These are a few of my favourite things

[popcultureboy]

These are a few of my favourite things#0

Posted: 9/6/04 at 8:58am

Since DGrant wanted to know, here it is:

Music: Tori Amos, Dar Williams, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Suzanne Vega, Jewel, Emmylou Harris, Sinead O'Connor, Natalie Merchant, 10,000 Maniacs, Eminem, Hole, Nirvana, Kate Bush, Alanis Morrisette, Ben Folds Five, Garbage, Tricky, Portishead, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Liz Phair, George Michael, Ryan Adams, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, Tarnation, kd lang, Alison Moyet, Ani DiFranco.

Books: Anything by Anne Tyler, most of Stephen King, most of Barbara Vine, and books I have loved are: Fingersmith, The Crimson Petal And The White, The Time Traveller's Wife, The Lovely Bones, Lucky, Dry, Running With Scissors, House Of Sand And Fog, Carter Beats The Devil, Easter, The Birth Of Venus, the His Dark Materials trilogy, the Harry Potter books, Trainspotting, The Virgin Suicides, Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Survivor, The Corrections, Strong Motion, Hey Nostradamus!, The Secret History.

TV Shows: Oz, Friends, Frasier, Cheers, Will & Grace, ER, The Shield, Without A Trace, Six Feet Under, One Tree Hill, Buffy, Angel, Tru Calling, The L Word, Carnivale.

Films: Of All Time: The Piano, Jaws, Star Wars, The English Patient, Psycho, Rear Window, Betty Blue, La Reine Margot. Recently: Traffic, You Can Count On Me, Amores Perros, Amelie, The Others, The Piano Teacher, Pollock, In The Bedroom, Bully, Devil's Backbone, The Believer, The Deep End, Gosford Park, The Fluffer, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Royal Tenenbaums, Panic Room, The Lawless Heart, Amadeus Director's Cut, Lantana, Irreversible, 8 Women, City Of God, The Hours, The Magdalene Sisters, Laurel Canyon, Far From Heaven, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, Igby Goes Down, Secretary, Ripley's Game, The Safety Of Objects, Cypher, Bright Young Things, Mystic River, Dogville, The Dreamers, Bad Education, 21 Grams, Shrek 2, Motorcycle Diaries, Monster, Grand Theft Parsons, The Station Agent.

If anyone is still awake after reading all that and wants to discuss any part of it, then, well, that's what it's here for.

Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

[Unknown User]

re: These are a few of my favourite things#1

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:05am

Thank you very much

[popcultureboy]

re: These are a few of my favourite things#2

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:08am

Anytime. Any more areas you'd like me to cover?

Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

[Unknown User]

re: These are a few of my favourite things#3

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:09am

I wouldn't have thought to ask for more, but if you're offering, perhaps some performers that you respond well to?

[popcultureboy]

re: These are a few of my favourite things#4

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:17am

Ok.

Ute Lemper, Megan Mullally, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Helen McCrory, Matt McGrath, Jeremy Northam, Sigourney Weaver, Laura Linney, Seth Green, Eliza Dushku, Matthew Modine, Elisabeth Shue, Andrew Lincoln, Jack Davenport, Cate Blanchett, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Giovanni Ribisi, Angelina Jolie, Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling, Mary Louise Parker, Edward Norton, Anne Heche, Neil Patrick Harris, Debbie Gibson, Catherine Keener, Scarlett Johanssen, Gael Garcia Bernal, Natalie Portman.

To name a few. I could quite happily watch any one of them doing pretty much anything.

Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

[Unknown User]

re: These are a few of my favourite things#5

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:40am

Again, thank you very much. I would never insult you by saying that I get who you are now, but it does help to get an idea of what you find of value.

By the way, the only thing I've seen Mr. Ruffalo in is "13 Going on 30." What would you recommend to get a better idea of him as an actor?

Out of your list, I would pick Cate Blanchett as my favorite. For my taste, she, Tilda Swinton, Toni Collette and Patricia Clarkson are about as good as that generation gets.

[popcultureboy]

re: These are a few of my favourite things#6

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:43am

Can't believe I forgot Tilda Swinton and Patricia Clarkson! How silly of me. Have loved Tilda since Jarman's film of Edward II and Clarkson since High Art.

And as for Mark Ruffalo, he's adorable in 13 Going On 30. Rent it along with You Can Count On Me and XX/XY and that should tell you everything you need about him as an actor.

Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

[Unknown User]

re: These are a few of my favourite things#7

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:47am

I've noticed XX/XY, so I'll definitely give that a look-see. Hadn't even heard of You Can Count on Me, but I love Laura Linney, so I'll have to find that one.

Edward II is a wonderful representation of my favorite classic play. Did you see Tilda's work in Orlando?

[popcultureboy]

re: These are a few of my favourite things#8

Posted: 9/6/04 at 9:52am

I did see Orlando, I loved her in it though I didn't care for the film itself. I think I was a victim of my own high expectations as everyone who had seen it raved about it, so it couldn't help but fall short, you know?

You Can Count On Me is very much worth seeing, especially if you're a fan of Laura Linney. She is wonderful in it.

Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.