My Top Ten CD's

Had a lot of top tens about a week or two back and it just hit me that I didn't look at my favorite cds of the last few years. I did hit a few with a top five of the moment post. Now, I'd like to expand on that thought. Some of the cd are the same and some have changed. So, here are my ten favs and a few special mentions. Most of these are within about the last 5-10 years with a few from earlier thrown in for fun. In no order my favs are:

1. Rilo Kiley -- More Adventurous
2. Tori Amos -- Little Earthquakes
3. David Grey -- Sell, Sell, Sell 
4. Idlewild -- The Remote Parts
5. Biffy Clyro -- Only Revolutions
6. Black Star -- Black Star
7. Florence and the Machine -- Lungs
8. Neko Case -- Middle Cyclone
9. Jenny Lewis & Watson Twins -- Rabbit Fur Coat
10. Oasis -- What's the Story (Morning Glory)

Special Mention: Amos Lee -- Mission Bell and Last Days at the Lodge, My Morning Jacket --Okonokos, Z (these two would have made the top ten .... if I had started listening to them earlier than a few days ago!), Marilyn Manson -- Mechanical Animals, Hole -- Celebrity Skin, Aimee Man -- Lost in Space, Live at St. Anne's Warehouse.

My Top Ten Books

Hey I'm not just a movie fan...I read too. Well, I don't read a lot with substance. But, I do read. So I decided to switch gears and throw out a list of my favorite books I've read over the last few years. Now, there aren't a ton of books on my list that will rank as Literary classics. They are all fun in their own way. So lets get to the list...that like the movies is in no specific order (with some ties going to books by the same author in a series).

1. Of Mice and Men -- John Steinbeck
2. The Name of the Rose -- Umberto Eco
3. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood pal -- Christopher Moore
4. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell -- Tucker Max
5. Killing Yourself to Live -- Chuck Klosterman
6. Messiah -- Boris Starling
7. Red Dragon,Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal -- Thomas Harris
8. A Time to Kill -- John Grisham
9. Fool -- Christopher Moore
10. Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, The Lost Symbol -- Dan Brown

SPECIAL MENTION to: Growing Up Doughnut -- Don Shields (you're welcome dad), every other book written by Christopher Moore,

My Top Ten Sci-Fi/Horror Films

Keeping with the weekly theme that has developed...

here are my top ten Sci-Fi/Horror films. No order

1. The Shining (1980)

2. Serenity (2005)

3. Resident Evil (2002)

4. Shaun of the Dead  (2004) walks a fine line...but I'll allow it!

5. Alien (1979)

6. Cloverfield (2008)

7. Star Wars: Ep IV (1974)

8. Independence Day (1996)

9. The Fifth Element (1997)

10. Stargate (1994)

My Top Ten Drama Films

I've been thinking more and more about this over the last few days...

I'm gonna keep the theme rolling on with a look at my

favorite dramas. Again in no set order.

1. City by the Sea (2002)

2. Silence of the Lambs (1991)

3. Of Mice and Men (1992)

4. Inception (2010)

5. Contact (1997)

6. Untouchables (1987)

7. Ninth Gate (1999)

8. Candy (2006)

9. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

10. 12 Angry Men (1957)

My Top Ten Action Films

Time to kill...lets look at my personal favorites in the world of Action films.

1. Boondock Saints (1999)

2. Die Hard (1988)

3. True Lies (1994)

4. Under Siege (1992)

5. The Patriot (2001) -- Mel not Steven

6. F/X (1986)

7. The Expendables (2010)

8. Rambo: First Blood (1982)

9. The Saint (1997)

10. Guns of Navarone (1961)

My Top Ten Comedies

Writing a review of Galaxy Quest got me thinking about my favorite Comedies...they are (in no specific order)

1. Monty Pyton and The Holy Grail (1975)
2. Galaxy Quest  (1999)
3. Stripes (1981)
4. Evolution (2001)
5. A League of their Own (1992)
6. Tommy Boy  (1995)
7. Blazing Saddles (1974)
8. Roman Holiday (1953)
9. The Jerk (1979)
10. Top Secret (1984)