R.J. Montano
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Student |
| Occupation | Anthro / Cinema |
| Location | OC, California |
| Introduction | An aspiring filmmaker/critic studying Visual Anthropology and Cinema, Critical Studies at the University of Southern California, I am exploring the possibilities of the internet as a forum for my observations and writing. To 'develop a voice' as my mentors say. |
| Interests | film directors, screenplays, sushi, national politics, philosophies, photographs, debate, USC, Christian Bale, 3D and sculptural art, short stories and essays, cultural evolution, hikes, Bjork, Batman, LBGT issues, Criterion Collection DVDs, movements in film (like noir!), jazz, zombies, autobiographies, glam rock, funk, Pushing Daisies, environmental issues... |
| Favorite movies | American Psycho, Being John Malkovich, Magnolia, Blue Velvet, Night and the City, Rules of the Game, Children of Men, Boogie Nights, Short Cuts, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Velvet Goldmine, Match Point, The Manchurian Candidate, Vertigo, Back to the Future, Chinatown, 2046, Mulholland Drive, The Graduate, Fargo, Atonement... |
| Favorite music | Bjork, Fiona Apple, Portishead, Prince, Scissor Sisters, Belle & Sebastian, PJ Harvey, Amy Winehouse, M.I.A., Radiohead, U2, Feist, Madonna, Beck, Goldfrapp, Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, Brian Eno, Elton John, My Morning Jacket, David Bowie, Aimee Mann, Janet Jackson, Rufus Wainwright, Lauryn Hill. |
| Favorite books | Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides [J. Eugenidies], American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction, Glamorama [B.E. Ellis], Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day [D. Sedaris], The Unbearable Lightness of Being [M. Kundera], The Joy Luck Club [A. Tan], Little Children, Election [T. Perrotta], The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood [H. Murakami], The Commitment [D. Savage], Rubyfruit Jungle [R.M. Brown]. |