The 100 Essential Films chosen by the programmers of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
√ = Seen † = Own
- ✔ 10 Things I Hate About You †
- ✔ 2001: A Space Odyssey †
- 400 Blows, The
- Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The
- ✔ Alien †
- ✔ Apartment, The
- ✔ Apocalypse Now †
- ✔ Back to the Future †
- Beaches of Agnes
- Best Years of Our Lives, The
- ✔ Big †
- ✔ Big Trouble in Little China †
- Black Lizard
- ✔ Blade Runner †
- ✔ Bottle Rocket †
- ✔ Brazil †
- Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, The
- Carnival of Souls †
jan 1 2014 ∞ oct 19 2021 +
- 2009 Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon (4:26:27)
- 2009 Nationwide Columbus Half Marathon (1:47:27)
- 2010 National Half Marathon (1:46:44)
- 2010 Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon (4:15:50)
- 2010 Marine Corps Marathon
- 2012 Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon (4:26:04)
feb 13 2010 ∞ nov 4 2012 +
- A Perfect Circle
- A R I Z O N A
- Academy is…, The (2 times)
- Aces, The (2 times)
- Active Bird Community
- Adams, Ryan
- Adema
- Adult Mom
- Advance Base
- AEIR
- Aerosmith
- Against All Authority
- Against Me! (3 times)
- AFI
- Ahern, Jesse
- Airborne Toxic Event, The (5 times)
- AJR (2 times)
- Alexisonfire
- Alice in Chains (3 times)
- Alice Unchained
- Alien Ant Farm
sep 30 2009 ∞ nov 17 2024 +
I count a state as "visited" if I have either 1) slept in an actual building inside the state, 2) eaten a meal in the state, or 3) had an hour+ experience within the state (hike, museum, concert, etc.). (Airports don't count.)
- ✔ Alabama
- Alaska
- ✔ Arizona
- ✔ Arkansas
- ✔ California
- ✔ Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- ✔ DC
- ✔ Florida
- ✔ Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- ✔ Illinois
- ✔ Indiana
oct 20 2009 ∞ sep 28 2024 +
"Living" somewhere is met when I've stayed in one location for more than 2 months.
- Gibsonburg, OH
- Ada, OH
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Alexandria, VA
- Washington, DC
- Hilliard, OH
- Columbus, OH
feb 13 2010 ∞ may 4 2010 +
- Write a Best-seller
- Swim with ...
- Shark
- Whale
- Dolphin
- Tropical Fish
- Win an Award, Trophy or Prize
- Catch a Fish with Your Bare Hands
- Make a Discovery
- Throw a House Party when Your Parents are Out
- Be Part of a Threesome
- Realize Your Childhood Dream
- Learn that Instrument
- Leave Your Mark in Graffiti
- Storm Chase a Tornado
- Get a Piece of Art into an Exhibition
- Meet Someone with Your Own Name
- Ride the World's Biggest Rollercoasters
feb 27 2010 ∞ jun 11 2023 +
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- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
- Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
- Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman
- Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
- Good Book by David Plotz
- Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
- Blinded by the Right by David Brock
- Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
- The World According to Garp by John Irving
mar 6 2010 ∞ sep 8 2012 +
Empire magazine ranks 100 feature films (not documentaries) recorded in a non-English language. Country of origin is in parenths.
