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Ed

Ed Lin for President!

About Me



I wrote the novel Waylaid, (which was based on my childhood growing up in a hotel) published by Kaya Press in 2002. Playboy liked it. My second novel is This Is a Bust .
Check out my Web site: Ed Lin for President .
You see, edlin.com was already taken (by someone named "Jennifer Edlin"). My wife didn't like my idea for killedlin.com. So I wanted to choose something that was perennial and not something that would sound outdated and stupid a few years down the line.
I've done commercials, too. Thank you, Greg Pak!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'm not particular.

Music:

Raven Steals the Light, Husker Du, Bob Mould, Stooges, MC5, Wayne Kramer, GBV, Tobin Sprout, Swervedriver, Toshack Highway, Adam Franklin, Damned, Jesus & Mary Chain, Freeheat, Wipers, The Sound, Adrian Borland, Comsat Angels, Pagans, Johnny Smith, Little Richard, Esquerita!, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Nils, Chino, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Ruts, David Bowie, The Clash, The Zombies, The Saints, "Nuggets" series, "Back From the Grave" series, "Stompin'" series, and "Savage Kick" series.

Movies:

Pather Panchali, Aparajito, The World of Apu, Memories of Murder, Lady in the Water, The Lives of Others, JSA, Hudsucker Proxy, Naked Gun series, La Strada, Il Posto, Beijing Bicycle, Shower, Yi Yi, Ghost World, The Blair Witch Project, Casablanca, Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, anything with Buster Keaton, Orphans, The Wicker Man, The Killing, Ministry of Fear, Le Samouri, The Squid and the Whale and Welcome to the Dollhouse.

Television:

Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Cash in the Attic, X-Files, Twin Peaks, All in the Family, Urban Spelunking, Everybody Hates Chris, NHL playoffs, Lost, Barney Miller, Woody Woodpecker and Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

Books:

Waylaid, Dashiell Hammett, Norbert Davis, Charles Willeford, Paul Cain, Junot Diaz, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Karl Taro Greenfeld, Youngsoo Park, Chester Himes, Herbert Simmons, Shawn Wong, Debra Magpie Earling, Fatima Lim-Wilson, Thaddeus Rutkowski, Outlaws of the Marsh, Gilgamesh and back issues of Dime Detective, Dime Western and Detective Fiction Weekly.

Heroes:

Kill the Superheroes!

My Blog

The Happening (U.S. film)

Don't believe the haters. Have extreme fear of Betty Buckley.
Posted by Ed on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:04:00 PST

White Heat (U.S. film)

If Dockers ever had to go back the re-branding drawboard, they could do worse than take a tough-guy image like Cagney in the joint in khakis. "Top of the world, Ma, and now wrinkle-free!"...
Posted by Ed on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:00:00 PST

The Jazz Singer (U.S. film)

I appreciate this film for the great stride in audio/visual entertainment that it was for the day, and even for Al Jolson's (who was a bit of an anti-discrimination force) talent. I love silent and ea...
Posted by Ed on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:50:00 PST

The Visitor (U.S. film)

Reminds me of the feeling you get when you eat something really good for the first time and you wonder why you've never had it before. Then when you bring someone else to eat the same thing, they thin...
Posted by Ed on Sat, 31 May 2008 01:24:00 PST

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (U.S. film)

Corny. Very corny.
Posted by Ed on Sun, 25 May 2008 06:00:00 PST

A Bout de Souffle (French film)

Also known as "Breathless." Breezy, jazzy, fun-in-the-moment improvs strung together with no bad consequences in a life that can end in absurdity....
Posted by Ed on Mon, 19 May 2008 09:00:00 PST

Jules and Jim (French film)

Hey, how come the cover art and stills look so fun for this rather morbid story? More like "Ghoulish and Grim."
Posted by Ed on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:06:00 PST

Policeman (Japanese film)

From 1933 and Tomu Uchida's only complete silent film that remains intact. Some parts drag a bit, but the chase scenes and the sharp, articulate movement of the camera makes it feel like it's from the...
Posted by Ed on Sun, 11 May 2008 01:56:00 PST

49th Parallel (U.K. film)

Laurence Olivier as a French Canadian lunkhead? He dies early on, but this balanced escape/morality-play movie surges through to the end. ...
Posted by Ed on Sun, 04 May 2008 02:00:00 PST

Robinson Crusoe on Mars (U.S. film)

Believe it or not, this works, and it's more thoughtful than you'd think. I guess the repeated saucer montage kinda wears down the viewing experience, though....
Posted by Ed on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:26:00 PST