Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I watched Avengers: Endgame and realized it would work for the challenge. I feel like we try this every year and it kind of fizzes out, but I like lists and I like having places to keep my lists. I figured there might be a couple of people who were up for it so join me if interested!

1. A movie related to “In the Beginning...”
2. A movie by a director whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
3. A movie related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
4. A movie with a monochromatic poster

5.A movie by a Black director. (a lot of the lists I found were short and I didn't want to limit anyone as the book option have 100 authors).
6. A love story
7. A movie that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
8. A movie set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

9. A movie you associate with a specific season or time of year
10. A movie with a female villain or criminal
11. A movie to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
12. A movie in translation that was directed by a woman (the book prompt seems difficult, I was originally going to go with any movie in translation, but I figured I would make the movie prompt as hard as the book prompt).
13. A book movie featuring an actor/actress from one of your best watches of 2020

14. A movie set in a made-up place
15. A movie that features siblings as the main characters
16. A movie with a building in the title
17. A movie with a Muslim character or director

18. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
19. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
20. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
21. A movie whose title and director both contain the letter "u"
22. A movie related to a book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre movie
24. A movie about racism or race relations
25. A movie set on an island
26. A short film by a new-to-you director

27. A movie with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
28. A movie connected to ice
29. A movie that you consider comfort watching
30. A long movie

31. A movie by a director or featuring an actor/actress whose career spanned more than 21 years
32. A movie whose poster shows more than 2 people
33. An anthology movie
34. A movie with a travel theme
35. A movie set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

36. A movie with six or more words in the title
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list - if you have an idea for this let me know, I'm still working on it
38. A movie related to a word given by a random word generator
39. A movie involving an immigrant

40. A movie with flowers or greenery on the poster
41. A movie by a new-to-you BIPOC director
42. A mystery or thriller
43. A movie with elements of magic

44. A movie whose title contains a negative
45. A movie related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
46. A book based on winner or nominee from any Goodreads Choice Awards
47. A non-fiction movie other than biography, autobiography or memoir
48. A movie that might cause someone to react “You watch what?!?”

49. A movie with an ensemble cast
50. A movie released in 2021
51. A movie whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
52. A movie related to "the end"

1. A movie related to “In the Beginning...”
2. A movie by a director whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
3. A movie related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
4. A movie with a monochromatic poster

5.A movie by a Black director. (a lot of the lists I found were short and I didn't want to limit anyone as the book option have 100 authors).
6. A love story
7. A movie that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
8. A movie set in a state, province, or country you have never visited watched 03/18/2021
Mulan https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4566758/...

9. A movie you associate with a specific season or time of year
10. A movie with a female villain or criminal watched 02/23/2021
I Care a Lot https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9893250/...
11. A movie to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
12. A movie in translation that was directed by a woman (the book prompt seems difficult, I was originally going to go with any movie in translation, but I figured I would make the movie prompt as hard as the book prompt). watched 1/30/2021
A Silent Voice https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5323662/...
13. A book movie featuring an actor/actress from one of your best watches of 2020

14. A movie set in a made-up place
15. A movie that features siblings as the main characters watched2/27/2021
Enola Holmes https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7846844/...
16. A movie with a building in the title
17. A movie with a Muslim character or director

18. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
19. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
20. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
21. A movie whose title and director both contain the letter "u" watched 02/14/2021
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story directed by Aaron Kunkel https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9617710/...
22. A movie related to a book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre movie
24. A movie about racism or race relations
25. A movie set on an island
26. A short film by a new-to-you director watched 3/2/2021
The Neighbors' Window https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8163822/...

27. A movie with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
28. A movie connected to ice
29. A movie that you consider comfort watching watched 2/28/2021
Someone Great https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8075260/...
30. A long movie
31. A movie by a director or featuring an actor/actress whose career spanned more than 21 years watched 3/2/2021
Soul https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948372/...

32. A movie whose poster shows more than 2 people watched 1/23/2021
Spotlight https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/?r...
33. An anthology movie
34. A movie with a travel theme
35. A movie set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

36. A movie with six or more words in the title
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list - if you have an idea for this let me know, I'm still working on it
38. A movie related to a word given by a random word generator (fist, depression, funeral, exploit)
39. A movie involving an immigrant

40. A movie with flowers or greenery on the poster
41. A movie by a new-to-you BIPOC director
42. A mystery or thriller
43. A movie with elements of magic

44. A movie whose title contains a negative
45. A movie related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
46. A book based on winner or nominee from any Goodreads Choice Awards
47. A non-fiction movie other than biography, autobiography or memoir
48. A movie that might cause someone to react “You watch what?!?”

