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Moviegeekjn

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About Me

I currently write curriculum materials professionally for a computer company in the Phoenix area, but review media for enjoyment. Writing technical materials pays the bills, but I would rather be hanging around the Camelview 5, going to movie festivals, and writing critiques of the latest non-mainstream films. The reviews I do write are featured at Old School Reviews or Toxic Universe , and I am a member of the Online Film Critics Society that is featured on Rotten Tomatoes .
I graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in English before teaching at an inner-city high school in Detroit for a year. I then did graduate work at Michigan State University to teach special education for the emotionally disturbed in Georgia for 5 years before moving on to teach English at Tuba City High School on the Navajo Reservation for over 20 years.

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My Interests

Movies (primarily arthouse and foreign), Baseball (grew up with the St. Louis Cardinals and adopted the hometown Arizona Diamondbacks), Travel, Music (especially blues ), Chess . I publish at media review site Toxic Universe or on my own movie review site Old School Reviews . Spirituality has long been an interest. I've been a Baha'i since 1969.

I'd like to meet:

Friendly and interesting people.... but with all I'm doing, I doubt I'll be checking this site compulsively.

Music:

Eclectic taste, but especially love the blues (Chicago style) and Dylan.

Movies:

I love the movies, and a recent highlight was being able to attend the 2005 Cannes Film Festival for a number of Press screenings. A listing of owned DVDs is at DVD Aficionado ; I am eclectic in taste. I do prefer arthouse, indie, and foreign films because they offer a much better chance at originality. I've written a number of movie reviews at Toxic Universe and Old School Reviews and am a member of the Online Film Critics Society .

Television:

About the only things I watch on TV are sports and movies, but I do have fond memories of a few older shows and have DVD box sets of the original Star Trek series, The Twilight Zone series, and Rocky & Bullwinkle.

Books:

Concentrated on American Literature during undergrad years. Favorite writer: Henry David Thoreau . Currently am reading more non-fiction titles and have written a number of reviews at Toxic Universe .

My Blog

Outta the boxes

Have nearly moved completely into new apartment now...Soooooo much nicer ... a little wooded oasis in central Phoenix with lots of greenery and fountains, and 18 miles closer to work and to virtually ...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:43:00 PST

Small acts

Once again reminded today about the impact a small act can have... even the ones we don't recall.Got a call from teacher friend in Tuba City, who had just returned from a memorial service for Mia Hend...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:34:00 PST

Blood in the Face

Disturbing documentary Blood in the Face about ultra right wing neo-Nazis is now available on DVD. Rented it from Netflix and watched last night... bringing back a few memories.Mostly about a REAL neo...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:50:00 PST

Rocket Science

It's been a while since writing up a movie review. Kind of "dead" zone for movies generally at the end of summer, and few that I've seen of late that I felt like writing up... but when a movie sticks ...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:46:00 PST

Sunday Morning on Dred Scott Way

Ascending from the Metrolink to 8th and PineI walk towards the Mississippi past the old courthouseWhere Dred and Harriett Scott sued and lostand head into the Adams Mark breakfast buffet.170 years sin...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:12:00 PST

Return flight from St. Louis

Just when I was beginning to feel like a misanthrope (after experiencing some real assholes who selfishly ignored humane protocol during waiting time for Southwest Airlines flight from St. Louis to Ph...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:08:00 PST

Irritating co-workers

I get along w/ virtually anyone... can tolerate a great deal.But sometimes irritation begins to simmer... like right now. One co-worker has a certain song clip on his cell phone that must go off minim...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:32:00 PST

Milestone for Hershman John

Feeling much like a proud papa today... Just got word from former student Hershman John that his first book of poetry is finally published! It's called I Swallow Turquoise for CourageFlashbacks to Her...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:23:00 PST

Movie favorites

Another Flixter feature is making movie lists. Favorites change (hourly), but following is one I've posted.... as of this minute: Are we moviecompatible?My Flixsterprofile...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:16:00 PST

Flixter stuff

Recently started checking features of Flixter out, and finding a few people there they term as "soul mates" as far as movie watching taste is concerned. Are we moviecompatible?My Flixst...
Posted by Moviegeekjn on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:59:00 PST