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maria paola

zero tolerance for tension

About Me


Skytower jump! 192 mt. What a jump!

Happy 2008 and may the force be with us!

My Interests

Music, movies, philosophy, photography, arts, yoga, and POSITIVE ENERGY

I'd like to meet:


David Bowie+Nine Inch Nails - I'm afraid of Americans

Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd

Roger Sanchez - You can't change me

Timo Maas - To get down

Music:

Rock, jazz, fusion and everything that sounds good

Movies:

U2 3D - Now this was something special! I'm not a huge fan but the 3D experience is definitely a must to try.
Cloverfield - Powerful, effective, original: I loved it!
Things we lost in the fire - I was really waiting for this one since I Really like Benicio and I have already read the screenplay. It's good, intense and they managed to put Frank Zappa in it!
No country for old men - I was expecting a lot more. To be honest I think I have to watch it again. At the end I was expecting a resolution that didn't come!
Sweeney Todd - The same story with any other director would have been aweful. Thankfully Tim Burton is a real genius and the movie is great!
We own the night - Powerful and effective, my only complaint is about the change of heart of Phoenix's character. Other than that the actors are great.
The lives of others - This is a must see, perfect movie in terms of character, story and pace.
The hunting party - Once you see it you will wonder why and how you skipped this one (talking about conspiracy theories). A must see.
Black Snake Moan -Original and very effective. Samuel Jackson is fantastic and Christina Ricci gives another brilliant performance after the intensity of Monster.
Ratatoille - Warming good stuff, the graphic is astonishing as Remy moves like a real rat!
The brave one - I enjoyed this one from the beginning to the end, I was expecting a fall down in the finale but it didn't happen! Great stuff.
This is England - Powerful and very intense, sort of reminded me of Romper Stomper. The fact that it's all seen by the eyes of a kid makes it even more effective.
American Gangster - Two of my favorite actors with a hell of a director! It's terrific and almost perfect. Russell and Denzel are immense.
Into the wild - An uplifting and at the same time devastating experience, this is a must see. I kept thinking about it after leaving the cinema for hours.
Control - INTENSE, this is the only word I can use, because I was completely speechless. I have been a Joy Division fan in my teenage days, so this movie and the music brought back TONS of memories from those days and not all of them were good. It's FANTASTIC.

Television:

Prison Break, 24, The Sopranos, Californication, The Shield, 30 Rock, My name is Earl.

Books:

Currently reading: Movie scripts
Inside Section One by Christopher Heyn

Heroes:

Groucho Marx, Frank Zappa and Mr. Spock

My Blog

192 mt jump

[Skytower, Auckland 26 december 2007]Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. In this case:JUMP!This was probably the most powerful experience of all my life! After jumping and getting down...
Posted by maria paola on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:23:00 PST

Happy new year!

Happy 2008!I just got back from a wonderful trip to Auckland and Sydney, all the pictures are posted in the pics section from the main page.Go there to see them all! I'm trying to post the JUMP video,...
Posted by maria paola on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:16:00 PST

George Takei - Star Trek Original Series Premiere

Mr. Sulu - George Takei himself was present for the premiere of 2 episodes of the original series, The Menagerie part I and II, completely remastered and new! There's a DVD box set coming out on Novem...
Posted by maria paola on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:11:00 PST

Virgil Donati - Billy Sheehan - Tony MacAlpine

A hell of a show!I didn't know what to expect from the venue, since I have never been there before and I knew it was a night club... so they had some posh shit like: leave the jacket in the cloakroom ...
Posted by maria paola on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:18:00 PST

My 2nd screenplay is out!

Hey there,I have registered and sent out into the world my second screenplay, it's called LIFE THRILLS and I'm very excited about it!LOGLINE:Escape your daily routine and get in trouble. A revised Bri...
Posted by maria paola on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:08:00 PST

Michael Madsen @ Raindance Film Festival

Michael Madsen, the man himself, was a special guest at the Raindance Film Festival here in London. Last friday he attended the preview of the documentary "Being Michael Madsen" together with the othe...
Posted by maria paola on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:13:00 PST

Zappa plays Zappa @ Shepherd Bush Empire

They played some of my favorite Frank's songs ever! The atmosphere was more intimate than the performance of last year at the Royal Albert Hall, there were not the big names guests, no Terry Bozzio (h...
Posted by maria paola on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:28:00 PST

Second round passed!

Unbelievable so far but my first spec screenplay, Find me again, has passed the second round of the Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards.The results so farThe quarterfinalists will be announc...
Posted by maria paola on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:00:00 PST

The Police @ Twickenham Stadium

Reunion tour or not reunion tour... If they all turn out like this one, I would say YES big time! The show was outstanding, but lately I managed to get bad seats for some reasons, good thing I have a ...
Posted by maria paola on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:10:00 PST

Beastie Boys @ the Brixton Academy

All in all a very entertaining show, but probably I was expecting something a little different. For some reason, the people in the circle couldn't stay seated for more than 20 seconds, taking pictures...
Posted by maria paola on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:00:00 PST