- ✔ Seven Samurai (Japan)
- ✔ Amelie (France)
- Battleship Potemkin (Russia)
- Bicycle Thieves (Italy)
- ✔ Pan's Labyrinth (Mexico)
- Battle of Algiers (France)
- ✔ City of God (Brazil)
- The Seventh Seal (Sweden)
- The Wages of Fear (France)
- ✔ Spirited Away (Japan)
- La Dolce Vita (Italy)
- Metropolis (Germany)
- La Regle du Jeu (France)
- Three Colours Trilogy (Poland)
- ✔ Let the Right One In (Sweden)
- Tokyo Story (Japan)
- The Apu Trilogy (India)
- ✔ Oldboy (Korea)
aug 4 2010 ∞ oct 19 2021 +
- ✔ 1984
- ✔ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- American Psycho
- An Artist of the Floating World
- ✔ Animal Farm
- ✔ The Art of War
- Asterix and the Golden Sickle
- ✔ Atomised (aka The Elementary Particles)
- ✔ The BFG
- Birdsong
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
- ✔ Brighton Rock
- ✔ Buddha of Suburbia
- ✔ Catch 22
- ✔ Catcher in the Rye
- ✔ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- A Christmas Carol
- The Complete Works of Shakespeare
- The Complete Fairy Tales
- Crash
- The Crow Road
feb 26 2010 ∞ feb 6 2013 +
- A & R Bar (Columbus, OH)
- Ace of Cups (Columbus, OH)
- Agora Ballroom (Cleveland, OH)
- Alpine Valley Music Theatre (East Troy, WI)
- Andrew J. Brady Music Center (Cincinnati, OH)
- The Athenæum Theatre (Columbus, OH)
- The Basement (Columbus, OH)
- Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)
- Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH)
- Beachland Ballroom Tavern (Cleveland, OH)
- Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Stage (Columbus, OH)
- The Big Room (Columbus, OH)
- Black Cat (Washington, DC)
- Blind Pig (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Blossom Music Center (Cuyhoga Falls, OH)
- Blueberry Hill Duck Room (St. Louis, MO)
- The Bluestone (Columbus, OH)
oct 12 2009 ∞ jun 23 2024 +
- Bahamas
- Canada
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Spain
- UK
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- USA
feb 13 2010 ∞ dec 28 2023 +
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- Annie
- Ain’t Too Proud
- Assassins
- Beetlejuice
- The Book of Mormon (2x)
- Cats
- Chicago
- Clue: A New Comedy
- Come From Away
- Elf
- Evil Dead: The Musical
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Frozen
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Hadestown
- Hairspray
- Hamilton
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Illinoise
- Godspell
feb 13 2010 ∞ oct 12 2024 +
- Pearl Jam
- Belle & Sebastian
- Less Than Jake
- Hot Hot Heat
- The New Pornographers
- Mike Doughty
- The Who
- The Beatles
- The Strokes
- Motion City Soundtrack
- The Polyphonic Spree
- The Clash
- Tegan and Sara
- Elvis Costello
- Ben Kweller
- Weezer
- Vampire Weekend
- The Go! Team
- Los Campesinos!
sep 11 2009 ∞ may 20 2016 +
- Daniel Johnston on the "Hi, How Are You" tour in Chicago 10/20/2017
- An Evening with Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field in Chicago 7/19/2013
- The Airborne Toxic Event at Metro in Chicago with Scott Lucas & The Married Men and On an On 12/31/2012
- Gatsbys American Dream at El Corazon in Seattle with MxPx 3/26/2011
- The National at Homecoming in Cincinnati playing shambolic set the first night
- Motion City Soundtrack at House of Blues (Cambridge Room) in Cleveland playing all their albums in entirety 9/20-21/2011
- Pearl Jam Destination Weekend at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin 9/3-4/2011
- Pearl Jam at the Toledo Sports Arena with surprise guests Neil Young and Peter Frampton 10/2/2004
- White Stripes and The Strokes at Chene Park in Detroit 8/9/2002
feb 12 2010 ∞ may 13 2018 +
- Black, Louis
- Caliendo, Frank
- Cross, David
- Delaney, Rob
- Ferguson, Craig (2 times)
- Hardwick, Chris
- Izzard, Eddie
- Kids in the Hall, The
- Letterkenny Presents
- Maher, Bill (2 times)
- Marley, Bob
- Martin, Steve (& Martin Short)
- Mencia, Carlos
- Null, Luke
- Proops, Greg (2 times)
- Rubenstein, Neil
- Short, Martin (& Steve Martin)
- Silverman, Sarah (Program)
- Stewart, John (2 times)
- White, Jodi
oct 25 2009 ∞ nov 2 2024 +
- Various fish in my youth
- Turtle (Turtle)
- Fluffy (Fish)
- Sid & Nancy (Fluffy's kids)
- Honey (Puppy)
- Tilde (Puppy)
feb 22 2010 ∞ jan 8 2012 +
- iPod 4th Generation (Click Wheel)
- iPod Nano 1st Generation
- iPod 5th Generation
- MacBook 3rd Generation
- iPod Nano 4th Generation
- Time Capsule 1TB
- iPad Wifi/3G
- Apple TV 2nd Generation
- iPod Touch 4th Generation
- MacBook Pro (early 2013)
- iPhone 4
- iPad Mini
- iPhone 5
- iPad Air
- Time Capsule 2TB
- Apple TV 3rd Generation
- iPhone 6
- Apple Watch 38mm Sport
- MacBook (2015)
- USB SuperDrive
- Beats Solo2 Wireless On-Ear Headphones
feb 16 2011 ∞ oct 14 2024 +
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