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Tony

If I'm so evil why are you satisfied?

About Me

Born & raised in LA. Lover of music, movies & great places to eat. Am willing to jump out of a plane, camp or ski -- yes, it's true, I've never been camping or skiing. I am an authentic LA city boy. Love going to baseball games but I'm not a sports nut. I've been in one high speed chase. I've been shot at twice but they only got me once. Leo DiCaprio once stepped on my foot then tried to run me over with his beemer. I subscribe to too many magazines (current favorites: American Cinematographer, RES, Entertainment Weekly). I trust my instinct (and it's always right). When I'm wrong, I admit it. Way too honest. Workaholic: currently I teach editing to dancers and ethnographers, I write for the movies (which really means I rewrite), I am teaching myself how to make my own web page and how to podcast, I am always shooting short films, I run a summer movie club, I run a writing group (and a tight ship) and, later this year, I will direct a feature length film. Anything else? Ask.
And since so many of you want to see something I've done, here's a snippet. Warning: I had many beers before shooting this and you should have many beers before viewing. Rock on!

My Interests

movies, music, books, making baby Jesus cry, staying up late, waking up early without an alarm clock, sleeping in.

I'd like to meet:

Bizzaro Tony, an Italian actress, a great tax accountant, talented folk, people that do what they say, Jack Black, the cop that let me go, Axl Rose, the ghost of Rick James, the girl in the hot pants, Tony Jaa (oh wait, I did meet him), the RZA (oh wait, met him too), Martin Scorsese (yeah, we met, but we need to talk), someone who likes peanut butter as much as I do.

Music:

The Kills, Neko Case, Camera Obscura, Every Move a Picture, Brakes, Feist, Beth Orton, The Chalets, Hurra Torpedo, Annie, Radio 4, Editors, KT Tunstall, Radiohead, Beck, Le Tigre, Ryan Adams, Outkast, Aimee Mann, Bill Fox, Beck, The Streets, Tom Waits, Black Keys, White Stripes, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, U2, Frou Frou, Ladytron, The Shins, The Police, The Beatles, Metallica (old stuff), Guns N' Roses, El-P, Aesop Rock, Gomez, Jem, Flaming Lips, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Doves, Wilco, Dizzee Rascal, Interpol, Joseph Arthur, Badly Drawn Boy, Dover, Coldplay, Travis, Johnny Cash, Pulp, Massive Attack, Portishead, Liz Phair, Peter Gabriel, Remy Zero, Neil Finn, Bjork, DJ Shadow, The Pixies, Muse, The Killers, Velvet Revolver, Stephin Merritt, Kid Lightning, Goldfrapp, Public Enemy, Control Machete, TV on the Radio, RJD2, Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, Feist, Hot Hot Heat, Magnetic Fields, Ween

Movies:

Raging Bull, Aliens, Raising Arizona, Chunking Express, Pan's Labyrinth, High Fidelity, Morven Callar, Children of Men, The Verdict, Pieces of April, Blood Simple, La Strada, Sweet Smell of Success, The Saddest Music in the World, Le Samourai, Boogie Nights, The Virgin Spring, Rushmore, Roger Dodger, 8 1/2, Secretary, Fargo, Magnolia, Star Maps, Hard Eight, Suture, Cat People (original), Point Blank, Leone Westerns, Last of the Mohicans (Dir. Mann), Heat, Sixth Sense, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Abre Los Ojos, Seven Samurai, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Manhattan, In the Mood for Love, Talk to Her, About a Boy, Sideways, Maria Full of Grace, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 12 Monkeys, Shallow Grave, After Life, just about everything by Stanley Kubrick, Adaptation, Trainspotting, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Peeping Tom, OldBoy, GoodFellas.

Television:

The Simpsons, Sports Night, West Wing, The Office (BBC), Family Guy, Music Videos (not MTV), Futurama, Auqa Teen Hunger Force, Veronica Mars, Battlestar Galactica (the new one rocks!), Nip/Tuck, Heroes, 30 Days, Blade (don't look at me that way, it's really fun).

Books:

The Stranger changed my life, Lolita is the most beautifully written book I've ever read--what else can break your heart and make you feel so dirty in a single sentence, The Winter of Our Discontent, The Once and Future King, Catch 22, Trainspotting, Easy Riders Raging Bulls, Kitchen Confidential, currently reading Glue by Irvine Welsh.

Heroes:

My mom or maybe Sam Fuller... and not just because he carried a gun.

My Blog

Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud

Proof that being a rock star doesn't make you too cool for school, Brian May, guitarist for Queen, just received his PhD in astrophysics after handing in his thesis 30 years late. :)BTW, that's the t...
Posted by Tony on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:38:00 PST

BrakesBrakesBrakes sent me a music video

Okay, I'm sure they sent it to everyone but this is a first for me. Usually I get an email from a deleted user I've never heard of saying "you liked (band X) so I'm sure you'll love me." I never fol...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:51:00 PST

Daft Punk live!

No, I haven't seen Daft Punk in concert this year... but I'm seriously considering going to Vegoose. Anyone want to make a road trip out of it?Regardless, a buddy just sent me this link. It's Daft Pu...
Posted by Tony on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:03:00 PST

Virgin Festival 2007

DAY ONEPeter, Bjorn & John - A nice bunch of boys but their brand of rock can't compete with with the heat and humidity of Baltimore, Maryland.Ben Harper - I've tried many times to get into his music....
Posted by Tony on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:27:00 PST

Rush in concert

Yeah, that's right, I saw Rush in concert. You got something to say about that? From opening with "Limelight" to closing with "YYZ," they delivered the nerd-tastic evening all were hoping for. To b...
Posted by Tony on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:15:00 PST

More fun stuff from Coachella

Some clips from Coachella. First, lights! A tiny (and I mean tiny) clip of Explosions in the Sky And finally a fun clip of Rodrigo Y Gabriella ...
Posted by Tony on Tue, 01 May 2007 10:06:00 PST

Coachella 2007

DAY ONEThe Noisettes - These guys (and lady) were full of energy and aiming to make sure you wouldn't forget about them by the time the festival was over. No chance of that. BTW, their guitarist was...
Posted by Tony on Tue, 01 May 2007 05:07:00 PST

Countdown to Coachella - Sunday Line Up

The match ups on Sunday are pretty one sided for me but here they are:Lily Allen vs AirCrowded House vs PlaceboWillie Nelson vs Kaiser ChiefsCan you guess who I'm going with?The next time I post will ...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:21:00 PST

Countdown to Coachella - Saturday Line Up

Look at the second day of the festival, it seems that I only have one possible conflict.The Rapture vs The Black KeysBut I don't think that counts. I caught The Black Keys at Bumbershoot a few year a...
Posted by Tony on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:09:00 PST

Countdown to Coachella - Set Times & Friday Line Up

I took at a look at the set times and, as always, there's always a few tight spots.First, I guess I should explain that Coachella is to me what a toy store is to a kid. I like to drop into a tent, c...
Posted by Tony on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:48:00 PST