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About Me

Here's the latest Lonely Dave, produced by Alex Domiguez, Milo Popp, Dave Hanson and Vito Lapiccola. Directed by Alex Dominguez.
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Here's my short, How They Met, starring Jim McCaffree and Jamie Moniz. Vote for it now!
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Here's a commercial I directed for the XFANZ Erotica Film Festival starring the stunning Joanna Angel! (WARNING: May not be safe to view if you are at work!)
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Note: This is actually supposed to read "makOto" rather than "makAto," but the site where I got the banner fudged it up. Thanks to Haruka for the heads-up!
Complete sincerity: You believe in being straightforward with others, and you expect the same from them. People would consider you a good listener, and one who is calm and mostly serious.

I walk unafraid.
My path has never been an easy one, but I walk it with my head held high. I believe in standing up for what you believe in, and speaking what's on your mind no matter what others think. I believe in being a leader rather than a follower, and always thinking for yourself. I believe in carving your own path, I believe in helping others out and, most importantly, I believe in myself. I came to Los Angeles not because I am a dreamer, but because I know that I have something meaningful to contribute to the world through the mediums of film and television.
Nothing is sacred and everything is holy. Fool me once and that's the last time you'll ever hear from me. My favorite "color" is black. If you've proven yourself as my friend, I will walk to the ends of the earth for you. If you've profaned our friendship, I'll walk to the ends of my patience with you. I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die (okay, okay, I cribbed that from the Man in Black, but it sounded so COOL). My massages have been known to induce orgasms with the ladies.
I am a fan of all things samurai. I study the martial arts of aikido, aikibujutsu, and Shinkendo. I am a voracious reader (10-15 books a month on average). I work smarter, not harder.
"You have the look of a grizzly and the soul of a teddy bear." - a college girlfriend.
What Aura Colour Are You?

Purple
Purple auras express psychic awareness and Spirituality. You most probably have your own faith, and you believe what you believe. You have a connection to the Gods and the world around you, including the Universe.
::What kind of Samurai are you?::
You truly are a "Real Samurai". Your honor and your Master are the most important things in your life, and you'll die for them without emotions or hesistation. You live life "in the moment". Every day in your life is as if it is the last. You do anything and everything today and do it well, because you know it can't be done tomorrow. Tomorrow will never come. There are no borders for you in your life if you follow the Code of the Samurai.
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Which Classic Story Role Do You Play?
- You Are The Wayfarer Guide
"I'll show you the way."
Your deep insight and quick wisdom never ceases to amaze those around you. You are the guiding light for many of those you know and are not afraid to help anyone else who asks. Not very many acknowledge your tremendous help and effort, but you do not mind that so much. You've seen what is in store for them, and will be there should they need your help. You enjoy people in general, but are very selective of who you let see the real you. Others see you as an enigma of sorts, a mystery that is seemingly ever changing.
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My Interests

Filmmaking, martial arts (aikido/aikibujutsu and Shinkendo in particular, with some tai chi thrown in for good measure), tattoos, pin-up girls, Japanese culture, coffee, stand-up comedy, acting, writing, producing, eastern philosophy, goth girls, foreign films, shamanism, mysticism, going with the flow, jokes made in bad taste, expanding consciousness, exercise, hanging out, Tao Te Ching, Bodhi Tree Bookstore, meditation, sarcastic responses to really stupid questions, compassionate responses to those who truly need them, alternating between helping others and being a selfish prick, karaoke, hiking, hockey, playing football rather than watching it, chi kung, yoga, alternative rock, old-school country music, jazz, the films of Sergio Leone, the Onion, odd cartoons, tiki art, lounge music, terrible Hawaiian shirts, pierced nipples, bizarro trivia, '70s exploitation films (especially Dolemite!), ugly neckties (because if I HAVE to wear a noose, it's gonna be painful for others to have to look at), reading and writing (but fuck arithmetic), headstands, lowlives, the criminal mind, film noir, fractals, quantum physics, questioning reality, questioning authority, questioning myself.

I'd like to meet:

Girls with a little bit of sass. Girls with glasses, a tattoo or two, and a sarcastic but not overbearing attitude. I would prefer a non-smoker. Someone intelligent and giving, funny and kind but edgy. Someone who takes life by the balls and twists them but knows not to tear them off. A girl whose head may be in the clouds but her feet are firmly planted in the terra firma. She prefers to play over work, but isn't lazy either.

I am mainly looking for a woman who isn't interested in the superficial trappings that life has to offer but is interested in living a souflul, spiritual existence that has deep meaning and soulful intention.

The astrological signs I most get along with are:

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On the networking side, I am always looking for friends who are into doing more than saying and are willing to spend a lot of their free time developing scripts and shooting short films for entry into the festivals. I have a pretty heavy slate but I am always looking to continue to learn the filmmaking trade from all angles.

If you are a practitioner of the martial arts, in particular aikido/aikibujutsu or ninpo, hit me up.

Music:

The Killers, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Bad Religion, Johnny Cash, The The, R.E.M., Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Miles Davis, Kodo, Urge Overkill, Smashing Pumpkins, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, acid jazz, punk, anything that is well done, no matter what the genre. I have a soft spot for the Japanese shakuhachi flute.

