuya Saruwatari, Ngai Kai Lam

Siu-Wong Fan - Riki-Oh Saiga
Mei Sheng Fan - Asst. Warden
Ka-Kui Ho - Warden Sugiyama
Yukari Ôshima - Yomi - Huang Chaun
Frankie Chin - Narumi - Hai
Tetsuro Tamba - Master Zhang Shan-Gui
Gloria Yip - Keiko (Riki's Girlfriend)
Philip Kwok - Lin Hung

Rating - NR

4/5 (for a fun movie)

Angel 2.12

Blood Money

Director - R. D. Price
Writers - Shawn Ryan, Mere Smith

Notable Guests
Sam Anderson - Holland Manners
Gerry Becker - Nathan Reed
Christian Kane - Lindsay McDonald
Julia Lee - Anne Steele
Mark Rolston - Boone
Stephanie Romanov - Lilah Morgan

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.15

I Was Made to Love You

Director - James A. Contner
Writer - Jane Espenson

Notable Guests
Clare Kramer - Glory
Charlie Weber - Ben
Shonda Farr - April
Adam Busch - Warren Meers
Amber Benson - Tara Mclay
Kristine Sutherland - Joyce Summers

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

Director - Wes Anderson
Writers - Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach

Bill Murray - Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson - Ned Plimpton
Cate Blanchett - Jane Winslett-Richardson
Anjelica Huston - Eleanor Zissou
Willem Dafoe - Klaus Daimler
Jeff Goldblum - Alistair Hennessey

Rating - R

4.5/5

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.14

Crush

Director - Daniel Attias
Writer - David Fury

Notable Guests
Mercedes McNab - Harmony
Charlie Weber - Ben
Amber Benson - Tara Mclay
Juliet Landau - Drusilla
Kristine Sutherland - Joyce Summers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.13

Blood Ties

Director - Michael Gershman
Writer - Steven S. DeKnight

Notable Guests
Clare Kramer - Glory
Charlie Weber - Ben
Amber Benson - Tara Mclay
Kristine Sutherland - Joyce Summers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.12

Checkpoint

Director - Nick Marck
Writers - Douglas Petrie, Jane Espenson

Notable Guests
Clare Kramer - Glory
Charlie Weber - Ben
Amber Benson - Tara Mclay
Harris Yulin - Quentin Travers
Kristine Sutherland - Joyce Summers

Angel 2.11

Redefinition

Director - Michael Grossman
Writer - Mere Smith

Notable Guests
Julie Benz - Darla
Brigid Brannagh - Virginia Bryce
Andy Hallett - Lorne
Christian Kane - Lindsey McDonald
Juliet Landau - Drusilla
Stephanie Romanov - Lilah Morgan

Angel 2.10

Reunion

Director - James A. Contner
Writers - Tim Minear, Shawn Ryan

Notable Guests
Julie Benz - Darla
Christian Kane - Lindsay McDonald
Juliet Landau - Drusilla
Elisabeth Rohm - Kate Lockley
Stephanie Romanov - Lilah Morgan

Angel 2.9

The Trial

Director - Bruce Seth Green
Writers - Douglas Petrie, Tim Minear, David Greenwalt

Notable Guests
Julie Benz - Darla
Andy Hallett - Lorne
Christian Kane - Lindsay McDonald
Juliet Landau - Drusilla

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.11

Triangle

Director - Christopher Hibler
Writer - Jane Espenson

Notable Guests
Amber Benson - Tara Mclay
Kristine Sutherland - Joyce Summers

Some Possible Changes

I think I'm going to change this somewhat to "streamline" a bit. Get rid of the film summary and just add some info like director, key actors, MPAA rating, and my rating out of 5. I'll probably go back and fix the ones for this year. I think I'll add TV shows and books as I go along as well. (For anyone who cares lol)

Paris, Je T'aime (2006)

Directors - Olivier Assayas, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Alexander Payne, Bruno Podalydès, Walter Salles, Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Daniela Thomas, Tom Tykwer, Gus Van Sant

Steve Buscemi - The Tourist
Juliette Binoche - Suzanne
Willem Dafoe - The Cowboy
Nick Nolte - Vincent
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Liz
Bob Hoskins - Bob Leander
Elijah Wood - The Tourist
Emily Mortimer - Frances
Rufus Sewell - William
Natalie Portman - Francine
Gérard Depardieu - Cafe Owner

