It's Friday Night and I am bored Tag

1. The Godfather (1972)-I am more impressed by this every time I see it.
2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)It's my ring tone.
5. Pulp Fiction (1994)
6. Schindler’s List (1993)
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) It makes me sad.
8.The Empire Strikes Back (1980) I have never seen all of Star Wars however.
9. Casablanca (1942)
10. Seven Samurai (1954)
11. Star Wars (1977)
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) I am addicted to the extended version. Hello Viggo.
13. 12 Angry Men (1957)
14. Rear Window (1954)
15. Goodfellas (1990)
16. Cidade de Deus (2002)
17. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Rember when Harrison Ford was likeable? Sigh.
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
19. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
20. The Usual Suspects (1995)
21. Psycho (1960) Still freaks me out.
22. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
23. Fight Club (1999) Dark but actually amusing.
24. Citizen Kane (1941)
25. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Scary, scary, scary
26. North by Northwest (1959)
27. Memento (2000)
28. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
29. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
30. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
31. The Matrix (1999)
32. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
33. There Will Be Blood (2007)Uh no. Look at title.
34. Se7en (1995) EEWWWW
35. Apocalypse Now (1979) I don't get it.
36.Taxi Driver (1976)
37. American Beauty (1999)
38. Léon (1994)
39. Vertigo (1958) Youngd Jimmy Stewart gives the heebie jeebies
40. Amelie (2001)-I love this movie.
41. American History X (1998)
42. No Country for Old Men (2007)
43. The Departed (2006)
44. Paths of Glory (1957)
45. M (1931)
46. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) It is incredible.
47. Chinatown (1974)
48. The Third Man (1949)
49. Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)
50. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)
51. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
52. Alien (1979)
53. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
54. Laberinto del fauno, El (2006)
55. The Shining (1980) -scary, scary, scary
56. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
57. The Pianist (2002)
58. Double Indemnity (1944)
59. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Niiii
60. Forrest Gump (1994)
61. Saving Private Ryan (1998)-kinda wish I hadn't, still unsettled by opening scenes
.62. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) rr rrrr
63. L.A. Confidential (1997)-messy but good
64. Boot, Das (1981)
65. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
66. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
67. Untergang, Der (2004)
68. Aliens (1986)
69. The Maltese Falcon (1941)-he's such a bad boy
70. Raging Bull (1980)
71. Metropolis (1927)
72. Rashômon (1950)
73. Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)-Too scary!!!
74. Modern Times (1936)
75. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
.76. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) ok but I've enjoyed other musicals better
77. Sin City (2005)-eewww
78. Rebecca (1940)-7th grade honors English requirement. Thanks Mrs. Peters.
79. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
80. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
81. All About Eve (1950)
82. Some Like It Hot (1959)
83. City Lights (1931)
84. Amadeus (1984)-Oh god, it was also our Senior play. Gag!!!Rock me Amadeus.
85. Vita è bella, La (1997)
86. On the Waterfront (1954)
87. The Great Escape (1963)-my Dad's favorite.
88. Touch of Evil (1958)
89. The Prestige (2006)-book was better though I like me some Hugh Jackman. Yo Wolverine.
90. The Elephant Man (1980)
91. Jaws (1975)-I had nightmare's and I was 9.
92. Full Metal Jacket (1987)-my brother's favorite. Another I don't get it.
93. The Sting (1973)-charming
94. Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)
95. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
96. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
97. The Apartment (1960)
98. Braveheart (1995)-I can't handle his macho blather.
99. Blade Runner (1982)
100. The Great Dictator (1940)
101. Strangers on a Train (1951)
102. Batman Begins (2005)
103. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
104. Ladri di biciclette (1948)
105. Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) Wages of Fear
106. High Noon (1952)
107. Ran (1985)
108. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)Ewoks?
109. The Big Sleep (1946)
110. The Wizard of Oz (1939) My favorite next to #4
111. Notorious (1946)
112. Back to the Future (1985)
113. Fargo (1996)-Don't normally do edgy but I laughed at the woodchipper scene.
114. Oldboy (2003)
115. Unforgiven (1992)-Another wish I hadn;t seen though I love Morgan Freeman and Clint.
116. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
117. Donnie Darko (2001)Why?
118. Ratatouille (2007) Not worth the hype.
119. Mononoke-hime (1997)
120. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
121. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
122. Yojimbo (1961)
123. Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
124. The Green Mile (1999)
125. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
126. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
127. Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957)
128. Gladiator (2000)
129. Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) The Battle of Algiers.
130. Annie Hall (1977)
131. Die Hard (1988) -I admit it.
132. Into the Wild (2007)
133. Ben-Hur (1959)
134. The Deer Hunter (1978)
135. The Sixth Sense (1999) Still spooky.
136. It Happened One Night (1934)-This is so sweet.
137. The General (1927)-I had a crush on Buster Keaton until I realized he was my probably older than my grandfather.
138. Platoon (1986)
139. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
140. Life of Brian (1979) I'm Brian! No, I'm Brian.
141. The Killing (1956)
142. Smultronstället (1957)
143. Amores perros (2000)
144. Finding Nemo (2003)
145. Diaboliques, Les (1955)
146. The Incredibles (2004) I think I like this more every time I see it.
147. V for Vendetta (2005)
148. The Wild Bunch (1969)
149. Heat (1995)
150. Children of Men (2006)
151. Brief Encounter (1945)
152. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
153. Juno (2007)
154. The Princess Bride (1987)-Inconceivable!
155. 8½ (1963)
156. The Graduate (1967)
157. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
158. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
59. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
160. The Big Lebowski (1998)
161. Crash (2004/I)
162. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
163. Stand by Me (1986)-river Phoenix mso young makes me sad.
164. Gandhi (1982)
165. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
166. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
167. Snatch. (2000)
168. Harvey (1950)I do like this one.
169. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
170. The African Queen (1951) They did a great job together.
171. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
172. The Thing (1982)
173. Trainspotting (1996)
174. Gone with the Wind (1939) -The book, the movie.. divine...
175. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)=liked the book better.
176. Wo hu cang long (2000)
177. Belle et la bête, La (1946)
178. The Gold Rush (1925)
179. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) surprising movie
180. Groundhog Day (1993) Hello Mr. Tobolosky!!!
181. The Conversation (1974)
182. American Gangster (2007)
183. Scarface (1983)-only because my students were so enamored. Yuck!!!
184. Patton (1970)
185. Duck Soup (1933)
186. Toy Story (1995)
187. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
188. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
189. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
190. The Terminator (1984)
191. Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)
192. Sleuth (1972)
193. The Hustler (1961)
194. Umberto D. (1952)
195. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
196. Stalker (1979)
197. Glory (1989)-I did teach 8th grade US History.
198. Ed Wood (1994)
199. King Kong (1933)
200. Grindhouse (2007)
201. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
202. The Exorcist (1973)bad teenage mistake.
203. The Lion King (1994) 1 1/2 is better.
204. Hotaru no haka (1988)
205. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
206. Spartacus (1960)
207. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)-really affected me as a 9th grader.
208. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
209. The Lost Weekend (1945)
210. Stalag 17 (1953)
211. Magnolia (1999)
212. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
213. Lola rennt (1998) Run Lola Run
214. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
215. The Philadelphia Story (1940)-another favorite
216. Frankenstein (1931)
217. Out of the Past (1947)
218. Big Fish (2003)-I own it but have never seen it. lol.
219. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
220. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
221. Casino (1995)
222. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
223. Toy Story 2 (1999)-better than the first
224. Mystic River (2003)-no bad things to kids movies
225. Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)
226. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
227. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
228. Hot Fuzz (2007)
229. A Christmas Story (1983)
230. Ikiru (1952)
231. Mou gaan dou (2002)
232. Manhattan (1979)_I love the soundtrack better than the movie.
233. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
234. Young Frankenstein (1974)-"Blue car!" Sound of horses neighing.... A private joke.
235. Dial M for Murder (1954)
236. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
237. Rope (1948)238. Once (2006)2
39. Roman Holiday (1953)
240. Quatre cents coups, Les (1959) The 400 Blows
241. The Searchers (1956)
242. In Cold Blood (1967)
243. Ying xiong (2002)
244. His Girl Friday (1940)
245. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
246. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
247. Samouraï, Le (1967)
248. Strada, La (1954)
249. Harold and Maude (1971)


