Best of 2007

In honor of the many, many end-of-year lists that I've been reading faithfully, I thought I'd compile my own. So, below lies an incomplete list of my favorite movies, books, music, and theater of 2007.

(Note: these aren't all originally written or released this year, but most of them are.)

MOVIES
Grindhouse
Knocked Up
The Lives of Others
This is England
Once
Juno
I Am Legend

BOOKS
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas by Chuck Klosterman
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

MUSIC
Neon Bible by Arcade Fire
Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
Future Sex/Love Sounds by Justin Timberlake
Infinity on High by Fall Out Boy
Sam's Town by The Killers
"Sober" from Kelly Clarkson's album, My December
"Cupid's Chokehold" from Gym Class Heroes' album, As Cruel as Schoolchidren
"Falling Slowly" from the Once soundtrack
"The Long Way Around" from Dixie Chicks' album, Taking the Long Way
"Waiting on the World to Change" from John Mayer's album, Continuum
"Breathe Me" from Sia's album, Colour the Small One
"Everything" from Michael Buble's album, Call Me Irresponsible

THEATER
Grey Gardens
Spring Awakening
Gypsy at City Center
The Seagull at BAM, Royal Shakespeare Company
Anna Karenina at City Center, Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg
Curtains