Rating - R

4/5

January Books Completed

Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay
The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (Rachel Morgan series #6)
Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris (Lily Bard mysteries #1)
Shakespeare's Champion by Charlaine Harris (Lily Bard mysteries #2)

January Movie Stats

January Total = 4
2009 Total = 4

Stats:
Rent - 2
Own - 2
Theater - 0
TV - 0
Other - 0
First Viewing - 3

Favorite of the Month: Wild Zero

Wild Zero (2000)

Director - Tetsuro Takeuchi
Writers - Satoshi Takagi, Tetsuro Takeuchi

Masashi Endô - Ace
Kwancharu Shitichai - Tobio
Makoto Inamiya - Captain
Guitar Wolf - Himself
Bass Wolf - Himself
Drum Wolf - Himself

Rating - Unrated

4/5

Ma Mere (2004)

Director - Christophe Honoré
Writers - Georges Bataille, Christophe Honoré

Isabelle Huppert - Hélène, the Mother
Louis Garrel - Pierre, the Son
Emma de Caunes - Hansi
Joana Preiss - Réa

Rating - R

2.5/5

Blood Simple. (1984)

Director - Joel Coen
Writers - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

John Getz - Ray
Frances McDormand - Abby
Dan Hedaya - Julian Marty
M. Emmet Walsh - Loren Visser

Rating - R

3.5/5

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.10

Into the Woods

Director - Marti Noxon
Writer - Marti Noxon

Notable Guests
Bailey Chase - Graham Miller
Kristine Sutherland - Joyce Summers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.9

Listening to Fear

Director - David Solomon
Writer - Rebecca Rand Kirshner

Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon - Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan - Willow Rosenberg
Emma Caulfield - Anya
Michelle Trachtenberg - Dawn Summers
James Marsters - Spike
Anthony Stewart Head - Rupert Giles

Notable Guests
Marc Blucas - Riley Finn
Charlie Weber - Ben
Amber Benson - Tara Mclay
Kristine Sutherland - Joyce Summers

Angel 2.8

The Shroud of Rahmon

Director - David Grossman
Writer - Jim Kouf

Notable Guests
Elisabeth Rohm - Kate Lockley
Tony Todd - Vyasa

Angel 2.7

Darla

Director - Tim Minear
Writer - Tim Minear

David Boreanaz - Angel/Angelus
Charisma Carpenter - Cordelia Chase
Alexis Denisof - Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
J. August Richards - Charles Gunn

Notable Guests
Julie Benz - Darla
Juliet Landau - Drusilla
Christian Kane - Lindsey McDonald
James Marsters - Spike
Mark Metcalf - The Master

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Director - Darren Aronofsky
Writers - Hubert Selby Jr., Darren Aronofsky

Ellen Burstyn - Sara Goldfarb
Jared Leto - Harry Goldfarb
Jennifer Connelly - Marion Silver
Marlon Wayans - Tyrone C. Love
Christopher McDonald - Tappy Tibbons

Rating - Unrated

4/5

2008 Stats

Total Movies - 72

Stats:
Rent - 20
Own - 28
Theater - 9
TV - 11
Other - 2
Repeat Viewing (same year) - 1
First Viewing - 50

Favorite First Time Viewings:
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Lady Vengeance (2005)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Little Children (2006)
sex, lies, and videotape (1989)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Teeth (2007)
Onibaba (1964)
Pineapple Express (2008)
Rent (2005)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
All That Jazz (1979)

Movies by Decade:
20s - 0
30s - 1
40s - 1
50s - 1
60s - 2
70s - 6
80s - 10
90s - 7
00s - 41

December Stats

December Total = 1
2008 Total = 72

Stats:
Rent - 0
Own - 0
Theater - 0
TV - 1
Other - 0
First Viewing - 1

Sydney White (2007)

Dir. Joe Nussbaum

In this quirky update on a classic fairy tale, freshman Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) pledges a once dignified sorority, only to find it has devolved into a nasty, backhanded clique. Disenchanted by the experience, Sydney takes up with a group of seven outcasts. Together with her band of merry misfits, she challenges the school's social hierarchy and looks to take down sorority president Rachel (Sara Paxton), the wicked campus villain.

