I like to watch movies and make movies and talk about movies. I admire the work. I love music, driving, writing and expressing myself, most of all I love life. That last one encompasses the many other likes and loves and dislikes I have. Life is a good time, and if not, you can manipulate your reality to make it such.
YOU! Everyone has an interesting story to tell and I want to hear YOURS!
The Incomparable Ray Charles! U2 The Greatest Rock Band Today! My Fellow Haitain, Wyclef Jean! Queen! Depeche Mode! ( Thanks Tatiana). Kool & The Gang! Jason Mraz! Chris DeBurgh lol! Bobby Darin! Luke Moellman aand Ben Davis! Cole Porter! Green Day! (Thanks Cady). Marvin Gaye! Kanye West! Rat Pack! Marvin Gaye! Norah Jones! Eminem! Jackson 5! Filter! Fugees! Biggie Smalls! Louis Armstrong! Ludacris! Mary J. Blige! The Clash! Robbie Williams! Red Hot Chili Peppers! Michael Jackson, THE BLACK VERSION, undeniable! Yoko Kanno! Machine Assemblesd Soul! Miles Davis! Neville Brothers! Prince! The DUKE! Oasis Frank Sinatra! Luther Vandross! Moby! Tenacious D! Maroon 5! Thelonious Monk! Oasis! Outkast! Sabotage 100! Will Smith! Ying Yang Twins! George Gershwin! Fugees! Billy Joel! Jill Scott! Mayu Ishikawa! Simon and Garfunkel! The Isley Brothers! Eryka Badu! Elliot Smith! some 50 cent! Jay-Z! Reggae, Rap, Jazz, Blues, Compa, Pop, Funk, Bebop, Soul, R&B, Dance, Hip-Hop, Techno... I do it all except Country, well Old School Country is fun. WHAT ELSE?...
Where do I start? Ray. Clockwork Orange. Un long dimanche de fiançailles; A Very Long Engagement. Patrick Willems: Aspiring Lumberjack trilogy. Super Size Me. Dark City. Office Space. Goodfellas. LOTR series. Bond Flicks! Hero. Dr. Strangelove. Citizen Kane The Manchurian Candidate; old school and new school. Animatrix. Adaptation. Bad Boys I and II. Kill Bill. Dark CityCon films; Matchstick Men, Oceans 11 and 12, The Italian Job. Cowboy Bebop The Movie. Pulp Fiction. A Beautiful Mind. Films! Beauty and the Beast. _________ I'm big on the style of great directors, such as Spielberg, M. Night Shymalan, Christopher Nolan, Kubrick, Michale Moore, Jean- Pierre Jeunet, Choen Brothers, Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson. Anything with Gene Kelly, Robin Williams, Samuel Leroy Jackson, Christopher Walken, Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.
I am not big on television, but thanks to DVR I watch what I want, when I want! Usually I watch the Bravo, AMC and TCM; they show a wide variety of great films. Then there’s the Cowboy Bebop series; which is an incredibly beautiful anime. Great blend of music, drama, characters, and action. For those who don't like anime, this isa fun one to start with. The Twilight Zone; which inspired my DUSK AREA movie/series. Family Guy, damn it's good! A laugh every five seconds! Futurama! Scrubs! I watch news also. CSPAN, I'd rather hear on the news on the Senate floor than from some news at 6 chick! MSNBC! Capital New 9! CNN! WHAT ELSE?...
My absolute favorite writer is Franz Kafka! Here are some of my oher favorite writers: Shakespeare! Sophocles- the fathers of drama. Anyting by Arthur Miller! Aristopnahes! Frederick Douglass! Richard E. Wright! Here are some of my favorite books:The Lexus and The Olive Tree, it's economics and it's so true! Watchmen, one of the greatest comics ever! Preacher gone to Texas, another great comic with a rather disturbing concept. Narritive Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass and Other Writings! A Clockwork Orange- Anthony Burgess. Read it sometime, "What's it going to be, eh?" Lord of The Rings series! The Giver! WHAT ELSE?...
My heroes are those who inspire all people to use what they have and make it more. Those select individuals who illustrate that the stature of a person is not physical, but cognitive. Furthermore, my heroes are not only physically beautifull but internally so, plus they are amazingly intelligent beings. Beyond that they offer the world incredible gifts that we only need to be patient in order to fully understand and appreciate. Yeah, that's what's up. And so this is my list: El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, Coretta Scott King, Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King, Cornell West, Ralph Waldo Ellison, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman... Who Else....?