Whatca Watching?

It is a new year, so it is a time for lists. I only have two lists (this year, but watch out next year!), so I will make it two blog posts. First, the movies I watched this year.

A little bit of background. I have been trying to watch everything that has been nominated for an Oscar of any kind (even best costume). I started with the most current, which was 2010 at the time, and then added the 2011 list when it came out. Near the end of the year when I finished the 2010 list I started the 2009 list of Oscar nominees.

I have also been re-watching the AFI 100 best films of century (both the original list and the updated list). I finished this list a while ago, so am re-watching them and finding that things are really great the second time around.

Finally, sometimes I just like to watch crap. Deal.

Here is the list in the order that I watched them, more or less:

Movies of 2011

The Imagination of Dr. Parnassus

True Grit

Lost Boys

Nine (the musical)

An Education

The Fugitive

Citizen Kane

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone

The Last Airbender

IP Man

Il Divo

The Door (a short film)

The Kids are Alright

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkahban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Casablanca

The Messenger

The Princess and the Frog

Coraline

The Fighter

The Godfather (part I)

Invictus

The Other Guys

How to Train Your Dragon

Gangs of New York

Megamind

A Serious Man

French Roast (animated short)

Kick Ass

Gone With the Wind

Julie and Julia

Black Swan

Milk of Sorrow

X-Men First Class

Just Go With It

Lawrence of Arabia

Iron Man 2

Food Inc.

Knockaround Guys

IP Man 2

Biutiful

Hot Tub Time Machine

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1

The White Ribbon

The Wizard of Oz

I Love You Philip Morris

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Elsberg

The King’s Speech

Rise of the Planets of the Apes

Silverado

Twelve Angry Men

Sherlock Holmes

Analyze This

The Graduate

In the Loop

Office Space

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Instead of Abracadabra (short film)

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (animated short)

On the Waterfront

Paris 36

Inception

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon

The Zookeeper

Bad Teacher

Green Lantern

Bridesmaids

I Love You Beth Cooper

Wanted

Pirates of the Caribbean – Stranger Tides

The Secret of Kells

Schindler’s List

The Lovely Bones

I Am Love

The Warrior’s Way

The Princess Bride

The Prophet (or A Prophet)

Singing in the Rain

Coco Before Chanel

The Social Network

The One

Romeo Must Die

Exit Through the Gift Shop

It’s a Wonderful Life