October 31, 2007

DIGGING INTO: Danny West

>Name: Danny West
>Birthday and Age: November 22, 1984 (22)
>Location: Asheville, NC
>Education: UNC-Charlotte graduate
>What is it about the Oscars that you love so much? "Masses-unfriendly, but artistically important films getting their due."

>Future Aspirations: Screenwriting, Fiction Writing, Journalism and Music.

>Your favorite Oscar winning film of the 80 years: Schindler's List

>In your opinion, biggest Oscar snub: Brokeback Mountain

>Hobbies: "Fiction writing, Music, Magic: The Gathering and Playing video games that are way too old to be cool. I'm also very physically active."

>Predicted Best Picture nominees for 2007.
Atonement
Charlie Wilson's War
Into The Wild
There Will Be Blood
No Country For Old Men

>Single, married, engaged, etc? None. (Whatever that means)

>Most embarrasing moment? "Saying The Black Dahlia would be good."

>Favorite films of all time: Fight Club, Mulholland Drive, Amelie, Requiem for a Dream, Seven, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Memento, Taxi Driver, Brokeback Mountain, Schindler's List
>Favorite actors and actresses. Naomi Watts, Ellen Burstyn, Gwyneth Paltrow. Brad Pitt, Viggo Mortensen, Martin Sheen.
>Anything you would like say to your fans and readers: "I love you."

>Besides yourselves, your favorite Igloo writer. "Clayton Davis is epic."

>Your favorite Oscar predictor out there: "Roger Ebert is the man. Pete Travers is not."


5 comments:

  1. Another Ebert fan!

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  2. i also find ebert quite good, but in a very different way then most oscar prognosticators....

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  3. I heart EBERT too!

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  4. Daniel is very intelligent and very reliable, a couple of musts for great writers. I have been very happy with his work and point of views since he joined us.

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  5. As a good friend of mine, Danny West is the worst person on earth, but one hell of a writer!

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