Out of the Mainstream in Fauquier: December 2024

Four years ago I posted books I love on Facebook each day and then followed that up with a final list of all of them here on the blog. This year I posted movies that I love, one per day, no exceptions, no reviews, just covers. Here is the final list of movies accompanied by some movie covers.

Sound of Music (1965)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Grease (1978)
Top Gun (1986)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Giant (1956)
Wizard of Oz (1939)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Taps (1981)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) (2010)
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) (2011)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
The Breakfast Club(1985)
St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
Groundhog Day (1993)
American Graffiti (1973)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
War Games (1983)
Soul Man (1986)
Weird Science (1985)
Snow Day (2000)
Red Dawn (1984)
La Bamba (1987)
Purple Rain (1984)
Rock of Ages (2012)
Life of Pi (2012)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
From Russia with Love (1963)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Golden Eye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Die Another Day (2002)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Skyfall (2012)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Hidden Figures (2016)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Goonies (1985)
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Blue Lagoon (1980)
Rain Man (1988)
The Blind Side (2009)
The Lego Movie (2014)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Catching Fire (2013)
Mockingjay (Part 1) (2014)
Mockingjay (Part 2) (2015)
Divergent (2014)
Insurgent (2015)
Allegiant (2016)
About a Boy (2002)
World War Z (2013)
Zombieland (2009)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Night at the Museum (2006)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
National Treasure (2004)
Wall-E (2008)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Super 8 (2011)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Yesterday (2019)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Jurassic World (2015)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Wayne’s World (1992)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Daddy Day Care (2003)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
European Vacation (1985)
Three Men and a Baby (1987)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
The Parent Trap (1961)
The Parent Trap (1998)
Freaky Friday (1976)
Freaky Friday (2003)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (2005)
RoboCop (1987)
Men in Black (1997)
Blondie (1938) – First of 28!
Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
Juno (2007)
Cars (2006)
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
The Incredibles (2004)
Up (2009)
Onward (2020)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Over the Hedge (2006)
Madagascar (2005)
Monsters, Inc.(2001)
Moana (2016)
Shrek (2001)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (2002)
Spy Kids (2001)
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Zoolander (2001)
The Internship (2013)
The Big Year (2011)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Blades of Glory (2007)
Anchorman (2004)
Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (2006)
O Brother Where Art Thou (2000)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Deadpool (2016)
Iron Man (2008)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Spiderman: Homecoming (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Dr. Strange (2016)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
X-Men (2000)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Batman (1988)
Batman Returns (1992)
Inside Out (2015)
Blues Brothers (1980)
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Downsizing (2017)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
50 First Dates (2004)
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Stand By Me (1986)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Little Fockers (2010)
Parenthood (1989)
Father of the Bride (1991)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Independence Day (1996)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
The Peanuts Movie (2015)
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
Snoopy Come Home (1972)
Gidget (1959)
Surf’s Up (2007)
Happy Feet (2006)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Gladiator (2000)
Risky Business (1983)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Big (1988)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Cast Away (2000)
A League of Their Own (1992)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Karate Kid Part 2 (1986)
Office Space (1999)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Spy Kids 2 (2002)
Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Agent Cody Banks 2 (2004)
Free Willy (1993)
Finding Dory (2016)
Mean Girls (2004)
Easy A (2010)
Lamborghini:The Man Behind the Legend (2022)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Loving (2016)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
School of Rock (2003)
Monsters University (2013)
I, Tonya (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Wonder Woman: 1984 (2020)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House (1948)
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
The Graduate (1967)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Gandhi (1982)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Thor (2011)
Shazam (2019)
Black Adam (2022)
Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Evan Almighty (2007)
The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
Cannonball Run (1981)
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Scooby Doo (2002)
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Footloose (1984)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Transformers (2007)
Bumblebee (2018)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
The Lion King (1994)
Cats and Dogs (2001)
Ice Age (2002)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Over the Hedge (2006)
Ratatouille (2007)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Diary of Wimpy Kid (2010)
Megamind (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Despicable Me (2010)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
The Croods (2013)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Minions (2015)
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Animal House (1978)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dazed & Confused (1993)
Everybody Wants Some (2016)
Bull Durham (1988)
Major League (1989)
Caddyshack (1980)
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Drumline (2002)
El Mariachi (1992)
Frida (2002)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Coco (2017)
El Norte (1983)
Pleasantville (1998)
The Great Outdoors (1988)
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Ready Player One (2018)
The Circle (2017)
Game Night (2018)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
1917 (2019) (day 316)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Stripes (1981)
Secondhand Lions (2003)
Spaceballs (1987)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Rudy (1993)
Get Smart (2008)
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Gone Girl (2014)
Horrible Bosses (2011)
Predator (1987)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
The Love Bug (1969)/Herbie Rides Again (1974)/Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
Wind River (2017)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
Frozen (2013)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Prancer (1989)
Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
Elf (2003)
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Polar Express (2004)
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
A Christmas Carol (1938)/Scrooge (1951)/A Christmas Carol (1999)
Miracle on 34^th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34^th Street (1994)
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Four Christmases (2008)
Home Alone (1990)
Scrooged (1988)
The Bishop’s Wife (1948)
Fred Claus (2007)
8-Bit Christmas (2021)
Deck the Halls (2006)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

Grab some popcorn and enjoy a movie. Hope this has inspired you to watch something new or to rewatch a classic.

Hoping everyone has a merry Christmas! Here is our card from this year:

A little bit more about the pictures. In April we traveled to New York to see another total eclipse. As part of the trip we spent a few days in Cooperstown and visited the Baseball Hall of Fame. I got to see the San Diego Chicken! In May we enjoyed a lovely lunch and tour at Prince Michel with my mom and kids. The remainder of the pictures are from our anniversary trip in September, which we dubbed the Idaho Circumnavigation Tour. We flew to Salt Lake City and stayed overnight. The next day we drove east of the city to explore and ended up taking a tour of Olympic Park in Park City. Next we drove west past the Great Salt Lake into Nevada to spend a night. From there we drove north through Nevada (aka the surface of the moon) to Ontario, Oregon, to spend another night. The next day we headed for Idaho where we took in various sights in Twin Falls (the falls and Evel Knievel's ramp) before heading to Spokane, Washington. In Spokane we walked around Riverfront Park and ate lunch. Kanoa had visited this same park during a family trip to Idaho in elementary school and had fond memories of the Loof Carrousel. We continued on to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to visit Kanoa's cousins for a couple of days. We had dinner with them the first night and stayed overnight in the Northside School Bed & Breakfast, a former school converted into a wonderful B&B. After a delicious breakfast the next morning we met up with Kanoa's cousins to have lunch and hike to a few scenic locations. Following that we headed out to cross the border into Canada. We stayed for a few nights at Copper Point Resort in Invermere, British Columbia. While there we enjoyed obligatory Tim Horton's and traveled to Banff in Alberta (background picture as well as bottom center). Following a relaxing few days we drove south to Waterton Lakes for one night. In the morning we headed back across the border with Glacier National Park in Montana as our destination. We experienced the scenic drive through the park along the Going-to-the-Sun Road. After exiting the park, we traveled through a lot of great scenery and interesting towns to our overnight stop in Missoula, Montana. The next morning we got up to finish our last leg of the trip back to Salt Lake City. We spent one more night there and flew home the next day.