Anything that's not passive. I like the stains on the surface of reality.
Music
Not a fan of lists... I love electronic, experimental music, film soundtracks but anything from hardcore punk to opera music will do if it's done with passion.
Movies
Toughest to list. Would feel like a fool breaking such a thing down to a few titles. Well, will be a fool and list some top faves : Suspiria, Stalker, The Holy Mountain, Salo, In The Realm Of The Senses, Day Of The Dead, The Beyond, City Of The Living Dead, Manhunter, Idi Amin Dada, More, Barfly, Haxan, Tenebrae, Deep Red, Opera, Black Sabbath, Bloody Bird, Martin, Dawn Of The Dead, Night Of The Living Dead, Dellamorte, Dellamore, Arrivederci Amore Ciao, Lisa And The Devil, Hatchet For A Honeymoon, Santa Sangre, Crimes Of Passion, The Devils, Performance, White Of The Eye, The Wicker Man (Original), The Ninth Configuration, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74), Nosferatu (Herzog), The Thing (82), Prince Of Darkness, Le Mépris, Titicut Follies, Grey Gardens, Aguirre The Wrath Of God, Apocalypse Now, Burden Of Dreams, Cannibal Holocaust, Blade Runner, Videodrome, Chamanka, Possession, Macbeth (Polanski), The Tenant, Blue Velvet, Fire Walk With Me, Dead Ringers, Psycho 3, Crash (Cronenberg), Lost Highway, La Soufrière, Heart Of Glass, Stroszek, Tetsuo, Italian Horror / Giallo in general etc... You get the drift, way too many to mention, that's not even scratching the surface. Also really love lots of the films my friends have done, which is a good feeling.
Television
Easier to list. The Prisoner, Twin Peaks, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, Big Love, Dexter etc...
Books
JG Ballard, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Bukowski etc...
Heroes
Hard to say. Heroes are smoke and mirrors in my opinion. That said, I think quite a lot of people are rather decent.
About me:
Right, so I'm finally giving in to this My Space enigma after being told innumerable times that a modern existence is impossible without it. Well, damn it, consider me existing in this world that doesn't exist now!
I work in the movies, having written and directed a few of them such as SUBCONSCIOUS CRUELTY, LA DERNIÈRE VOIX (THE CITY WITHOUT WINDOWS), ASCENSION and the latest one, LA BELLE BÊTE (THE BEAUTIFUL BEAST). I also work as a screenwriter, having co-wrote Nacho Cerda's THE ABANDONED amongst others; and as a cinematographer on my pictures and for other directors, on such projects as Gilles Paquet-Brenner's WALLED IN (which was unfortunately completely re-cut by the film's American producers and released in a version that removed the entire point of the story, leaving only confused exposition scenes with unfinished color timing) and the teaser trailer for Douglas Buck's THE BROKEN IMAGO along with many others...
Beyond making the damn things, I love all that has to do with subversive and radical filmmaking, art, literature, music etc...
Movies may be a lie created from light and sound, but I'm a sucker for having the rug pulled out from under my feet with a little malicious flicker...
NEW! - For those interested, here is a Cinematographer / Director DEMO REEL from 2008. It's a bit out-dated now and longer than most demos, but it gives you an idea. Image resolution is unfortunately low due to the length of the file.
These are trailers for some of my previous work...
NEW! - This is the Canadian trailer for LA BELLE BÊTE (The Beautiful Beast), a movie I directed, photographed, co-produced and co-wrote that was released in 2006. The Region 1 Canadian DVD is distributed by Warner Home Video (easily available on Amazon.ca) and it is currently the only version with English Sub-Titles. The movie has also come out in various other countries on DVD. This is a better quality upload of the trailer than what was previously seen on this site.
NEW! - This is a clip from LA BELLE BÊTE (The Beautiful Beast).
A trailer for LA BELLE BÊTE's MAKING OF, done by Pat Tremblay, available on the Canadian DVD of the film and the Scandinavian one.
Here is the American trailer for Nacho Cerda's THE ABANDONED, a movie I co-wrote with him and Richard Stanley. In my opinion none of the trailers ever fully captured the quality and melancholy feeling of the final product, a movie that I love very much (they also used very bad temp music, thankfully not in the movie and not at all representative of the film's sonic landscape). Oh well, here goes...
NEW! - This is the teaser trailer for my project FILTHY that we shot in early 2008. Produced by the great folks at Mondo Macabro. It's an absurd comedy about a bourgeois woman who develops a rather particular fetish...
