actor
"I liked Saving Private Ryan. Technically it was just awesome. The imagery was incredible. There were some scenes that haunt me still, like the hand-to-hand combat scene with all the explosions. It was very disturbing."
GEORGE CLOONEY
actor
"The movie I really liked was Saving Private Ryan. I like the way it was directed. I thought Spielberg did a great job."
SHARON LAWRENCE
actress
"I loved Saving Private Ryan because of all the technical elements. It was brilliant moviemaking."
DONNY OSMOND
talk show host
"I loved the reality of Saving Private Ryan. I didn't grow up in that era. You can only hear stories about how severe it was, and I have some friends who served there, and they said it's the movie that comes closest to the reality of war. I walked out of the movie just stunned."
DON RICKLES
comedian
"Well, it has to be Saving Private Ryan. Spielberg is a genius. It's the first war film I've seen where the action is completely realistic."
JON STEWART
Comedian
"I loved Saving Private Ryan. I had no idea that war was that fast. When I left the theater, I felt like I should hug someone around age 70."
DORIS ROBERTS
actress
"I loved Tracks by Bruce Springsteen. It has so much great stuff on it; it's just fabulous. His songs are like little ballads or short stories. He writes about American life, and Hove that."
ED BURNS
actor
"I know by far the biggest highlight for me is the Springsteen boxed set. I'm a die-hard fan. Everything else will pale in comparison."
BRAD GARRETT
actor
"Brian Setzer's CD The Dirty Boogie is on my list. I love big band, always have. I love the old standards. I saw Setzer open for John Mellencamp once, and he hooked me."
PATRICIA HEATON
actress
"I liked Cold Mountain [now in paperback]. It really takes you into a different time and place. I haven't read too much about the Civil War, and it really made me interested in it. And the characters are so incredible. It was beautiful."
PETER BOYLE
actor
"I loved the book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. It's a terrific book about Hollywood in the '70s. I found it incredibly fascinating. It was like learning things you never knew about people you knew."
JAY McINERNEY
author
"My favorite book of the year was Birds of America by Lorrie Moore. I just love her offbeat sensibility."
HALLE BERRY
actress
"Beloved was my favorite. I love Oprah, I love Toni Morrison, and I think that was one movie where if you missed a minute, you probably would be lost. I laughed and cried, and I felt so full when I left the theater."
NANCY WILSON
singer
"Beloved was wonderful. I thought they did an excellent job with a wonderful book. I adored Danny Glover, and I thought the two young girls were super."
USHER
Singer
"Beloved is one of the best movies that I've seen. I like the way the director shot it. I like the story line, and I really like the actors in it."
TYRA BANKS
model
"Beloved was the film I liked best. Thandie Newton's performance still haunts me."
LARA FLYNN BOYLE
actress
"I think the new Alanis Morissette album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie is just amazing. It's such strong, confident, positive music for young women."
IVANA TRUMP
entrepreneur
"I loved the film The Mighty. I cried; it was very sad. But it was also about friendship and accepting yourself and others, so it was beautiful too."
TODD OLDHAM
designer
"My favorite album was The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. It has intelligent lyrics we haven't seen since Joni Mitchell."
MAXWELL
Singer
"Lauryn Hill's album was the best this year. It was just dope. I knew that she always wanted to do something all by herself, and it's so nice to see that she finally did and it's been received so well. It's nice to see her shining in a way that everyone knew she would."
HANK HILL
propane salesman
"I liked The Complete Hank Williams. This 10-disc set is a good introduction to the greatest country musician of all time. Although I don't know how it can call itself complete with only four versions of 'Honky Tonk Blues.' "
CLAUDIA SCHIFFER
model
"My favorite album of the year is Stunt by Barenaked Ladies. I just got it, and I've been listening to it every morning. They are so great. Their music is so much fun, and it really pumps you up with energy."
ROBERT TOWNSEND
actor
"I loved Life Is Beautiful. It was well-written and well-acted. It told an incredible story of what a father is willing to do to protect his son from the Holocaust."
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
designer
"The film Life Is Beautiful is wonderful because love wins, and that's always good."
MICHAEL KEATON
actor
"The movie Life Is Beautiful is my favorite. I love its Italian sensibility. Roberto Benigni is such a great clown and obviously a Marx Brothers fan."
JAMES ELLROY
author
"I'll tell you what my favorite book was: William Bennett's book about Bill Clinton called The Death of Outrage, which is a clarion call for the American people to see to the impeachment of that sleaze."
MONICA
Singer
"My favorite for this year was A Perfect Murder. I thought it kept you in suspense the entire time. The action was incredible. And Michael Douglas is always believable."
LAURA LINNEY
actress
"I just read John Irving's new book A Widow for One Year and liked it a lot. It's a story about children and parents, people wanting things they can't have and coming to grips with who your parents are."
JOHN WATERS
director
"My favorite movie is Happiness. I think it's the best movie in 10 years. It's smart, it's scary, it's funny, and it makes us laugh at things we never had the nerve to laugh at before."
GINA GERSHON
actress
"I loved Happiness. I thought it was great. But I never say anything's my favorite. That's too much commitment for me."
MOLLY SHANNON
actress
"I loved Happiness. I liked the way it was handled, the way the characters were presented. The director allowed you to observe them without making any moral judgments himself. I found that inspiring."
KELLY PRESTON
actress
"My favorite movie is Happiness. The script was sent to me for the part of one of the sisters, and I was very scared by it and didn't go for it. But I think the director handled the topic really well."
