"Jim -- Did you catch that show last night?
Pam -- No, I don't watch TV. I have a life.
Jim -- Really? What's that like?
Pam -- It's nice. You should get one.
Jim -- But then who will watch my television?
"
- the NBC sitcom "The Office"
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Survey time! Entertainment edition.
What are your five favorite movies?
Who are your five favorite actors?
Who are your five favorite actresses?
Who are your five favorite singers?
What are your five favorite songs?
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2. Andrew
- 01/14/2009 10:49 am CST
Movies:
1. Amadeus
2. It's A Wonderful Life
3. Magnolia
4. Bottle Rocket
5. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Actors:
1. Philip Seymour Hoffman
2. Marlon Brando
3. Jimmy Stewart
4. Kevin Spacey
5. Jason Robbards
Actresses:
1. Robin Wright Penn
2. Emma Thompson
3. Cate Blanchet
4. Kate Winslet
5. Julianne Moore
Singers:
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Loudon Wainwright III
3. Joni Mitchell
4. Stephen Malkmus
5. Thom Yorke
Songs:
1. Nightswimming - R.E.M.
2. One - U2
3. A Day in the Life - The Beatles
4. Starlings on the Slipstream - Pavement
5. Backstreets - Bruce Springsteen
3. nhe
- 01/14/2009 11:20 am CST
Sacamento is classic old-school and Andrew sets the bar high for cool, but here goes:
MOVIES
1. Glory
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Searching for Bobby Fischer
4. Unbreakable
5. Silverado
ACTORS
1. Robert Duvall
2. Jimmy Stewart
3. Jack Nicholson
4. Gene Hackman
5. Hugh Grant
ACTRESSES
1. Meryl Streep
2. Kate Winslet
3. Diane Lane
4. Keira Knightley
5. Brenda Blethyn
SINGERS
1. Bono
2. John Mellencamp
3. John Fogerty
4. Russ Taff
5. Sheryl Crow
SONGS
1. "Grace" - U2
2. "Your Life is Now" - John Mellencamp
3. "In Your Eyes" - Peter Gabriel
4. "Crossfire" - Kansas
5. "Never Alone" - Barlow Girl
4. Jared
- 01/14/2009 11:21 am CST
My list, which is ever changing . . .
Movies:
1. Casablanca
2. Seven Samurai
3. Bottle Rocket
4. The Departed
5. The Cable Guy
Actors:
1. Mark Ruffalo
2. John C. Reilly
3. Dustin Hoffman
4. younger Robert DeNiro
5. Jim Carrey
Actresses:
1. Kate Winslet
2. Naomi Watts
3. Julianne Moore
4. Zooey Deschanel
5. Ingrid Bergman
Singers:
1. Ray LaMontagne
2. Fiona Apple
3. Simon & Garfunkel
4. Rich Mullins
5. Bono
Songs:
1. Thy Mercy/Thankful - Caedmon's Call
2. Where the Streets Have No Name/Window in the Skies - U2
3. We Were Born to be Loved - King's X
4. Here in America - Rich Mullins
5. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
6. Evan
- 01/14/2009 11:45 am CST
Movies:
Braveheart
Shawshank Redemption
Groundhog Day
The Princess Bride
ST2-The Wrath of Khan
Actors, Actresses & Singers: pass since I really don't have any
Songs:
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Every Breath You Take - Police
This Is My Father's World - hymn
7. Shrode
- 01/14/2009 12:41 pm CST
Movies:
1. Batman Begins/ The Dark Knight
2. The Prestige
3. The Princess Bride
4. Star Trek: First Contact
5. The Burbs
Actors:
1. Don Cheadle
2. Simon Baker
3. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Brad Pitt
5. Will Smith
Actresses:
1. Carol Burnett
2. Lucille Ball
3. Patricia Richardson
4. Cate Blanchette
5. Goldie Hawn
Singers:
1. James Hetfield
2. Luke Easter
3. Greg X. Volz
4. Rich Mullins
5. Jimmy P. Brown III
Songs:
1. Weapons of Our Warfare - Deliverance
2. Psychosurgery - Tourniquet
3. O Holy Night
4. Screen Door - Rich Mullins
5. One - Metallica
8. nhe
- 01/14/2009 12:49 pm CST
Shrode - I like the TV emphasis among your actor/actresses - do you watch "The Mentalist"? I've seen it a few times and Simon Baker is very good.......Also NICE on Greg X. Volz - have you heard his cover of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"? - my favorite cover of any Christmas song.......and of course I have to ask - can you do the cup trick?
9. Daniel Ross
- 01/14/2009 12:58 pm CST
Movies:
1.) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2.) O Brother, Where Art Thou?