Here is the crazy Japanese trailer for my first feature film SUBCONSCIOUS CRUELTY. By the way, this stuff is, like much of what I do, not for everyone... Especially this one!
And here's the international trailer for SUBCONSCIOUS CRUELTY, which is longer and is more representative of the film's pacing... Again, not for all tastes!
Here's a clip from my second feature film ASCENSION, since there was never a proper trailer made for the movie (long story). This movie won the New Visions Award at the 2003 Sitges International Film Festival in Spain. There is a nice Special Edition 2 Disc set of this film released in Scandinavia by Njuta Films and Another World Entertainment. It can be easily found by import, even on Amazon.com.
NEW! - Here is the teaser trailer for Douglas Buck's THE BROKEN IMAGO, that I shot as a cinematographer in June 2008. We shot on Super-35mm and actually had the luxury of finishing it as an anamorphic 35mm print. Please watch the HQ version.
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who's generous enough to meet the likes of me, of course...
Darling As my MySpace friend, I am including you in something exciting--I just won the SILVER SCREEN ACTORS SHOWCASE AWARD from the NEVADA FILM FESTIVAL for my new legit FEATURE FILM! NATASHA KIZMET: THE MOVIE! It has been called BORAT MEETS CANDY and I want your feedback, and the feedback of your MySpace friends! You would be doing me a big favor if you would post this comment so people would know to go the the "My Videos" section of my profile to watch the trailer and the other scenes I have posted. This is my market research as to how well we have done. The film is being shopped as we speak by a major film agent, and we are entering it in Film Festivals! This is exciting, and thanks SO MUCH for your help!!
If you want to help market the film, or get on the list to order the DVD when it comes out at a discount, email me at natasha.kizmet.the.movie@gmail.com
xoxo Natasha
Also,my movie features a sequence with a Belly Dancing show that I did under my belly dancing alter ego of Raya--TEMPTATION OF BELLY DANCE. It has been called the most artistic and sensual live belly dance DVD ever!! Please have a look, and visit the DVDs web site!
I love your site, Karim. The trailers are great - the Making of La Belle Bete especially tickles me. And Filthy is, well, filthy! Very best wishes, Ann.
Soit bienvenue sur mon myspace comme tu peux le constater avec le titre de mon émission je piège les gens dans la rue a travers des mythos sur l'info . je t'invite a les découvrir deux épisodes par semaine le lundi et le jeudi , toi aussi tu peux proposer tes mytho sur mon blog. A très bientôt.. Ton serviteur John.
Don't miss the A.normale Horror Night Show vol.2 on Saturday, November the 21th, in Montreal (Quebec) !
That's right kids !! The A.normale Horror is going back to the Katacombes...
On the menu, there will be blood, horror, sick stuff, chicks, blood on chicks and even more blood than you can take and or even ask for !! Crazy short films screenings, banned flick screenings, World Premiere, teasers, dvd release... album release... new t-shirts... and lots lots more !!
HELL YEAH ! It's a full of surprises night !!
The rising band called FRIED POPE are making there CD premiere with us and will play LIVE a performance you'll remember for years to come... It will also be the WORLD PREMIERE of the long awaited KILLER CUP 3-D first teaser (can't really miss that part do ya) !! Plus, at the count of midnight and for the hard to kill out there, our extra special exclusive late show will be the Montreal Premiere of ROTTEN COTTON's feature debut BLACK DEVIL DOLL !!! Trust us, it's a bad ass feature presentation that you really don't want to miss...
One night only !!
Stay tuned for mores infos and coming up details...
But in the mid time, tell ya mama NOW that ya wanna go... and see you all at The A.normale HORROR NIGHT SHOW ;)
Hello Mr.Hussain, thank you for adding me to your list. I only know "Subconscious Cruelty" and the other movies who came out on Sazuma. But I like them. Is it true that you been to Wiesbaden/Germany to the Exground Festival? I heard it somewhere. But it's been a while and I wasn't 18 anyway, so it doesn't matter. Bye
heyyy thank you for being our friend. What do you think of our songs and video? If you get a chance please have a listen... Maybe give us some feedback? We will appreciate it :}
You can now download our DEBUT EP - 'Useless Souvenirs' on Itunes & Amazon!
Broken IMAGO et la Belle Bete j'adore le style relation amour haine entre les trois il en sort de la passion vous avez un univers à part qui sort de l'ordinaire Amitiés Bea
