My Recommendations or Say your favorite's and....

[medea]

I'll tell you how much I don't care......

But seriously, or maybe not, I'm going to recommend some things, and you will take my advice. Others can follow as they like, but no beer. And let's stick to recent things.

Film- Frida
I was surprised that I actually like this, but Salma Hayek gave an honest performance and the acting in general was top-notch, aside from the miscast role of Ashley Judd as Tina Modotti. Of course certain times in Frida Kahlos life could have been elaborted on more, being a film it had to make some sacrafices. Definitely worth seeing.

Book-Super Flat Times by Matthew Derby.
The most original collection of science fiction based short stories I've read since Italo Calvino's Cosmicomics, seriously, and I say "based" on because neither book is typical sci-fi, maybe future realism would be a better term.

Music- Ms. John Soda: No P. or D.
From the same camp as The Notwist and Lali Puna, this is Stefanie Bohm (couch) and Micha Acher (the notwist) and although the album is very similar to The Notwists Neon Golden this album is much more feminine and maybe a little warmer in general. The result is pure pop bliss, accessible but still brillant.

Web- If you havn't checked Matthew Ritchie's site do so, it's insane. http://adaweb.walkerart.org/influx/hardway/home/home.html

that's all for now, go back to your normal activities.

[janey]

what i like/love/can't live without:
frida the biography by Hayden Herrera and the movie
antitrust
hackers
swordfish
the second coming of steve jobs
macaddict
the BMW Z4
the Matrix
a detective story (from the animatrix)
apple (the company)
apple stores
josh (ibookin) :p
milk duds
starbucks
airport extreme
coffee bean
the grove (http://www.thegrovela.com)
the lakers
evanescence
linkin park
michael moore
a beautiful mind (the movie and the biography by sylvia nasar)

[pEZ]

Okay, I'll bite.

Movie - Amèlie. I found it to be a fresh twist on a love story. It wasn't the standard defiant love or forbidden love - it was a chase for love. It just worked.

Book - This is a bit harder, since I haven't read anything TOO recent, but I'm gonna have to say Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. He takes America, strings it up by its problems in the form of Kilgore Trout and Dwayne Hoover, and beats it to death. Great book if you haven't read it. I know it's from the 70s, but it's a literary staple, in my opinion.

Music - ugh. I'm afraid to walk on this turf because all music is not the same as all other music. Well, okay. The freshest sound I've heard in a long time is Andy Stochansky. He's made quite a few albums, but there's something different about all of them. Some of it is quiet, some louder, nice mix overall. Very talented.

Not even gonna touch website - I don't surf enough.

[pEZ]

Originally posted by übergeek

a detective story (from the animatrix)

Totally. Shinichiro Watanabe is an unbeliveable visionary - everything from Cowboy Bebop to Detective Story and Kid's Story.

[job]

Television/Visual Media - Band of Brothers. 'Nuff said.

Music (album) - Tie between Deftones/White Pony and Oasis/What's the Story (Morning Glory?).

Music (genre) - Classical.

Car (below 10,000) - old Beetle. :p

Car (below 40,000) - Nissan 350Z.

Car (40,000<x<100,000) - Porsche 911 Carerra.

Car (in excess of 100,000) - Porsche Carerra GT.

Movie - Four way tie between Road to Perdition, Saving Private Ryan, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Black Hawk Down.

Book/Print Media - Anthem, Atlas Shrugged, and The Fountainhead, all by Ayn Rand. Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose. The play A Night Throeau Spent in Jail.

Director (film) - Tie between Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.

[vollspacken]

here we go:

FAVORITE...

music: Underworld, 4Hero, Brian Wilson/Beach Boys, Kraftwerk, New Order

movies: 2001, Bullit, 00-Schneider, Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

food: tomatoes, fried potatoes, all kinds of asian noodles

computer: C-64, Macintosh SE-30/Cube/tiBook (can't decide which mac...)

website: macrumors (http://www.macrumors.com) eBay.de (http://www.ebay.de) Pixelgirl (http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com)

TV: Ren & Stimpy, old Saturday Night Live, Futurama, Soccer World Cup on German TV

Cars: German Ford from the early '70s, VW from the mid '80s, Dodge Charger

clothing: Spiewak, Energie Jeans, X-Large, The North Face, Hugo Boss, H&M (yeah, I know... :rolleyes: ), Adidas

musical instruments: Fender Jazz Bass, Akai MPC 2000xl, Apple tiBook (best instrument in the world...)

