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what is the first film you ever saw?

Return of the Jedi, is the first film I remember watching.

what is your favorite film of all time?

I have a problem with this question being loaded! I have films that I can watch everyday like Star Wars 4-6 or films I have great memories of like Eliminators. So, what does is mean? Or maybe The Last of the Mohicans.


what is your favorite line in a film?

Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill! (major league)

what film made you realize that film was an art?

Consternate, because that was the first film I began to see what it was to make something come together. More then just images on a screen, but blood, sweat, and hard work really makes you believe there is something more to a picture.

what movie do you consider your guilty pleasure?

13th warrior. That movie should have been better with director John McTiernan, Written by Michael Crichton, Antonio Banderas and Vladimir Kulich as bad asses.

who is your favorite movie character of all time?

Duke from GI Joe. Thats who I wanted to be when I was a kid and how America's should be anyway.

what is your favorite movie snack food?

Popcorn

who is your favorite director of all time?

Stanley Kubrick

who is the most impressive filmmaker working today?

Aleksandr Sokurov with Mother and Russian ark is their any debate on a 1 take full length film with score in the movie preformed live.

what quality do the best directors share?

"an understanding that a story is also told visually and that it must match the feeling created by sound(music, dialogue), that style is substance." (Troy Myers)

I have nothing to add...

who is your favorite actor/actress of all time?

James Stewart are you kidding. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Who knew government could look so good.

who is your favorite actor/actress working today?

Gary Oldman because he makes everything better.


who would you cast in a film about your life?

Sean Astin. "Goonies"

finish these sentences:

if you could remake one movie...That would be like painting over the Sistine chapel with flat black paint.

i never wanna watch a movie with...general public ever again. They suck and talk too much!

the perfect movie is...nothing, and impossible.

Elegant Lady

My Grandma’s Stroke…

It was very daunting seeing my Grandmother in that state. She was always sharp as tack and “Elegant Lady”. She was raised in those taboo times. Jenny, Mom and sister were all in the room when Grandma started to rant about being a bad person, sleeping here and there. Not realizing she was remembering her life. She felt “dumb” and “ashamed”. My mother quickly reminded her she is and always was an Elegant Lady. This calmed her down enough to tell us some stories.

I remember this one not as a past event because it was nothing of the sort, but her state of mind today. She was complaining about her phone ringing and not being able to answer the thing. She apologized for any inconvenience this may have caused us. She was frustrated; she felt like no matter what she did the phone would stop before she answered. She felt far away from the phone like in the other room and just could not make it. This spoke volumes to my heart. This is what it must be like, trapped in your own mind. I hate not answering the phone. We are conditioned to answer the damn thing and when we miss it, dejection. What a terrible pain it must be seeing your life and not knowing it’s the past and for a single moment seeing your self only during clarity. Clarity would be the worse for me. Let me live in my dreams.

What has changed films forever?

So, here is a general discussion for us all. What if anything, has redefined the institution of motion pictures? What technology, actor, or setting has changed the way we watch and enjoy films?

I got knocked up!

So, the time has come. Some might say the end of life as I know has arrived. Others say these are the most exciting times. Yes, I am having a baby. My wife Jenny and I are ten weeks along. We have just recently returned from the doctors office and heard our child’s heartbeat. It was a little nerve racking, the wait, and reading information on what to expect. Right now the baby is the size of walnut, all of the organs are formed and with every moment developing. In ten or so weeks we will have our first Ultrasound and hopefully see the sex of our child.

My life is changing, I know that and I hope I am up for the challenge. I know my family and friends will be there for us. I look forward to teaching my child how to belch his or her name and play sports.

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