Music |
Soundtrack
for my life: http://www.princessmonkey.com/me/soundtrack.html |
I live for breathtaking, inspiring, and jaw-dropping films.
= A Comprehensive List of my Favorite
Films and Animation = |
Disney and Animation |
Drama and Musicals |
Comedy and Action |
Disney Films :
- The Little Mermaid (1989)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Mulan (1998)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
Disney Shorts : - Steamboat Willie (1928)
- Brave Little Tailor (1938)
- Mickey's Trailer (1938)
- The Art of Skiing (1941)
Non-Disney Animated Films : - Anastasia
- Shrek
- Wallace & Gromit
- Chicken Run!
- Iron Giant
Japanese Anime : [subtitled]
- Grave of the Fireflies (1998)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
- Visions of Escaflowne (1996)
- Whisper of the Heart (1995)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1998)
- Princess Mononoke (1999)
- Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
»CLICK to view the Anime Page«
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Dramatic Films : - Anne of Green Gables (and the sequel, Avonlea ) (1985-87)
- Sabrina (1954)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
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Roman Holiday (1953)
- Rear Window (1954)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Network (1976)
- Whale Rider (2003)
- Two for the Road (1967)
- Into the Woods
- A Little Princess (1995)
- Titanic (1997)
- The Red Violin (1998)
- All About Eve (1950)
- Sunset Blvd. (1950)
- The Piano (1993)
- Finding Neverland (2004)
- Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- Seabiscuit (2003)
Musical Films :- Singin' in the Rain (1952) <-- SITR is hands-down my favorite movie!
- West Side Story (1961)
- My Fair Lady (1964)
- Summer Stock (1950)
- Sound of Music (1965)
- Newsies (1992)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- Chicago (2002)
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- When Harry Met Sally (1989)
- Le Fabuleux destin d'Amlie Poulain (2001)
- North By Northwest (1959)
- The Godfather (1976)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Dark City (1998)
- Memento (2000)
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- Lola rennt (1998)
- Charade (1963)
- All the President's Men (1976)
- The Matrix (1999)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Frequency (1999)
- Patton (1970)
- Star Wars (1977 & 2005)
- Some Like it Hot (1959)
- The Muppets Take
Manhattan (1984)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Bowling for Columbine (2002)
- Fahrenheit 911 (2004)
- The Bourne Identity (2002)
- Bourne Supremecy (2004)
- Harry Potter films (all three)
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Try it and love it. Japanese animation/anime: |
Anime Page!:
http://www.princessmonkey.com/me/anime.html  |
These are some of the best films I have seen recently: |
- George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith (2005); Ewan MacGregor, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson and Frank Oz
- Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004); Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett
- Terry George's Hotel Rwanda (2004); Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo
- Marc Forster's Finding Neverland (2004); Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet
- Jennings and Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005); Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel and Bill Nighy
- Alexander Payne's Sideways (2004); Paul Giamatti and Virginia Madsen
- Cassavetes and Sparks' The Notebook (2004); Rachel McAdams
- Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004); Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
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I enjoy collecting interesting phrases and inspiring quotes. On this page, I have listed some of my favorite ones:
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Quotes Page: http://www.princessmonkey.com/me/quotes.html
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Not-so-famous and Famous People Whom I Admire: |
Not-so-famous:
- Apurva Dave – chemist, pilot, drummer, artist, and teacher (website)
- First Lt. Beth Creutz – brave friend who never fails to astonish us.
- Tina Ericksen – French schoolteacher for 6th-8th grade
- Jane Kim – international peacekeeper and rugby chick
- Dr. Vidhya Vishwanathan
– working hard in no-sleep residency years.
- Denise Fujii – climbing up the banana tree in HR.
- Melissa Baysinger – b/c mangaging men at an auto plant takes skill.
Famous: - Classic film stars: Audrey Hepburn (website) and Gene Kelly (website)
- Television stars: Allison Janney (pic) and Ellen DeGeneres
- Modern media stars: Sandra Bullock, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Moore
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What Am I Currently Reading? |
- Time's Eye by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
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I love to read! These are the titles of my favorite books: |
- Anne of Green Gables , series by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- The Namesake and Interpreter of the Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
- Audrey Hepburn Elegant Spirit: A Son Remembers – Sean H. Ferrer
- The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
- The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat by Stephen Lukes
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- The Wizard of Ads and Secret Formulas by Roy H. Williams
- The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
- Harry Potter , books 1-5 by J. K. Rowling
- The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide – Douglas Adams (his seven works)
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These are some things I do in my free time: |
Watch films, fly around Chicago, read, play a trumpet, spend time with family and friends , travel around the world and take pictures,
draw sketches with pencils, and perform stage theatre |