George Gardiner
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | TV producer, director, writer |
| Location | Australia |
| Introduction | ME?: Chef de Blogger; Media Whore; Publishing Privateer; GLBTQ Advocate; Armchair Historian; Delusional Author; Fusspot & General Busybody. Your host George Gardiner is astonished to have lived such a full life. I have worked in television production in Sydney, London, Hongkong,Israel,& Singapore. I am addicted to reading history & appreciating its repeated impacts on our era. I am currently writing a sequel to THE HADRIAN ENIGMA, which may (or may not) be completed in 2016. Don't hold your breath. Watch this space. |
| Interests | INTERESTS: You name it, I am probably interested in it. Literary influences? = Mary Renault, Robert Graves, E.M. Forster, Gore Vidal, Mika Waltari, Steven Saylor, & many, many others. |
| Favorite Movies | MOVIES: Far too many to list. But among some recent ones : Yves Saint Laurent, Weekend, Brokeback Mountain (of course), Alexander, Milk, Lord of the Rings, The Producers, Hairspray, From Beginning to End, Chansons d'Amour, Voleurs de Chevaux, Musa, The Emperor & the Assassin, Hero, & tons more including ROME (the terrific 2009 BBCTV drama series). Less recent ones: Thief of Baghdad (UK 1938), Henry V (Olivier, UK 1944), Red Shoes (UK 1948), Singin' in the Rain (USA 1953), 2001 (1961), Seven Samurai, Akiru, & Rashomon (Japan 1950's), Victim (UK 1962), Maurice (UK 1987), and others too numerous to mention .... |
| Favorite Music | MUSIC: Hugely eclectic. From baroque & toe-tappy Rossini operas with Cecelia Bartoli flights-of-vocal-gymnastics to George Michael, Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Adele, & lots more across all genres. |
| Favorite Books | BOOKS: History, science, current affairs, historical novels, crime/mystery, m/m romance, gay lit, eastern spirituality, & much more. Let's keep an open mind on most things, subject to reason, that's my motto. |