Drew Morton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Student |
| Occupation | Ph.D. Student at UCLA, Film Critic, Comic Book Nut |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Introduction | Drew Morton is a Candidate of Philosophy in Cinema and Media Studies at the University of California-Los Angeles. He is not yet a Doctor (nor can he read X-Rays, prescribe medicine, or remove problematic appendages) but he has played one on television. His popular and academic writing about media has appeared in the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel," the "UWM Post," "Senses of Cinema," "Mediascape," "animation: an interdisciplinary journal," "The Philosophy of Steven Soderbergh," "Flow," "In Media Res," "The Playlist," and "Pajiba." He is currently struggling through dissertation revisions on the formal interchange between comics and film while navigating the uncertain waters of the academic job market. He can be followed on Twitter @thecinemadoctor. |
| Interests | American Independent Cinema, Comic Books, Comic Book Adaptations, French Cinema, Film Noir, Formalism, Adaptation Theory, Video Games, Steven Soderbergh. |
| Favorite movies | 2001, Blade Runner, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Conversation, Dr. Strangelove, The Godfather, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, Psycho, Pulp Fiction, Raging Bull, Reservoir Dogs, The Star Wars Trilogy, The Third Man, Touch of Evil, 8 1/2, The 400 Blows, Amelie, Breathless, City of God, Contempt, The Decalogue, Floating Weeds, Grand Illusion, Jules and Jim, La Dolce Vita, Ran, Rashomon, The Seven Samurai, Talk to Her, Batman Begins, Boogie Nights, Eternal Sunshine, Fight Club, Kill Bill, The Limey, Mulholland Drive, Out of Sight, Rushmore, Sin City. |
| Favorite music | The Beatles, The Eagles, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, Miles Davis, Belle and Sebastian, Nick Cave, Interpol, The Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, The New Pornographers, Josh Rouse, TV on the Radio, Tom Waits, Beck, Cake, Coldplay, The Cure, The Flaming Lips, PJ Harvey, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tahiti 80, The White Stripes, Outkast, The Roots, Kanye West, Air, Basement Jaxx, Bjork, David Holmes, Portishead, Zero 7, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder. |
| Favorite books | The Ways of Seeing, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Great Movies, The Great Gatsby, The Corrections, Lord of the Flies, Catch 22, On the Road, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Lord of the Rings, Sandman, The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City, Watchmen, Maus, Ex Machina. |