Movin' pictures
The Departed, Snatch, City of God, Swingers, anything with Audrey Tautou, The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien, L'Auberge Espagnole, High Fidelity, Thank you for Smoking, Amores Perros, Lock Stock, Roman Holiday, Dumb and Dumber, Wedding Crashers.
Musica
In no particular order: Radiohead, The Arcade Fire, DeVotchKa, Broken Social Scene, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sergio Mendes, Zero 7, Federico Aubele, DJ Shadow, Interpol, Portishead, LCD Soundsystem, The Beatles, Thievery Corporation, Regina Spektor, Emiliana Torrini, Fela Kuti, The Black Keys, Lhasa, Marvin Gaye, A Tribe Called Quest, Fiona Apple, Al Green, Frank Sinatra, Gorillaz, Sigur Ros, Doves, Nicola Conte, Manu Chao, Stars, Seu Jorge, Piero Umiliani, Röyksopp, Feist, K-Os, Gotan Project, Mos Def, Bloc Party, Koop, Sound Providers, The Chemical Brothers, Ray Charles, Beck, The Streets, The Raveonettes, Brand New, Nina Simone, Bjork, Ella Fitzgerald, Kasabian, The Mars Volta, Jurassic 5, Andre Rieu, Burt Bacharach, Goldfrapp, Secret Machines, The Concretes, Sons and Daughters, The Rapture, Van Morrison, TV On the Radio, The Roots, Pink Martini, Stevie Wonder, Common, The Strokes, The Helio Sequence, and I love discovering new stuff all the time (kind of a hobby of mine).
Television
30 Rock, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Passport to Europe, South Park, The FIA Formula One World Championship.
Propping up a table somewhere is
The Cat's Cradle (RIP Kurt), Fahrenheit 451, Catcher in the Rye, Angela's Ashes, America: The Book, Naked Pictures of Famous People, Stewie's Guide to World Domination
Instant happiness is
Music(preferably live), motor racing, automobiles, sports, travel, Italia, the great cities of the world, WOMEN WITH FOREIGN ACCENTS, Audrey Tautou, TINA FEY, food & cooking, good beer, movies, stand-up comedy, international affairs, photography, driving on sunny days with the windows down while listening to good music, lots of other random things...