49. A movie with an ensemble cast watched 1/12/2021
Wet Hot American Summer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243655/...
50. A movie released in 2021
51. A movie whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name watched 1/6/2021
The Trial of the Chicago 7 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1070874/...
52. A movie related to "the end" watched 1/1/2021
Avengers; Endgame https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154796/...

LOL Brittany I thought the same thing about End Game while setting up my list this year. Unfortunately we watched all of the Marvel movies last year to help us get through Covid.

I put my movie/tv list on my ATYB list if you want to take a look sometime. I will check back here regularly to see what you are watching.

I've never attempted the movie challenge before but it seems like a fun break from everything going on in the world.

1. A movie related to “In the Beginning...”
Soul
2. A movie by a director whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Avengers: Age of Ultron (Joss Whedon)
3. A movie related to the lyrics for the song "My Favourite Things" from The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
4. A movie with a monochromatic poster
Black Beauty
5. A movie by a Black director.

6. A love story
Cinderella
7. A movie that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list

8. A movie set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
Up (Venezuela)
9. A movie you associate with a specific season or time of year
ET(Hallowe'en)
10. A movie with a female villain or criminal
The Witches
11. A movie to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
X-Men: Apocalypse
12. A movie in translation that was directed by a woman

13. A book movie featuring an actor/actress from one of your best watches of 2020
Guardians of the Galaxy
14. A movie set in a made-up place
Tomorrowland
15. A movie that features siblings as the main characters
Instant Family
16. A movie with a building in the title

17. A movie with a Muslim character or director
Aladdin
18. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
Revenge of the Sith
19. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
Star Wars trilogy
20. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
The Force Awakens
21. A movie whose title and director both contain the letter "u"
Clouds
22. A movie related to a book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
The One & Only Ivan
23. A cross genre movie
The Prom (Musical/Coming-of-Age)
24. A movie about racism or race relations
Gone with the Wind
25. A movie set on an island
Muppet Treasure Island
26. A short film by a new-to-you director
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
27. A movie with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
Anastasia
28. A movie connected to ice
Frozen
29. A movie that you consider comfort watching
Bolt
30. A long movie
Oliver!
31. A movie featuring an actor whose career spanned more than 21 years
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Harrison Ford)
32. A movie whose poster shows more than 2 people
Onward
33. An anthology movie

34. A movie with a travel theme (Time travel)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
35. A movie set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

36. A movie with six or more words in the title
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
37. A film from this list

38. A movie related to a word given by a random word generator

39. A movie involving an immigrant
Captain Marvel
40. A movie with flowers or greenery on the poster
Mamma Mia
41. A movie by a new-to-you BIPOC director
Raya & the Last Dragon
42. A mystery or thriller
Jaws
43. A movie with elements of magic
The Witches
44. A movie whose title contains a negative

45. A movie related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

46. A book based on winner or nominee from any Goodreads Choice Awards

47. A non-fiction movie other than biography, autobiography or memoir

48. A movie that might cause someone to react “You watch what?!?”
Flora & Ulysses
49. A movie with an ensemble cast
Avengers: Infinity War
50. A movie released in 2021
Moxie
51. A movie whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name

52. A movie related to "the end"
Avengers: Endgame

This looks fun! Especially because the first movie I watched in 2021 works for the first prompt.

1. A movie related to “In the Beginning...”
Castle in the Sky (first film animated by Studio Ghibli)

2. A movie by a director whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
The coin (Siqi Song)

3. A movie related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music

4. A movie with a monochromatic poster
In the Mood for Love

5. A movie by a Black director.
BlacKkKlansman

6. A love story
Phantom Thread

7. A movie that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
A perfectly normal family (A movie with a non-binary/trans/+ character or author)

8. A movie set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
Josep (France)

9. A movie you associate with a specific season or time of year
Carol

10. A movie with a female villain or criminal
The Crimes that Bind

11. A movie to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum

12. A movie in translation that was directed by a woman
Land of Ashes

13. A movie featuring an actor/actress from one of your best watches of 2020

14. A movie set in a made-up place
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul

15. A movie that features siblings as the main characters
Ladies in Lavender

16. A movie with a building in the title

17. A movie with a Muslim character or director

18. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Past
Grave of the Fireflies

19. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Present
The Case of Hana and Alice

20. 3 movies related to "Past, Present, Future" - Future

21. A movie whose title and director both contain the letter "u"
Virgin Mountain

22. A movie related to a book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre movie

24. A movie about racism or race relations
Two Distant Strangers

25. A movie set on an island
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

26. A short film by a new-to-you director
Umbrella

27. A movie with a character who can be found in a deck of cards

28. A movie connected to ice
Oleg

29. A movie that you consider comfort watching
A Lynx in Town

30. A long movie

31. A movie by a director or featuring an actor/actress whose career spanned more than 21 years
My Neighbor Totoro

32. A movie whose poster shows more than 2 people
Maps to the Stars

33. An anthology movie
Wild Tales

34. A movie with a travel theme

35. A movie set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
Dead Pigs

36. A movie with six or more words in the title

37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list - (I'm considering watching a movie submitted to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film)
Another Round

38. A movie related to a word given by a random word generator (horizon, district, gate, trolley, survey)

39. A movie involving an immigrant
Farewell Amor

40. A movie with flowers or greenery on the poster
Dalia's World

41. A movie by a new-to-you BIPOC director

42. A mystery or thriller
Unsane

43. A movie with elements of magic
Wolfwalkers

44. A movie whose title contains a negative
Never Rarely Sometimes Always

45. A movie related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Opera

46. A book based on winner or nominee from any Goodreads Choice Awards

47. A non-fiction movie other than biography, autobiography or memoir

48. A movie that might cause someone to react “You watch what?!?”

49. A movie with an ensemble cast
Radio Days

50. A movie released in 2021
To All the Boys: Always and Forever

51. A movie whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
Yes-People

52. A movie related to "the end"
Happy Old Year

I'm off today and watching The Trial of the Chicago 7. It works for a title referring to a person(s) without giving their name. Looks like I'm working this list backwards.

Sarah wrote: "I've never attempted the movie challenge before but it seems like a fun break from everything going on in the world.

1. A movie related to “In the Beginning...”
Soul
2. A movie by a director who..."

Glad you found that world cinema list. Thanks for sharing!!

I love the film challenge as much as the original book version, I'm glad I'm not the only one doing it.

It's definitely going to be helpful to see what people watch for week 12, I was really struggling with that one. The book I'll be reading for AtY, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, was turned into a movie called Pokot, but I can't find it anywhere.

I set up my plan last year, so some of my prompts are probably a little different, being my own interpretation.

