To go along with the list of faves from 08, here are some things I'm looking forward to in 2009. These lists are in no particular order and are definitely not complete. Please feel free to give me additional ideas as you see fit.
Movies I'm looking forward to seeing in 2009 (based on movies releasing in 09...there are many more on video that I still need to catch up on)
* To See In Theaters
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Sherlock Holmes
Rapunzel
Silver Surfer
The Road
Transformers 2
Star Trek
Angels and Demons
* To See On Video
Inkheart
Race to Witch Mountain
Push
Easy Virtue
Night at the Museum 2
The Clock Tower (maybe?)
Me and Orson Welles
Moon
The Soloist
Books I'm looking forward to reading in 2009:
* New Releases
A Princess of Landover - Terry Brooks
Looking Glass Wars Book 3 - Frank Beddor (if released)
The King's Rose - Alissa Libby
The Fetch - Laura Whitcomb
Agincourt - Bernard Cornwell
Fool - Christopher Moore
Tuck - Stephen R. Lawhead
Kings and Assassins - Lane Robbins
Drood - Dan Simmons
An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon
- and many more I'm sure I've missed
* Finally Reading (or re-reading)
People of Sparks - Jeanne Duprau
Pillage - Sky Obert
The Elves of Cintra - Terry Brooks
The Gypsy Morph - Terry Brooks
Watchmen - Alan More
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
The Fool's Tale - Nicole Galland
Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King
Death in Venice - Thomas Mann
Fablehaven - Brandon Mull
Finn: A Novel - Jon Clinch
Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
Innocents Abroad - Mark Twain
Princess Academy - Shannon Hale
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Anonymous
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Don Quixote - Miguel de Servantes Saavedra
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Austenland - Shannon Hale
- and likely others will fall onto this list and push others off
Theatre excitement of 2009:
Wicked - Capitol Theatre
Scarlet Pimpernel - Hale Center Theatre
Miss Saigon - Pioneer Theatre (maybe? - already seen a bunch)
- still waiting on fall/winter season for Pioneer & Capitol
As I mentioned above, please give me thoughts and recommendations as to things I've missed...there's so much out there to enjoy and not enough time to grab it all. :)
3 comments:
Our little Teague is auditioning for Miss Saigon on Friday, so, if he makes it, you have to go see it!!! ;)
I want to see Wicked...badly...but I wasn't able to get tickets.
Nice. Is he trying out for Tam? (I don't remember any other child roles)
That would be very cool...and a nice excuse to go see it yet again. :)
we love Pillage and Inkheart. rereading Inkheart so we can see the movie!! can't wait to see angels and demons...and don't worry i will also be at the midnight showing of HP6!! i have already told you this-but wicked is AMAZING you will love it!
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