Movies To-See List

Based on several critics lists, the Golden Globes, and my own personal picks for the year. Oscar noms are announced on January 22nd at 7:30 AM central time.

Movies I've seen as of January 13, 2009
1) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2) Revolutionary Road
3) Slumdog Millionaire
4) Mamma Mia!
5) Changeling
6) The Dark Knight
7) Doubt
8) Man on Wire

Movies I want to see before February 22, 2009
Let's be realistic, I can't see them ALL.. but it's ranked in order of want!
1) Frost/Nixon - Playing at the Angelika
2) Milk - Playing at the Angelika
3) The Wrestler - Playing at the Angelika
4) Rachel Getting Married - Playing at Grapevine Mills
5) Gran Torino - Playing at the Angelika
6) Last Chance Harvey - Opens 1/16/09
7) Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Out on DVD Jan 27th
8) In Bruges - out on DVD, in my Netflix queue
9) Valkyrie - Playing at the Angelika
10) Waltz With Bashir - Opens Jan. 23 at the Angelika (Documentary/Animated)
11) Burn After Reading - out on DVD, in my Netflix queue
12) Tropic Thunder - out on DVD, in my Netflix queue
13) The Class ("Entre les murs")
14) The Reader - Playing at Grapevine Mills
15) Standard Operating Procedure - out on DVD, in my Netflix queue (Documentary)
16) WALL-E - Maybe I can borrow the DVD from my nieces :)

Movies I WISH I could see, but probably have missed or won't see in time
1) Happy-Go-Lucky - Due out on DVD March 2009
2) Wendy and Lucy - Was released 12/19/08, no showtimes in Dallas yet this year tho :(
3) Frozen River - Was released in August, due out on DVD in Feb 2009
4) Trouble the Water - Released in August, no DVD date out yet - hoping the Angelika will do a documentary marathon prior to the Oscars
5) Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (I've Loved You So Long) - was released March 2008, no DVD release date announced yet