Thursday, December 31, 2009

Movie 98 ~ The Blind Side

THE BLIND SIDE
2009 * PG-13 * 128 min * Warner Bros
Directed & Written by John Lee Hancock
Book by Michael Lewis
December 31, 2009 Thursday
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Movie 97 ~ It's Complicated

IT'S COMPLICATED
2009 * R * 118 min * Universal Pictures
Directed & Written by Nancy Meyers
December 31, 2009 Thursday
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Movie 96 ~ Avatar

AVATAR
2009 * PG-13 * 162 min * 20th Century Fox
Directed & Written by James Cameron
December 30, 2009 Wednesday
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Book 112 ~ Guys & Dogs

GUYS & DOGS
By Elaine Fox
© 2006 HarperCollins - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-06074060-3

373 pgs
December 30, 2009 Wednesday
*Goodreads Review*

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Movie 95 ~ Sherlock Holmes

SHERLOCK HOLMES
2009 * PG-13 * 128 min * Warner Bros
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham & Simon Kinberg
Screen Story by Lionel Wigram & Michael Robert Johnson
Characters by Arthur Conan Doyle
December 29, 2009 Tuesday
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Movie 94 ~ Every Little Step

EVERY LITTLE STEP
2008 * PG-13 * 96 min * Endgame Entertainment
Directed by Adam Del Deo & James D. Stern
December 28, 2009 Monday
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Movie 93 ~ Disney's A Christmas Carol

DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL
2009 * PG * 98 min * Walt Disney Pictures
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay by
Robert Zemeckis
Novel by Charles Dickens
December 27, 2009 Sunday
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Movie 92 ~ The Princess and the Frog

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
2009 * G * 97 min * Walt Disney Animation Studios
Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker
Screenplay by Ron Clements, John Musker & Rob Edwards
Original Story by Ron Clements, Greg Erb, John Musker & Jason Oremland
Story Supervisor Don Hall
December 26, 2009 Saturday
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Movie 91 ~ The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3
2009 * R * 106 min * Columbia Pictures
Directed by Tony Scott
Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
Novel by John Godey
December 20, 2009 Sunday
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Monday, December 21, 2009

Book 111 ~ A Little Bit Wicked

A LITTLE BIT WICKED: LIFE, LOVE, AND FAITH IN STAGES
By Kristin Chenoweth with Joni Rodgers
© 2009 Simon & Schuster - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-1-4165-8055-3

232 pgs
December 19, 2009 Saturday
*Goodreads Review*

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Movie 90 ~ Four Christmases

FOUR CHRISTMASES
2008 * PG-13 * 88 min * New Line Cinema
Directed by Seth Gordon
Screenplay by Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
Story by Matt Allen & Caleb Wilson
December 18, 2009 Friday
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Movie 89 ~ The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD
2009 * R * 89 min * Paramount Vantage
Directed by Neal Brennan
Written by Andy Stock & Rick Stempson
December 18, 2009 Friday
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Movie 88 ~ Angels & Demons

ANGELS & DEMONS
2009 * PG-13 * 138 min * Columbia Pictures
Directed by Ron Howard
Screenplay by David Koepp & Akiva Goldsman
Novel by Dan Brown
December 16, 2009 Wednesday
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Movie 87 ~ Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince

HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
2009 * PG * 153 min * Warner Bros. Pictures
Directed by David Yates
Screenplay by Steve Kloves
Novel by J.K. Rowling
December 13, 2009 Sunday
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Movie 86 ~ Julie & Julia

JULIE & JULIA
2009 * PG-13 * 123 min * Columbia Pictures
Directed by Nora Ephron
Screenplay by Nora Ephron
Book "Julie& Julia" by Julie Powell
Book "My Life in France" by Julia Child & Alex Prud'homme
December 12, 2009 Saturday
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Movie 85 ~ Funny People

FUNNY PEOPLE
2009 * R * 153 min * Universal Pictures
Directed & Written by Judd Apatow
December 10, 2009 Thursday
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Book 110 ~ Over My Dead Body

OVER MY DEAD BODY: BROKEN HEART VAMPIRES #5
By Michele Bardsley
© 2009 Signet Eclipse - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-451-22677-8

286 pgs
December 10, 2009 Thursday
*Goodreads Review*

Book 109 ~ McDuff's New Friend

MCDUFF'S NEW FRIEND
By Rosemary Wells
Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
© 1998 Hyperion - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-7868-0386-X

24 pgs
December 9, 2009 Wednesday

Book 108 ~ If You Take A Mouse To The Movies

IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO THE MOVIES
By Laura Numeroff
Illustrated by Felicia Bond
© 2000 HarperCollins - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-06-027868-4

40 pgs
December 9, 2009 Wednesday

Book 107 ~ Christmas Is...

