Since I really don’t have the brain power for something original today … here’s a listing of my favorites from this past year in movies, dvds, music and books. Enjoy.

Top Five Movies

1. “Dawn of the Dead” Directed by Zack Snyder
2. “The Incredibles” Directed by Brad Bird
3. “Open Water” Direct by Chris Kentis
4. “The Village” Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
5. “Spider-Man 2” Directed by Sam Raimi

Top Five DVD’s

1. “The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season” Released by Fox Home Video
2. “Videodrome” Released by Criterion
3. “Short Cuts” Released by Criterion
4. “The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection” Released by Warner Home Video
5. “Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season” Released by Warner Home Video

Top Five in Music

1. “Downside Up: B-Sides & Rarities Box Set” Siouxsie and the Banshees
2. “Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities Box Set” The Cure
3. “Astronaut” Duran Duran
4. You Are The Quarry” Morrissey
5. “Long Gone Before Daylight” The Cardigans

Top Five Books

1. “The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952” By Charles M. Schulz
2. “The Complete Peanuts 1953-1954” By Charles M. Schulz
3. “Magical Thinking: True Stories: By Augusten Burroughs
4. “The Grim Grotto” By Lemony Snicket
5. (Eeeeep. I didn’t read much this year.)