{"id":454,"date":"2009-01-01T23:09:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal\/"},"modified":"2012-07-14T10:52:34","modified_gmt":"2012-07-14T16:52:34","slug":"2009-film-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html","title":{"rendered":"2009 Film Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>As per my <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2008 Journal<\/a>, videos and DVDs are in italics. Films I saw for the first time have an asterisk (*) next to them. Not counting extras and promo items.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Jan\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jan<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Feb\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Feb<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Mar\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mar<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Apr\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apr<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#May\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">May<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Jun\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jun<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Jul\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jul<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Aug\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Aug<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Sep\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sep<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Oct\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oct<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Nov\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nov<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/2009-film-journal.html#Dec\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dec<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Jan\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jan 1 \u2014 <i>Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death<\/i> *<\/a><br>Jan 3 \u2014 <i>Going My Way<\/i> [1944] *<br>Jan 4 \u2014 <i>Troy<\/i> [2007 version]<br>Jan 5 \u2014 <i>Real Time<\/i> [2008] *<br>Jan 8 \u2014 <i>The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Mystery of the Blues<\/i> *<br>Jan 8 \u2014 <i>Auf der anderen Seite<\/i> [2007; aka <i>The Edge of Heaven<\/i>] *<br>Jan 9 \u2014 <i>C\u2019est pas moi, je le jure!<\/i> [aka <i>It\u2019s Not Me, I Swear!<\/i>] *<br>Jan 9 \u2014 <i>American Teen<\/i> *<br>Jan 10 \u2014 <i>Ce qu\u2019il faut pour vivre<\/i> [aka <i>The Necessities of Life<\/i>] *<br>Jan 10 \u2014 <i>Maman est chez le coiffeur<\/i> [aka <i>Mommy Is at the Hairdresser\u2019s<\/i>] *<\/p>\n<p>Jan 11 \u2014 <i>Casino Royale<\/i> [2006]<br>Jan 13 \u2014 <i>Cassandra\u2019s Dream<\/i> *<br>Jan 13 \u2014 The Unborn [2009] *<br>Jan 13 \u2014 Bride Wars *<br>Jan 14 \u2014 <i>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/i> [2002 version; w\/ text commentary]<br>Jan 15 \u2014 <i>Mamma Mia!