CHRISTMAS IS...
By Gail Gibbons
© 2001 Holiday House - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-8234-1582-1

32 pgs
December 9, 2009 Wednesday

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Movie 84 ~Coal Miner's Daughter

COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER
1980 * PG * 125 min * Universal Pictures
Directed by Michael Apted
Autobiography by Loretta Lynn & George Vecsey
Writer Tom Rickman
December 9, 2009 Wednesday
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Movie 83 ~ G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF THE COBRA
2009 * PG-13 * 118 min * Paramount Pictures
Directed by Stephen Sommers
Screenplay by Stuart Beattie, David Elliot & Paul Lovett
Story by Michael Gordon, Stuart Beattie & Stephen Sommers
December 8, 2009 Tuesday
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Monday, December 7, 2009

Book 106 ~ PostSecret

POSTSECRET: CONFESSIONS ON LIFE, DEATH, AND GOD
By Frank Warren
© 2009 HarperCollins - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-06-185933-5

276 pgs
December 6, 2009 Sunday
*Goodreads Review*

Movie 82 ~ Easy Virtue

EASY VIRTUE
2008 * PG-13 * 97 min * Sony Pictures
Directed by Stephan Elliott
Written by Stephan Elliott & Sheridan Jobbins
Based on the play by Noel Coward
December 5, 2009 Saturday
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Friday, December 4, 2009

Book 105 ~ Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home

WAIT TILL YOUR VAMPIRE GETS HOME: BROKEN HEART VAMPIRES #4
By Michele Bardsley
© 2008 Signet Eclipse - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-451-22550-4

308 pgs
November 29, 2009 Sunday
*Goodreads Review*

Movie 81 ~ Valkyrie

VALKYRIE
2008 * PG-13 * 115 min * United Artists
Directed by Bryan Singer
Written by Christopher McQuarrie & Nathan Alexander
November 30, 2009 Monday
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Movie 80 ~ My Life In Ruins

MY LIFE IN RUINS
2009 * PG-13 * 95 min * Fox Searchlight
Directed by Donald Petrie
Written by Mike Reiss
November 30, 2009 Monday
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Monday, November 30, 2009

Book 104 ~ Because Your Vampire Said So

BECAUSE YOUR VAMPIRE SAID SO: BROKEN HEART VAMPIRES #3
By Michele Bardsley
© 2008 Signet Eclipse - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-451-22386-9

302 pgs
November 29, 2009 Sunday
*Goodreads Review*

Movie 79 ~ Precious

PRECIOUS
2009 * R * 110 min * Lionsgate
Directed by Lee Daniels
Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Novel by Sapphire
November 28, 2009 Saturday
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Movie 78 ~ The Ugly Truth

THE UGLY TRUTH
2009 * R * 96 min * Columbia Pictures
Directed by Robert Luketic
Screenplay by Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith
Story by Nicole Eastman
November 28, 2009 Saturday
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Book 103 ~ Don't Talk Back to Your Vampire

DON'T TALK BACK TO YOUR VAMPIRE: BROKEN HEART VAMPIRES #2
By Michele Bardsley
© 2007 Signet Eclipse - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-451-22170-4

340 pgs
November 27, 2009 Friday
*Goodreads Review*

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Movie 77 ~ Home Alone

HOME ALONE
1990 * PG * 103 min * Twentieth Century-Fox
Directed by Chris Columbus
Written by John Hughes
November 26, 2009 Thursday
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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Alabama -vs- Auburn

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE -VS- AUBURN
Final Score 26 to 21
Attendance 87,451
1:30 pm Jordan-Hare Stadium
November 27, 2009 Friday

Monday, November 23, 2009

Book 102 ~ I'm the Vampire, That's Why

I'M THE VAMPIRE, THAT'S WHY: BROKEN HEART VAMPIRES #1
By Michele Bardsley
© 2006 Signet Eclipse - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-451-21937-4

