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Fidelio

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends and Networking

About Me

Worked for an award winning feature film company in NYC, and just moved to LA to work for a Management/Production Company. I'm an avid movie buff and writer as well.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Film connoisseurs. People who like to chill and watch foreign or indie films on the weekend, or catch a flick. Also people to chill with at the beach. People with a satirical or dark sense of humor.

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Song my OCD won't allow me to get out of my head this week

"This is the way the world ends, not with a whimper but with a bang"

"All These Things I've Done" by The Killers
Music Video-UK Version
Private Pilot Abilene (Justin Timberlake) lip syncs in a dream sequence in SOUTHLAND TALES

"I got soul, but I'm not a soldier."

Music:

U2, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, The Cranberries, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Green Day, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Fiona Apple

"Cry Baby" by Janis Joplin
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"Loose Lips" by Kimya Dawson

Kimya Dawson - brand new on the scene, instant fame due to the popularity of JUNO - some love her, some can't stand her - the Bob Dylan of today? That's a bold statement, but she's quite addicting and look at some of her lyrics:

"And we'll pray all damn day, every day
That all this shit our president has got us in will go away...
And I'll say FUCK BUSH AND FUCK THIS WAR"

Movies:

Brazil
Why Brazil you ask? Not just because of Terry Gilliam's brilliant take on a 1984 dystopian future and how it blends fantasy with reality. But because Gilliam took it to the man to release his version of the film, waging a David and Goliath media campaign against the studio exec who wanted to cut up his film into the "Love Conquers All" version. By using Guerilla tactics and going against Universal's wishes by showing his film to the LA Critics, Gilliam forced the studio to release his version of the film after the LA Critics named it Best Picture of the year.
All time favs:
A Clockwork Orange, Taxi Driver, Manhattan, The Seven Samurai, The Godfather I & II, Serpico, Pulp Fiction, Do the Right Thing, Lawrence of Arabia, Annie Hall, Raging Bull, Apocalypse Now, Dr. Strangelove, Goodfellas
BEST FILM OF THE DECADE
I'm Not There - French Trailer (because there's no US Trailer on Myspace, if there is one let me know)
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Other Contemporary favs:
I'm Not There; Pan's Labyrinth; Children of Men; Darkon; 2046; Good Night, and Good Luck; The Squid and the Whale; Junebug (Amy Adams is a revelation) Sin City; A Very Long Engagement; City of God; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; The Hours; Kill Bill Vol. 1; The Royal Tenenbaums; Requiem for a Dream; Boogie Nights; Amores Perros; The Talented Mr. Ripley; The Insider; Summer of Sam; Eyes Wide Shut; Dancer in the Dark; Barton Fink; This is Spinal Tap
Other Classic favs:
Rebel Without A Cause, The Graduate, Once Upon a Time in the West, Sunset Boulevard, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Midnight Cowboy, Citizen Kane, Day for Night
Miramax Films: The Diving Bell and The Butterfly - Official Trailer
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THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby's fate leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life's passions, his rich memories and his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries.

Television:

Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, Seinfeld, That 70's Show, The Flight of the Conchords, Entourage, The Sopranos

Southpark vs. Family Guy
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Books:

Ayn Rand(1905-1982)
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Atlas Shrugged (Angelina Jolie has signed on to play Dagny--not a bad choice, but Cate Blanchett is ideal; Brad Pitt should sign on as Rearden), The Fountainhead, Player Piano, The Great Gatsby, Blue Movie (movie in the makes), Fight Club

Kurt Vonnegut 1922-2007. So it goes.
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Heroes:

Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Terry Gilliam, Spike Lee, Woody Allen, Akira Kurosawa, Steven Spielberg, The Coen Brothers, Frances Ford Coppola, Lars Von Trier, Yimou Zhang, Wong Kar Wai, Anthony Minghella, Todd Haynes

Screenwriters: Charlie Kaufman, David Mamet, Paul Schrader

Producers: Arnon Milchan, Robert Evans, Saul Zaentz, Scott Rudin, Harvey Weinstein, Christine Vachon

Authors: Ayn Rand, Kurt Vonnegut, Terry Southern

General: Malcolm X, Frank Serpico, Jeffrey Wigand, Lowell Bergman

Charlie Rose with Guests Michael Mann and Jeffrey Wigand discussing THE INSIDER. Al Pacino is Lowell Bergman a 90's type SERPICO, a producer for 60 MINUTES who stands up against the corrupt CBS Network and ends up leaving his 10+ year partnership with Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer). And Russell Crowe plays Jeffrey Wigand, a whistle-blower who risks his family and life to do the right thing.

My Blog

Best of 2007

Best of 2007I'm Not ThereBy far the most important, exhilarating, profound, and exciting film of the year, if not the decade. Todd Haynes has crafted the quintessential biopic, a vision of a musician,...
Posted by Fidelio on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:16:00 PST

IM NOT THERE

I'm Not ThereReviewHaynes Has Created the Most Important, Exhilarating, Profound, and Exciting Film Of The DecadeI'M NOT THERE is by far the most important, exhilarating, profound, and exciting film o...
Posted by Fidelio on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:52:00 PST

BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOURE DEAD

While the plot may be a bit cliché, Sidney Lumet's return comprises of powerhouse acting by Phillip Seymour Hoffman.  That Oscar sure didn't go to his head.  Hoffman's taking on challenging ...
Posted by Fidelio on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:54:00 PST

Best of 2006

This may seem like a bit late, but I wanted to post my picks for Best of 2006, and Worth Seeing in 2006, as many are on DVD now.  For instance, The Lives of Others just came out on DVD last Tuesd...
Posted by Fidelio on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:07:00 PST

DARKON premiere: Get Medieval in Chicago this weekend

DARKON premieres today, Friday February 23rd in Chicago at the Gene Siskel Film Center. This exciting feature documentary is the story of men and women from the Baltimore area who spend their weekends...
Posted by Fidelio on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:39:00 PST

Stranger Than Fiction

I'm a big Will Ferrell fan.  I think in the right role, he can be very comedic (Elf; Anchorman) or dramatic (Melinda and Melinda).  Stranger Than Fiction tries to blend these different talen...
Posted by Fidelio on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:30:00 PST

Curse of the Golden Flower

For those of you in New York City, run out and see Curse of the Golden Flower, it's freakin' awesome.  For those of you in the rest of the country, I believe it opens wide in January; be sure to ...
Posted by Fidelio on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:35:00 PST