Thursday, June 3, 2010

Number Five With A Bullet

After erroneously asking someone who their favorite movie director is, and getting in return the, "So, like, what's my favorite movie?" answer, and exchanging a couple of tweets with Corey about it, it made me think of those lists I have, that I believe(d) we all have.

TOP FIVE FILM DIRECTORS
  • Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, INSOMNIA, BATMAN BEGINS, THE PRESTIGE, THE DARK KNIGHT)
  • Darren Aronofsky (PI, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, THE FOUNTAIN, THE WRESTLER)
  • Michel Gondry (HUMAN NATURE, THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, BE KIND REWIND)
  • David Fincher (FIGHT CLUB, ALIEN 3, SE7EN, PANIC ROOM, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, ZODIAC (the latter is far better than I think he's given credit for))
  • Alfonso Cuaron (GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, CHILDREN OF MEN, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN)

TOP FIVE MOVIES
  • Fight Club
  • American Psycho
  • High Fidelity
  • Requiem For A Dream
  • Star Wars (1977-1983)

TOP FIVE RECORDS
  • Nine Inch Nails, THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL
  • Tori Amos, BOYS FOR PELE
  • Joy Division, HEART AND SOUL (boxed set)
  • Godspeed You! Black Emperor, f#a#[infinity]
  • Atmosphere, YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH FUN WE'RE HAVING

TOP FIVE BANDS/MUSICIANS
  • Joy Division
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Atmosphere
  • Deftones
  • Godspeed You! Black Emperor

TOP FIVE SONGS (click here to listen)
  • Joy Division, DIGITAL (curious it was their and Factory Records's first release)
  • Nine Inch Nails, GAVE UP (from the BROKEN EP)
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, (I'LL LOVE YOU) UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD (from the soundtrack to Wim Wenders's film UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD)
  • Kurtis Blow, THE BREAKS
  • DJ SHadow, YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN

TOP FIVE WRITERS
  • Chuck Palahniuk
  • Douglas Coupland
  • Bret Easton Ellis
  • Grant Morrison
  • Warren Ellis

TOP FIVE BOOKS
  • Chuck Palahniuk, FIGHT CLUB
  • Douglas Coupland, MS. WYOMING
  • Bret Easton Ellis, AMERICAN PSYCHO
  • Nick Hornby, HIGH FIDELITY
  • Alex Garland, THE BEACH

TOP FIVE COMICS
  • Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons, WATCHMEN
  • Grant Morrison & Chris Weston, THE FILTH
  • Warren Ellis & D'Israeli, LAZARUS CHURCHYARD
  • Warren Ellis & Darrick Robertson, TRANSMETROPOLITAN
  • Neil Gaiman et al., THE SANDMAN

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