Movies:

Sunshine, The Bourne Trilogy, Wings of Desire, 300, Pan's Labyrinth, Children of Men, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Wedding Crashers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Last Samurai, Oldboy, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Amelie, Sin City, Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2, Citizen Kane, Bob the Gambler, Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Casablanca, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Honeymoon in Vegas, La Femme Nikita (original), The Professional, Dark City, The Crow, Stripes, Kingpin, Animal House, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Django, American Made, Evil Dead series, Star Wars (original trilogy ONLY), El Mariachi trilogy, Swingers, Godfathers 1 and 2, Get Shorty, Out of Sight, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, anything by Jean Cocteau, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, or Jean-Pierre Jeunet (all of the Jeans)

Television:

HEROES (but what the hell happened with the second season?!?!?!?), 24, Entourage, Futurama, Teen Zombie, Seinfeld, Deadwood, Vampire Hoteru, The Shield, The Sopranos, Justice League, Batman Adventures, Pinky and the Brain, The Family Guy, The Simpsons, X-Files, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry Sanders Show, SCTV, Kids in the Hall, Insomniac, Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Office (both U.K. and U.S.), Fear Factor, The Bernie Mac Show, Twin Peaks, M.A.S.H.

Books:

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill (GREAT read!), The Odd Thomas Trilogy, Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy, American Gods, Anansi Boys, On the Road, A Confederacy of Dunces, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Zen and the Martial Arts, If Chins Could Kill, The Power of Focus, A Warrior Blends With Life, Essential Sufism, What a Producer Does, Code of the Samurai, Hagakure, Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, Tao te Ching, The Unfettered Mind, The Kid Stays in the Picture, The Power of Myth, The Spiritual Science of Kriya Yoga, The One Minute Millionaire, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Shambhala: Way of the Sacred Warrior, The Art of Shen Ku, Sex Matters, Inner War and Peace, Man in Black by Johnny Cash

Heroes:

Guillermo Del Toro, Tim Kring, Alan Moore, Bill Hicks, Luis Bunuel, Carol Burnett, Albert Einstein, Mohammad Ali, Martin Scorsese, The Buddha, Osho, Bruce Lee, Robert Evans, Johnny Cash, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Jackie Gleason, lounge singers, Morihei Ueshiba, Bill Cosby, Fumio Toyoda, Masaaki Hatsumi, Miyamoto Musashi, Lucille Ball, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Toshishiro Obata and anyone else with the heart and mind to make their dreams a reality

This is footage of the one and only Toshishiro Obata Kaiso and his students. He is a true living legend in the martial arts community and I am priveleged to call myself his student. Check us out at www.shinkendo.com

My Blog

Paris Hilton Tried to Kill Me

Okay, it was wasn't intentional. Unless you count having an extreme lack of awareness an intention to kill. And I do. Where are the cops when you need them?I was preparing to cross the street at La Br...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:56:00 PST

Holy Sh*t, Its Stan Fu**in Lee!

I've been an avid comic book reader for thirty-three of my thirty-seven years of existence on this earth. That's why I am so happy to announce that I got to interview Stan "The Man" Lee this week for ...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:03:00 PST

Walk Unafraid

Walk Unafraid by R.E.M.As the sun comes up, as the moon goes downThese heavy notions creep aroundIt makes me think, long agoI was brought into this life a little lambA little lambCourageous, stumbling...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:06:00 PST

The Night I Met Burt Reynolds

When I was a kid, I was a huuuuuge Burt Reynolds fan. I must have watched Smokey and the Bandit a thousand times before I hit middle school.So it was to my great delight that I met the living legend b...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:21:00 PST

San Quentin Tarantino, Vol. 2

I finally got to meet Quentin Tarantino a few months back at the Grindhouse Film Festival he threw at the New Beverly Theater in Los Angeles. It went pretty damned well despite our previous encounter ...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:10:00 PST

My Film is Now Online!

My multiple award-winning short film, Under My Skin, can now be seen on iFilm and AOL video!Check it out on iFilm here.To check it out on AOL Video, click here. Or, just go to my MySpace homepage!Enjo...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:06:00 PST

Check Out the Commercial I Shot ...

... for the XFANZ Erotica Film Festival and let me know what you think. It's on my home page! (WARNING: Although the woman's breasts are covered by pasties, this is NSFW!)And holy cow, has it been a f...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:39:00 PST

Under My Skin

I finally finished production of my first professional film this week and I couldn't be more happy with it. In fact, I feel better than I have in quite a long time. This film has been a labor of love ...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:16:00 PST

Attack of the Blog Thing

I was really, really bored today, so I decided to see how accurate these hundreds of blog tests are. Here are the results. Your Dosha is Vatahttp://images.blogthings.com/whatsyourdoshaquiz/vata.jpg " h...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 06:43:00 PST

Fall Down Seven, Stand Up Eight

Like many of the hopefuls who move to los Angeles every day, I've risked everything to come here and follow my dreams. Many people told me that I was a fool -- including my own Dad -- but here I am, s...
Posted by Vito Lapiccola on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 04:24:00 PST