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Don Roff

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

About Me

A former Airborne Ranger and Greener grad (a Greener Ranger is a bit of an anomaly, right?), now a full-time writer , editor , and father , as well as a part-time filmmaker . Check my official blog for updates.

My Interests



Creating stuff from my imagination, physical fitness, nutrition, film, books, music, horror, film noir, and science fiction, daydreaming, superheroes, monsters, All Hallow's Eve, and haunted houses, et al.

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I'd like to meet:

People who inspire me.

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This little guy, too, would make my life...

Sun Sign: Sagittarius
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Moon Sign: Capricorn
Moon 12° Capricorn 03' Capricorn Horoscope
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Rising Sign: Aquarius
Ascendant 24° Aquarius 40' Aquarius Horoscope
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Music:


Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith, Sam Cooke, Django Reinhardt, Carl Perkins, Forbidden Dimension, Elvis Presley, Krzysztof Pendereki, Robert & Johnny, Samhain, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Cramps, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Doors, Modest Mussorgsky, Black Sabbath, Gustav Holst, Queen, Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Misfits, Richard Wagner, Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Nirvana, Les Baxter, Martin Denny, The Frantics (Seattle surf one), more to come...

Movies:


ADVENTURE
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 48 hrs., The Edge, Raiders of the Lost Ark, more to come...
COMEDY
Ed Wood, Neighbors, Manhattan, Sweet and Lowdown, The 'Burbs, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Clue, more to come...
DRAMA
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Ice Storm, Stand By Me, more to come...
HORROR
Psycho (original), Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Mask of Satan (Black Sunday), Halloween, Night of the Living Dead (original), Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, The Exorcist, The Thing (both), more to come...
NOIR
Double Indemnity, The Maltese Falcon, Detour, Chinatown, LA Confidential, The Big Sleep, The Postman Always Rings Twice (both versions), DOA, Kansas City Confidential, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, The Devil Thumbs a Ride, Call Northside 777, Rear Window, Rebecca, The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, The Spanish Prisoner, House of Games, Assault on Precinct Thirteen (original), more to come...
SCI-FI
2001: A Space Odyssey, Outland, Blade Runner, Alien, Aliens, Silent Running, Fiend Without a Face,

Television:



Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Justice League, The Herculoids, The Sopranos, Space Ghost (original), Six Feet Under, The Adventures of Superman, The Twilight Zone (original), Justice League, The Animated Adventures of Superman, The Animated Adventures of Batman, Jonny Quest, The Jetsons, The Andy Griffith Show, Leave It To Beaver, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Battlestar Galactica (original), Alfred Hitchcock Presents!, Real Time With Bill Maher, Twin Peaks, Circle of Fear, Night Gallery, Frankenstein Jr., more to come...

Books:



The Complete Edgar Allan Poe, The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer, The Theban Plays by Sophocles, Poetics by Aristotle, The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, Junky, Exterminator, and Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs, Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, and Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, The Monster Show by David J. Skal, The Daredevil Series and The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, My Antonia, Dune by Frank Herbert, The Poetry of Charles Bukowski, The Poetry of Emily Dickinson, Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, The Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen, The Complete Works of Anton Chekhov, Chinatown and The Last Detail by Robert Towne, LA Confidential by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, Father of Frankenstein, Surprising Myself, and Gossip by Christopher Bram, The Hard Case Crime series, more to come...

Heroes:


Autumn Wilder

Ray Bradbury

Edgar Allan Poe

Sam Cooke

Django Reinhardt

Virginia Woolf

Preston Sturges

David Mamet

Aquaman

Flash Gordon

Steve Reeves

Autumn Wilder, Ray Bradbury, Tootie Olinger, Django Reinhardt, Emily Dickinson, Aquaman, Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Woody Allen, Ida Lupino, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, Sergio Leone, Ramona Fradon, Alex Raymond, Edward D. Wood, Jr., Don Knotts...

My Blog

E.T. Might Phone Home...

... but he should refrain from watching a damn movie on it.  At least a David Lynch film. I'd have to concur with the Auteur. There is no experiencing a film unless its just you and it ...
Posted by Don Roff on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:02:00 PST

The Greatest Meets The Greatest

The greatest athlete of all time, Muhammad Ali, meets the greatest vocalist of all time, Sam Cooke.In a word: charming....
Posted by Don Roff on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:10:00 PST

Not Fade Away

R.I.PBo DiddleyDec. 30, 1928  June 2, 2008...
Posted by Don Roff on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:28:00 PST

The 48 HRS. Diaries

If you're a fan of the film 48 HRS. or are a screenwriter, this may be of interest to you: The Key Dancer Chronicles ...
Posted by Don Roff on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:42:00 PST

Film Quote of the Day!

The Key Dancer Chronicles
Posted by Don Roff on Wed, 14 May 2008 12:49:00 PST

Not Tomorrow: Today

Like music? Here's a rousing piece -- only at The Key Dancer Chronicles...! ...
Posted by Don Roff on Wed, 14 May 2008 11:58:00 PST

The Summer Movie I Wait For...

If you care, it's--as always--at my blog:The Key Dancer ChroniclesTell 'em Senator Joseph McCarthy sent you! ...
Posted by Don Roff on Mon, 12 May 2008 12:32:00 PST

American Civil Rights

At: The Key Dancer Chronicles, of course ;-) ...
Posted by Don Roff on Fri, 02 May 2008 12:29:00 PST

"Gorotz a ran"

This link takes you to my real blog: The Key Dancer Chronicles. From there, find the "Gorotz a ran" article, if you feel so inclined. Thank you, readers!Don ...
Posted by Don Roff on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:46:00 PST

My New Favorite Song, I Think...

Bless you Bob Marley for writing it.Bless you Joe Strummer for recording it.You both are deeply missed. ...
Posted by Don Roff on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:46:00 PST