My 2011 Film Challenge

I'm taking part in the film challenge 2011 where I shall be attempting to watch 250 movies I haven't seen before over the next year.

There are a few thing's you should know about me to explain why I am doing this challenge:

1. On January 15th I gave up smoking, a 20 a day habit I've had on and off since the age of 13. I'm doing it with help from the NHS, nicotine patches and the support of my wonderful girlfriend but still, it's bloody hard and I'm only on day four. Hopefully watching lot's of films will help distract me from the cravings and the challenge will give me something to focus on.

2. My job title is professional musician and freelance tutor. In real terms this means I have lots of free time when 

either I'm between gigging jobs, working unsociable hours so I'm on my own when everyone else is out at work or I'm doing lesson plans and general teacher preparation stuff that can be done whilst watching a movie.

3. I'm a total TV, movie and games geek whose house looks like the inside of a Planet Hollywood restaurant crossed with Blockbuster Video due to the autographs lining the walls, props, replicas and somewhere around 700 DVDs (See exhibits A through D, and please try not to judge me) 

I will be using mainly LoveFilm.com thanks to @digitalshades for the recommendation and the voucher ,,and hopefully I'll rack up a few points on my Odeon card by the end of the year too. I'm also pretty sure that my girlfriend Amy will be sitting me in front of the many musicals and black & white chick flicks that I've managed to avoid for the past 26 years, which I'm sure will be fun.

So, to set my rules straight: 250 films I have not previously seen between 01/01/11 and 31/12/11. I will not count movies I have seen before, boxsets of TV shows or movies where I fall asleep whilst watching. I am allowed to skip the end credits