Gosh.
Hundredth post.
I may not have written as much as I wanted to since 1 January 2007 but I’ve –
- run a total of 558kms (97kms of that sans mongrel);
- picked up 170 books, comics and scripts, and read 137 right through;
- and sat down to watch 128 films, DVDs and TV series, and watched 105 right to the (sometimes bitter) end.
‘S not bad. And because it’s that time of the year, I give you a list of notable and recommended reading and viewing experiences (in strict alphabetical order):
- comics: Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos’ Alias, Charles Burns’ Black Hole, Brian K Vaughan and Tony Harris’ Ex-Machina, Chester Brown’s I Never Liked You, Jimbo’s Pulp Sticktion strip in DMC‘s New Ground anthology, and Alex Robinson’s Tricked;
- scripts: 28 Weeks Later, The Bourne Ultimatum, Casino Royale, Gone Baby Gone, and Perfect Creature;
- books: Carl Hiaasen’s Basket Case, Mike Figgis‘ Digital Filmmaking, Thomas Harris’ Hannibal Rising, Patrick Suskind’s Perfume, and Patricia Grace’s Tu;
- features: The Children of Men, The Departed, Everything is Illuminated, Serenity, and Stranger than Fiction
- television: Burn Notice, Green Wing, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Insiders Guide to Happiness, The Shield, and The Wire.
As for the running, I do it only so that I fit my clothes.
Happy new year.
28 Weeks Later is a good script??? You’re RECOMMENDING IT???????????????????
Clearly all that running is draining the blood from your head. There is no other explanation my good friend. Or, if memory serves me, you are in New Zealand, so you are upside down to me. Another reason. Possibly a combo of the two. Yes, phew. Now it all makes sense again.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
; )
it scared me. and it was just a script. hang onnn –
– just had a look at the downloadable script (at SimplyScripts) and it’s not the draft that made me think twice about turning lights off for a couple of days. if very potted memory serves, the one i read (courtesy of the NZWG library) opened on a cottage in the country. any day now, i’ll screw up the courage to watch the DVD.
happy new year to you and yours!
08, who would have thought I would still be alive….
oh well, some refelctions on 07, and a link looking forward to 55 films in 08…better start saving given the upcoming (greenie) price rises for food, water and feul etc….
Awards Season Begins: Film Independent’s Spirit Award Nominations Announced from IFC.com
http://www.ifc.com/films?aId=21670
The 100 Best Films of 2007 from London Times (Suggested by LordBrixton)
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2953767.ece
Keeping an Eye on the Best Actress Race from Variety.com
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=features&id=eooactress08&nid=2853
The Most Awesome Action Scenes of 2007 from IFC.com
http://ifc.com/news/article?aId=21803
This Year’s Shamefully Overlooked Performances from IFC.com
http://ifc.com/news/article?aId=21852
Will Cloverfield Be the First Monster Hit of 2008? from London Times
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3086913.ece
The Year’s Top Directorial Debuts from IFC.com
http://ifc.com/news/article?aId=21855
A Look Back at the Year in Movies from NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/movies/23darg.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
The Best Non-Theatrical Debuts of the Year from IFC.com
http://ifc.com/news/article?aId=21871
10 Things That Didn’t Happen This Year from Variety.com
http://www.variety.com/VR1117978222.html
Predictions: 10 Things That Won’t Happen in Hollywood in 2008 from BusinessWeek.com
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/dec2007/db20071226_465312.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives
55 Must-See Movies of 2008 from SlashFilm.com
http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/15/55-must-see-movies-of-2008/
America’s Best Cinematic Ambassadors from LAWeekly.com
http://www.laweekly.com/film+tv/film/american-cinema-our-best-diplomat-in-2007/17974/
whoa, Stevo – your comment had so many links that Akismet took it aside on the quiet, like.
meanwhile, a 2007 shocker for me is that i’ve seen only one of the five films listed in IFC’s Most Awesome Action scenes. and as for 2008’s Must See Films by way of Slashfilm… i dunno. ‘s not affecting my heart beat or anything.
what the heck, 1 more link….
Box Office Predictions for 2008’s [US] Summer Movies from LATimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-word27dec27,1,3151768.story?ctrack=2&cset=true
I must be in good cheer for the new year…another link….maybe we could aim for 100 comments?
Honoring the Comedic Performances of the Year, Since the Academy Won’t from Misfortune Cookie
http://misfortune-cookie.blogspot.com/2007/12/honoring-years-funniest-in-film.html
which makes this comment #64!
hmm, lucky the article was not about “300|
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