3.) The Big Lebowski
4.) Office Space
5.) Pulp Fiction
Actors:
1.) Philip Seymour Hoffman
2.) Brad Pitt
3.) Kevin Spacey
4.) Gene Hackman
5.) Alec Baldwin
Actresses:
1.) Julianne Moore
2.) Scarlett Johanssen
3.) Heather Graham (but probably not for the right reasons, unfortunately).
4.) Annette Benning
5.) Kate Winslet
Singers:
1.) James Hetfield (circa 1992) - for power
2.) Norah Jones - for calming
3.) Alison Krauss - ditto
4.) Jonny Lang - for distinctiveness
5.) Otis Redding - for soul
Songs:
1.) "Wanted Dead Or Alive" - Bon Jovi (first song I ever learned to play completely on guitar)
2.) "Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing" - hymn (lyrical content)
3.) "Where The Streets Have No Name" (Live) - U2
4.) "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" - Jimi Hendrix
5.) "Stairway To Heaven" - Led Zeppelin (I know it's overplayed, but it has such an "it" quality to it that I can't quite explain.
10. GinH
- 01/14/2009 1:12 pm CST
Love these Movies:
Princess Bride
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Overboard
Somewhere In Time
Don't really have any favorite actors and actresses but will watch any movie with these people, which may make them favorites, actually:
Will Smith
Harrison Ford
Amanda Bynes (not sure I spelled that right, but I think she's adorable and hilarious)
Mel Gibson
Tom Hanks
Meg Ryan
Love music by Sara Groves, Bethany Dillon, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, The Beatles and Elvis.
I haven't even heard of some of the music people you guys have listed. I'm clearly a main-stream nerd when it comes to music. Not near cutting edge enough.
Oh well. I'm a mom. What can I say? I'm supposed to be a dork.
14. Brian
- 01/14/2009 2:14 pm CST
Ahhhh, I needed a post like this.....
Movies
The Great Train Robbery
Princess Bride
LOTR trilogy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Better Off Dead
Actors
Sean Connery
Morgan Freeman
Ed Harris
Danny Kaye
Michael Keaton
Actresses
Audrey Hepburn
Susan Sarandon
Gwyneth Paltrow
Julia Roberts
Holly Hunter
Singers
Rich Mullins
James Taylor
Diana Krall
Christine Dente
Fernando Ortega
Songs
Hold Me Jesus - Rich Mullins
Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
More Than A Feeling - Boston
Seven Bridges Road - Eagles
Reasons Why - Nickel Creek
15. Thirsty Bear
- 01/14/2009 3:46 pm CST
What are your five favorite movies?
The Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Braveheart
300
The Dark Knight
Who are your five favorite actors?
Harrison Ford
Kevin Costner
Will Smith
Robert Deniro
Al Pacino
Who are your five favorite actresses?
Gillian Andersen
Meryl Streep
Jennifer Aniston
Nicole Kidman
Kate Winslet
Who are your five favorite singers?
John Mayer
tobyMac
Tim McGraw
O.A.R-Group
DC Talk-Group
What are your five favorite songs?
Best Days-Graham Colton
Somebody Like You-Keith Urban
Lose My Soul-tobyMac
Wonderful Day-O.A.R.
Love-Matt White
18. Bill
- 01/14/2009 4:44 pm CST
This list took me awhile to compose. I'm so entertainment-unaware at this point in my life . . .
Five favorite movies?
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Groundhog Day
- The Lord of the Rings
- Parenthood
- She's Having a Baby
Five favorite actors?
- Tom Hanks
- Gary Sinise
- Kevin Bacon
- Will Smith
- Ian McKellen
Five favorite actresses?
- Renee Zellwegger
- Liv Tyler
- Cate Blanchett
- Miranda Otto
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Five favorite singers?
- Anne Wilson (Heart)
- Matt Thiessen (Relient K)
- Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
- Freddie Mercury (Queen)
- Frank Sinatra
Five favorite songs?
- Holy, Holy, Holy
- O Holy Night
- The Adagio from Sonata Pathetique
- In Christ Alone
- You Alone
19. Bill
- 01/14/2009 4:47 pm CST
GinH
"Oh well. I'm a mom. What can I say? I'm supposed to be a dork."
Not so! Mom's are the coolest!
20. Bill
- 01/14/2009 4:50 pm CST
I left my fifth actress blank, as I was drawing a blank.
But I just read Andrew's post and he reminded me . . .
Robin Wright Penn. She's awesome.
22. Daniel Ross
- 01/14/2009 7:48 pm CST
I see O Holy Night on several lists. Want. to. do. shameless. plug. SO. bad. :-)
23. G. Frederick
- 01/14/2009 9:59 pm CST
Five favorite movies?
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Rear Window
- The Lord of the Rings (all 3)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- The Matrix (all 3)
Five favorite actors?
