Classics in every catagory I can think of.
Personal favorites-obscure and renowned.

Books: I found these books very helpful
in different venues of life. These
are all available through B&N.com

Some of My most watched and cherrished Films: You'll inevitably see a trend if you've viewed many of these.

Uta Hagen: "A Challenge for the Actor" This is a wonderfully helpful book for actors of any experience level-it's clear, insightful, and beautfully written by one of the world's top actors and minds ever.

David Mamet: "True and False-Heresy and common sense for the actor" Written by the award winning creator of scripts, screenplays and stories-This is to the point; no holds barred!
Also by David Mamet: "Glengarry Glen Ross"- "American Buffalo"-"Oleana".

Paul Alexander: "James Dean-Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
This is the first and still favorite book I read about the brilliant flash in history known as "Jimmy". Perfect!!!

David Dalton: "James Dean-The Mutant King"
Yet another great (and different) take on the Legend.

Ronald Martinetti: "The James Dean Story" Wonderful.

John Gilmore: "Live Fast Die Young-Remembering the Short Life of James Dean" Intriguing view from a Very close friend of his.

Antoine de Saint Exupery: "The Little Prince"
Though catagorized as a 'childrens' book-it's anything but. This tale contains lessons that one can and should apply directly to life. Eye opening and Touching!

Rebel Without a Cause--East of Eden--Giant--The Wild One--My Own Private Idaho--U Turn--Return to Paradise--The Mosquito Coast--Dead Poet's Society--Great Expectations--Waking the Dead--Labrynth--The Virgin Suicides--All the Pretty Horses--The Talented Mr. Rippley--A River Runs through It--Fight Club--Seven--Glengarry Glen Ross--The Usual Suspects--Natural Born Killers--Chaplin--The Wonder Boys--Fear--Legend--Taxi Driver--Cape Fear--Six Degrees of Separation--Affliction--The Shining--What's Eating Gilbert Grape--Sling Blade
More to Come...

Sorcerers of their Craft: Actors&Legends

Excluding the first, they appear solely in alphabetical order. This is simply to make it easy for you to find your favorites on this list. A star-*-signifies the elite, after my number one, who appears at the top of the list.

*James Dean*

Jim Carey
Nicholas Cage
Chris Cooper*
Billy Crudup
Matt Damon*
Leonardo DiCaprio
Robert DeNiro*
Robert Downey Jr.*
Kirsten Dunst
Tom Hanks*
Ed Harris
Harrison Ford
Mel Gibson
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Ethan Hawke
Phillip Seymor Hoffman*
Katie Holmes
Anthony Hopkins*
Kate Hudson
Joshua Jackson
Anjelina Jolie
Jude Law
Jack Lemon*
William H. Macy*
Steve Martin
Toby McGuire
Marilyn Monroe
Nick Nolte
Ed Norton
Al Pacino*
Gwyneth Paltro
Joaquin Phoenix*
River Phoenix*
Brad Pitt
Michele Pfeifer
Giovani Ribisi
Kevin Spacey*
Charize Theron
Billy Bob Thorton
Vince Vaugh
Rudolph Valentino*
Gene Wilder
Robin Williams*

and so many more to come....