1. A film related to “In the Beginning...”
Iron Man
2. A film by a director/writer whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - directed by George C Wolfe
3. A film related to the lyrics for the song "My Favourite Things" from The Sound of Music
The Aristocats
4. A film with a monochromatic poster
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
5. A film based on a book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
Malcolm X
6. A love story
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
7. A film that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
A film that concerns something or someone mentioned on the Wikipedia page of your birthday
The Vast of Night - in 1897 Marconi obtained the patent for radio, and this film is about mysterious radio broadcasts
8. A film set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
Black Widow - Norway, Morocco and Russia
9. A film you associate with a specific season or time of year
Notting Hill - Summer
10. A film with a female villain or criminal
Wild Rose
11. A film to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
Red Notice
12. A film based on a book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
Sounds Like Love - based on Fuimos canciones by Elísabet Benavent
13. A film by a director/writer of one of your best films of 2020
Godzilla - the 2014 version, directed by Gareth Edwards, who also directed Rogue One
14. A film set in a made-up place
The Suicide Squad - Corto Maltese
15. A film that features siblings as the main characters
Enola Holmes
16. A film with a building in the title
The Glass Castle
17. A film with a Muslim character, writer or director
Wadjda
18. Three films related to "Past, Present, Future" - Film 1: Past
The Current War
19. Three films related to "Past, Present, Future" - Film 2: Present
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
20. Three films related to "Past, Present, Future" - Film 3: Future
The Cloverfield Paradox
Theme for all three: electricity/power generation
21. A film whose title and director/writer both contain the letter "u"
Sound of Metal - directed by Darius Marder
22. A film based on a book posted in one of the ATY Best Film of the Month threads
News of the World
23. A cross genre film
Colossal - comedy-drama and Kaiju
24. A film about racism or race relations
Marshall
25. A film set on an island
Kong: Skull Island
26. A short film by a new-to-you director/writer
Relish - directed by Aaron Rogers
2020 - written & directed by Stephen Ford
Two Distant Strangers - Travon Free (writer & director) & Martin Desmond Roe (director)
If Anything Happens I Love You - written & directed by Will McCormack & Michael Govier
27. A film with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
Smokin' Aces - Buddy "Aces" Israel
28. A film connected to ice
Let It Snow
29. A film that you consider comfort watching
Soul
30. A long film
Django Unchained - 2 hours 45 minutes
31. A film by a director/writer whose career spanned more than 21 years
Phantom Thread - Paul Thomas Anderson wrote and directed - first time in 1996, this film 2017, next film is 2021
32. A film whose poster shows more than two people
Hustlers
33. A film that is a collection of short stories
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
34. A film with a travel theme
Nomadland
35. A film set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
Kill Me Three Times
36. A film with six or more words in the title
The Trial of the Chicago Seven
37. A film based on a book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
38. A film related to a word given by a random word generator (Stamp; Onion; Divorce; Talkative; Mourning; Grand; Spring; Demand; Fountain; and Excitement)
All The Bright Places - Mourning (the movie version of the book I read for this prompt)
39. A film involving an immigrant
Minari
40. A film with flowers or greenery on the poster
Love and Monsters
41. A film by a new-to-you BIPOC director/writer
Always Be My Maybe - directed by Nahnatchka Khan
42. A mystery or thriller
Inside Man
43. A film with elements of magic
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
44. A film whose title contains a negative
You're Not You
45. A film related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Hotel Artemis
46. A film based on a winner or nominee from the Goodreads Choice Awards
A Wrinkle in Time
47. A documentary that isn’t about a specific person’s life
13th
48. A film that might cause someone to react “You watched what?!?”
An American Pickle
49. A film with an ensemble cast
Pride
50. A film released in 2021
Flora & Ulysses
51. A film whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
The Intern
52. A film related to "the end"
Greenland

Completely off topic, but my family is going to do the NATO alphabet challenge, but with movies.

That is an interesting idea. I like it.

Marie wrote: "It's definitely going to be helpful to see what people watch for week 12, I was really struggling with that one..."

I saw that Amazon are adapting The Memory Police but I don't know how far they are with it.

That's a good tip Ellie, thanks. I've added it to my list, so I can keep an eye out for it.

I like the idea of adding in the NATO challenge. I can't do it for the reading challenge, because I don't read enough, but films might be possible.

It's definitely going to be helpful to see what people watch for week 12, I was really struggling with that one. The book I'll be reading for AtY, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, was turned into a movie called Pokot, but I can't find it anywhere.

Lullaby by Leila Slimani and The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão by Martha Batalha were adapted to film, but I haven't watched any of them. I've heard good things about The Invisible Life.

How's everyone's first month of movies gone? Any good recommendations? So far I've just been watching whatever I fancy but I'll run out of easy prompts soon doing that!

I just saw The Dig on Netflix. I recommend it highly!
Diane S. Schmolka

Diane wrote: "I just saw The Dig on Netflix. I recommend it highly!
Diane S. Schmolka"

Good to know.

I didn't have a ton of movie time in February, but I got a few in:
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story - is a superrrr interesting documentary, especially if you were a backstreet boys or nsync fan growing up. Never even knew they were managed by the same guy. Its a wild story and is a youtube original, which I also did not know was a thing.

I Care a Lot - I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it's not what happened. I don't mean that in a bad way. Definitely kept my attention. (netflix)

Enola Holmes - I thought this one was adorable and I loved it. (netflix)

Someone great - subpar rom com. was more of a mindless watch. (netflix)

Brittany wrote: "I didn't have a ton of movie time in February, but I got a few in:
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story - is a superrrr interesting documentary, especially if you were a backstreet boys or nsyn..."

I read the first Enola Holmes book this month. It was really cute too but they added a lot to the movie to pad it out.

Wandavision has got me on a superhero kick so I keep re-watching Avengers and X-Men films.

I also watched Flora & Ulysses on Disney+ which is about a super-squirrel. I was going to slot it into "You watched what?!" but then I realised the director was a Muslim so I moved it over to that prompt. It was really cute.

I watched The Neighbors' Window for my short by a new to me director. Would definitely suggest. Be prepared though, it did make me cry. If anyone is interested you can watch it here:

https://www.theneighborswindow.com/