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About Me

i just turned 30 but luckily i still look 23...oh yeah, the picture of dorian gray, it's in my attic. i wear a suit and work in homeland security. i read a lot, but not as much as i would like...not enough hours in the day. i have a beautiful and intelligent wife who is also my soulmate. we are vastly superior to society, yet highly odd and awkward at the same time. i am a neat freak. i enjoy traveling perferrably by train. my comic book collection is my passion. it is stunning and ridiculous. i also like sleeping but unfortunately i hardly ever do. i love to try new and exotic food that most people wouldn't look twice at. veganism or vegetarianism are really the only logical humane and healthy choices. i am a diehard new york mets fan. i wish i was a vulcan so i wouldn't have to deal with "human emotions". i love comics, samurai, zombies, andi and star trek. i have a list of movies that i want to watch and it's long. yes i am weird. most people annoy me with their ignorance or greatly exaggerated self-importance. however, i am extremely friendly and loyal to those that deserve it. i'll do anything for those five people i care about. basically i don't like anyone but i love my rats and jaeger.

My Interests

comic books. dulli. reading. my quest for the incredible hulk #1-4,6. the mets. forensics. road trips. edmund and toshiro. history. serial killers. shatner. cuddling with my wife. film. vodka. helena bonham carter. the ideas of romance and tragedy. zombies. kate moss. helnwein. pollock. being difficult. traveling by train. world war II. samurai. random trivia. the joy of sleep.

I'd like to meet:

these guys...

the hero

the samurai

Music:

afghan whigs. joy division. low. david bowie. the twilight singers. galaxy 500. the misfits. mark kozelek. velvet underground. otis redding. pulp. damien rice. the rolling stones. the sisters of mercy. nick cave & the bad seeds. the who. talking heads. the smiths. my bloody valentine. red house painters. the supremes. sex pistols. sun kil moon.

Movies:

horror. subtitles. period pieces. tragic endings: apocalypse now. throne of blood. unbreakable. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. dr. strangelove. heat. chinatown. se7en. memento. silence of the lambs. fight club. seven samurai. a clockwork orange. big trouble in little china. la strada. lost in translation. 2001: a space odyssey. halloween. john carpenter's the thing. conan the barbarian. the virgin spring. return of the living dead. out of the past. the goonies. films by fellini, bergman, kubrick, and kurosawa.

Television:

the x-files. the twilight zone. the outer limits. star trek. 24. bsg. gi joe. boston legal. twin peaks. american dad.

Books:

comic books. anything insane. thought provoking. unhappy endings: the watchmen by moore. lolita by nabokov. alternative history series by turtledove. american gods by gaiman. the coming of the third reich by evans. the third reich in power by evans. do androids dream of electric sheep by dick. 1984 by orwell. battle royale by takami. the stranger by camus. the plague by camus. forgotten realms novels by salvatore. the trial by kafka. mother night by vonnegut. mein kampf by hitler.

Heroes:

greg dulli, toshiro mifune, and william shatner

My Blog

the fountain: film/gn....

if there is one thing that i like it is a gut wrenching tragic romance. i admit it...i am a sucker when it comes to them. that is why i was heavily looking forward to seeing the fountain. i picked up ...
Posted by dr. banner on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:10:00 PST

altman dead....

robert altman died last night. basicially he was the first modern independent american director. if you haven't seen any of his films you should watch mash, the player, short cuts, gosford park, nashv...
Posted by dr. banner on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:10:00 PST

past worn through a catastrophe....

rainer maria announced their break up last week. when i speak of music the first words out of my mouth are greg dulli, low, mark kozelek and joy division. after pausing and taking a breath though the ...
Posted by dr. banner on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:43:00 PST

passing of a legend...

one of the great pioneers of film and a personal favorite artist of mine, died on wednesday. sven nykvist was easily the greatest cinematographer of all time frequently working with swe...
Posted by dr. banner on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:45:00 PST

only four....

so if you enjoy movies but think that since summer is ending so are the good films...think again. if you don't have a lot of money, i have the four must see film recommendations for you for this ...
Posted by dr. banner on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:45:00 PST

films: why won't they just die....

finally, here is the last installment of the hundred greatest films list.... 25. The Shining Released in 1980, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The Shining was loosely based on the novel by Stephen Ki...
Posted by dr. banner on Tue, 23 May 2006 09:32:00 PST

films: the revenge....

part three in the epic revelation.... 50. The Conversation Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and released in 1974. The Conversation starred Gene Hackman (in his best role), Frederic Forrest, Teri ...
Posted by dr. banner on Tue, 09 May 2006 07:19:00 PST

films: the return....

if you couldn't get enough of the hundred greatest films ever then here's 75-51.... 75. Diabolique Released in 1955, and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Diabolique starred Simone Signor...
Posted by dr. banner on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:53:00 PST

films....

After the release of my initial list, I have decided to update the 100 greatest films of all time to reflect today. Here's the first 25.... 100. The Killer Released in 1989, and it was dire...
Posted by dr. banner on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:10:00 PST

defining moments in comic history: the only case where a blonde was better....

flashback to june and july of 1973. marvel comics is riding a high with sales leaps and bounds ahead of their "distinguished competition". the amazing spider-man had achieved premiere title ...
Posted by dr. banner on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:17:00 PST