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Benutty’s recent post about his favorite movies made me think about my favorite movies.

So I sat down and tried to come up with a list. I’ve seen way too many movies to easily come up with a list off the top of my head. Then I went to all the Netflix ratings I’ve done. I’ve rated like 3,000 movies since I joined Netflix way back in 2003. I came up with a pretty solid list and then I tried to decide what the common themes were in the movies that I love.

Some obvious things: I like to cry. Beyond that: gay themes, empowered/animated female characters, visually-stunning cinematography, and dramas involving life and death and/or lost opportunities. That and I have a special place in my heart for all zombie movies. I cannot get enough of zombie movies. When the zombie invasion comes, I will be prepared. Thank you World War Z.

So without further adieu and in no particular order, these are my favorite movies of all time.

A Single Man – seriously, Colin Firth is amazing and this movie made me bawl. I saw it by myself at the Piedmont Theatre. It was magical and moving.

Auntie Mame – Oh come on. Every gay needs to see this movie. Mame is amazing and when you remember this movie was made ages ago you will be shocked. Rosalind Russell is a firecracker.

Best in Show – Haha. Jennifer Coolidge is one of the best actresses of all time and wholly underrated. Poor thing. She is the Susan Lucci of the silver screen. Oh and Sue Sylvester is also a star in it. Haha.

The Fall – God this movie is such eye-candy. Not the most amazing plot and pretty predictable but damn this movie is so visually pleasing. Therefore, it gets two photos.

My Beautiful Laundrette – Every gay will die when a young punk Daniel Day Lewis secretly licks the neck of his lover’s ear in front of his family. That scene is outrageous.

It’s My Party – Total cheese but I love it. It’s a secret pleasure. When you need a good cry, watch it. And a chubby young Margaret Cho is in it. Plus, I love the fact that no one wanted Eric Roberts to take the role of playing a gay man so early on. They were afraid he would be blacklisted. Luckily, he wasn’t blacklisted. His career sucked anyway.

Steel Magnolias – I can quote so much of this movie it’s ridic. Momma, my colors are Blush and Bashful. Don’t talk about me like I’m not here! Another good cry movie.

Stepmom – Okay so basically I like to cry at Julia Roberts movies. But Susan Sarandon is the real star of the movie. She just gets me crying and crying. Especially during the nighttime horse ride in the snow scene. I have their births, their childhoods, you have their futures, their weddings, their child. Ugh. Crying right now.

Atonement – Another movie that is so depressing and makes me want to cry. Seeing the ramifications of our actions in life over the course of a lifetime through movies is something I love.

Harold and Maude – God, I adore this movie. It’s so weird and quirky. And it’s a classic.

The Goonies – Another movie I can quote left and right. I even won a Baby Ruth in a Piedmont Theatre midnight showing of the film. Plus the mom from Raising Hope is in it. And god I love Raising Hope.

In the Bedroom – Sissy Spacek. That is all.

Titus – Jessica Lange, Anthony Hopkins, Alan Cumming all under the direction of Julie Tamor. Yeah. An eye candy mess of a Shakespeare play. Cannibalism, rape, avarice, treachery and revenge. Loves it. (That’s Ms. Lange in that photo).

Clue – Hello, we made a 7 part YouTube series about this movie. I was Madam Curry. Need I say more. Actually, I do need to say more. And I shall say: “That’s right. I hated her SO much. Flames. On the side of my face. Heaving. Flaming…”

Zombieland – Best zombie movie I’ve seen in a while. Total tongue-in-cheek approach to a zombie film. Plus it starred Jesse Eisenberg before he was super-famous and getting Oscar nominations. Anyway, zombies and Jesse = me hard.