John Demetry
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Introduction | John Demetry earned his BA in Communications Arts: Radio, Television, and Film from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2000. Since then, he has worked as a freelance film (and music) critic for such publications as Cinedrama, First of The Month, and GayToday. Mostly, John struggles to find a home for his voice -- and a voice for his home. |
| Interests | Movies Pop Music Music Videos Theater Pop Culture Reading Writing Philosophy Ideas |
| Favorite movies | The Shanghai Gesture, The Magnificent Ambersons, A.I. - Artificial Intelligence, Nashville, Lawrence of Arabia, No Greater Glory, Jules and Jim, A Day In The Country, Last Tango In Paris, Gone With The Wind, Sansho the Bailiff, The World of Apu, Intolerance, Lola, Masculin Feminin, L'avventura, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Miracle At Morgan's Creek, Singin' In The Rain, The Fury |
| Favorite music | The Associates, The Beatles, Kate Bush, Elvis Costello, Iris Dement, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Electronic, Erasure, Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Morrissey, Pet Shop Boys, Prince, Public Enemy, Roxy Music, Scritti Politti, Talking Heads, The Smiths, Donna Summer |
| Favorite books | Tender Is The Night, The Ambassadors, The Resistance Ten Years of Pop Culture That Shook The World, Deliberate Speed, The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, Intruder In The Dust, Remembrance of Things Past, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Wise Blood, Another Country, Invisible Man, What Is Cinema?, Culture of Desire, The Inhuman, Called To Communion, Our Town, Othello, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Importance of Being Earnest, The Glass Menagerie, Angels In America, Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man |