What I Did with My 2008 Entertainment

Latest Theatrical releases -
Frost/Nixon
Righteous Kill
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Eagle Eye
Quantum of Solace
W
Bolt
Tropic Thunder
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Dark Knight (x2)
Hellboy II
Hancock
Wanted
Get Smart
Wall-E
Incredible Hulk
Kung Fu Panda
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Prince Caspian
Iron Man (x2)
Rambo
There Will Be Blood
Jumper
No Country for Old Men
Cloverfield
Sweeney Todd


Latest DVD movies -
Traitor
As You Like It
Van Wilder II - The Rise of Taj
Much Ado About Nothing
Arsenic and Old Lace
12 Angry Men
Street Kings
American Psycho
Mission Impossible 3
Hitman
Ghost Rider
Invincible
Rambo: First Blood Part 2
Volcano
Reign Over Me
300
Robocop
Barb Wire
The Dead Girl
Prime Cut
21
Black Snake Moan
Criminal Law
Shooter
The Bank Job
Eastern Promises
Batman - Gotham Knight
John Adams
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Ken Burns' "The War"
Straight Time
Sea Change
Seraphim Falls
Until Death
The Mechanic
Death in Paradise
Andromeda Strain
Night Passage
Watership Down
Hard Candy
Alpha Dog
Weeks Later
JLA - New Frontier
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Enchanted
Signs
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ratatouille
Death of a President
The Incredibles
Transformers (x2)


Latest Books read -
Rough Weather - Robert Parker
When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris
Waiter Rant - The Waiter
Jumper - Stephen Gould
Jumper: Griffin's Tale - Stephen Gould
Truth and Consequences - Keith Olbermann
Strangers in Paradise - Robert Parker
Night Passage - Robert Parker


Latest Audiobooks read to me -
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
The Naked Sun - Isaac Asimov
The Robots of Dawn - Isaac Asimov
Mercury - Ben Bova
The Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy
The Green Mile - Stephen King
On Writing - Stephen King
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Christmas on Ice - David Sedaris
Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself - Alan Alda
The Truth, with Jokes - Al Franken
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Brain Droppings - George Carlin
America, the Book - John Stewart (et al)
Talk to the Hand - Lynne Truss
Nothing's Sacred - Lewis Black
Conservatives without Conscience - John Dean
New Rules - Bill Maher
Lies, and the Lying Liars that Tell Them - Al Franken
Firehouse - David Halberstam
Nickel and Dimed - Barbara Ehrenreich
The Teeth of The Tiger - Tom Clancy
The Bourne Legacy - Eric von Lustbader
Blue Screen - Robert Parker
The Runes of the Earth - Stephen R. Donaldson
Carrie - Stephen King
Hundred Dollar Baby - Robert Parker
Potshot - Robert Parker
Sea Change - Robert Parker
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince
Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone


Latest Comic Books/Graphic Novels read -
All-Star Batman and Robin
Iron Man - The Five Nightmares
Superman/Batman - The Search for Kryptonite
Ultimate Galactus Trilogy
Iron Man #35
Iron Man #34
Iron Man #33
Iron Man #32
Superman Godfall
Iron Man #31
Onslaught Saga #1
Ultimate Fantastic Four #10
World War Hulk - X-Men
World War Hulk - Gamma Corps
World War III
World War Hulk - Hercules
World War Hulk - Front Line
JLA - Injustice League
Iron Man #30
Wanted
World War Hulk
Iron Man - Enter the Mandarin
Countdown to Final Crisis
52 Aftermath - The Four Horsemen
Ultimate Human
Iron Man #29
Prelude to Planet Hulk
Superman/Batman - Torment
Spiderman - Reign
Batman - Death and the City
What If? - Civil War
Superman - Redemption
Batman: Year One (again)
Secret Invasion: The Infiltration
Flash - Full Throttle
Y: The Last Man - Volumes 1, 2, 3
Superman: Birthright
Iron Man #28
New Avengers: The Trust (Volume 7)
New Avengers: Illuminati
She-Hulk: Planet without a Hulk (Volume 5)
JLA: The Lightning Saga
Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America
Iron Man: Hypervelocity
I Am Legend


Latest Music written - an arrangement of sea chanty "Lowlands"


Latest Theatre Project -
Directing "12 Angry Jurors"
Shooting, AVR and Editing an 8-minute film.
Shooting and Editing a 10-minute film.
Directing a Reader's Theatre adaption of "Watership Down"
Directing "How to Succeed in Business"
Directing "Wait Until Dark"


Latest Truly Painful Experience -
Throwing out my back and having to walk around like an 80-year-old.
Watching the METS bullpen blow a 4-run lead in three painful innings.
Grading Finals
Watching an inept technical crew (nearly) screw up 120 hours of film editing.
Singing at my sister-in-law's wedding (the wedding, not the singing)
Judging a singing contest