Showing posts with label 100 films challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 100 films challenge. Show all posts

Friday, 2 January 2015

100 Films of 2014...


Every year for the last couple of years I have set myself the challenge of reading 50 books and watching 100 films. I may have somewhat failed on the films...(though did succeed on the books!) In case you're interested, here are the films I watched in 2014...(bold means it was the first time I had seen it)

  1. Anchorman (2004) – Adam McKay
  2. Disgrace (2008) – Steve Jacobs
  3. The Room (2003) – Tommy Wiseau
  4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) – Stephen Chbosky
  5. Intouchables (2011) – Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
  6. This is the End (2013) – Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
  7. The Great Gatsby (2012) – Baz Luhrman
  8. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus 
  9. Little Voice (1998) - Mark Herman 
  10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2003) - Chris Columbus
  11. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) - Blake Edwards
  12. Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) - Marc Lawrence 
  13. Moulin Rouge (2001) - Baz Luhrman 
  14. Tomboy (2011) - Céline Sciamma 
  15. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) - Gil Jungey 
  16. Like Crazy (2011) - Drake Doremus  
  17. After Porn Ends (2010) - Bruce Wagoner 
  18. Morning Glory (2010) - Roger Michell 
  19. The Magdalene Sisters (2002) - Peter Mullan 
  20. Anita and Me (2002) - Metin Hüseyin 
  21. Strangers on a Train (1951) - Alfred Hitchcock 
  22. Cléo de 5 à 7 (1963) - Agnès Varda 
  23. Breathe In (2013) - Drake Doremus 
  24. The Bling Ring (2013) - Sofia Coppola
  25. Love Me if You Dare (2003) - Yann Samuell 
  26. Jeune et Jolie (2013) - François Ozon 
  27. The Artist (2011) - Michel Hazanavicius
  28. Muppets Most Wanted (2014) - James Bobin  
  29. Clueless (1995) - Amy Heckerling 
  30. My Best Friend's Girl (2008) - Howard Deutch 
  31. Friends with Kids (2011) - Jennifer Westfeldt 
  32. Warm Bodies (2013) - Jonathon Levine 
  33. Crazy Stupid Love (2011) - Glenn Ficarra, John Requa 
  34. History Boys (2006) - Nicholas Hytner
  35. Eat, Pray, Love (2010) - Ryan Murphy 
  36. Rachel Getting Married (2008) - Jonathan Demme  
  37. The Notebook (2004) - Nick Cassavetes 
  38. My Sister's Keeper (2009) - Nick Cassavetes 
  39. The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) - Robert Schwentke 
  40. Blue Murder at St Trinians (1957) - Frank Launder 
  41. 101 Dalmatians (1961) Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronomi 
  42. Frozen (2013) - Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee 
  43. The Fault in Our Stars (2014) - Josh Boone 
  44. Saving Mr Banks (2014) - John Lee Hancock 
  45. Lovelace (2013) - Rob Epstein, Jefferey Friedman 
  46. Sunshine on Leith (2013) - Dexter Fletcher
  47. Ratatouille (2007) - Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava 
  48. Her (2013) - Spike Jonze
  49. Philomena (2013) - Stephen Frears 
  50. Catching Fire (2013) - Francis Lawrence 
  51. Begin Again (2014) - John Carney 
  52. The Lego Movie (2014) - Phil Lord, Christopher Miller 
  53. Boyhood (2014) - Richard Linklater 
  54. The Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - James Gunn
  55. August: Osage County (2013) - John Wells 
  56. The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) 
  57. The World's End (2012) - Edgar Wright
  58. Mary Poppins (1964) - Robert Stevenson 
  59. A Long Way Down (2014) - Pascal Chaumeil 
  60. Brief Encounter (1945) - David Lean 
  61. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Jim Sharman 
  62. Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
  63. Pocahontas (1995) - Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg 
  64. Remember Sunday (2013) - Jeff Bleckner
  65. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise 
  66. Tarzan (1991) - Chris Buck, Kevin Lima 
  67. Anastasia (1997) - Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 
  68. Supersize Me (2004) - Morgan Spurlock 
  69. Nativity (2009) - Debbie Isitt 
  70. Just Like Heaven (2005) - Mark Waters
  71. The Aristocats (1970) - Wolfgang Reithermann  
  72. 9 to 5 (1980) - Colin Higgins 
  73. Love Actually (2003) - Richard Curtis 
  74. Paddington (2014) - Paul King 
  75. Lady and the Tramp (1955) - Clyde Geronomi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamiliton Luske 
  76. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) - Jermaine Clement and Taika Wakiki

Friday, 8 February 2013

Enlightenment of 2012

Books

The Man of Mode
The Fault in Our Stars
As You Like It
The Knowledge
How Not to Talk Like an Arse
Room
The Lovely Bones
Pride and Prejudice
The Taming of the Shrew
Lighthousekeeping
History of a Pleasure Seeker
Love Letters of Great Men
Twenties Girl
A Murder is Announced (play)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Fifty Shades of Grey
Love Hina Volumes 1-8
Fahrenheit 451
Imadoki (Nowadays)
The Lady of Rivers
A Murder is Announced (book)
Fifty Shames of Earl Grey
Ouran High School Host Club
French Letters and the English Canon
Macbett
Thérèse Raquin
Playhouse Creatures
100
A Christmas Carol
Bad Behaviour

Total: 37

Films

 Carnage
American Pie 1-4
American Pie Presents Beta House
Water for Elephants
The Help
War Horse
The Muppers
The Woman in Black
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
21 Jump Street
The Room
Cool As Ice
Surburban Commando
The Apple
Double Dragon
Fat Slags
Mirror Mirror
Avengers Assemble
Mona Lisa Smile
The Edge of Love
Atonement
Hamlet
(500) Days of Summer
50/50
The Boat That Rocked
The Little Mermaid
Down With Love
The Duchess
The Notebook
My Sister's Keeper
The Time Traveller's Wife
Knocked Up
The 40 Year Old Virgin
10 Things I Hate About You
Music and Lyrics
Toy Story 3
Midnight in Paris
Over the Hedge
Wild Child
Lolita
P.S. I Love You
Tangled
The Ugly Truth
Bolt
No Strings Attached
The Libertine
I Love You, Man
The Princess and the Frog
Jane Eyre
Kung Fu Panda
Limitless
An Education
A Dangerous Method
Easy A
Hairspray
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
The Five-Year Engagement
The Change-Up
Ted
Wanderlust
Potiche
Brave
Lesbian Vampire Killers
Role Models
Back to the Future 1-3
Three Men and a Baby
La Vie en Rose
The Producers
The Princess Bride
Some Like it Hot
Atlantis
Anna Karenina
Glorious 39
One Day
Going the Distance
Horrible Bosses
Eat, Pray, Love
Looper
Liberal Arts
Skyfall
Dr Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog
Mulan
Groundhog Day
Rust and Bone
The Artist
My Fake Fiancé
My Year Without Sex
The Back-Up Plan
Love Actually
Secretary
Silver Linings Playbook
Jesus Christ Superstar 2012 Tour
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Total: 98

Plays
Blue Remembered Hills
Twelfth Night
Letter of Intent
Faustus
Spring Awakening
Company Along the Mile
Holmes and the Ripper
The Winter's Tale
Henry V
Brighton Beach Memoirs
We Happy Few
She Stoops to Conquer
The Alchemist
When We Are Married
The Comedy of Errors
Daisy Pulls It Off
Railway Children
 
Total: 17