Music:
Anything that's not crap.
Movies:
Lord of the Rings:(All); Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon; Braveheart; Aliens; Kill Bill Vol 1; Kill Bill Vol 2; Charade; Goonies; Akira; Godzilla vs. Mothra; Conan the Destroyer; Birds; Psycho; North by Northwest; Dick Tracy; Indiana Jones; Shawshank Redemption; March of the Penquins; Hero
Books:
Beowulf; Grendell; Wuthering Heights; Annalects of Confuscius; Catcher in the Rye; Grapes of Wrath; Great Gatsby; Light in August; Jurassic Park; Tale of Two Cities