Friday, December 31, 2010

Book of the Month Selections

January:
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney

February:
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

April:
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

May:
Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane

June:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Chemistry by Weike Wang

July:
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
Final Girls by Riley Sager

August:
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

September:
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

October:
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Long

November:
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich

December:
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor

2018:
January:
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

February:
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

March:
Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan

April:
Circe by Madeline Miller

May:
The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy

June:
Calypso by David Sedaris
The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir

July:
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

August:
The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle

September:
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

October:
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

November:
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

December:
No Exit by Taylor Adams
Severance by Ling Ma

2019:
January:
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

February:
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum

March:
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

April:
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

May:
Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak

June:
Recursion by Blake Crouch

July:
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

August:
The Whisper Man by Alex North
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

September:
Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup

October:
Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

November:
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

December:
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

2020:
January:
The Sun Down Hotel by Simone St. James

February:
The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

March:
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler

April:
The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore

May:
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe

June:
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

July:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Shadows by Alex North
Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein

August:
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan

September:
The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

October:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

November:
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Memorial by Bryan Washington

December:
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

2021:
Add-Ons (with month):
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (June)
Survive the Night by Riley Sager (July)
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (November)

January:
The Removed by Brandon Hobson

February:
Girl A by Abigail Dean
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

March:
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton

April:
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
What Comes After by Joanne Tompkins

May:
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang

June:
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

July:
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

August:
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

September:
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

October:
Everything We Didn't Say by Nicole Baart
The Perishing by Natashia Deón

November:
The Family by Naomi Krupitsky

December:
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

2022:
Add-Ons (with month):
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (January)
Hunger by Roxane Gay (March)
My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams (March)
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager (August)

January:
Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

February:
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

March:
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

April:
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

May:
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

June:
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

July:
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

August:
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
Small Angels by Lauren Owen

September:
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Your Champion

Champion
(Movie)

VS

Your Challenger

Challenger
(Movie)

The Case for Champion (?):
Case

The Case for Challenger:
Case



The Score:  

You can see retired movie scenes right here.

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Movie Scene Battles: The Retirees

Scenes That Won 7+ Matches and Were Retired:
1)  The Legend of the Beast - The Sandlot
(Retired during first run of battles)
Defeated:
Batty Rap (Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest)
Let Them Fight (Godzilla)
New York, New York (On the Town)
Mother Knows Best (Tangled)
A Mother's Love (The Manchurian Candidate)
Minnesota's Oldest Living Lutheran (Drop Dead Gorgeous)
Day-O (Beetlejuice)
I Put a Spell On You (Hocus Pocus)
Not Even a Fly (Psycho)
The Death of Amilyn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

2)  The Black Knight - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Defeated:
Avengers, Assembled (The Avengers)
Swing Away (Signs)
Weather Report (Mean Girls)
The Orca Hunts You (Orca: The Killer Whale)
I Won't Say I'm in Love (Hercules)
Gollum's Fall (Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
Defibrillation (The Thing)
Secret Love (Calamity Jane)
The Wrong Rec Room (Tremors)
Proud to Be An American (Drop Dead Gorgeous)

3)  Late Night Swim - Jaws

Defeated:
Mrs. Ritter (The Pope of Greenwich Village)
I'm an Actress! (The First Wives Club)
The Heart of the Ocean (Titanic)
They Were Only Slaves (The Prince of Egypt)
Does Your Mother Know (Mamma Mia!)
You Play Ball Like a Girl! (The Sandlot)
Hot Dog Cravings (Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde)

4)  Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz

Defeated:
The Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique (Kill Bill, Vol 2)
The Little People (The Bride of Frankenstein)
From the Inside (The Bay)
La Vie Boheme (Rent)
Honest Subtitles (Annie Hall)
Stopping the Train (Spider-Man 2)
Play Time (The Warriors)

5)  My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music
(Suggested by Sedruol - First suggestion to be retired!)

Defeated:
An Uncomfortable Dinner (Hereditary)
The Lady in the Picture (IT: Chapter One)
Shiny (Moana)
Getting Along (Mars Attacks!)
Shiva, the God of Death (Michael Clayton)
Bunny Terror (Night of the Lepus)
Jason, Upgraded (Jason X)

6)  Battle of Wits - The Princess Bride

Defeated:
Flames on the Side of My Face (Clue)
Princesses of Destruction (Shrek the Third)
Cerulean (The Devil Wears Prada)
Open the Door (Leon: The Professional)
Spectacular, Spectacular (Moulin Rouge!)
The Wrong Bar (A Bronx Tale)
Code 2319 (Monsters, Inc.)