Bold for see, Italics for partly seen. Feel free to add or delete.

Spring Break leftovers

1. A wonderful blogger made mention that there are only ten weeks left in this school year. It was like the clouds opened and the sun shone through.

2. I was casually reading a great blog So You Want to be a Teacher, about 10 reasons to quit and 9 reasons to stick when #2 reached up and slapped me. I hate my subject material. I HATE TEACHING GEOGRAPHY. It's out. I guess I am a historian at heart and physical geography bores me to tears (It could also be freshmen). I feel like I am betraying years of National Geographic subscriberhood.

3. I have found the world's best roast chicken recipe. Today I made a roast turkey with it and can barely keep myself from going back to the fridge for more.

4. I seriously need a poster of this for my classroom.

5. And while having a hot shower, bathroom and kitchen in a cabin does not necessarily qualify me to have "camped", I did make a lovely fire to roast hot dogs and marshmallows and got some much needed get away time here.

Rolling in her grave

In addition to dealing with my grandmother's death, we've also been hit with the vandalism of my other grandmother's grave. Someone in the past week has pried off the brass nameplates on at least 11 different people's headstones. One of them was my Mama Pat's. They tried to pry off my Daddo's military service plaque but it was on there too tight I guess. Who steals something like that? Standing there staring at the broken headstone makes me feel like I've been punched in the chest. It is such a personal violation. It had our nickname for her on it. It listed the kids for crying out loud. I have no way of dealing with this except with a boiling rage.

Moment of Joy

3:00 in the morning. Snow is silently falling. Black Lab is joyously chasing each and every flake around the yard. Potential for school closing in my mind.