The Movies, Books, Theaters, Concerts, CDs Etc I've Seen/Read So Far in 2013

Updated April 25, 2013

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1. Casque d'Or (1952) *** 1/2
2. On Dangerous Ground (1952) *** 1/2
3. Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950) ***/
4. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) * 1/2
5. A Generation (1954) *** 1/2
6. Premium Rush -- no stars
7. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) ***
8. Seven Up! (segment of documentary Granada TV series World In Action; directed by Paul Almond) (1964) ****
9. The Detective aka Father Brown (1954) ***\
10. Zero Dark Thirty **
11. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) ** 1/2
12. Seven Plus 7 (1970) *** 1/2
13. Kanal (1957) *** 1/2
14. Tales Of The Night *** 1/2
15. Secret Service Of The Air (1939) * 1/2
16. Ashes And Diamonds (1958) ****
17. Code Of The Secret Service (1939) * 1/2
18. Smashing The Money Ring (1939) **
19. Side By Side (2012) ** 1/2
20. French Can Can (1955) *** 1/2
21. Kiss Me Deadly (1955) ***/
22. Le Plaisir (1952) ***
23. In A Lonely Place (1950) *** 1/2
24. The Life Of Oharu (1952) ** 1/2
25, North Sea Texas ***
26. Bigger Than Life (1956) **
27. Keyhole (2012) ** 1/2
28. Two-Faced Woman (1941) * 1/2
29. Edward, My Son (1949) **
30. Torchy Blaine in Chinatown (1939) * 1/2
31. Torchy Blaine Runs For Mayor (1939) **
32. Wyoming Outlaw (1939) * 1/2
33. Each Dawn I Die (1939) ***
34. Fixer Dugan (1939) **
35. 5 Broken Cameras **
36. Searching For Sugar Man ** 1/2
37. A Late Quartet ** 1/2
38. Side By Side (Keanu Reeves docu on film v digital) ** 1/2
39. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower **
40. Wreck-It Ralph **
41. 21 Up! (Michael Apted documentary) *** 1/2
42. The Big Knife (1955) **



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1. Call The Midwives Season One * 1/2
2. The Duchess of Duke Street Season One ** 1/2
3. Downton Abbey Season Three + Christmas Special ***
4. The Following Season One debut * 1/2
5. Game Of Thrones Season Two *** 1/2
6. Top Of The Lake miniseries (2013) **
7. Doc Martin Season One ** 1/2
8. The Duchess Of Duke Street Season Two ***
9. Ripper Street Season One ** 1/2



BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

1. A Natural History Of Dragons by Marie Brennan ***/
2. Mother's Milk by Edward St. Aubyn *** 1/2
3. Junius And Albert's Adventures In The Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey by Peter Carlson *** 1/2
4. Why Priests? by Garry Wills ** 1/2
5. The Black Country by Alex Grecian ***
6. Toms River by Dan Fagin ***/
7. Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote *** 1/2
8. The Art Of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillip Sendker ** 1/2
9. London Falling by Paul Cornell ***
10. Transatlantic by Colum McCann *** 1/2
11. Matilda by Roald Dahl **
12. Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner **
13. Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton *** 1/2
14. A Dual Inheritance by Joanna Hershon *** 1/2
15. Little Green by Walter Mosley *** 1/2
16. Masqueraders by Georgette Hayer *** 1/2


THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS

1. Opus No. 7 at St. Ann's Warehouse ** 1/2
2. The Other Place (on Broadway w Laurie Metcalf) ** 1/2
3. Picnic (at Roundabout) * 1/2
4. Deceit * 1/2
5. Life And Times Episodes 1-4 **
6. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (w Scarlett Johansson) * 1/2
7. The Jammer ***
8. Blood Play (Under The Radar Festival at Public) ** 1/2
9. Women Of Will ** 1/2
10. All In The Timing ***
11. Isaac's Eyes ***
12. Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale Of Musical Mystery ** 1/2
13. The Mnemonist Of Dutchess County * 1/2
14. Much Ado About Nothing ***
15. Really Really *
16. Parsifal at the Met *** 1/2
17. The Madrid * 1/2
18. The Wild Bride at St. Ann's ** 1/2
19. Passion at CSC *** 1/2
20. Carousel in concert at Lincoln Center ***
21. The Revisionist **
22. Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella ***
23. Rock Of Ages * 1/2
24. Ann ** 1/2
25. Old Hats ***
26. The Flick ***
27. Detroit '67 ** 12
28. Howling Hilda reading * (Mary Testa ***)
29. Hit The Wall *
30. Breakfast At Tiffany's * 1/2
31. The Mound Builders at Signature *
32. Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike *** 1/2
33. Cirque du Soleil's Totem ***
34. The Lying Lesson * 1/2
35. Hands On A Hardbody *
36. Kinky Boots **
37. Matilda The Musical *** 1/2
38. The Rascals: Once Upon A Dream ***
39. Motown: The Musical **
40. La Ruta ** 1/2
41. The Big Knife *
42. The Nance ***
43. The Assembled Parties ** 1/2
44. Jekyll & Hyde * 1/2
45. Thoroughly Modern Millie at Paper Mill ** 1/2
46. Macbeth w Alan Cumming *
47. Orphans w Alec Baldwin ** 1/2
48. The Testament Of Mary ** 1/2
49. The Drawer Boy **
50. Railroad at Signature ** 1/2
51. Belleville at NYTW **



CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS (Only the CDs I've listened to thoroughly and with a strong emphasis on the ones I like, so don't think I love everything I listen to -- I just don't bother really listening to the ones I don't like more than once and don't think it's fair to rate on a cursory listen)

1. Betty LaVette -- Thankful N' Thoughtful *** 1/2
2. ZZ Top -- La Futura ***
3. Fiona Apple -- The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Ever Will *** 1/2
4. Bonnie Raitt -- Slipstream ***/
5. Bobby Bare -- Darker Than Light ** 1/2
6. Boy And Bear -- Moonfire *** 1/2
7. Wreckless Eric And Amy Rigby -- A Working Museum ** 1/2
8. Wild Nothing -- Nocturne ** 1/2
9. Ty Segall -- Twins ** 1/2
10. The Robert Glasper Experiment -- Black Radio ***/
11. John Hiatt - Mystic Pinball ***/
12. John Mayer -- Born and Raised *** 1/2
13. Rufus Wainwright -- Out Of The Game ** 1/2
14. Tim Maia -- The Essential Soul Of Tim Maia ** 1/2
15. Michael Kiwanuka -- Home Again *** 1/2
16. Michele Stodardt -- Wide-Eyed Crossing ***/
17. Of Monsters And Men -- My Head Is An Animal ***
18. Brian Eno -- Lux *** 1/2
19. Damien Jurado -- Maraqopa *** 1/2
20. Alt-J -- An Awesome Wave **
21. Branford Marsalis - Just Four MFs' Playin' Their Tunes ****
22. A.C. Newman -- Shut Down The Streets **
23. Brad Mehldau -- Where Do You Start *** 1/2
24. Actress -- R.I.P. **
25. Anais Mitchell -- Young Man In America **
26. The Lumineers -- The Lumineers *** 1/2 ("The opposite of love is indifference")
27. Alberta Cross -- Songs Of Patience **
28. Aimee Mann -- Charmer ***
29. Alex Clare -- The Lateness Of The Hour **
30. Diana Krall -- Glad Rag Doll *** 1/2
31. Ken Stringfellow -- Danzig In The Moonlight ***
32. Allo Darlin' -- Europe * 1/2
33. Kathy Mattea -- Calling Me Home ***
34. Dr. John -- Locked Down *** 1/2
35. David Byrne And St. Vincent -- Love This Giant *** 1/2
36. Norah Jones -- Little Broken Hearts ***/
37. Richard Thompson -- Electric *** 1/2
38. Josephine -- Portrait *** 1/2
39. Various Artists -- Mercyland: Hymns For The Rest Of Us *** 1/2
40. Jack White -- Blunderbuss *** 1/2
41. Marina and the Diamonds -- Electra Heart ** 1/2
42. Jamey Johnson -- Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochrane *** 1/2
43. Japandroids -- Celebration Rock *** 1/2
44. Jeff Lyne -- Long Wave *** ("She" is pop perfection)
45. Kris Kristofferson -- Feeling Mortal *** 1/2
46. Vijay Ayer Trio -- Accelerando *** 1/2
47. Bill Charlap and Sandy Stewart -- Something To Remember ***
48. Doughboys -- Shakin' Our Souls *** 1/2
49. The Rascals -- The Young Rascals *** 1/2
50. The Rascals -- Collections ***
51. The Rascals -- Groovin' *** 1/2
52. The Rascals -- Once Upon A Dream **
53. The Rascals -- See ***
54. The Rascals -- TimePeace ****
55. The Mavericks -- In Time *** 1/2



Updated April 25, 2013