2009: movies, books, theatre, concerts
As per the past couple years: goal is 100 movies, and at least 20 books. Please god I can read a LOT more than 20. PLEASE.
Movies
1. The Duchess (3 Jan)
2. 9 to 5 (10 Jan) +
3. Hannah And Her Sisters (10 Jan) +
4. The Philadelphia Story - with lfae and alexia88 in NYC! :D (22 Jan) +
5. Milk (29 Jan)
6. Inkheart (30 Jan)
7. Doubt (31 Jan)
8. Rachel Getting Married (31 Jan)
9. Changeling (1 Feb)
10. The Reader (7 Feb)
11. Slumdog Millionaire (12 Feb)
12. Bride Wars (13 Feb)
13. The Wrestler (14 Feb)
14. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (14 Feb)
15. Valkyrie (21 Feb)
16. He's Just Not That Into You (22 Feb)
17. Let The Right One In (28 Feb)
18. Marley And Me (28 Feb)
19. Last Chance Harvey (28 Feb)
20. Suspect X (8 Mar) +
21. Watchmen (14 Mar)
22. Race To Witch Mountain (15 Mar)
23. Detroit Metal City (22 Mar)
24. Confessions Of A Shopaholic (25 Mar)
25. Gran Torino (28 Mar)
26. Departures (29 Mar)
27. Handsome Suit (10 Apr)
28. 17 Again (18 Apr)
29. Anvil: The Story Of Anvil (18 Apr)
30. Revolutionary Road (19 Apr)
31. Wendy And Lucy (22 Apr)
32. Ip Man (25 Apr) +
33. The International (26 Apr)
34. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2 May)
35. Star Trek [NYC] (11 May)
36. Angels And Demons (30 May)
37. Night At The Museum 2 (31 May)
38. Monsters Vs Aliens (6 Jun)
39. The Baader-Meinhof Complex (7 Jun)
40. The Young Victoria (10 Jun)
41. Land Of The Lost (13 Jun)
42. State Of Play (13 Jun)
43. The Taking Of Pelham 123 (14 Jun)
44. I Love You, Man (20 Jun)
45. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past (21 Jun)
46. The Brothers Bloom (28 Jun)
47. Sunshine Cleaning (4 Jul)
48. Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (5 Jul)
49. Duplicity (5 Jul)
50. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (18 Jul)
51. Up! (8 Aug)
52. The Hangover (23 Aug)
53. Food Inc (23 Aug)
54. District 9 (29 Aug)
55. Bruno (30 Aug)
56. The Proposal (30 Aug)
57. Year One (6 Sep)
58. The Time Traveller's Wife (6 Sep)
59. The Cove (11 Sep)
60. Coco Avant Chanel (12 Sep)
61. Gamer (13 Sep)
62. Moon (13 Sep)
63. 9 (18 Sep)
64. The Ugly Truth (19 Sep)
65. Inglourious Basterds (20 Sep)
66. Whatever Works (20 Sep)
67. The September Issue (21 Sep)
68. Finding Nemo (26 Sep) +
69. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (3 Oct)
70. Shorts (3 Oct)
71. Fame (4 Oct)
72. Paper Heart (4 Oct)
73. 500 Days Of Summer (10 Oct)
74. Paris 36 (10 Oct)
75. Funny People (11 Oct)
76. Julie And Julia (18 Oct)
77. The Hurt Locker (24 Oct)
78. Coraline (25 Oct)
79. Michael Jackson's This Is It (30 Oct)
80. Jennifer's Body (31 Oct)
81. Love Happens (1 Nov)
82. My Sister's Keeper (1 Nov)
83. Capitalism: A Love Story (7 Nov)
84. Humpday (8 Nov)
85. Amelia (15 Nov)
86. 2012 (15 Nov)
87. The Fantastic Mr Fox (19 Nov)
88. Disney's A Christmas Carol (21 Nov)
89. An Education (22 Nov)
90. The Informant! (22 Nov)
91. Up In The Air [NYC] (4 Dec)
92. When Harry Met Sally [in transit] (13 Dec) +
93. Couples Retreat (19 Dec)
94. The Princess And The Frog (19 Dec)
95. Zombieland (20 Dec)
96. Sherlock Holmes (24 Dec)
97. The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (25 Dec)
98. Avatar (26 Dec)
99. Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (31 Dec) +
100. Defending Your Life (31 Dec) +
+: not in cinema
Books
1. City of Masks - Mary Hoffman (1 Jan)
2. City of Stars - Mary Hoffman (4 Jan)
3. City of Flowers - Mary Hoffman (7 Jan)
4. City of Secrets - Mary Hoffman (25 Jan)
5. Last Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko (11 Feb)
6. An Instance Of The Fingerpost - Iain Pears (15 Apr)
