50 films and books challenge
Here are my lists for the 50bookchallenge and 50filmchallenge for year 2005, film or book titles in italics were watched or read previously.
*Last update: 31 December 2005
Films watched in 2005:
January
1. We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
2. Finding Nemo (2003 cartoon)
3. Seed of Chucky (2004)
4. Alfie (2004)
5. Aviator (2004)
6. Beauty & The Beast (1991 cartoon)
7. Finding Neverland (2004)
February
8. Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) [French] (2004)
9. Les Triplets de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville) [French] (2003 cartoon)
10. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
11. Black Hawk Down (2001)
March
12. Closer (2004)
13. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
14. Robots (2005 cartoon)
15. Van Helsing (2004)
16. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004 cartoon)
17. In Good Company (2004)
April
18. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
19. Wedding Date (2005)
20. Casablanca (1942)
21. La Mala educación (Bad Education) [Spanish] (2004)
22. Lord of the Rings (1978 cartoon)
23. Avalon (1990)
24. Some Like It Hot (1959)
25. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
26. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
27. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
28. Spellbound (1945)
29. Elizabeth (1998)
30. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)
31. Notorious (1946)
32. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
33. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
34. Juninatten (June Night) [Swedish] (1940)
35. Kinsey (2004)
May
36. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
37. À la folie... pas du tout (He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not) [French] (2002)
38. Intermezzo [Swedish] (1936)
39. Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata) [Swedish] (1978)
40. Dreamers (2003)
41. The Apartment (1960)
42. North by Northwest (1959)
43. The X Files: Fight the Future (1998)
44. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
June
45. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
46. Shattered Glass (2003)
47. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
48. Cidade de Deus (City of God) [Portuguese] (2002)
49. The Inn of Sixth Happiness (1958)
50. Torn Curtain (1966)
--> Challenge completed: 08 June 2005
51. Hud (1963)
52. Sin City (2005)
53. Batman Begins (2005)
54. The Hustler (1961)
55. The Verdict (1982)
56. Spiderman (2002)
57. The Color of Money (1986)
58. House of D (2004)
July
59. The Island (2005)
August
60. Velvet Goldmine (1998)
61. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
62. Roman Holiday (1953)
September
63. Radio Flyer (1992)
64. Red Eye (2005)
65. Funny Face (1957)
66. Rear Window (1954)
67. Cinderella Man (2005)
68. Corpse Bride (2005)
October
69. Serenity (2005)
70. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
71. La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful) [Italian] (1997)
72. Good Will Hunting (1997)
73. Nuremberg (2000) (mini)
74. Empire of the Sun (1987)
75. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
76. Indiscreet (1958)
77. Flightplan (2005)
78. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
79. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
80. Les Égarés (Strayed) [French] (2003)
81. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
82. Playtime (1967)
November
83. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
84. Dirty Dancing (1987)
85. Sabrina (1954)
86. Gone With the Wind (1939)
87. Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
88. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
89. Citizen Kane (1941)
90. Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire (2005)
91. Gladiator (2000)
92. To Catch A Thief (1955)
93. Runaway Jury (2003)
94. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
95. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
96. Vertigo (1958)
97. My Fair Lady (1964)
98. Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
99. Anastasia (1956)
100. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
--> 100th film: 21 November 2005
101. His Girl Friday (1940)
102. The Graduate (1967)
December
103. A History of Violence (2005)
104. Ru Guo, Ai (Perhaps, Love) [Mandarin] (2005)
105. Psycho (1960)
106. Gaslight (1944)
107. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
108. King Kong (2005)
109. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Books read in 2005:
January
1. J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
2. Carly Phillips - The Heartbreaker
3. Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
February
4. J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
March