338 pgs
November 21, 2009 Saturday
*Goodreads Review*

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Book 101 ~ Double Dating with the Dead

DOUBLE DATING WITH THE DEAD
By Karen Kelley
© 2007 Kensington Publishing Corp. - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-7582-1765-3

264 pgs
November 16, 2009 Monday
*Goodreads Review*

Movie 76 ~ Slings & Arrows Season 3

SLINGS & ARROWS SEASON 3
2003 * 276 min * Rhombus Media
Directed by Peter Wellington
Writing Credits: Susan Coyne, Tecca Crosby, Bob Martin & Mark McKinney

November 15, 2009 Sunday
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3-1 Divided Kingdom
3-2 Vex Not His Ghost
3-3 That Way Madness Lies
3-4 Every Inch a King
3-5 All Blessed Secrets
3-6 The Promised End

Friday, November 13, 2009

Book 100 ~ Dixieland Sushi

DIXIELAND SUSHI
By Cara Lockwood
© 2005 Downtown Press - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-7434-9942-5

283 pgs
November 13, 2009 Friday
*Goodreads Review*

Book 99 ~ The Ugly Pumpkin

THE UGLY PUMPKIN
By Dave Horowitz
© 2005
G.P. Putnam's Sons - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-399-24267-8

40 pgs
November 12, 2009 Thursday

Book 98 ~ 'Twas the Day After Thanksgiving

TWAS THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING
By Mavis Smith
© 2002 Little Simon - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-689-85234-7

16 pgs
November 12, 2009 Thursday

Book 97 ~ The Firefighters' Thanksgiving

THE FIREFIGHTERS' THANKSGIVING
By Maribeth Boelts
Illustrated by Terry Widener
© 2004 G.P. Putnam's Sons - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-399-23600-7

32 pgs
November 12, 2009 Thursday

Book 96 ~ The Best Thanksgiving Ever!

THE BEST THANKSGIVING EVER!
By Teddy Slater
Illustrated by Ethan Long
© 2005 Scholastic Inc. - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-439-87390-1

32 pgs
November 12, 2009 Thursday

Alabama -vs- LSU

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE -VS- LSU
Final Score 24 to 15
Attendance 92,012
2:30 pm Bryant-Denny Stadium
November 7, 2009 Saturday

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Book 95 ~ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Men I've Dated

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY MEN I'VE DATED
By Shane Bolks
© 2005 HarperCollins - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-06-077310-3

291 pgs
November 2, 2009 Monday
*Goodreads Review*

Movie 75 ~ Land of the Lost

LAND OF THE LOST
2009 * PG-13 * 102 min * Universal Pictures
Directed by Brad Silberling
Written by Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas
TV Series by Sid Krofft & Marty Krofft
November 1, 2009 Sunday
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Book 94 ~ My Very Own Murder

MY VERY OWN MURDER
By Josephine Carr
© 2005 New American Library - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-451-21646-6

258 pgs
October 29, 2009 Thursday
*Goodreads Review*

Book 93 ~ Pumpkin Pumpkin

PUMPKIN PUMPKIN
By Jeanne Titherington
© 1986 Greenwillow Books - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-688-05696-2

24 pgs
October 29, 2009 Thursday

Book 92 ~ Moonlight the Halloween Cat

MOONLIGHT THE HALLOWEEN CAT
By Cynthia Rylant
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
©
2003 HarperCollins - New York, NY
ISBN# 978-0-06-029712-1
32 pgs
October 29, 2008 Thursday

Book 91 ~ Like a Windy Day

LIKE A WINDY DAY
By Frank Asch & Devin Asch
© 2002 Gulliver Books - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-15-216376-X

32 pgs
October 29, 2009 Thursday

Book 90 ~ The Hallo-Wiener

THE HALLO-WIENER
By Dav Pilkey
© 1995 Blue Sky Press - NY, NY
ISBN# 0-590-41703-7

32 pgs
October 29, 2009 Thursday

Monday, October 26, 2009

Movie 74 ~ Definitely, Maybe

DEFINITELY, MAYBE
2005 * PG-13 * 112 min * Universal Pictures
Directed & Written by Adam Brooks
October 25, 2009 Sunday
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