EDWARD NORTON
actor
"I liked the films Out of Sight and Happiness. I liked their craftsmanship. They were well-directed."
JOAN JETT
Singer
"I just saw Happiness, and I liked it; it was really intense. I think it disturbed a lot of people. I saw a couple of people leaving the theater."
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT
actress
"My favorite movie was Ever After: A Cinderella Story. Dougray Scott is unbelievable, Drew Barrymore was so incredibly beautiful, and, to be totally cheesy, I loved that it was the first movie I'd seen where the princess was beautiful with no makeup on."
HOWIE MANDEL
talk show host
"The whole Mandel family loved Simon Birch. It was a terrific movie that did more than entertain; it taught kids to be more understanding about people who are different."
SELA WARD
actress
"I liked Simon Birch. I just thought it was a wonderful story. It was simple, and it had a lot of heart. They don't make enough movies like those."
CHRIS ROCK
comedian
"There's Something About Mary was my favorite movie. It was courageous and just really, really funny."
MELISSA JOAN HART
actress
"My favorite film was There's Something About Mary. It was so over-the-top and outrageous."
DEBORAH GIBSON
singer
"My favorite song for the year was Never Ever by All Saints. It reminds me of those old Motown girl groups. It's a very honest song. All Saints are like the Spice Girls, but you can tell they formed themselves."
DANNY MASTERSON
actor
"With their album Yield, Pearl Jam continue to produce amazing music, evolving perfectly with the times. The album incorporates hard rock and soft, melodic tunes, which gives it a perfect balance."
GREG GERMANN
actor
"The best CD was Introducing...Rubén González. He's a 79-year-old Cuban piano player, and he's amazing. That's absolutely my favorite."
TIM RUSSERT
news anchor
"My favorite 1998 movie was Ronin with Robert De Niro because it was extremely well-written and suspenseful. And it had the best car chases since Bullitt."
JAY MOHR
actor
"My favorite 1998 movie was Slam. The filmmakers tricked me into thinking it was a documentary at times. And it had a surprisingly positive message, even though the main character is going to jail."
SARAH FERGUSON
spokeswoman
"My pick for best book is I Will Bear Witness by Victor Klemperer. I found it a deeply moving account of the encroachment on the liberty and dignity of a Jewish professor and his German wife by the Nazis in the run-up to the Second World War."
VALERIE HARPER
actress
"I liked the movie One True Thing. It's fabulous. Meryl Streep is a mother from hell. She's like most of us, trying to be a good mom, and then when mortality is in your face, amazing things happen. I just love Meryl's work. I love to watch her anytime I can."
DEBI MAZAR
actress
"I just saw the Lenny Bruce documentary Swear to Tell the Truth, and it was really moving to me because I'm a huge fan. But it was very thought-provoking because it was a tragedy."
HEIDI KLUM
model
"I liked the movie Antz. I thought it was really cute. I like animated movies. They're nice for kids but good for grown-ups too."
PAT RILEY
basketball coach
"I loved Enemy of the State. It's a very intense, intelligently made film. You walk out of the movie thinking somebody's looking at you."
SEAL
Singer
"The Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach album Painted from Memory is fantastic. I'm a great fan of Bacharach and also Costello. I like the fact that it's so classic. The songs are so beautiful; the melodies are timeless."
JON VOIGHT
actor
"One of my favorite movies when I was growing up was Robin Hood, and it made a mark on me. I just saw another movie like that, The Mask of Zorro, and I said, 'That's it! Take care of the downtrodden and the victims of injustice, and step in and win the day!' "
MADELEINE STOWE
actress
"The film Your Friends & Neighbors was great. I don't know what kind of person the director is, but I felt he didn't worry that his characters were sympathetic or likable. They were so consistent in their unredeemable qualities that I just reveled in it."
REGINA KING
actress
"My favorite TV show is The Jerry Springer Show. He gives everybody equal opportunity to act like a fool. You don't have to be black, you don't have to be white, all you have to be is a fool. My husband and I will watch the commercials the night before and say, 'Oh, my God, we have to tape that.' "
REBECCA ROMIJN-STAMOS
model
"I loved the movie Pleasantville. I saw it at the Mall of America in Bloomington, and afterward I realized that there is real life and then there are malls, which have become so identical and sterile. They are just like Pleasantville.' "
CLAIRE FORLANI
actress
"I loved Bulworth. It was such a smart, well-made, intelligent film. I've definitely always had a thing for American films."
HENRY WINKLER
actor
"I read an incredible book recently. It's called Time to Hunt and it's by Stephen Hunter. It's about two snipers. It's an amazing thriller and very well-written."
GUS VAN SANT
director
"My favorite film was The Celebration. It was shot inexpensively on home video, and then it won the prize in Cannes. That takes the cake. It also affected me emotionally."
MARTHA STEWART
entrepreneur
"I love The Truman Show because I LIVE The Truman Show. I have my own television show, which is bigger than life."
JERRY O'CONNELL
actor
"I'm a big fan of the TV show Sports Night because two of my close friends, Sabrina Lloyd and Josh Charles, are in it."
ISAAC MIZRAHI
designer
"My favorite movie this year was something called The Opposite of Sex. It was classic, and it was also incredibly modern at the same time. Lisa Kudrow is just the funniest thing that ever lived."
DENNIS QUAID
actor
"I liked The Opposite of Sex because it was so off-the-wall. My taste is always off-center."
Saved by the Bell Reunion
The hookups, the meltdowns, the memoires
The case reveals what was really going on what they think of each other now!
