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I'd like to throw a few over to alky.
#1. You're still pretty young, yet you know a lot more about horror movies than a lot of people my age. Where did your passion for cinema come from?
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That's a good question. To be honest, it was kind of an out of the blue passion that started very, very early. You couldn't pick my dad out of a crowd to be mine- he's nothing like me. I'd say he watches probably 10 entire movies per year, and usually sleeps through those. I have my mom, in a way, to thank for my love of films. She got me started early with classics like
Arsenic and Old Lace and
Rear Window, along with a few horrors (I have early memories of
Bride of Frankenstein). She gave me a variety of silver screen entertainment, but after awhile it became obvious that these movies were much more than just entertainment to me.
I guess the short answer to this is quite simple:
Life can be oh so cruel, but the warm, fuzzy memories I have are the ones in which I'm curled up on the couch with a blanket and some hot tea watching
Dr. Strangelove or something with my mom. Cinema has been kind to me.
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#2. I know you love the classics, especially B&W. Do you think they're more aesthetically pleasing, or something more along the lines of movies & actors back then having more heart?
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Absolutely, in a overwhelmingly romantic kind of way. Film was purer back then simply because it needed to be. The only thing people wanted was fantastical entertainment and an abundance of fictitious characters they could look up to. Actors like Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Clark Gable were chosen because they were masculine, heroic, and charming. Gorgeous actresses like Ingrid Bergman, Fay Wray, and Bette Davis were favorites because they were top-of-the-line women: beautiful, innocent, and dependent. To me, movies are more fun this way. When a movie is so thickly Hollywood-like you can swim in it, it seems easier to sink in and really escape your stresses, fears, and anxieties.
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#3. Enough about movies. What are some of your hobbies & interests?
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I'm a really self-dependent kind of guy. I enjoy my alone time quite a bit, and have been known to skip out on a party or event to sit at home next to the fireplace and just read. My imagination has been my best friend, since the day I was born. It's never let me down, and it's wild and spontaneous. So I challenge it; reading and writing are an abundant portion of my life. I like to write fiction, and I've given screenplays a shot a couple times, never to a point of satisfaction. As far as books go, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, and Stephen King (yes, he's mainstream and I love him) are my favorite authors. I draw quite frequently; I like using charcoal and charcoal pastels, and my fingers are usually an assortment of chalky colors in consequence. I enjoy listening to and collecting Old-Time Radio; my favorite radio personalities are Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and, of course, Vincent Price. Besides these things, I enjoy every other thing typical of a 17 year old kid.
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#4. OK, more about movies: what are your feelings on burning DVDs?
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I'm not anal about it or anything, but I do not partake in it myself. The reason? I feel like I'm hurting one of the only things I truly love. It's weird, because I love music, yet I burn CDs. There's just some hidden guilt I have for copying movies.
And besides that, I like having a pure DVD collection.
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#5. If you knew you were going to die right after you answered this question (and not answering ever isn't an option, smartass) what would you like to see written about you on your headstone?
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Kevin
1989- 2007
"May He Find What He's Looking For Elsewhere. Rest In Peace."