Movies:
Infernal affairs, Crash, Escape from alcatraz, Babel, Marie Antoinette, Lost in translation, Sideways, Blue velvet, Wasabi, Bladerunner, Classic, 3 Iron, Time (anything from Kim Ki-Duk), Smoking aces, Silence of the lambs, Old school, Goonies, The Protege
Books:
Usually any book I get from Alimo turns out to be hella good!