7)  The Sunken Place - Get Out

Defeated:
On the Set of Lancer (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Peaceful Greetings (Mars Attacks!)
Don't Rain on My Parade (Funny Girl)
Define Dancing (WALL-E)
Run and Tell That (Hairspray)
Inner Peace (Kung Fu Panda 2)
Sudden Interrogation (The Manchurian Candidate)

8)  Welcome to Jurassic Park - Jurassic Park

Defeated:
Darla (Finding Nemo)
Library Dancing (The Breakfast Club)
I'm Tired (Blazing Saddles)
Not Giving a Damn (Gone With the Wind)
Make 'Em Laugh (Singin' in the Rain)
Bag N' Bash (Prophecy)
The Legend of Hanzo (Kubo and the Two Strings)

9)  Gender Assuming - Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
(Suggested by Renée)

Defeated:
Tai's Harshness (Clueless)
The Sacrifice of Bing Bong (Inside Out)
No Cats in America (An American Tail)
Luisa's Manifesto (Y Tu Mama Tambien)
Oh No He Died! (Game Night)
I Want It Now (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
Mustafa's End (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Stephen King Book List

(in order of publication)
Carrie (original review)
'Salem's Lot
The Shining
Rage
Night Shift
The Stand
The Long Walk
The Dead Zone
Firestarter
Roadwork
Cujo
The Running Man
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
Different Seasons
Christine
Pet Sematary
Cycle of the Werewolf
The Talisman
The Eyes of the Dragon
Thinner
Skeleton Crew
It
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of Three
Misery
The Tommyknockers
The Dark Half
Four Past Midnight
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
Needful Things
Gerald's Game
Dolores Claiborne
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Insomnia
Rose Madder
The Green Mile
Desperation
The Regulators
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
Bag of Bones
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Hearts in Atlantis
Dreamcatcher
Black House
Everything's Eventual
From a Buick 8
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
The Colorado Kid
Cell
Lisey's Story
Blaze
Duma Key
Just After Sunset
Under the Dome
Full Dark, No Stars
11/22/63
The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
Joyland
Doctor Sleep
Mr. Mercedes
Revival
Finders Keepers
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
End of Watch
Gwendy's Button Box
Sleeping Beauties
The Outsider
Elevation
The Institute
If It Bleeds
Later
Billy Summers
Gwendy's Final Task
Fairy Tale
Holly
You Like It Darker
Never Flinch
Talisman 3

Friday, January 1, 2010

1979 Movie List

The Movies:
Alien
The Amityville Horror
The Black Stallion
Breaking Away
The Brood
Dawn of the Dead
Hair
The Jerk
Mad Max
The Muppet Movie
Prophecy
Rocky II
The Warriors

1978 Movie List

The Movies:
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Damien: Omen II
Grease
Halloween
Jaws 2
The Lord of the Rings
Piranha
Superman
Terror Out of the Sky
The Wiz

1977 Movie List

The Movies:
Ants
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Hobbit
House
Kingdom of the Spiders
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Orca
Pete's Dragon
Planet of Dinosaurs
Race for You Life, Charlie Brown
The Rescuers
Smokey and the Bandit
Star Wars: A New Hope
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

Disney List

(in order of release)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Pinocchio
Fantasia
Dumbo
Bambi
Saludos Amigos
The Three Caballeros
Make Mine Music
Fun and Fancy Free
Melody Time
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan
Lady and the Tramp
Sleeping Beauty
One Hundred and One Dalmations
The Sword and the Stone
The Jungle Book
The Aristocats
Robin Hood
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Rescuers
The Fox and the Hound
The Black Cauldron
The Great Mouse Detective
Oliver and Company
The Little Mermaid
The Rescuers Down Under
Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin
The Lion King
Pocahontas
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules
Mulan
Tarzan
Fantasia 2000
Dinosaur
The Emperor's New Groove
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Lilo & Stitch
Treasure Planet
Brother Bear
Home on the Range
Chicken Little
Meet the Robinsons
Bolt
The Princess and the Frog
Tangled
Winnie the Pooh
Wreck-It Ralph
Frozen
Big Hero 6
Zootopia
Moana
Wreck-It Ralph 2:  Ralph Breaks the Internet
Frozen II
Raya and the Last Dragon
Encanto