<\/i> [2008] *<br>Jan 17 \u2014 <i>The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/i> [1951]<br>Jan 18 \u2014 The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008]<br>Jan 19 \u2014 Inkheart *<br>Jan 19 \u2014 <i>Shotgun Stories<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p>Jan 20 \u2014 <i>Hamlet 2<\/i> *<br>Jan 23 \u2014 <i>Fireproof<\/i> [2008; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Jan 25 \u2014 My Bloody Valentine [2009; 3D version] *<br>Jan 25 \u2014 Paul Blart: Mall Cop *<br>Jan 26 \u2014 New in Town *<br>Jan 28 \u2014 <i>Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day<\/i> *<br>Jan 29 \u2014 <i>The Ghost and Mrs. Muir<\/i> [1947] *<br>Jan 30 \u2014 Taken [2008] *<br>Jan 31 \u2014 <i>Snow Angels<\/i> [2007] *<br><a name=\"Feb\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Feb 2 \u2014 The Pink Panther 2 *<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feb 4 \u2014 Hotel for Dogs *<br>Feb 4 \u2014 Push [2009] *<br>Feb 4 \u2014 <i>Confidence<\/i> [2003] *<br>Feb 7 \u2014 <i>The Spy Who Loved Me<\/i><br>Feb 9 \u2014 He\u2019s Just Not That into You *<br>Feb 9 \u2014 Confessions of a Shopaholic *<br>Feb 11 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 4.0, disc 1] *<br>Feb 12 \u2014 The International [2009] *<br>Feb 14 \u2014 <i>Hollywood on Fire<\/i> *<br>Feb 15 \u2014 Friday the 13th [2009] *<\/p>\n<p>Feb 18 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 4.0, disc 2] *<br>Feb 22 \u2014 <i>Die Another Day<\/i><br>Feb 23 \u2014 <i>Chitty Chitty Bang Bang<\/i><br>Feb 25 \u2014 <i>The Outlaw<\/i> [1943] *<br>Feb 26 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 4.0, disc 3] *<br>Feb 26 \u2014 <i>Black Christmas<\/i> [1974] *<br>Feb 27 \u2014 <i>Sita Sings the Blues<\/i> *<br><a name=\"Mar\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Mar 3 \u2014 <i>I Capture the Castle<\/i> *<\/a><br>Mar 3 \u2014 <i>Righteous Kill<\/i> *<br>Mar 3 \u2014 <i>The Outsiders<\/i> [1983] *<\/p>\n<p>Mar 4 \u2014 <i>The Sugarland Express<\/i> *<br>Mar 6 \u2014 Watchmen [2009] *<br>Mar 7 \u2014 <i>Kind Hearts and Coronets<\/i><br>Mar 7 \u2014 <i>Redbelt<\/i> *<br>Mar 9 \u2014 <i>Kings<\/i> [2009; pilot episode] *<br>Mar 9 \u2014 <i>The Silver Chalice<\/i> *<br>Mar 12 \u2014 I Love You, Man *<br>Mar 13 \u2014 <i>Why Be Good? Sexuality &amp; Censorship in Early Cinema<\/i> *<br>Mar 13 \u2014 Race to Witch Mountain *<br>Mar 14 \u2014 <i>Splash<\/i> [1984] *<\/p>\n<p>Mar 15 \u2014 <i>The Great Gatsby<\/i> [1974] *<br>Mar 18 \u2014 Knowing [2009] *<br>Mar 19 \u2014 <i>The Dark Knight<\/i> [2008]<br>Mar 20 \u2014 Duplicity [2009] *<br>Mar 21 \u2014 <i>Pinocchio<\/i> [1940; w\/ cine-explore commentary]<br>Mar 21 \u2014 <i>Dave<\/i> *<br>Mar 22 \u2014 <i>Gojira<\/i> [1954; aka <i>Godzilla<\/i>; Japanese version] *<br>Mar 23 \u2014 Sunshine Cleaning *<br>Mar 24 \u2014 <i>The Robe<\/i> [w\/ audio commentary]<br>Mar 25 \u2014 <i>How to Lose Friends &amp; Alienate People<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p>Mar 28 \u2014 <i>Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired<\/i> *<br>Mar 29 \u2014 Monsters Vs. Aliens [3D version] *<br>Mar 30 \u2014 <i>Godzilla, King of the Monsters!<\/i> [1956; American version] *<br><a name=\"Apr\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Apr 1 \u2014 <i>What Just Happened<\/i> *<\/a><br>Apr 2 \u2014 <i>L\u00e5t den r\u00e4tte komma in<\/i> [aka <i>Let the Right One in<\/i>] *<br>Apr 2 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episodes 1-2] *<br>Apr 3 \u2014 Proc\u00e8s de Jeanne d\u2019Arc [aka The Trial of Joan of Arc] *<br>Apr 3 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episodes 3-4] *<br>Apr 4 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episodes 5-6] *<br>Apr 5 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episode 