Writing, watching and making movies. Listening to music.
Music
Split Enz; Crowded House; Neil Finn; Tim Finn; The Beatles; HIM; Blink 182; R.E.M; U2; The Darkness; CKY; Nine Inch Nails; Nirvana; Foo Fighters; Peter Gabriel; The Dresden Dolls; My Chemical Romance; Pacifier/Shihad; Greenday; No Doubt; Andrew W.K; Pearl Jam.
Movies
Influences range from low budget schlock to big budget blockbusters. Below are some of my influences in no particular order.
The Star Wars Saga; Garden State; Evil Dead; Evil Dead 2; Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3; A Nightmare on Elm Street; The Dollars Trilogy; Dawn of the Dead; Halloween; 28 Days Later; X-Men 1 & 2; 13 Ghosts; Superman 1 & 2; Halloween; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Spiderman 1 & 2; Labyrinth; The Princess Bride; Kill Bill Vols.1 & 2; From Dusk Til Dawn; Sin City; The Incredibles; Batman; Batman Returns; Batman Begins; Back to the Future Trilogy; Empire Records; Can't Hardly Wait; The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2; High Fidelity; Gross Point Blank; Serial Mom; Cecil B. Demented; The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Clerks; Mallrats; Chasing Amy; Dogma; Jackass: The Movie.
The Simpsons; Invader Zim; Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends; The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy; Justice League; The Family Guy; Futurama; King of the Hill; Monty Python's Flying Circus; Little Britain; WWE Raw & Smackdown; Smallville; Lost; My Name Is Earl; Firefly; Buffy; Jackass; Viva La Bam; X-Files; Battlestar Galactica.
Books
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson; I Am Legend by Richard Matheson; Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling; The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker; Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams; and for research on a new script that I'm writing I'm about to start reading The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis and will follow that up with The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson.
Heroes
Any director who has started with nothing and become something. The likes of Peter Jackson, John Waters, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Sam Raimi and David Lynch are huge inspirations for me. I don't necessarily need to be rich and famous, but would easily settle for a career where I can make what I want, when I want and still live a comfortable life.
Also, anyone who has lived their dream and passion, and/or made a living from it.
Mysterious Ways is an independent film company located in Sydney Australia. We've already made 1 low budget horror, 'Dark Dreaming' and a couple of short films. I'm constantly writing new stuff and planning the next project. Drop by our web site, www.mysteriousways.au.com and check us out. I try to update the site weekly, but with making and developing films, sometimes it doesn't always happen.
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Who I'd like to meet: Anyone interested in film production, from writing, acting, editing, music and directing.
Tickets for the Chicago "FESTIVAL OF FIENDS" is now on sale. With the purchase of a weekend pass you will get. Access to the show and all events. One randomnly inserted autograph card, one autographed 8x10, a free dvd(see site for sample titles, and finally the April 2009 issue of Autograph Magazine featuring the Forrest (Famous Monsters Of Filmland) Ackerman collection. While supplies last.The Festival Of Fiends weekend pass also gets you entrence to the PRICK OR TREAT TATTOO FESTIVAL being held in the same hotel For more info head over to http://ultimatehorrorcon.com/
Hi jim rose here. yes im the actor who plays the caveman on the commercials so now you have something to tease me about the next time we see each other. Im going to be in your area in the summer hosting rock shows and writing a new book about the people I meet on the road. We should throw a small party together. If you want to hang out ,message me at my other site here www. myspace. com/toohotforfizzle or go to my top friend(same site) We dont read the messages at the circus site. we are getting too many to handle there There are too many there and hard to manage
The world's largest short film competition comes to Sydney! The Sydney segment of the internationally acclaimed 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT will be run from the Blue Mountains as a part of this year's Footbeat Festival. The weekend of 10-12 October promises to be a wild and sleepless weekend for the teams who are challenged to make a movie, to write, shoot and edit it in just 48 hours.
Filmmakers throughout NSW, including Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Lithgow, Bathurst and the Blue Mountains are invited to compete in the world's oldest and largest timed-film competition. The 48HFP takes place annually in over 70 cities around the world competing to win the title of Best 48 Hour Film of 2008.
The 48HFP can help launch a filmmaking career. 'Myles West', last year's winner in Brisbane, went on to win a swag of awards at the international competition in America, competing against the winners from 50 other cities. It was then screened in the Short Film Corner at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. For more information please contact:
Ken Quinnell 0419 463 009 (02) 4782 9286 www. 48hourfilm. com sydney@48hourfilm.com
its been a while since ive been on myspace... super busy but i just wanted to tell you about what im doing next month ... and see if you wanna come along?
Sept 19th - 22nd will be the last time Tony Robbins will be in Sydney with his amazing event "Unleash The Power Within" UPW.. tickets are on sale and running out very fast ... BOOK NOW and Join me..... www. TonyRobbinsInSydney. com
ive got my ticket already and this will be my 3rd year in a row ..... it is an amazing life changing event and if you have never seen him live, You must do what ever you have to do to come along for the Last ever UPW in Sydney.
oh yeah, i forgot i need to change that, lol, i'm back at home, i was outta state for my bf's job. lol thanks though anyways. i wish i was traveling still, it's the most amazing feeling ever!! it's so exciting, and everything is new. we stayed in a town for like three months, and so we got to see everything. and when you have the money(not offten)and get to do stuff, it's awefully swell:P
He's everyone girl's fantasy and every guy's best mate. Who else could possibly be your Cleo Bachelor of the year 2008?
Click on the banner below (thanks Adelle!) and you will be taken to the Cleo webpage to cast your vote or you may call or text the numbers displayed, as many times as you want.
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