5. J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
6. Joanne Harris - Coastliners
7. Prue Leith - Leaving Patrick
April
8. Bryan Michael Stoller - Filmmaking for Dummies
May
9. Ingrid Bergman & Alan Burgess - Ingrid Bergman: My Story
June
10. Andy Meisler - I Want to Believe (The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 3)
11. Brian Lowry - The Truth Is Out There (The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 1)
12. Jody Duncan - The Making of The X-Files Film
13. Jane Goldman - The X-Files: Book of the Unexplained, Volume 1
14. Jane Goldman - The X-Files: Book of the Unexplained, Volume 2
15. Jennifer Egan - Look At Me
16. Kathryn Harrison - The Seal Wife
17. Isabel Wolff - The Trials of Tiffany Trotts
July
18. Joanne Harris - Sleep, Pale Sister
19. Joanne Harris - Five Quarters of the Orange
20. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
21. Eric Lax - Paul Newman: A Celebration
August
22. Donna Hay - Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
September
23. DC Comics - Batman Begins: The Official Movie Guide
24. Melissa Hellstern - How to be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life
24. Aljean Harmetz - The Making of the Wizard of Oz: Movie Magic and Studio Power in the Prime of MGM
October
25. Sean Hepburn Ferrer - Audrey Hepburn: An Elegant Spirit
26. Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones
27. Patrick Suskind - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Translator: J.E. Woods)
28. Sophie Kinsella - Can You Keep a Secret?
29. John Grisham - The King of Torts
30. Aljean Harmetz - The Making of Casablanca: Bogart, Bergman, and World War II
31. Jonathan Safran Foer - Everything is Illuminated
November
32. Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
33. Michael Crichton - Congo
34. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone
35. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets
36. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban
37. Nick Hornby - About A Boy
38. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire
December
39. Harper Lee - To Kill A Mockingbird
40. C. S. Lewis - Chronicles Of Narnia - 1. The Magician's Nephew
41. C. S. Lewis - Chronicles Of Narnia - 2. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
42. John Grisham - The Brethren
43. John Grisham - A Painted House
44. Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code
Recommend me one (or many) book or film you think I would like. Click to view my 2004 lists.
*Last update: 31 December 2005
Films watched in 2005:
January
1. We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)
2. Finding Nemo (2003 cartoon)
3. Seed of Chucky (2004)
4. Alfie (2004)
5. Aviator (2004)
6. Beauty & The Beast (1991 cartoon)
7. Finding Neverland (2004)
February
8. Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) [French] (2004)
9. Les Triplets de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville) [French] (2003 cartoon)
10. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
11. Black Hawk Down (2001)
March
12. Closer (2004)
13. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
14. Robots (2005 cartoon)
15. Van Helsing (2004)
16. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004 cartoon)
17. In Good Company (2004)
April
18. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
19. Wedding Date (2005)
20. Casablanca (1942)
21. La Mala educación (Bad Education) [Spanish] (2004)
22. Lord of the Rings (1978 cartoon)
23. Avalon (1990)
24. Some Like It Hot (1959)
25. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
26. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
27. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
28. Spellbound (1945)
29. Elizabeth (1998)
30. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)
31. Notorious (1946)
32. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
33. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
34. Juninatten (June Night) [Swedish] (1940)
35. Kinsey (2004)
May
36. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
37. À la folie... pas du tout (He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not) [French] (2002)
38. Intermezzo [Swedish] (1936)
39. Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata) [Swedish] (1978)
40. Dreamers (2003)
41. The Apartment (1960)
42. North by Northwest (1959)
43. The X Files: Fight the Future (1998)
44. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
June
45. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
46. Shattered Glass (2003)
47. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
48. Cidade de Deus (City of God) [Portuguese] (2002)
49. The Inn of Sixth Happiness (1958)
50. Torn Curtain (1966)
--> Challenge completed: 08 June 2005
51. Hud (1963)
52. Sin City (2005)
