One of my top goals is to make a film that's seen by a lot of people that moves them and makes them feel so inspired that they want to go out and make their own film.
Music
I'm mostly into techno, 80's music, movie scores, and movie soundtracks, but I like anything that has a distinct sound.
Movies
I love any film that has interesting characters and a good story. The key to any good film is always the story. How much it cost, who's in it, what studio produced it--none of that really matters if that one thing is lacking. Some films I like are "Serenity", "Memento", "Batman Begins", The "Back to the Future" Trilogy, "Runaway Jury", "The Incredibles", The "Spider-Man" films, "Bird on a Wire", "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", "Hotel Rwanda", "Toys", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", and "Galaxy Quest." I like all styles, doesn't matter if it's action, comedy, science fiction, drama, or even romance, as long as it's not cliche.
Television
Right now I'm into "Heroes", "Life", "Bionic Woman", "Burn Notice", "The Big Bang Theory", "How I Met Your Mother", "Pushing Daisies", "Rob & Big", and "Rad Girls" on the Fuse Network.
Books
When I do read a book, it's not something fictional, nor is it someone's autobiography. It's usually a film book or a book explaining how to use a computer program so that I can better work on my films.
About me: I'm 29 years old and I'm a pretty laid back person. As a matter of fact, people often like to play off that aspect of my personality because they know I won't get offended easily at what they say. Currently by day I'm a Computer Technician, but by night...or afternoon, depending when I get off work, I'm a Filmmaker. Sometimes I'm both at the same time, just don't tell my boss that, she doesn't like when I work on personal projects during work hours.
So far my short films have won awards, been screened in film festivals, broadcast on the Internet, and have even aired on television. As a matter of fact, my film "The Depression of Detective Downs" aired on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and other networks across the country on the program "African American Short Films" from November 2007 to January 2008.
When I'm not doing that, I like to go to the movies. If you ever see a black guy pouring Goobers, Raisinets, or bite-sized Reeses Peanut Butter Cups into his popcorn, that's probably me.
My Short Films: "Tomb Hackers" - (2003) 23 minutes
"3rd Place" - Screen-2-Stream Film & Video Fest "The Depression of Detective Downs" - (2005) 7 minutes
"Best Animated Film", "Best Out of State Film" - The Caribou Show Film Fest; "3rd Place Animation" - MAGA Film Festival "Not Until You Dance" - (2005) 2 minutes
"2nd Place Animation" - MAGA Film Festival
Click each film's poster to go to its respective IMDb Page
Film Reviews:
"Anthony Thurman is funny as hell" - worldsgreatestcritic.com
"Thurman's film is short, to the point, and it's funny." - cinema-crazed.com
"A very well written and interesting compact neo-noir drama" - cinema-crazed.com
"'Tomb Hackers' is a funny and fun adventure short with clever gags, and funny one-liners" - cinema-crazed.com
"Depression is an issue that warrants more attention, and this is a fine start." - dvdverdict.com
"Once you watch this movie for a few minutes you are accustomed to the style and the pace, and it moves nicely." - rewindvideo.com
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone that will watch one of my films and say "You know what this town needs, Johnny? (I'm assuming he has a friend named Johnny by the way) This town (Hollywood) needs this kid (I'm 29, but if they were in their 40s they'd consider me a kid). Let's immediately get this guy a five picture deal working for us, Whaddaya say?!"
I'd also like to meet anyone who's a fan of my work, as well as plain ole nice everyday people.
Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog. See http://drhorrible.com Teaser Trailer is there. Also at http://www.youtube.com/user/doctorhorrible and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXI3obHfwgU
Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer Felicia Day as Penny
Remember Captain Hammer asked us to friend Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog http://www.myspace.com/wonderflonium and there are behind the scene pics!
It's Great to have you as a friend, Hope you enjoyed watching our Movie trailer of Resurrection Mary. Release date is August 26th out every where on DVD
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