7. The New House At The Chalet School - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (21 Jul)
8. Jo Returns To The Chalet School - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (23 Jul)
9. Gillian Of The Chalet School - Carol Allan (26 Jul)
10. The New Chalet School - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (27 Jul)
11. The Bettanys Of Taverton High - Helen Barber (28 Jul)
12. The School At The Chalet - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (31 Jul)
13. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart (31 Aug)
14. The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot (11 Sep)
15. The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey - Trenton Lee Stewart (25 Sep)
16. Montmorency - Eleanor Updale (26 Sep)
17. Montmorency On The Rocks - Eleanor Updale (5 Oct)
18. Soon I Will Be Invincible - Austin Grossman (15 Oct)
19. The Magicians - Lev Grossman (28 Oct)
20. Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (31 Oct)
21. Percy Jackson And The Sea Of Monsters - Rick Riordan (1 Nov)
22. Percy Jackson And The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan (2 Nov)
23. Percy Jackson And The Battle Of The Labyrinth - Rick Riordan (3 Nov)
24. Percy Jackson And The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan (7 Nov)
25. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman (14 Nov)
26. A Song Of Ice And Fire (Book I): A Game Of Thrones - George RR Martin (21 Dec)
Theatre
1. Cinderella (3 Jan)
2. Billy Elliot [NYC] (10 Jan)
3. Gypsy closing show [NYC] (11 Jan)
4. Mamma Mia! [NYC] (11 Jan)
5. A Little Night Music benefit [NYC] (12 Jan)
6. Next To Normal [DC] (13 Jan)
7. West Side Story [DC] (14 Jan)
8. Next To Normal [DC] (14 Jan)
9. In The Heights [NYC] (15 Jan)
10. Chicago [NYC] (16 Jan)
11. Hedda Gabler [NYC] (17 Jan)
12. Wicked [NYC] (17 Jan)
13. Pal Joey [NYC] (18 Jan)
14. Mary Poppins [NYC] (18 Jan)
15. Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab [NYC] (19 Jan)
16. Shrek [NYC] (20 Jan)
17. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (21 Jan)
18. August: Osage County [NYC] (21 Jan)
19. Will Ferrell in Farewell America: A Final Night With George W Bush [NYC] (22 Jan)
20. Sleepless Town (12 Mar)
21. The Winter's Tale (28 Mar)
22. The Importance Of Being Earnest (29 Mar)
23. If There Are Seasons (24 Apr)
24. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (8 May)
25. Exit The King [NYC] (9 May)
26. Everyday Rapture [NYC] (9 May)
27. Rooms [NYC] (10 May)
28. Why Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love Them [NYC] (10 May)
29. Next To Normal [NYC] (12 May)
30. 9 To 5 [NYC] (13 May)
31. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (13 May)
32. Rock Of Ages [NYC] (14 May)
33. Guys And Dolls [NYC] (15 May)
34. Accent On Youth [NYC] (16 May)
35. The Toxic Avenger Musical [NYC] (16 May)
36. Irena's Vow [NYC] (17 May)
37. Mamma Mia! [NYC] (17 May)
38. 9 To 5 [NYC] (19 May)
39. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (20 May)
40. Hair [NYC] (20 May)
41. Next To Normal [NYC] (21 May)
42. Blithe Spirit [NYC] (22 May)
43. God Of Carnage [NYC] (23 May)
44. Mary Stuart [NYC] (23 May)
45. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (24 May)
46. Own Time Own Target (17 Jul)
47. The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare by the Reduced Shakespeare Company (31 Jul)
48. Sing Dollar! - The Musical Comedy About Money (7 Aug)
49. The Crucible (13 Aug)
50. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (14 Aug)
51. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Aspen] (18 Aug)
52. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Aspen] (19 Aug)
53. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Aspen] (20 Aug)
