Movies: Anything directed by Akira Kurosawa, John Ford, Hayao Miyazaki, Stanley Kubrick, David Cronenberg, Alfred Hitchcock, or Sergio Leone.
Music (Top 20): Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, Pixies, The Pogues, Nick Cave, The Clash, Pink Floyd, The Smiths, The Replacements, The Doors, Bob Dylan, The Specials, Steel Pulse, The White Stripes, The Cure, Nirvana, The Breeders
Comics: Preacher by Garth Ennis, Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis, The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Watchmen by Alan Moore, Berserk by Kentaro Miura
One time, my dad came home from work bragging that he'd edited the Wikipedia article on lemons. He had made it say that lemons contain 2 tbsps of juice instead of 3....not because he is a brave crusader in the fight against lemon misinformation....just to fuck with people. Because the article was right to begin with. Mm-hm. Just shook my head and fixed that shit. My dad says that I should never get my information from Wikipedia...yeah, because of whack dudes like you!
(Sorry dad, I know you read this stuff)
Jont's was Koka Kola by The Clash (a personal fave).
ASC's was Tombstone Blues by Bob Dylan.
Mine:
With your feet on the air and your head on the ground
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
First of all, Preludes and Nocturnes is probably the least representative volume of Sandman as a whole (Gaiman was still feeling his way with the characters and yada yada).
It's one of my favorite series ever, but that's in large part due to the fact that I got into it so young. If I was reading it for the first time as the disaffected youth that I am now, I can't say how I'd feel about it. So much of my love for it is intrinsic to that dusty nostalgic feeling.
Or maybe his being gay doesn't mean he also rapes kids. Far fetched, but you never know.
"A girl and I make our genitals swell to the point where we can do something about it." God, Achewood is the best.
Ikiru
About a Japanese bureaucrat who's wasted his whole life in the office, and his search for personal meaning after he discovers he's dying of stomach cancer. A bit slow in spots, but otherwise a majestically beautiful and poignant film. I bawled my fucking eyes out.
Yes. The Conviction arc is my absolute favorite: the introduction of Farnese, the cruel inquisition, Casca taken in by prostitutes, Guts as savior of the people...gotta love it.
So, for anyone who happens to be up to date on the bootlegs, have