Ben

About Me

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I am an actor, writer and budding film critic among other things. Like many out there, I do have a day job that pays the bills, but I refuse to ever let my day end there. The day can never be that short. I am a huge movie fan, and my favorite films thus far are "Taxi Driver" and "Goodfellas." I am also a big Eeyore fan, and I have dozens of them hanging out in my apartment. Many people think that adults shouldn't be playing with stuffed animals, but to hell with that! One day, I will do what I love and make a living from it. I just hope that I don't have to wait too long for that to happen. Anyway, thanks for checking out my page!

My Interests

Acting, writing, running, jogging, movies, DVDs, CDs, music, music from the 80s, rock concerts, etc.

I'd like to meet:

Someone who can stand somebody who gets stuck in their head a lot, and who can also get my safety zone every once in awhile and challenge me as a person.

Music:

AC/DC, Aerosmith, Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Eminem, Crystal Method, U2

Movies:

Movies by Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, John Carpenter. My favorite movies are Pulp Fiction, Pump Up The Volume, The Breakfast Club, The Lord Of The Rings, Alien, Aliens, John Carpenter's The Thing, Halloween, They Live

Television:

Homicide: Life On The Street (the greatest show ever!), OZ, ER (even when it sucks), The Cosby Show, Battlestar Galactica (both old and new), Star Trek, 24, Fawlty Towers

Books:

My favorite book of all time is The Diary of Anne Frank. Other favorites include Stephen King's It and Gerald's Game. Non-fiction is my favorite thing right now. I'm prepared to read just about any biography out there. Even the ones of people I hate.

Heroes:

My family, Robin Williams, all the members of 3KO Broadway Theater Company, Andre Braugher, Chazz Palmenteri

My Blog

SNL and the IFCS

Hello, hello, hello! A couple of things here. First off, I reviewed the season premiere of Saturday Night Live last night for Associated Content's call for content for the Fall 2007 TV season. Please ...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:58:00 PST

One from the 1970s: Deliverance

Be forewarned, there will be spoilers as to what happens in this movie throughout this article. If you have not checked out this movie yet, which was recently re-released on a Deluxe Edition on DVD, b...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:47:00 PST

ER Season Premiere

Hi everybody! ER returned to NBC last night with another cast member's life hanging in the balance among other things. When you have a chance, please check out some of the articles I have written on E...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 06:45:00 PST

Not Until Walter Gets Here...

If any of you out there are in Los Angeles over the next few weeks, then I invite you to check this out. I will be performing a monologue I wrote and will be acting in some scenes. I also wrot...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:00:00 PST

Movie Review: The Brave One

You cannot think about this movie without thinking about "Taxi Driver." Every other review has brought this up, and I am not even going to try to ignore that. "Taxi Driver" was really started up Jodie...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:32:00 PST

One from the past: Cruising

William Friedkin's 1980 movie "Cruising" was just re-released in theaters this past weekend for a limited engagement in select cities, and it will be released for the first time ever on DVD on Septemb...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:04:00 PST

"Halloween II" review at MoviePulse.net

Hello, My recent review of "Halloween II" got posted recently at MoviePulse.net. Please check it out when you have a chance: http://www.moviepulse.net/mp_pages/archive/page_halloween2.p hp...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:20:00 PST

Criterion Top Ten Picks

Recently, on the website to the Criterion Collection, they had some film critics, writers, and filmmakers name their top ten Criterion DVDs. Among those included are Steve Buscemi. Allison Anders, Jan...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:30:00 PST

September 11th - 6 Years Later...

We're now at the 6th anniversary of September 11th, and to me, it is starting to feel like a normal day again. Not completely normal mind you, but not so encumbered with rememberances and an overflow ...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:29:00 PST

The Man, The Myth, The Legend