January

• Lucky Number Sleven, B- (Rated R) DVD
• Little Miss Sunshine, A (Rated R) DVD
• Munich, A (Rated R) DVD
• Corpse Bride, B (Rated PG) DVD
• Serenity, A(-) (Rated PG-13) DVD
• Dreamgirls, B+/A- (Rated PG-13) perhaps it deserves an “A,” but it’s still a musical, and that really can’t be helped.
• Stephen King’s “Desperation”, C+ (Rated R) DVD
• Ikiru, A* (No rating) DVD I know that this 1953 Kurasawa classic is finely made, beautifully shot, nicely acted, and strongly written, but I just couldn’t get into it.

February

• The Illusionist, B (PG-13) DVD
• Star Trek: Nemisis, C (PG-13) DVD 2nd viewing
• Memoirs of a Geisha, C (PG-13) DVD
• The Queen, A (PG-13)
• Ultraviolet, D (PG-13) DVD
• Children of Men, C+ (R)
• Hannibal Rising, C (R)
• Blood Diamond, A (R)
• Bridge to Terabithia, B (PG)
• Babel, A- (R) DVD
• Angels in America, B (TV-MA) DVD
• Saved!, C (PG-13) DVD

March

• The Princess Bride, A (PG) (repeat viewing)
• Amazing Grace, A- (PG)
• The Descent, B (R) DVD (We saw the N. American version in the theater. The DVD contains the original, European version which features a slightly different ending.)
• 300, D (R)

April

• The Triplets of Bellville, A (PG-13) DVD
• Stranger Than Fiction, B- (PG-13) DVD
• Fracture, C+ (R)

May

• 28 Weeks Later, A- (R) Extremely nihilistic
• Offside, A (PG) Iranian
• Pickpocket, B (NR) DVD 1959 French film, in French with subtitles

June

• Ocean’s 13, B- (PG-13)
• An Inconvenient Truth, B (PG) DVD

July

• The Godfather, A (R) DVD (repeat viewing)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, B (PG-13)
• Mephisto, B (NR) DVD 1982 Oscar-winner for best foreign language film, Hungary
• Rivers and Tides, A (NR) Documentary on sculptor Andy Goldsworthy
• Ratatouille, A (G)

August

• Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, C (G) DVD
• Grizzly Man, A (R)
• The Bourne Ultimatum, B (PG-13)
• The Winter Guest, B (PG) DVD

September

• Breach, B- (PG-13) DVD
• The Good Shepherd, B- (R) DVD repeat viewing

October

• The Kingdom, A (R)
• How’s Your News, A (NR, documentary) DVD
• 30 Days of Night, C [B+ in the genre] (R)

November

• Tom and Viv, B (PG-13) DVD
• The Number 23, C- (R) DVD
• American Gangster, B (R)
• Bug, B (R) DVD
• Beowulf, C (PG-13)
• Alien, A (R) DVD Original theatrical release
• U2 Popmart Live in Mexico City, A DVD
• Aliens, A (R) DVD Original theatrical release
• Alien 3, C (R) DVD Original theatrical release

December

• Alien 3, B (R) DVD Special edition: Fincher’s working edit
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, A (PG-13) DVD
• The Amazing Screw-on Head, B (NR) DVD
• The Bourne Ultimatum, B (PG-13) DVD
• I Am Legend, B (PG-13)
• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, B (R) DVD
• No Country For Old Men, A (R)
• Atonement, A- (R)
• Juno, A (PG-13)

TV on DVD

• Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Six and Season Seven, B
• Chef!, B+ (2x)
• Millenium: Season One, B- (repeat viewing)
• Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete Series, A-
• M*A*S*H: Season Eleven, A+
• Gilmore Girls: Season Six, B
• Firefly: Complete Series, A (repeat viewing) 2x
• The West Wing: Complete Seasons 1-7, Sorkin seasons: A-B; Seasons 5 & 6: C; Season 7: B (repeat viewing for 1-6)
• Monk: The Complete Season 3, B
• NCIS: The Complete First, Second, Third, and Fourth Seasons, C
• Star Trek: Enterprise: The Complete First, Second, Third, and Fourth Seasons, D/C/C+/C-
• Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete First and Second Seasons, A-