Tuesday, January 01, 2008

My Personal Favorites of 2007

I'm not yet ready to release a top 10 movies of 2007 list, but I am prepared to list some favorites of other things I've seen and experienced in 2007.

Favorite 2007-released movie, so far: Ratatoille

Favorite non-2007 movies seen for the first time this past year: The Lives of Others (2006), Cinema Paradiso (1989), The Sting (1973), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Wages of Fear (1955), & Forbidden Games (1952)

Favorite Books I've read this year: Atonement by Ian McEwan, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, & Disgrace by E. M. Cotzee.

Favorite Magazine to read: Fast Company

Favorite TV Shows to Watch on DVD: House, Alias, Heroes

Favorite Song: "Deathbed" by Relient K, "There's Hope" by India.Arie, "Window in the Skies" by U2.

Favorite New CD: We Shine by Fee

Favorite Sermon: Follow by Andy Stanley of North Point Church (9/30/07)

Favorite Contributions in Film+Faith Blog-a-thon: from Film Experience Blog, Cheaper Than Therapy, Lazy Eye Theater.

Favorite News of 2007: Me and my wife will be having a baby in 2008!

8 comments:

PIPER said...

Glad you liked my post, RC. It was a very good blog-a-thon - one that I think about often and think about other movies I should have written about.

Congrats on your upcoming baby. They are truly amazing.

Shannon the Movie Moxie said...

Congratz on the news of the baby! How exciting!

Great lists! I can't wait to see your top ten of the year.

Lorna said...

Saved the best best for the last. Wonderful!

Terence Towles Canote said...

House would definitely be my favourite TV show of 2007, alongside 30 Rock. And congrats on the baby!

Glenn Dunks said...

Congratulations! For once someone will have a legitimate excuse for dropping off of the blogosphere.

Anonymous said...

Congrats! And no dropping off the blogosphere for you!!

One Wink at a Time said...

Great list, RC :-)
And... Congratulations! You are in for the ride of your life, dude!!!
I would be quite curious to know the names you and your wife are considering for the little one.

Attila the Mom said...

I don't know how I missed this! Thanks so much for the shout and congrats on the new one!