summer music festivals: Hurricane (http://www.hurricane.de/hurricaneneu/index.php), Sonne Mond und Sterne (http://www.sonnemondsterne.de/jsp/sms2003/index.jsp), Dynamo in Eindhoven (long time gone)

colour: blue

alcohol: Smirnoff, Fernet Branca (hard), Beck's, Schneiders (soft)

pop: Diet Dr. Pepper, Diet Mountain Dew, Malzbier

water: Vittel

candy bar: Snickers, Nutrageous

tree/wood: maple

that's it for now, I hope it's enough ;)

vSpacken

[iGav]

music: r.e.m. underworld, portishead
guitar: rickenbacker 330, fender mustang
designer: tomato
director: hitch, siegel
composer: lalo schifrin
place: pt reyes/tomales bay
movies: dirty harry, 2001, vertigo
pop: diet pepsi
alcohol: strongbow
car (realistic): audi tt
car (less realistic) ferrari 250 gto
clothing: little devil, dirty habit, dkny, adio
country: u.s., finland
city: london, seattle, sf
sport: f1, ferrari, schumacher
mountain bike: tomac buckshot
bmx: felt
magazine: raygun, jack, wallpaper, dazed+confused
tv: jackass, onedotzero
male: michael stipe
female: piper perabo
colour: earthy shades
typeface: helvetica
rollercoaster: nemesis
bar: frevds, oxo tower
newspaper: telegraph, guardian, observer

[vollspacken]

Originally posted by iGAV
music: r.e.m. underworld, portishead
designer: tomato
composer: lalo schifrin
movies: dirty harry, 2001, vertigo
sport: f1, ferrari, schumacher
typeface: helvetica


iGav, I'm 100% with you!!!

... I have to subtract REM but add John Barry in the composer section :) :) :)

finally someone mentions tomato!!!

WORD!

vSpacken

[shadowfax]

Films worth seeing several times over: As Good As It Gets, Henry V (1989), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Bands: The Doves, The Dismemberment Plan, Radiohead

Ultimately though--just get the new radiohead album and forget you exist :)

[trebblekicked]

movie: Comedian (surprisingly good.)
book: "The Years with Ross" by James Thurber
album: "Give Up" by the Postal Service.

[medea]

Originally posted by trebblekicked
movie: Comedian (surprisingly good.)
book: "The Years with Ross" by James Thurber
album: "Give Up" by the Postal Service.
The Comedian was quite good, though Orny Adams is beyond horrible. Didn't care for The Postal Service though.

[taeclee99]

My two cents:

Movie: Godfather 1 and 2: The best movie and sequel ever. Forget about the dreadful Part 3.

Animated Movie: Kiki's Delivery Service. A masterpiece by Hayao Miyazaki. Just watch it.

DVD: Lord of the Ring FOTR 4 disc yet.
A stunning transfer coupled with great extras.

TV Comedy: Sport's Night: The best show you've never seen.

TV Drama: The Shield: Makes NYPD Blue look like kids on a playground

Video Game: Bubble Trouble: Squishhh!!!

Book: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
A simple yet powerful short story.

Music: Frank Sinatra: The greatest artist of the 20th century.

Fast Food: Chic Fillet: Best Chicken sandwich ever. Period end of story

Clothing: Ralph Lauren Polo: An American Tradition

Cereal: Corn Pops. Yummm

Comics: Calvin and Hobbes

Drink: Henry Weinhardt's Orange Cream Soda

Car: BMW Z4 roadster. Sure its more style than substance but who cares?

Ice Cream: Cold Stone Creamery: Strawberry Shortcake is heavenly

Mall: South Coast Plaza: Nordies, J Crew, Apple Store

Supermarket: Gelsons: The most varied selection makes it the bougiest maket in the world..

[janey]

Originally posted by taeclee99
Car: BMW Z4 roadster. Sure its more style than substance but who cares?
omg i love you :p
anyway, i totally forgot about ayn rand :p

[ibookin']

Originally posted by übergeek
josh (ibookin) :p

Why thank you. :D

Anyway:

Movie: Dr. Strangelove. The funniest movie ever.

TV Comedy: Family Guy. Funnier version of The Simpsons

TV Drama: The Shield. The best cop drama on TV.

Book: 1984. The best Orwell I've read.