53. Batman Begins (2005)
54. The Hustler (1961)
55. The Verdict (1982)
56. Spiderman (2002)
57. The Color of Money (1986)
58. House of D (2004)
July
59. The Island (2005)
August
60. Velvet Goldmine (1998)
61. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
62. Roman Holiday (1953)
September
63. Radio Flyer (1992)
64. Red Eye (2005)
65. Funny Face (1957)
66. Rear Window (1954)
67. Cinderella Man (2005)
68. Corpse Bride (2005)
October
69. Serenity (2005)
70. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
71. La Vita è bella (Life is Beautiful) [Italian] (1997)
72. Good Will Hunting (1997)
73. Nuremberg (2000) (mini)
74. Empire of the Sun (1987)
75. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
76. Indiscreet (1958)
77. Flightplan (2005)
78. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
79. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
80. Les Égarés (Strayed) [French] (2003)
81. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
82. Playtime (1967)
November
83. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
84. Dirty Dancing (1987)
85. Sabrina (1954)
86. Gone With the Wind (1939)
87. Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
88. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
89. Citizen Kane (1941)
90. Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire (2005)
91. Gladiator (2000)
92. To Catch A Thief (1955)
93. Runaway Jury (2003)
94. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
95. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
96. Vertigo (1958)
97. My Fair Lady (1964)
98. Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
99. Anastasia (1956)
100. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
--> 100th film: 21 November 2005
101. His Girl Friday (1940)
102. The Graduate (1967)
December
103. A History of Violence (2005)
104. Ru Guo, Ai (Perhaps, Love) [Mandarin] (2005)
105. Psycho (1960)
106. Gaslight (1944)
107. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
108. King Kong (2005)
109. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Books read in 2005:
January
1. J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
2. Carly Phillips - The Heartbreaker
3. Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
February
4. J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
March
5. J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
6. Joanne Harris - Coastliners
7. Prue Leith - Leaving Patrick
April
8. Bryan Michael Stoller - Filmmaking for Dummies
May
9. Ingrid Bergman & Alan Burgess - Ingrid Bergman: My Story
June
10. Andy Meisler - I Want to Believe (The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 3)
11. Brian Lowry - The Truth Is Out There (The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 1)
12. Jody Duncan - The Making of The X-Files Film
13. Jane Goldman - The X-Files: Book of the Unexplained, Volume 1
14. Jane Goldman - The X-Files: Book of the Unexplained, Volume 2
15. Jennifer Egan - Look At Me
16. Kathryn Harrison - The Seal Wife
17. Isabel Wolff - The Trials of Tiffany Trotts
July
18. Joanne Harris - Sleep, Pale Sister
19. Joanne Harris - Five Quarters of the Orange
20. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
21. Eric Lax - Paul Newman: A Celebration
August
22. Donna Hay - Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
September
23. DC Comics - Batman Begins: The Official Movie Guide
24. Melissa Hellstern - How to be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life
24. Aljean Harmetz - The Making of the Wizard of Oz: Movie Magic and Studio Power in the Prime of MGM
October
25. Sean Hepburn Ferrer - Audrey Hepburn: An Elegant Spirit
26. Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones
27. Patrick Suskind - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Translator: J.E. Woods)
28. Sophie Kinsella - Can You Keep a Secret?
29. John Grisham - The King of Torts
30. Aljean Harmetz - The Making of Casablanca: Bogart, Bergman, and World War II
31. Jonathan Safran Foer - Everything is Illuminated
November
32. Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
33. Michael Crichton - Congo
34. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone
35. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets
36. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban
37. Nick Hornby - About A Boy
38. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire
December
39. Harper Lee - To Kill A Mockingbird
40. C. S. Lewis - Chronicles Of Narnia - 1. The Magician's Nephew
41. C. S. Lewis - Chronicles Of Narnia - 2. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
42. John Grisham - The Brethren
43. John Grisham - A Painted House
44. Dan Brown - The Da Vinci Code
Recommend me one (or many) book or film you think I would like. Click to view my 2004 lists.