Film

Buy Now

After starting to write the odd note for all the films I’ve watched, since earlier this year, its been interesting to have a reference place to quantify them all against each other. Despite some ratings being inevitably debatable, i don’t think its been a great year for films. Aim for this year – watch less mediocre 5-7 stars and more 8+ stars.

Television Series

Pointless – So good I bought the board game. 

Album

Beach House – Teen Dream - may have been somewhat subconsciously lured to choose this by its use in adverts for Guinness.

Song

Black Francis – Six Legged Man

Live Music

Willy Mason – Review here.

Game

Buy Now

So good I bought it twice.

Also spawned this excellent fan mod.

Previous years winners – 2010, 2009.

Film

Nominations : Ponyo, Toy Story 3, Where The Wild Things Are… See full list

..and the winner is :

Buffalo 66

First VHS I’ve watched in a very long time. Liam lent this to me, for the second time I think. This is one very funny/quirky film about a man just out of jail, who then kidnaps Christina Ricci, to have her pretend to be his girlfriend, as he visits his parents. Fantastic performances and a nice little soundtrack to boot.

Television Series

Nominations : The Office, South Park, The Pacific, Formula 1.

..and the winner is :

Formula 1

Fantastic season… I found my love for formula 1 again, over the last couple of seasons. Happy to see Vettel secure the championship at the last race, despite being seemingly out of it with 2 races left. Helped along of course by Ferrari shooting them selves in the foot.

Album

Nominations : Frightened Rabbit – The Winter of Mixed Drinks… See full list

..and the winner is :

These Four Walls
by We Were Promised Jetpacks

Most played according to my itunes play count, so I’ll go along with that. I would predict big things for these boys.. but I imagine they’d instantly split up as a result.

Song

Nominations : We Were Promised Jetpacks – Ships with holes… See full list

..and the winner is :

Sprawl II (Mountains beyond mountains) by Arcade Fire

Actually if i was going by itunes again for this one it would be Ships with holes will sink by WWPJ, but since this is my list and I make the rules. It’s this delightful ditty from those merchants of cheer.. Arcade Fire. Was really good live too.

Live Music

Nominations : The Pixies, Arcade Fire… See full list

..and the winner is :

Iggy Pop

A fantastic weekend at Sonisphere in August was capped with a memorable performance by Detroit’s finest.. even if he does make averts for car insurance.

Game

Nominations : Rock Band 3, F1 2010… See full list

..and the winner is :

F1 2010

Codemasters do it again. A 13 year itch for a good Formula 1 game is finally scratched. Built off the Dirt 2 game engine, it no surprise that it looks amazing. It plays great too,  just a nice balance of rock hard simulation and fun-times throw around. Bring on 2011!

Film

• Ponyo
• Toy Story 3
• Where The Wild Things Are
• Moon
• Kikujiro
• The Wrestler
• Watchmen
• The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
• Four Lions
• District 9
• Kick-Ass
• Rashomon
• Away We Go
• Buffalo 66

Television Series

• The Office
• South Park
• The Pacific
• Formula 1

Album

• Frightened Rabbit – The Winter of Mixed Drinks
• Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation (I know… I know)
• We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
• Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
• Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
• Interpol – Interpol
• UNKLE – Where did the night fall
• Sparklehorse/Dangermouse – Dark night of the soul
• Mogwai – Young Team
• Karen O and the Kids – WTWTA Soundtrack
• The Twilight Sad – The Twilight Sad Killed My Parents and Hit the Road

Song

• We Were Promised Jetpacks – Ships with holes will sink
• We Were Promised Jetpacks – Roll up your sleeves
• Joe Strummer (unconfirmed) – Eve of Destruction
• Beirut – Nantes
• Beirut – Postcards from Italy
• The Airborne Toxic Event – Sometime around midnight
• Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (mountains beyond mountains)
• Broken Bells – The Mall & Misery
• Ben Sollee And Daniel Martin Moore – something, somewhere, sometime
• Beach House – Norway
• Handsome Furs – Radio Kalininbrad
• Karen O and the kids – Worried Shoes
• Karen O and the kids – Building all is love
• Frightened Rabbit – Fun Stuff

Live Music

• The Pixies
• Arcade Fire
• Wolf Parade
• Sonisphere – Iggy Pop
• RATM
• DJ Shadow
• Interpol
• Frightened Rabbit

Game

• Rock Band 3
• F1 2010
• Call Of Duty – Black Ops
• Red Dead Redemption
• Gran Turismo 5
• Modnation Racers
• FIFA 2010/2011
• Pixel Junk Shooter

• Let The Right One In
• Fantastic Mr Fox
• The Class
• The Hangover
• Up
• Toy Story 3D
• Inglorious Basterds
• Seven Samurai*

Television Series

• The Office
• South Park
• Top Gear
• Family Guy
• Life
• Flight Of The Conchords

Album*

• The Twilight Sad – Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters
• Frightened Rabbit – Midnight Organ Fight
• Devotchka – How it Ends
• Devotchka – A Mad & Faithful Telling
• Sleepercar – West Texas

Song*

• The Twilight Sad – And She Would Darken The Memory
• Frightened Rabbit – Poke
• White Lies – From The Stars
• The Black Angels – Science Killer
• Eels – Prizefighter
• Sunset Rubdown – You Go On Ahead
• Devotchka – Last Beat Of My Heart

Live Music

• Camera Obscura
• Final Fantasy
• Devotchka
• The Pixies
• Modest Mouse (pending)
• White Lies (pending)

Game

• New Super Mario Brothers Wii
• Little Big Planet PSP
• Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PS3
• Uncharted 2 PS3
• Dirt 2 PS3
• Killzone 2 PS3
• Flower PS3
• Street Fighter 4 PS3
• Settlers
• Pixel Junk Monsters PSN

*Not exactly this years hot releases or even last years.. but there new to me. New and good.