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Tom

What's moo with you?

About Me

I'm just a hardworking artist, photographer, filmmaker and family man out here in LA-LA Land. I'm broke, but damn, I'm having fun and getting better at it all the time! I'm always interested in meeting new people so give me a holler!Or better yet, pay me to take your picture! I've got kids to raise and a studio to pay for!-Tom

My Interests

Photography, filmmaking (editing, keyart/posters, directing, screenwriting), books, 3D and 2D work, special effects, confirmed macaddict, journalism, sex, chocolate, traveling, yoga, languages, and workaholic's anonymous :)

I'd like to meet:

God (I have a few questions)

Music:

Alanis Morissette, Anna Nalick, Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Damien rice, The Darkness, David Bowie, Del Amitri, Duran Duran, Fiona Apple, Franz Ferdinand, Gorillaz, Gwen Stefani, Jem, Jet, John Mayer, John Williams, Joss Stone, Juno Reactor, Keane, The Killers, KT Tunstall, Lenny Kravitz, Louise, Maroon 5, Matchbox Twenty, Nina Simone, Norah Jones, Oasis, Paul McCartney, Phoenix, Pink, Propellerheads, Queen, R.E.M., Rachel Yamagata, Radiohead, The Rasmus, Sarah McLachlan, Scissor Sisters, Sheryl Crow, Simple Kid, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics, The Stills, The Streets, The Strokes, Tears for Fears, Tom Jones, Tori Amos, Travis, U2, The White Stripes

Movies:

Empire Strikes Back, Fargo, Amelie, Breaking the Waves, Dreams, Resevoir Dogs, LOTR, The Matrix Trilogy, The Incredibles, Citizen Kane, A Few Good Men, Crimewave, Magnificent Seven, To Live, Kung Fu Hustle... and about 100 more

Television:

Lost, 24, CSI: Miami (guilty pleasure), The West Wing, The Shield, Desperate Housewives, Call For Help, Farscape, Vikings games, House, Rachel Ray, Iron Chef, Breathespace Yoga, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, SpongeBob SquarePants

Books:

The Human Stain, Middlesex, Atlas Shrugged, Audition, Blink, The Tipping Point, The Robber Bride, Lies and the Liying Liars, Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, Janet Evonovich books, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Atonement, Skinny Dip, When You Ride Alone, You Ride With Bin Laden, Wherever You Go There You Are, America: The Book, Freakanomics

Heroes:

Leo Buscaglia, Terry Gilliam, Robert Rodriguez, Indiana Jones, my folks, every firefighter, Bill Clinton, and I'm sure there's more.

My Blog

Some Oscar Prep photos and... Variety is UP FOR SALE?!?

Hey folks, just a quick blog during a week that just keeps getting more insane by the minute!First, here's a link to a gallery of early Academy Awards preparations at the Kodak:Click for gallery!And s...
Posted by Tom on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST

Getting in Touch with my Inner Seventies

Nostalgia has a strange way of showing up on your doorstep. I've been iTunes-diving recently and reconnecting with old albums that decades ago sat prominently at my family home or grade school.Being a...
Posted by Tom on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:10:00 PST

It’s big, dark and... and moist!

It's already Friday and I'm ready to pass out. I'll tell you guys about shooting the soon-to-be-accepting an honorary Oscar Robert Boyle after we publish the story. But my other shoot of interest this...
Posted by Tom on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:38:00 PST

What’s in my bag?

It's one of the most common questions asked of photographers: "What do you shoot with?" Well, after getting my lens cleaned and returned from Nikon I finally brought all my main elements together for ...
Posted by Tom on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:13:00 PST

Mag SWAG Bag Hag Rag

I believe I've admitted this before: I'm a SWAG hag. SWAG, in Hollywood parlance, is the Stuff We All Get. They're the free goodies we receive when we attend an award show or convention. Personally, i...
Posted by Tom on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:34:00 PST

Globes Implode and Distractions Abound

So, the Golden Globes got canceled. Okay, not canceled but definitely reduced to the point where now it'll be a curiosity to view by those of us in Hollywood and nothing more.For those of you who have...
Posted by Tom on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:36:00 PST

2008... Say, "Cheese!"

Here's the deal. My holidays were spectacular. I took some much-needed time away from work to relax, enjoy days of unorganized fun with my family and to rethink.Christmas and New Year's have already p...
Posted by Tom on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:07:00 PST

Strike Writing and Hulu Bingeing

The Writer's Guild Strike is now six weeks old. It is almost a certainty all that Hollywood will get for Christmas is a boulder-sized lump of bile-ridden coal. Award shows are in jeopardy, new shows a...
Posted by Tom on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:10:00 PST

Chanukkah, more blood and a little blasphemy.

A very happy Chanukkah to my Jewish friends, here and around the globe. My wife made some wonderful matzoh ball soup using thanksgiving leftovers and I wish I could share, it's incredible! Yes, it's n...
Posted by Tom on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:14:00 PST

Life Happens Rewind: part II

Monday, Nov 23rdI'm back in front of students, teaching four different classrooms of students. This time, I'm at Adams Middle School in Redondo Beach and it's strange to be teaching a new generation o...
Posted by Tom on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:04:00 PST