7] *<\/p>\n<p>Apr 6 \u2014 Fast &amp; Furious [2009] *<br>Apr 7 \u2014 Adventureland *<br>Apr 7 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episode 8] *<br>Apr 8 \u2014 Hunger [2008] *<br>Apr 8 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episodes 9-12] *<br>Apr 9 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episodes 13-15] *<br>Apr 10 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episodes 16-17] *<br>Apr 11 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [season 2, episodes 18-22] *<br>Apr 12 \u2014 <i>Chariots of the Gods<\/i> [1970] *<br>Apr 12 \u2014 Observe and Report *<\/p>\n<p>Apr 13 \u2014 <i>Moonraker<\/i> [1979]<br>Apr 14 \u2014 <i>Beetle Juice<\/i> [1988; aka <i>Beetlejuice<\/i>] *<br>Apr 14 \u2014 <i>An American in Paris<\/i> [1951] *<br>Apr 15 \u2014 <i>Peyton Place<\/i> [1957] *<br>Apr 16 \u2014 <i>Two-Lane Blacktop<\/i> *<br>Apr 17 \u2014 <i>Traitor<\/i> [2008] *<br>Apr 20 \u2014 State of Play [2009] *<br>Apr 20 \u2014 Fighting *<br>Apr 21 \u2014 <i>Hobson\u2019s Choice<\/i> [1954; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Apr 22 \u2014 <i>Death at a Funeral<\/i> [2007] *<\/p>\n<p>Apr 22 \u2014 <i>The Wind that Shakes the Barley<\/i> *<br>Apr 23 \u2014 17 Again *<br>Apr 24 \u2014 <i>Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series<\/i> [disc 1] *<br>Apr 26 \u2014 <i>Escape to Witch Mountain<\/i> [1975] *<br>Apr 26 \u2014 <i>Return from Witch Mountain<\/i> *<br>Apr 26 \u2014 The Soloist [2009] *<br>Apr 28 \u2014 <i>Savage Grace<\/i> *<br>Apr 28 \u2014 <i>Underworld: Evolution<\/i> *<br>Apr 29 \u2014 <i>Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series<\/i> [disc 2] *<br>Apr 30 \u2014 <i>Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"May\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">May 2 \u2014 Star Trek [2009] *<\/a><br>May 3 \u2014 Greed [1924; 1999 version] *<br>May 3 \u2014 X-Men Origins: Wolverine *<br>May 7 \u2014 Angels &amp; Demons [2009] *<br>May 8 \u2014 <i>Le voyou<\/i> [1970; aka <i>The Crook<\/i>] *<br>May 9 \u2014 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past *<br>May 12 \u2014 <i>Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series<\/i> [disc 3] *<br>May 12 \u2014 Star Trek [2009]<br>May 13 \u2014 <i>Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series<\/i> [disc 4] *<br>May 14 \u2014 <i>The Inglorious Bastards<\/i> [1978] *<\/p>\n<p>May 16 \u2014 <i>The Terminator<\/i><br>May 17 \u2014 <i>Terminator 2: Judgment Day<\/i> [extended version]<br>May 17 \u2014 <i>Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series<\/i> [disc 5] *<br>May 18 \u2014 <i>Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines<\/i><br>May 18 \u2014 <i>Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series<\/i> [disc 6] *<br>May 19 \u2014 Terminator Salvation [theatrical version] *<br>May 20 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 1, disc 1; w\/ text commentary] *<br>May 22 \u2014 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian *<br>May 23 \u2014 <i>Little Mosque on the Prairie<\/i> [season 1, disc 1] *<br>May 24 \u2014 <i>Little Mosque on the Prairie<\/i> [season 1, disc 2] *<\/p>\n<p>May 26 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 1, disc 2; w\/ text commentary] *<br>May 27 \u2014 <i>Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts<\/i> *<br>May 27 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 1, disc 3; w\/ text commentary] *<br>May 