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My favourite movie released in every year from 1990 till now. 1990 : Goodfellas 1991: Raise The Red Lantern ( Dà Hóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà) 1992: Unforgiven 1993: Schindler's List 1994: Four Weddings and a Funeral 1995: Before Sunrise 1996: Trainspotting 1997: Taste of Cherry ( Ta'm-e gīlās) 1998: Saving Private Ryan/ La Vita e Bella 1999: All About My Mother ( Todo sobre mi madre ) 2000: Amores Perros 2001: Amelie ( Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) 2002: City of God ( Cidade de Deus) 2003: The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King 2004: Before Sunset 2005 : Cache 2006: Days of Glory ( Indigenes) 2007: No Country for Old Men 2008: Wall-E 2009: A Prophet ( Un Prophete ) 2010: Black Swan 2011: Midnight in Paris

Picked from directors who are Asian or film mostly in Asia. In the languages of the country that they're filming in. Or Asian languages. So if Clint Eastwood had decided to film all future movies like letters From Iwo Jima he'd be here. To qualify I'm making it that the director has to release an excellent film (in my opinion) during the 21st century and I need to be able to find at least 3 excellent reference films 21. Wang Xiaoshuai -China Directing Timespan : 1993- present Reference Films: Beijing Bicycle (2001); Shanghai Dreams (2005); The Days (1993) 20. Lee Chang-Dong - South Korea Directing Timespan : 1997-present Reference Films: Poetry (2010); Oasis (2002); Peppermint Candy (1999) 19. Kim Ki-duk - South Korea Directing Timespan : 1996-present Reference Films: Spring,Summer,Fall,Winter...and Spring (2003); The Bow (2005); Birdcage Inn (1998); 18. Johnnie To - Hong Kong Directing Timespan : 1990-present Reference Films: Life Without Principle (2011); Mad Detective ...

Movies of the year- 2011 I'm late with this one. It's been in my head but I just got around to typing it. 15.Rango 14. Attack The Block 13. Shame 12. The Adventures of Tintin 11. 50/50 10. 13 Assasins 9.The Descendants 8.The Help 7.The Artist 6.Senna 5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 4.Drive 3. Hugo 2. A Separation 1. Midnight In Paris

Best Actor Most Likely Winner: George Clooney as Matt King in The Descendants . A complex role, Clooney plays a man dealing with his wife's coma and impending removal from life support, dealing with his two daughters he is not close with and finding out his wife is cheating on him. It involves doing so much its almost more than one role. Clooney pulls off a very difficult ask. Backup Pick: Jean Dujardin as George Valentin in The Artist. And competing with Clooney is the man they call the French Clooney. A silent role as a falling movie star who refuses to enter into 'talkies'. It's very difficult to capture attention without talking and that alone is enough to warrant a prize. Most Deserving (My Pick): Gary Oldman as George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I love Gary Oldman. I think its criminal he was never nominated before. For him to win for a spy movie adapted from a John Le Carre novel would be the coolest thing ever. Best Actress Most Likely Winner: Meryl...

Recently started back listening to entire albums. It's cause they can fit onto the new phone. Didn't listen to much. So it's a limited sample size. Even more limited cause I usually check Pitchfork, NME and Rolling Stone a lot. But how else am I gonna find bands like Yuck and The Weeknd? Not on local radio, for sure. 15. Fucked Up - David Comes to Life why: A rock opera about a love story set in 1970's and 1980's England. Winning concept. But even if you forget the concept, the energy and excitement of the music is enough to make this album an excellent listen. 14. Yuck - Yuck why: Easy to listen to, a total throwback to the early 90's guitar rock. All the fans of the shoegazing era will be impressed.Loud and quiet alternating guitar effects give the high tech mixed with melody vibe. 13. Jay-Z/ Kanye West - Watch The Throne why: A very eclectic album, each track is something else altogether. Kanye's superior musical ability with Jay's exceptional lyr...

I was thinking about going to see Coldplay live. And then, following from that, I was thinking of what songs I'd want to hear most (if I got to control the setlist). This is that list. -Usually on the Viva La Vida Tour they did around 25 songs. So that's the number I'm going with. In order of Album release, not order to be played in From Parachutes 1. Yellow 2. Shiver From A Rush of Blood to the Head 3. The Scientist 4. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face 5. Clocks 6.Warning Sign 7. A Rush of Blood to the Head From X&Y 8. What If 9.Fix You 10.A Message 11. The Hardest Part 12.Swallowed in the Sea From Viva La Vida 13. 42 14. Lost ! 15. Lovers in Japan 16. Viva La Vida 17. Violet Hill From Mylo Xyloto 18.Hurts Like Heaven 19. Charlie Brown 20. Paradise 21. Don't Let it Break Your Heart 22. Us Against The World Encore Set: 23. Wedding Bells ( Non-Album ) 24.Amsterdam ( from A Rush of Blood to the Head) 25. Glass of Water ( From Prospekt's March EP)

There are some books you can read in one sitting. The ones you don't feel like putting down and you can't wait to get back to. I'm not including novel series in this, because those are a whole other thing and if I did I'd be forced to fill the list with Ian Fleming and Tom Clancy Novels. I'm going with books published after 1960 as well. I'm only allowing books I managed to finish in a week. Only novels, no short stories and poetry, memoirs, non-fiction etc in no particular order : 15. Portnoy's Complaint - Phillip Roth - 1969 - USA Quick Summary: Comedy, sexual frustration and self-consciousness. Portnoy's Complaint is one long monologue to a therapist about different stages of his life. This could get depressing but thankfully his life is hilarious. 14. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro - 1989 - UK Quick Summary: Mostly flashbacks of a butler from the time preceding World War II, in which his master was heavily involved in appeasement. The inte...