54. Broadway For Suakus: Lust But Not Least (15 Oct)
55. Singapore Men's Chorus: Sing Out Loud On Broadway (25 Oct)
56. Victor/Victoria (13 Nov)
57. Duck And Dive (14 Nov)
58. Finian's Rainbow [NYC] (27 Nov)
59. Wishful Drinking [NYC] (27 Nov)
60. In The Next Room: The Vibrator Play [NYC] (28 Nov)
61. Dreamgirls [NYC] (28 Nov)
62. Ordinary Days [NYC] (29 Nov)
63. Rock Of Ages [NYC] (30 Nov)
64. Salvage [NYC - reading] (1 Dec)
65. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (1 Dec)
66. Ragtime [NYC] (2 Dec)
67. A Streetcar Named Desire [NYC] (2 Dec)
68. A Little Night Music [NYC] (3 Dec)
69. Love, Loss And What I Wore [NYC] (4 Dec)
70. Fela! [NYC] (5 Dec)
71. Memphis [NYC] (5 Dec)
72. Ragtime [NYC] (6 Dec)
73. Next To Normal [NYC] (6 Dec)
74. Winter Wonderettes [Laguna Beach] (8 Dec)
75. Winter Wonderettes [Laguna Beach] (9 Dec)
76. Mamma Mia! [NYC] (11 Dec)
Concerts
1. Mayday promotional concert @ Stadium Green (4 Jan)
2. Upright Cabaret @ Joe's Pub [NYC] (11 Jan)
3. The After Party [NYC] (16 Jan) <-- not REALLY a concert but I'm counting it because it was in NYC XD
4. One Wakin Live In Singapore (7 Feb)
5. Superband Live In Taipei [Taiwan] (7 Mar)
6. Indigo Girls @ Mosaic Music Festival In Singapore (16 Mar)
7. Kristin Chenoweth @ City Centre [NYC] (11 May)
8. Julia Murney @ Feinstein's [NYC] (18 May)
9. Stefanie Sun Live In Singapore (The Answer Is) (11 Jul)
10. Superband Live In Singapore (18 Jul)
11. Superband Live In Malaysia (1 Aug)
12. Beth Malone @ Theatre Aspen (16 Aug)
13. Mayday DNA World Tour In Singapore (28 Aug)
14. Aimee Mann Live In Singapore (29 Aug)
15. Dianne Reeves Live In Singapore (12 Sep)
16. Ronald Cheng X William So Live In Singapore (3 Oct)
17. David Hyde Pierce & Michael Feinstein @ Feinstein's [NYC] (4 Dec)
18. Curtains Up Concert For A Cure [NYC] (7 Dec)
19. Lea Salonga Live In Singapore (16 Dec)
20. Three Good Men Live In Singapore (19 Dec)
Movies
1. The Duchess (3 Jan)
2. 9 to 5 (10 Jan) +
3. Hannah And Her Sisters (10 Jan) +
4. The Philadelphia Story - with lfae and alexia88 in NYC! :D (22 Jan) +
5. Milk (29 Jan)
6. Inkheart (30 Jan)
7. Doubt (31 Jan)
8. Rachel Getting Married (31 Jan)
9. Changeling (1 Feb)
10. The Reader (7 Feb)
11. Slumdog Millionaire (12 Feb)
12. Bride Wars (13 Feb)
13. The Wrestler (14 Feb)
14. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (14 Feb)
15. Valkyrie (21 Feb)
16. He's Just Not That Into You (22 Feb)
17. Let The Right One In (28 Feb)
18. Marley And Me (28 Feb)
19. Last Chance Harvey (28 Feb)
20. Suspect X (8 Mar) +
21. Watchmen (14 Mar)
22. Race To Witch Mountain (15 Mar)
23. Detroit Metal City (22 Mar)
24. Confessions Of A Shopaholic (25 Mar)
25. Gran Torino (28 Mar)
26. Departures (29 Mar)
27. Handsome Suit (10 Apr)
28. 17 Again (18 Apr)
29. Anvil: The Story Of Anvil (18 Apr)
30. Revolutionary Road (19 Apr)
31. Wendy And Lucy (22 Apr)
32. Ip Man (25 Apr) +
33. The International (26 Apr)
34. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2 May)
35. Star Trek [NYC] (11 May)
36. Angels And Demons (30 May)
37. Night At The Museum 2 (31 May)
38. Monsters Vs Aliens (6 Jun)
39. The Baader-Meinhof Complex (7 Jun)
40. The Young Victoria (10 Jun)
41. Land Of The Lost (13 Jun)
42. State Of Play (13 Jun)
43. The Taking Of Pelham 123 (14 Jun)
44. I Love You, Man (20 Jun)
45. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past (21 Jun)
46. The Brothers Bloom (28 Jun)
47. Sunshine Cleaning (4 Jul)
48. Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (5 Jul)
49. Duplicity (5 Jul)
50. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (18 Jul)
51. Up! (8 Aug)
52. The Hangover (23 Aug)
53. Food Inc (23 Aug)