29 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/i> [1979 version; w\/ second audio commentary]<br>May 29 \u2014 <i>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/i> [1982 version; w\/ second audio commentary]<br>May 30 \u2014 <i>Married Life<\/i> [2007] *<br>May 31 \u2014 Up [2009; 3D version] *<br>May 31 \u2014 Drag Me to Hell *<br><a name=\"Jun\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jun 1 \u2014 <i>Underworld: Rise of the Lycans<\/i> *<\/a><br>Jun 1 \u2014 <i>Star Trek III: The Search for Spock<\/i> [w\/ second audio commentary]<\/p>\n<p>Jun 2 \u2014 <i>Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home<\/i> [w\/ second audio commentary]<br>Jun 3 \u2014 Earth [2009] *<br>Jun 6 \u2014 <i>Star Trek V: The Final Frontier<\/i> [w\/ second audio commentary]<br>Jun 7 \u2014 Land of the Lost [2009] *<br>Jun 8 \u2014 <i>The Stoning of Soraya M.<\/i> *<br>Jun 9 \u2014 The Hangover [2009] *<br>Jun 10 \u2014 <i>Fanboys<\/i> [2008] *<br>Jun 10 \u2014 <i>Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<\/i> [1991 version; w\/ second audio commentary]<br>Jun 11 \u2014 <i>The House Bunny<\/i> *<br>Jun 12 \u2014 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 [2009] *<\/p>\n<p>Jun 13 \u2014 <i>Wise Blood<\/i> *<br>Jun 15 \u2014 <i>Fallen Angel: The Outlaw Larry Norman<\/i> [festival version] *<br>Jun 16 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 1, disc 4; w\/ text commentary] *<br>Jun 17 \u2014 Year One [2009] *<br>Jun 17 \u2014 <i>Kramer vs. Kramer<\/i> *<br>Jan 19 \u2014 <i>The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/i> [1951; w\/ second audio commentary]<br>Jun 19 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 1, disc 5; w\/ text commentary] *<br>Jun 20 \u2014 The Proposal [2009] *<br>Jun 22 \u2014 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen *<br>Jun 23 \u2014 <i>Caprica<\/i> [pilot episode] *<\/p>\n<p>Jun 24 \u2014 <i>The Seven-Per-Cent Solution<\/i> *<br>Jun 26 \u2014 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs *<br>Jun 26 \u2014 My Sister\u2019s Keeper *<br>Jun 28 \u2014 The Girlfriend Experience *<br>Jun 28 \u2014 Whatever Works *<br>Jun 30 \u2014 <i>Harlan Ellison: Dreams with Sharp Teeth<\/i> *<br><a name=\"Jul\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jul 2 \u2014 Public Enemies [2009] *<\/a><br>Jul 4 \u2014 <i>Bubble<\/i> [2005] *<br>Jul 4 \u2014 <i>Cover Girl<\/i> [1944] *<br>Jul 5 \u2014 <i>The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/i> [2008; w\/ audio commentary]<\/p>\n<p>Jul 6 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 2, disc 1] *<br>Jul 8 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 2, disc 2; w\/ text commentary] *<br>Jul 9 \u2014 (500) Days of Summer *<br>Jul 12 \u2014 Br\u00fcno [2009] *<br>Jul 13 \u2014 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince *<br>Jul 14 \u2014 <i>Deadly Advice<\/i> *<br>Jul 18 \u2014 <i>The Answer Man<\/i> [aka <i>Arlen Faber<\/i>] *<br>Jul 20 \u2014 Julie &amp; Julia *<br>Jul 21 \u2014 The Ugly Truth *<br>Jul 24 \u2014 The Hurt Locker *<\/p>\n<p>Jul 26 \u2014 G-Force [2009; 3D version] *<br>Jul 29 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 2, disc 3; w\/ text commentary] *<br><a name=\"Aug\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Aug 1 \u2014 Bandslam *<\/a><br>Aug 1 \u2014 Funny People [2009] *<br>Aug 1 \u2014 <i>The Undying Monster<\/i> [1942] *<br>Aug 3 \u2014 Orphan [2009] *<br>Aug 4 \u2014 <i>Nollywood Babylon<\/i> *<br>Aug 4 \u2014 <i>Stay Hungry<\/i> [1976] *<br>Aug 5 \u2014 District 9 *<br>Aug 5 \u2014 <i>Jindabyne<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p>Aug 5 \u2014 Moon [2009] *<br>Aug 5 \u2014 Adam [2009] *<br>Aug 5 \u2014 <i>Gigi<\/i> [1958] *<br>Aug 7 \u2014 The Time Traveler\u2019s Wife *<br>Aug 8 \u2014 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra *<br>Aug 9 \u2014 Aliens in the Attic *<br>Aug 9 \u2014 <i>Star Trek Collective: Alternate Realities<\/i> [disc 1] *<br>Aug 10 \u2014 Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea [dubbed version] *<br>Aug 11 \u2014 <i>Star Trek Collective: Alternate Realities<\/i> [disc 2] *<br>Aug 13 \u2014 <i>Firefly<\/i> [2002; disc 1]<\/p>\n<p>Aug 14 \u2014 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard *<br>Aug 14 \u2014 <i>Cool Hand Luke<\/i> *<br>Aug 15 \u2014 Shorts *<br>Aug 17 \u2014 Post Grad *<br>Aug 17 \u2014 <i>Somewhere in Time<\/i> [1980] *<br>Aug 19 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 2, disc 4; w\/ text commentary] *<br>Aug 19 \u2014 <i>Rome<\/i> [2005; season 2, disc 5; w\/ text commentary] *<br>Aug 20 \u2014 A Perfect Getaway *<br>Aug 21 \u2014 Taking Woodstock *<br>Aug 22 \u2014 <i>Sim\u00f3n del desierto<\/i> [aka <i>Simon of the Desert<\/i>]<\/p>\n<p>Aug 22 \u2014 <i>Age of Consent<\/i> [1969] *<br>Aug 24 \u2014 The Cove *<br>Aug 24 \u2014 Inglourious Basterds [2009] *<br>Aug 24 \u2014 <i>Young Frankenstein<\/i> [1974] *<br>Aug 28 \u2014 <i>Naturens gang<\/i> [aka <i>Way of Nature<\/i>] *<br>Aug 29 \u2014 The Final Destination [2009; 3D version] *<br>Aug 31 \u2014 <i>Repulsion<\/i> *<br><a name=\"Sep\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Sep 1 \u2014 <i>Idiocracy<\/i> *<\/a><br>Sep 2 \u2014 <i>Dollhouse<\/i> [2009; season 1, disc 1] *<br>Sep 3 \u2014 9 [2009] *<\/p>\n<p>Sep 3 \u2014 <i>Frozen River<\/i> [2008] *<br>Sep 4 \u2014 Extract *<br>Sep 5 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/i> [1979 version]<br>Sep 5 \u2014 <i>Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home<\/i><br>Sep 6 \u2014 Gamer [2009] *<br>Sep 7 \u2014 <i>Girl 27<\/i> *<br>Sep 7 \u2014 <i>The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes<\/i> *<br>Sep 7 \u2014 <i>Public Access<\/i> *<br>Sep 9 \u2014 <i>Walkabout<\/i> [1971; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Sep 12 \u2014 Whiteout [2009] *<\/p>\n<p>Sep 13 \u2014 <i>Beeswax<\/i> *<br>Sep 13 \u2014 <i>Coraline<\/i> [2D version] *<br>Sep 14 \u2014 <i>Julius Caesar<\/i> [1970] *<br>Sep 14 \u2014 The Informant! [2009] *<br>Sep 15 \u2014 <i>Hashmatsa<\/i> [aka <i>Defamation<\/i>] *<br>Sep 16 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 4.5, disc 1] *<br>Sep 16 \u2014 Love Happens [2009] *<br>Sep 16 \u2014 <i>Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam<\/i> *<br>Sep 18 \u2014 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs *<br>Sep 20 \u2014 <i>In Search of Beethoven<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p>Sep 20 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 4.5, disc 2] *<br>Sep 21 \u2014 <i>Heliopolis<\/i> *<br>Sep 21 \u2014 Jennifer\u2019s Body *<br>Sep 21 \u2014 <i>Dollhouse<\/i> [2009; season 1, disc 2] *<br>Sep 22 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 4.5, disc 3] *<br>Sep 23 \u2014 <i>A Perfect World<\/i> [1993] *<br>Sep 23 \u2014 Surrogates *<br>Sep 25 \u2014 <i>Fay Grim<\/i> *<br>Sep 25 \u2014 Pandorum *<br>Sep 27 \u2014 <i>Double Take<\/i> [2009] *<\/p>\n<p>Sep 30 \u2014 <i>Camino<\/i> [2008] *<br><a name=\"Oct\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 1 \u2014 Barbe Bleue [aka Bluebeard] *<\/a><br>Oct 1 \u2014 Singularidades de uma Rapariga Loura [aka Eccentricities of a Blond Hair Girl] *<br>Oct 1 \u2014 Zombieland *<br>Oct 1 \u2014 Antichrist [2009] *<br>Oct 2 \u2014 A Shine of Rainbows *<br>Oct 2 \u2014 <i>Endless Night<\/i> [1972] *<br>Oct 2 \u2014 Excited [2009] *<br>Oct 2 \u2014 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus *<br>Oct 3 \u2014 Empire State Building Murders *<\/p>\n<p>Oct 3 \u2014 <i>Dollhouse<\/i> [2009; season 1, disc 3] *<br>Oct 4 \u2014 The Invention of Lying *<br>Oct 4 \u2014 Whip It *<br>Oct 4 \u2014 Zooey &amp; Adam *<br>Oct 5 \u2014 Nestyda [aka Shameless] *<br>Oct 6 \u2014 It\u2019s Not Anime *<br>Oct 6 \u2014 It Might Get Loud *<br>Oct 7 \u2014 The Young Victoria *<br>Oct 7 \u2014 Leslie, My Name Is Evil *<br>Oct 7 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 4.5, disc 4] *<\/p>\n<p>Oct 7 \u2014 Couples Retreat *<br>Oct 8 \u2014 Toy Story [1995; 3D version]<br>Oct 8 \u2014 Toy Story 2 [3D version]<br>Oct 9 \u2014 A Serious Man [2009] *<br>Oct 9 \u2014 <i>Away We Go<\/i> [2009] *<br>Oct 9 \u2014 Cole [2009] *<br>Oct 9 \u2014 Amreeka *<br>Oct 9 \u2014 Tetro *<br>Oct 10 \u2014 My Year without Sex *<br>Oct 10 \u2014 Un proph\u00e8te [aka A Prophet] *<\/p>\n<p>Oct 10 \u2014 <i>For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism<\/i> *<br>Oct 11 \u2014 Postia pappi Jaakobille [aka Letters to Father Jacob] *<br>Oct 11 \u2014 The Eclipse [2009] *<br>Oct 12 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: Generations<\/i> [w\/ second audio commentary]<br>Oct 13 \u2014 An Education *<br>Oct 13 \u2014 Prom Night in Mississippi *<br>Oct 13 \u2014 Los abrazos rotos [aka Broken Embraces] *<br>Oct 13 \u2014 Chloe [2009] *<br>Oct 13 \u2014 The Damned United *<br>Oct 14 \u2014 Astro Boy [2009] *<\/p>\n<p>Oct 14 \u2014 Where the Wild Things Are [2009] *<br>Oct 14 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: First Contact<\/i> [w\/ third audio commentary]<br>Oct 15 \u2014 Je me souviens [2009; aka I Remember] *<br>Oct 15 \u2014 Ninja Assassin [2009] *<br>Oct 16 \u2014 Law Abiding Citizen [2009] *<br>Oct 16 \u2014 Capitalism: A Love Story *<br>Oct 16 \u2014 Joueuse [aka Queen to Play] *<br>Oct 18 \u2014 <i>Dollhouse<\/i> [2009; season 1, disc 4] *<br>Oct 21 \u2014 <i>Outsourced<\/i> [2006] *<br>Oct 21 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: Insurrection<\/i> [w\/ audio commentary]<\/p>\n<p>Oct 22 \u2014 The Stepfather [2009] *<br>Oct 26 \u2014 <i>High Hopes<\/i> [1988] *<br>Oct 27 \u2014 <i>I.O.U.S.A.<\/i> *<br>Oct 27 \u2014 Michael Jackson\u2019s This Is It *<br>Oct 27 \u2014 <i>Don\u2019t Look Now<\/i> [1973] *<br>Oct 28 \u2014 <i>The Sea Hawk<\/i> [1940] *<br>Oct 29 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: Nemesis<\/i> [w\/ third audio commentary]<br>Oct 30 \u2014 Amelia [2009] *<br><a name=\"Nov\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Nov 1 \u2014 <i>Star Trek Collective: Alternate Realities<\/i> [disc 3; w\/ audio commentary] *<\/a><br>Nov 2 \u2014 Disney\u2019s A Christmas Carol [3D version] *<\/p>\n<p>Nov 4 \u2014 The Blind Side [2009] *<br>Nov 5 \u2014 <i>Shoot the Moon<\/i> [1982] *<br>Nov 6 \u2014 <i>Star Trek Collective: Alternate Realities<\/i> [disc 4; 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