Gregory Athanasius
My blogs
| Introduction | As an artist, I am interested in cinema ( ranging from gritty films of the 1970's, to neon-lit films of the 1980's, to classic Hollywood and German Expressionist films, to Horror and Sci-Fi films), and Classic Rock music. I also have an odd sense of humor, which sometimes leaks into my work. Ultimately, I just like making whatever comes to mind, using appropriated images from the internet and my own photographs. |
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| Interests | Film, Rock Music, Digital Art, Literature, Theatre, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fitness, Travel (Urban Exploration, Especially), Photography, Dance |
| Favorite movies | Jaws, Robocop, Blade Runner, Shadow of a Doubt, Blue Velvet, The Who -- Tommy, The Devils, Lisztomania, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, John Carpenter's The Thing, E.T., The Dark Knight, The Nice Guys, The VVitch, Strangers on a Train, Vertigo, Touch of Evil, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, The Evil Dead trilogy, The Twilight Zone (TV Series), Batman: The Animated Series, Bronson, Drive, The French Connection, The Exorcist, Rebecca, Psycho, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Blob (1988 Remake), David Cronenberg's The Fly, Star Wars (Original Trilogy), Dirty Harry, Rocky (All 7 of Them), Fright Night, Fritz Lang's M, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Metropolis, Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Streets of Fire. |
| Favorite music | Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman, Kate Bush, Billy Joel, Prince, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, Giorgio Morordor, Lana Del Rey, Roy Orbison, Chuck Berry, The Eagles, The Beatles, Joe Cocker, Queen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bonnie Tyler, Tanz der Vampire, Andrew Lloyd Webber (... Sometimes), Bernard Herrmann, The Black Heart Procession, Tom Waits, The Who, Survivor, Heart, Styx, Air Supply, Savatage, Danny Elfman. |
| Favorite books | "Asterios Polyp" by David Mazzacchelli, The Short Stories of Ray Bradbury, "The Disaster Artist" by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell, "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, The Works of William Shakespeare, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo, The Film Critiques and Essays of Roger Ebert, "Direct Your Own Damn Movie" by Lloyd Kaufman, "Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils" by Richard Crouse, "Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses-- Roger Corman: King of the B Movie" by Chris Nashawaty |