All That Jazz (1979)

Dir. Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse's autobiographical film celebrates the raunchy underbelly of show business. Successful director-choreographer Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is at the top of the Broadway heap. But he stands powerless as his world slowly collapses around him; his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of Dexedrine keep him going. Soon, it's clear Gideon will have to make a choice -- his art or his life.

November Stats

November Total = 5
2008 Total = 71

Stats:
Rent - 0
Own - 3
Theater - 2
TV - 0
Other - 0
First Viewing - 3

Jackie Brown (1997)

Dir. Quentin Tarantino

Director Quentin Tarentino added his deft touch to nicely placed wry humor, combined that with an all-star cast (including Samuel L. Jackson, Pam Grier and Robert De Niro) and delivered the action-crime caper Jackie Brown. Jackie is a flight attendant who smuggles cash on the side. When busted and pressured to help with an investigation, she plans to play the opposing forces against each other and walk away with the dough.

Amelie (2001)

Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Impish gamine Amélie (Audrey Tautou) lives alone and works in a café. When she finds a trove of toys hidden for 40 years behind a baseboard in her apartment, she's inspired to repatriate the items, an impulse of generosity that sparks more benevolent acts. A celebration of life, Amélie reminds us of the small wonders that abound around us … if only we paused to look.

Twilight (2008)

Dir. Catherine Hardwicke

Based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel, Twilight follows the saga of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who moves to a small town to live with her father. At school, she meets Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite his cautions, Bella falls in love with Edward, which endangers her life when a coven of bloodsuckers arrives to challenge Edward and his family.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

Dir. Nicholas Stoller

After his TV star girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), breaks his heart, Peter (Jason Segel) wants nothing more than to enjoy his vacation in Hawaii. One problem: Sarah's vacationing at the same resort he is, and even worse, she's bringing her new beau. Produced by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad), this hilarious comedy also stars Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd and Bill Hader.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

Dir. Kevin Smith

Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) have been platonic friends for years. When they both find themselves in financial hot water, they hit upon the idea of making an adult film to bring in some easy money. But when "action" is called, these two friends discover that unspoken feelings for each other may threaten the whole enterprise. Writer-director Kevin Smith helms this comic look at the line between friendship and romance.

October Stats

October Total = 2
2008 Total = 66

Stats:
Rent - 0
Own - 2
Theater - 0
TV - 0
Other - 0
First Viewing - 0

Evil Dead (1981)

Dir. Sam Raimi

Curiosity overcomes five innocent teenagers vacationing at a cabin in the Tennessee woodlands, and their cellar-snooping unleashes spirits of the evil dead. After all his pals have become possessed, flesh-eating zombies, the one remaining teen (Bruce Campbell) tries to solve the nightmarish mystery and save his friends. Spider-Man director Sam Raimi uses impressively freaky special effects to make this low-budget horror classic.

Clerks. (1994)

Dir. Kevin Smith

Made on a shoestring budget by director Kevin Smith, this classic indie comedy won awards at both the Sundance and Cannes film festivals. Convenience and video store clerks Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed … and bored out of their minds. Between serving nonstop shoppers, the overworked counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their offbeat love lives.

September Stats

September Total = 2
2008 Total = 64

Stats:
Rent - 2
Own - 0
Theater - 0
TV - 0
Other - 0
First Viewing - 2

Rent (2005)

Dir. Chris Columbus

Members of the original 1996 Broadway cast star in Chris Columbus's adaptation of the award-winning musical set in New York's East Village. Based on Puccini's "La Boheme," the story follows a group of bohemians through life's ups and down as they face true love, broken hearts, HIV, drug addiction … and of course, paying the rent. Rosario Dawson, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel and Wilson Jermaine Heredia star.

Doomsday (2008)

Dir. Neil Marshall

When a deadly viral epidemic breaks out in present-day Britain, killing hundreds of thousands of people, the government quarantines the infected behind a walled city -- only to be confronted with a resurgence of the disease 30 years in the future. In the vein of Mad Max and 28 Days Later, this morality tale veiled as a sci-fi hypothetical features enough action, combat and suspense to keep audiences wondering, "What if?"

August Stats

August Total = 8
2008 Total = 62

Stats:
Rent - 3
Own - 0
Theater - 3
TV - 2
Other - 0
First Viewing - 7