Music: Elgar Cello Concerto performed by Jacquline Du Pre. The best performance of a very good piece of music.

Fast Food: In N' Out. I wish those on the east coast could know this CA tradition.

Clothing: I live in Dockers

Car: Saab 9-3 Convertible. Stylish and powerful. Plus I just like Saabs

Computer: The PowerMac G5

And, of course:

übergeek: Smart, sexy, and a Mac-head. What more could a guy want? :D

Regarding the above: I disgust myself.

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by job
Television/Visual Media - Band of Brothers. 'Nuff said.

Music (album) - Tie between Deftones/White Pony and Oasis/What's the Story (Morning Glory?).

Music (genre) - Classical.

Car (below 10,000) - old Beetle. :p

Car (below 40,000) - Nissan 350Z.

Car (40,000<x<100,000) - Porsche 911 Carerra.

Car (in excess of 100,000) - Porsche Carerra GT.

Movie - Four way tie between Road to Perdition, Saving Private Ryan, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Black Hawk Down.

Book/Print Media - Anthem, Atlas Shrugged, and The Fountainhead, all by Ayn Rand. Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose. The play A Night Throeau Spent in Jail.

Director (film) - Tie between Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.

i very much like the format of your list...so here's mine

album...layla by derek and the dominoes is one of the greats, and either abbey road or sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band by the beatles are up there on my list

music genre...depends on my mood

car below ten thousand dollars...almost any old american classic car

car below forty grand...volvo station wagon

car below one hundred grand...range rover or mid sized rv

car over one hundred grand...formula f1

movie...english patient

book...bible

director...quentin tarantino or oliver stone

[trebblekicked]

Originally posted by medea
The Comedian was quite good, though Orny Adams is beyond horrible. Didn't care for The Postal Service though.

orny was disgraceful. an emberassment to himself. though, watching the special features (where is orny now) it seems he knows that and mellowed out a bit. good for him, but he let stress ruin his shot at the "big time".

if we can't agree on postal service;) surely we can agree on four tet and manitoba?

[iGav]

Originally posted by vollspacken
finally someone mentions tomato!!!

WORD!

vSpacken

tomato rule... I used to work about 20 paces from their offices in lexington st, soho, they had some crazy sh*t going down in their gallery I can tell you ;)

waiting for their new site to go online, although v.good to see that they've put some motion work up there!!

Yummy!!

[medea]

Originally posted by trebblekicked
orny was disgraceful. an emberassment to himself. though, watching the special features (where is orny now) it seems he knows that and mellowed out a bit. good for him, but he let stress ruin his shot at the "big time".

if we can't agree on postal service;) surely we can agree on four tet and manitoba?
indeed on all accounts.

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by pEZ
Totally. Shinichiro Watanabe is an unbeliveable visionary - everything from Cowboy Bebop to Detective Story and Kid's Story.

Yes, he kicks and Cowboy Bebop kicks.

[ibookin']

Originally posted by MrMacman
Yes, he kicks and Cowboy Bebop kicks.

I'm not really a fan of anime and I liked Cowboy Bebop. Very well done.

[janey]

Originally posted by ibookin'
Why thank you. :D
heehee
Movie: Dr. Strangelove. The funniest movie ever.
it's funny all right...
TV Comedy: Family Guy. Funnier version of The Simpsons
harhar...the simpsons are so much better :rolleyes: :p
TV Drama: The Shield. The best cop drama on TV.
don't agree...i like alias better :p
Book: 1984. The best Orwell I've read.
eh...not bad
Music: Elgar Cello Concerto performed by Jacquline Du Pre. The best performance of a very good piece of music.
ooooh :D nice
Fast Food: In N' Out. I wish those on the east coast could know this CA tradition.
eeeeewwwwww gross!
Clothing: I live in Dockers
you certainly do lol :p
Car: Saab 9-3 Convertible. Stylish and powerful. Plus I just like Saabs
not bad...i like the z4 :p
Computer: The PowerMac G5
hands down lol :D
And, of course:

übergeek: Smart, sexy, and a Mac-head. What more could a guy want? :D

Regarding the above: I disgust myself.
er...thanks *kiss*
wow i learned a lot about you...i never knew half of this stuff :p

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by ibookin'
übergeek: Smart, sexy, and a Mac-head. What more could a guy want? :D

Regarding the above: I disgust myself. plus you can make all sorts of jokes like "me josh. you jane. i go college. ver young!"