54. District 9 (29 Aug)
55. Bruno (30 Aug)
56. The Proposal (30 Aug)
57. Year One (6 Sep)
58. The Time Traveller's Wife (6 Sep)
59. The Cove (11 Sep)
60. Coco Avant Chanel (12 Sep)
61. Gamer (13 Sep)
62. Moon (13 Sep)
63. 9 (18 Sep)
64. The Ugly Truth (19 Sep)
65. Inglourious Basterds (20 Sep)
66. Whatever Works (20 Sep)
67. The September Issue (21 Sep)
68. Finding Nemo (26 Sep) +
69. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (3 Oct)
70. Shorts (3 Oct)
71. Fame (4 Oct)
72. Paper Heart (4 Oct)
73. 500 Days Of Summer (10 Oct)
74. Paris 36 (10 Oct)
75. Funny People (11 Oct)
76. Julie And Julia (18 Oct)
77. The Hurt Locker (24 Oct)
78. Coraline (25 Oct)
79. Michael Jackson's This Is It (30 Oct)
80. Jennifer's Body (31 Oct)
81. Love Happens (1 Nov)
82. My Sister's Keeper (1 Nov)
83. Capitalism: A Love Story (7 Nov)
84. Humpday (8 Nov)
85. Amelia (15 Nov)
86. 2012 (15 Nov)
87. The Fantastic Mr Fox (19 Nov)
88. Disney's A Christmas Carol (21 Nov)
89. An Education (22 Nov)
90. The Informant! (22 Nov)
91. Up In The Air [NYC] (4 Dec)
92. When Harry Met Sally [in transit] (13 Dec) +
93. Couples Retreat (19 Dec)
94. The Princess And The Frog (19 Dec)
95. Zombieland (20 Dec)
96. Sherlock Holmes (24 Dec)
97. The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee (25 Dec)
98. Avatar (26 Dec)
99. Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (31 Dec) +
100. Defending Your Life (31 Dec) +
+: not in cinema
Books
1. City of Masks - Mary Hoffman (1 Jan)
2. City of Stars - Mary Hoffman (4 Jan)
3. City of Flowers - Mary Hoffman (7 Jan)
4. City of Secrets - Mary Hoffman (25 Jan)
5. Last Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko (11 Feb)
6. An Instance Of The Fingerpost - Iain Pears (15 Apr)
7. The New House At The Chalet School - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (21 Jul)
8. Jo Returns To The Chalet School - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (23 Jul)
9. Gillian Of The Chalet School - Carol Allan (26 Jul)
10. The New Chalet School - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (27 Jul)
11. The Bettanys Of Taverton High - Helen Barber (28 Jul)
12. The School At The Chalet - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (31 Jul)
13. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart (31 Aug)
14. The Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot (11 Sep)
15. The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey - Trenton Lee Stewart (25 Sep)
16. Montmorency - Eleanor Updale (26 Sep)
17. Montmorency On The Rocks - Eleanor Updale (5 Oct)
18. Soon I Will Be Invincible - Austin Grossman (15 Oct)
19. The Magicians - Lev Grossman (28 Oct)
20. Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (31 Oct)
21. Percy Jackson And The Sea Of Monsters - Rick Riordan (1 Nov)
22. Percy Jackson And The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan (2 Nov)
23. Percy Jackson And The Battle Of The Labyrinth - Rick Riordan (3 Nov)
24. Percy Jackson And The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan (7 Nov)
25. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman (14 Nov)
26. A Song Of Ice And Fire (Book I): A Game Of Thrones - George RR Martin (21 Dec)
Theatre
1. Cinderella (3 Jan)
2. Billy Elliot [NYC] (10 Jan)
3. Gypsy closing show [NYC] (11 Jan)
4. Mamma Mia! [NYC] (11 Jan)
5. A Little Night Music benefit [NYC] (12 Jan)
6. Next To Normal [DC] (13 Jan)
7. West Side Story [DC] (14 Jan)
8. Next To Normal [DC] (14 Jan)
9. In The Heights [NYC] (15 Jan)
10. Chicago [NYC] (16 Jan)
11. Hedda Gabler [NYC] (17 Jan)
12. Wicked [NYC] (17 Jan)
13. Pal Joey [NYC] (18 Jan)
14. Mary Poppins [NYC] (18 Jan)
15. Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab [NYC] (19 Jan)