- Jimmie Stewart
- Brad Pitt
- Morgan Freeman
- Will Smith
- Gene Hackman
Five favorite actresses?
- Grace Kelly
- Audrey Hepburn
- Ingrid Bergman
- Donna Reed
- Liv Tyler
Five favorite singers?
- Elvis Presley
- Frank Sinatra
- Bing Crosby
- Josh Groban
- Beth Tuttle
Five favorite songs?
- It Is Well With My Soul
- Be Thou My Vision
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- In Christ Alone
- Oh Holy Night
25. Daniel Ross
- 01/15/2009 8:11 am CST
O Holy Night: Our church band (that I lead), Narrow Path, did a Christmas CD (self-produced, etc.) this year that we gave away to our congregation and made available online for the general public. You can either get OHN for free on our church's web site or buy it on iTunes for 99 cents here (of course, you can also buy the whole album there).
We went for epic (think Muse, amped-up Queen). I'm biased, but I like the arrangement (just wish we had a better lead singer).
End Shamless Plug. :-)
26. Quaid
- 01/15/2009 8:30 am CST
As Jared said - ever-changing. Here are my lists - not ranked individually:
Movies:
-The Sound of Music
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Blazing Saddles
-Saving Private Ryan
-Wayne's World
Actors:
-Johnny Depp
-Philip Seymour Hoffman
-Michael Emerson
-Leo DiCaprio
-Bradley Jolie
Actresses:
-Tina Fey
-Cate Blanchet
-Judi Dench
-Meryl Streep
-Keira Knightley
Singers:
-Chris Martin
-Celine Dion
-Bono
-Bart Millard
-Allison Krauss
Songs (a very fluid category, as you will see):
-Politik
-It is Well With My Soul
-Womanizer
-TEOT/Texas Fight!
-Love Story
27. Shrode
- 01/15/2009 9:13 am CST
nhe wrote:
Shrode - I like the TV emphasis among your actor/actresses
Thanks! That was intentional. Thanks for noticing. :) I should have written "Patricia Heaton" not Richardson. I meant the actress who plays the mom on "Raymond", not whoever that other person is that I've heard of, but don't know who she is.
- do you watch "The Mentalist"? I've seen it a few times and Simon Baker is very good.......
I've seen every episode and won't miss one. It's so good. I've been following Simon Baker since "The Guardian". I've even watched his movie roles (Red Planet and L.A. Confidential). He's awesome. I even watched the quickly canceled series he did with Ray Liotta last year, cuz of him. He's Australian, but does a great American accent. He's only let it drop once (one line on a "The Guardian" episode)
Also NICE on Greg X. Volz - have you heard his cover of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"? - my favorite cover of any Christmas song.......
Thanks! He's awesome. I love his cover of Aerosmith's "Dream On". I haven't heard "Hark the Herald Angels Sing". I'll bet it's great.
and of course I have to ask - can you do the cup trick?
Are you talking about "Knick-Knack-Paddywhack"? If so, yes and I have to ask, How did you know? What's the association between that and Greg X.? If you are talking about a different cup trick, then what in the world are you talking about? 
29. Manders
- 01/16/2009 11:06 am CST
Movies: High Fidelity, Pulp Fiction, The Philadelphia Story, WALL-E, Before Sunrise.
Actors: John Cusack, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Depp, Hugh Jackman (no, really), and Raul Esparza (he's a stage actor).
Actresses: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Katharine Hepburn, Amy Adams, and Evangeline Lily (woot)
Singers: Bono, Glen Hansard (the guy from "Once"), Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken, Adele (dang, she's so good).
Songs: This changes frequently, but: "One" (U2), "Fitzcarraldo" (The Frames), "Hello Goodbye" (The Beatles), Sicut Cervus (Palestrina), "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" (Paul Simon)
30. Shrode
- 01/16/2009 4:35 pm CST
nhe,
Went and watched it.
Awesome! Yes, I know that cup trick. I can do it as well as they can. I learned it in the youth camp cafeteria. I did it once with a whole table full of people. Pretty awesome. (Only we chanted "knick Knack paddywhack" as we did it. Screen door is a much cooler way.)
I'm imagining that Rich probably learned it on the Christian youth camp circuit and adapted it for that song. Just a theory...
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I can't come up with five of these on short notice. But here's what I've got:
Movies: Lawrence of Arabia (the best there will ever be), Citizen Kane, Patton, Saving Private Ryan, STAR WARS!!!
Actors: Alec Guinness, Sean Connery, Brad Pitt (I say grudgingly. I have to admit that he is good.), Harrison Ford, Kevin Kline
Actresses: Audrey Hepburn (sigh), Faye Dunaway (yowza!), Grace Kelly
Singers: Elvis (so I'm not original. get over it.) ...
Songs: uhh, I'm freezing up here. More later maybe. Thanks for asking!