Allen Colombo is a Southerner headquartered in LA via Chicago. He wrote and directed a 16mm feature that won the Jury Prize at South by Southwest, has edited shows for MTV and ESPN, and run eight marathons. He wishes these had been movies instead. His next movie is probably going to win Cannes.
His favorite movies of the decade are Freaky Friday, MulhollandDrive, YiYi, Donnie Darko, In The Mood For Love, Y tu mama tambien,Punch-Drunk Love, Moulin Rouge, Saddest Music in the World, and Casino Royale. He thinks John McTiernan is an unacknowledged genius and his favorite movie critic is Jonathan Rosenbaum. (www.colomboworks.com)