Pretty much any B horror flick ever made, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Fight Club, Garden State, American Psyco, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Legend, Snatch, SLC Punk, Eternal Sunshine,American History X, Texas Chainsaw Masacre, Nightmare Before Christmas, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red dragon, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Last Samurai, Interview with a Vampire, Dazed and Confused, Fifth Element, The Last Starfighter, Resevoir Dogs, Repo Man, Star Wars, Memento, Donnie Darko, Pitch Black, Schindler's List, The Princess Bride, Brave Heart, Dog Soldiers, anything buy Kevin Smith ie Clerks, Mall Rats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. I could keep going but I think thats enough for now.
I watch discovery, History Channel, Comedy Central and the Cartoon network. Other then that it's mostly cop shows like CSI, Law and Order, The Shield.
J.R.R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, Robet A. Heinlein, Anne Rice, Terry Prachet, Robert Asprin, Piers Anthony, David Eddings, L. Ron Hubbard, Stephen King, Daniel Keyes, Isaac Asimov, Orson Scott Card, Paul Di Filippo there are so many authors that I read or have read. Books are so important to me, I read a lot when I have the time. I find myself re-reading books over and over when I don't have new ones to try.