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Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!!

No kitty, that's my pot pie!!!

About Me

Personal:
Horror movies, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu & MMA, travel, gaming, heavy metal, and most of all FOGO DE CHAO!!! I don’t have much free time, but I do what I love, and I love what I do, so most of my interests manifest to some degree in my work. I’m heavily political, but try not pointlessly obsess unless I’m working on a project that allows me to actively influence government and/or society. Overall, I believe the wisdom of the universe can be summed up in two words: South Park!
Professional:
As a visual anthropologist and documentary filmmaker I’ve had the opportunity to travel extensively, explore diverse cultures, and work closely with incredible people.
I’m currently directing a feature documentary entitled "Don’t Tell Me What to Think". The film explores the world talk radio, with an emphasis on the Fairness Doctrine and issues of free speech. For more info, send me a message.
Pending the release of my upcoming film, I’m unable to exhibit my more recent professional projects, but for fun I’ve uploaded a few clips from some of my early student films.
Education:
As an undergraduate at Rice University, I earned degrees in Anthropology, Art & Art History, and Visual Arts, before finishing my graduate work in Cinematic Arts at USC. I recently moved to New York, where I’m completing my PhD in Visual and Cultural Studies.

My Interests

Travel(especially Eastern Europe), filmmaking, horror movies, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & MMA, mythology, anthropology, exploring cultures, Ren Fests, Fogo de Chao!!!

I'd like to meet:

Artists, entertainers, and film industry professionals.

I'm working on long term projects in Brazil and Eastern Europe, and I travel frequently to many other countries including Italy, Holland, Germany, and others, so I'm always looking to meet new friends abroad.

I also love working with SELECT bands and musicians(meaning I must truly like and believe in your music!), and I'm currently looking for unsigned bands to include in the soundtrack of "Don't Tell Me What to Think"..

Anyone else interested in Gracie jiu-jitsu, filmmaking, horror, Transformers, or any of my other eclectic interests, feel free to drop me a line.

Music:

Rob Zombie, Alice in Chains, Existence(www.existence.zde.cz), Union Underground, Guns N Roses, Pantera, Lacuna Coil, Drowning Pool, Mudvayne, Breaking Point, Guano Apes, Skindred, No One, Faith No More, Drain STH, Shinedown, Poe, Disturbed, Linda Perry, Soil, and pretty much anything heavy.

Movies:

House of 1000 Corpses, Night of the Living Dead, Monty Python(all), The Company of Wolves, Brotherhood of the Wolf, 80's B horror, Cemetary Man, Susperia, Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Revenge of the Ninja, Pootie Tang, South Park, Fright Night, Evil Dead, Tarkovsky's Nostalgia, and pretty much all vampire, werewolf, and zombie films.

Television:

South Park!!! MXC, Married With Children, Smallville, Sopranos, Ultimate Fighter, Justice League, Transformers, and many more.

Books:

Brian Lumley Necroscope Series, Ravenloft, Dragonlance, Death Gate Cycle series, Le Morte De Arthur, Bulfinch's Mythology Anthology, Jay Ruby's texts, Robert Howard's Conan shorts and novels, and a wide variety of cultural analysis and visual culture texts.

Heroes:

Eric Cartman and Al Bundy!!!

My Blog

When trees attack!

Not for lack of trying, but the trees were unsuccessful in their plot to take me out yesterday.. Guess they watched Narnia and went into attack mode. All this and I only came away with just a few piec...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:01:00 PST

Poor mistreated Obama!!!

Who would ever have thought that people might look into the background or question the PR facade of a presidential candidate??? No, I’m not referring (at least not directly) to his wife’...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:27:00 PST

Anyone in Rochester area wanna train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?

I'm looking for training partners in the Rochester area. Whether you've trained BJJ before or are interested in starting, I've got mats and a gym at my house, and would like to find a few people to t...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:44:00 PST

New songs and video for "Dont Tell Me What to Think"

I uploaded preliminary scratch audio tracks and live mixes of a few of the soundtrack songs for "Don't Tell Me What to Think".   The studio versions will be available soon, as well as tracks...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:33:00 PST

Musicians wanted!

We're nearing post-production on "Don't Tell Me What to Think", and will soon be selecting the final soundtrack and score music for the film.  Rather than license music from signed bands, we pref...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:13:00 PST

Your own starring scene in "Don’t Tell Me What to Think"

In the next few weeks, we'll be filming ride along interviews with fans of various talk radio shows.. If you love a particular host or talk show, we'd like to include a brief portrait of your life, a...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:04:00 PST

Finally uploaded production stills

I've updated my photos with a few stills from the filming of "Don't Tell Me What to Think"..  Most are from the 911 Freedom Concert with Sean Hannity..  I'll add more when I get a chance, bu...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:14:00 PST

Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival

I'll be in Amsterdam for the festival from Nov 23rd - Dec 3rd.  If anyone else is attending or screening a film, I'd love to hear from you. This is the 1st year I'm going to the festival, but it...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:31:00 PST

Al Bundy and the American Ninja!!!

A couple of weeks ago, there was a great party for the grand opening of the new Gracie Academy in Torrance..  It was amazing to have so many members of the family in one place, especially Grand M...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:48:00 PST

Tribute to Gracie family!!

In light of the recent Royce vs Sakuraba rematch, it's a great time to pay tribute to the accomplishments of the Gracie family... Royce in particular. Win, lose, or draw, the Gracies triumph on a h...
Posted by Bullrog has lots and lots of powers!! on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:12:00 PST