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Geoff

DVD Talk Editor, Indie Film Fan, and Vegan

About Me

Born in Northern California (a little suburb of San Francisco called Moraga) I spent 4 Years in Upstate NY for School (Ithaca College), then after a brief stint in LA I moved to Portland (in 1993), where I've been ever since (and love it).
I run DVDTalk.com which is an online magazine that helps people figure out what to watch on DVD. Started it in 1999 and it's now the leading source for DVD info.
I'm also involved with local theater where I act, write and direct.Some creative influences: Spalding Gray, Martin Scorsese, Joan Miro, Bill Viola, Miranda July, Chuck Palahniuk, Scott Spencer

NOTE:
If you're looking to connect with me as a friend of DVD Talk please do so at my DVD Talk Myspace Profile .

My Interests

Theater, Movies, Music, Books, Acting, Directing, Yoga, Biking, Running.

I'd like to meet:

Fellow Portlanders, people active in the arts and theater in Portland, Vegans and possible friends.

Music:

Nirvana, Radiohead, The Darkness, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Pantera, Queen, Rage Against The Machine, Beastie Boys, The Dandy Warhols, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, Fiona Apple, The Innocence Mission, Green Day, Joan Osborne, Miles Davis, Sarah McLachlin, The Streets, TV on The Radio, The Aquabats, Man of The Year, The Sunggle Ups, Climber

Movies:

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the american astronaut, me and you and everyone we know, rear window, o brother where aret thou?, grave of the firefiles, office space, last life in the universe, amilie, almost famous, la confidentail, jacob's ladder, casino, oldboy, south park bigger longer & uncut, donnie darko, eyes wide shut, the blues brothers, citizen kane, the matrix, fight club, wings of desire, run lola run, star wars, the empire strikes back, lost in translation, Indiana Jones and the last crucade, jackass the movie, existenz, requiem for a dream, nulhollan drive, super size me, Brazil, the great escape, the road home, ferpect crime, 9 souls, 3-iron, Kekexili Mountain Patrol, The Squid and the Whale, Memento, Tommy Boy, Shaun of the Dead, Wonder Boys, Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Puffy Chair, Jackie Brown, Lawrence of Arabia, Igby Goes Down, Unbreakable, Run Lola Run, strangers on a train, charade, the godfather, out of sight, das bot, fear and loathing in las vegas, dark city, field o dreams, dancer in the dark, major dundee

Television:

Deadwood, The Shield, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Long Way Round, Dr. Who, SPACED, The Job, Black Books, CSI, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly, The Simpsons

Books:

Fight Club, A Million Little Pieces, The Contortionist's Handbook, House of Leaves, Vegan Planet, The Fermata, Fast Food Nation, Diet for a New America, No Need for Speed, Kick Me, Pattern Recognition, Men in Black (Scott Spencer), Interview With A Vampire, Guilty Pleasures, One for The Money, Airframe, The Beach

My Blog

Vegan Vacation

 I haven't posted on my blog in a while.... bad blogger!Last week I took part of a fantastic event that happened in Portland and at the Oregon Coast called "Vegan Vacation". It was an offshoot of...
Posted by Geoff on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:24:00 PST

My son the golfer

    Aaron had his first golf lesson  today. He hit 2-300 balls. And was amazing (for being 5 and having his frist class)
Posted by Geoff on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:20:00 PST

Love Connect Script and New One Act

I've had a couple of people ask me to send them the script for Love Connect so I thought I'd post a link to the PDF if anyone wants to read the script :)Love Connect ScriptAlso I'm in the middle of wr...
Posted by Geoff on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:18:00 PST

Video of Hohoho

    Finally got the video from Hohoho From the Happy F**king Holiday's Show!! So of course it's up on youtube.Hohoho at YoutubeEnjoy.GeoffPS the lighting queues were all messed up that ...
Posted by Geoff on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:50:00 PST

Love Connect Video is Up!

I was able to tape a performance of Love Connect!  Rather than get it up on  Youtube who has a lame 10 min time limit on files, I put it up on msn soapbox. Love Connect VideoAlso up on Googl...
Posted by Geoff on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:57:00 PST

HFVD now = Choke on My Heart (an Evening of One Act Plays)

Happy F*cking Valentine's Day is now called "Choke on My Heart"Performances have been set!!Show Previews:The Towne Lounge 721 SW 20th Place2/10 & 2/11 7pm  $5 The Real Deal:Coho Theater2257 N...
Posted by Geoff on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:52:00 PST

Happy F**cking Valentines Day Show

I mentioned in my last blog post that the one act play I wrote (or rather short play) called Love Connect got picked for the Happy F**cking Valentines Day show!!  Well I went to the general audit...
Posted by Geoff on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:40:00 PST

Love Connect Accepted into Happy F*cking Valentine's Day Show

Happy to report at 1 act play I wrote called  "Love Connect" got accepted as part of Toy Boat's "Happy F*cking Valentien's Day" show (the show which may end up being named "VD"  The piece ca...
Posted by Geoff on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:05:00 PST

Last of My Bad Habits Online

In case you missed the Happy F*cking Holidays show I was both in and directed, I've put online the video fromThe Last of My Bad HabitsLink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sokigNoHC4IThe piece was writ...
Posted by Geoff on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:01:00 PST

The Last of My Bad Habits and Hohoho

I'm insane... ok you already knew that. But now I'm going to prove it.This month I took on both directing a one act play called "The Last of My Bad Habits" and am starring in one called "Hohoho"The ni...
Posted by Geoff on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:37:00 PST