16. Shrek [NYC] (20 Jan)
17. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (21 Jan)
18. August: Osage County [NYC] (21 Jan)
19. Will Ferrell in Farewell America: A Final Night With George W Bush [NYC] (22 Jan)
20. Sleepless Town (12 Mar)
21. The Winter's Tale (28 Mar)
22. The Importance Of Being Earnest (29 Mar)
23. If There Are Seasons (24 Apr)
24. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (8 May)
25. Exit The King [NYC] (9 May)
26. Everyday Rapture [NYC] (9 May)
27. Rooms [NYC] (10 May)
28. Why Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love Them [NYC] (10 May)
29. Next To Normal [NYC] (12 May)
30. 9 To 5 [NYC] (13 May)
31. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (13 May)
32. Rock Of Ages [NYC] (14 May)
33. Guys And Dolls [NYC] (15 May)
34. Accent On Youth [NYC] (16 May)
35. The Toxic Avenger Musical [NYC] (16 May)
36. Irena's Vow [NYC] (17 May)
37. Mamma Mia! [NYC] (17 May)
38. 9 To 5 [NYC] (19 May)
39. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (20 May)
40. Hair [NYC] (20 May)
41. Next To Normal [NYC] (21 May)
42. Blithe Spirit [NYC] (22 May)
43. God Of Carnage [NYC] (23 May)
44. Mary Stuart [NYC] (23 May)
45. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (24 May)
46. Own Time Own Target (17 Jul)
47. The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare by the Reduced Shakespeare Company (31 Jul)
48. Sing Dollar! - The Musical Comedy About Money (7 Aug)
49. The Crucible (13 Aug)
50. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (14 Aug)
51. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Aspen] (18 Aug)
52. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Aspen] (19 Aug)
53. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Aspen] (20 Aug)
54. Broadway For Suakus: Lust But Not Least (15 Oct)
55. Singapore Men's Chorus: Sing Out Loud On Broadway (25 Oct)
56. Victor/Victoria (13 Nov)
57. Duck And Dive (14 Nov)
58. Finian's Rainbow [NYC] (27 Nov)
59. Wishful Drinking [NYC] (27 Nov)
60. In The Next Room: The Vibrator Play [NYC] (28 Nov)
61. Dreamgirls [NYC] (28 Nov)
62. Ordinary Days [NYC] (29 Nov)
63. Rock Of Ages [NYC] (30 Nov)
64. Salvage [NYC - reading] (1 Dec)
65. The Marvellous Wonderettes [NYC] (1 Dec)
66. Ragtime [NYC] (2 Dec)
67. A Streetcar Named Desire [NYC] (2 Dec)
68. A Little Night Music [NYC] (3 Dec)
69. Love, Loss And What I Wore [NYC] (4 Dec)
70. Fela! [NYC] (5 Dec)
71. Memphis [NYC] (5 Dec)
72. Ragtime [NYC] (6 Dec)
73. Next To Normal [NYC] (6 Dec)
74. Winter Wonderettes [Laguna Beach] (8 Dec)
75. Winter Wonderettes [Laguna Beach] (9 Dec)
76. Mamma Mia! [NYC] (11 Dec)
Concerts
1. Mayday promotional concert @ Stadium Green (4 Jan)
2. Upright Cabaret @ Joe's Pub [NYC] (11 Jan)
3. The After Party [NYC] (16 Jan) <-- not REALLY a concert but I'm counting it because it was in NYC XD
4. One Wakin Live In Singapore (7 Feb)
5. Superband Live In Taipei [Taiwan] (7 Mar)
6. Indigo Girls @ Mosaic Music Festival In Singapore (16 Mar)
7. Kristin Chenoweth @ City Centre [NYC] (11 May)
8. Julia Murney @ Feinstein's [NYC] (18 May)
9. Stefanie Sun Live In Singapore (The Answer Is) (11 Jul)
10. Superband Live In Singapore (18 Jul)
11. Superband Live In Malaysia (1 Aug)
12. Beth Malone @ Theatre Aspen (16 Aug)
13. Mayday DNA World Tour In Singapore (28 Aug)
14. Aimee Mann Live In Singapore (29 Aug)
15. Dianne Reeves Live In Singapore (12 Sep)
16. Ronald Cheng X William So Live In Singapore (3 Oct)
17. David Hyde Pierce & Michael Feinstein @ Feinstein's [NYC] (4 Dec)
18. Curtains Up Concert For A Cure [NYC] (7 Dec)
19. Lea Salonga Live In Singapore (16 Dec)
20. Three Good Men Live In Singapore (19 Dec)