I was born and raised in Los Angeles, but have spent the last five years in New York going to school. I am currently working on my MA in Cinema Studies from NYU.

Fittingly, I am an avid movie-goer. I am a big fan of genres with the horror, action and western ranking in my top three. You can also count on me for loving an 90′s film ever made. EVER.

Favorite Movies: The Wild Bunch, Scream, Lost in Translation, Hackers, Reality Bites, and Beverly Hills Cop 3.

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Rande Iaboni – Writer

Rande is coming out of retirement for a second stint at TheMovieBanter.com

Favorite Movies: Scream, American Beauty, Fight Club, Thirteen

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Ron Ashley – Writer

Ron Ashley is a film industry dropout who, naturally, applied to medical school after leaving his job at a premier talent agency.  They say approximately 1 out of every 20,000,000 assistants makes this particular career transition, making Ron possibly the only person ever.  Only a true masochist would serve as an agent’s assistant for 2 years and then voluntarily sign up for many years of intense studying, sleep deprivation, and generally nasty stuff.

Half man and half horse, Ron is a member of a species known as the centaur.  He grew up in the tropical paradise of Long Island, where going to the movies was one of the only fun things to do, explaining his longtime infatuation with film.  It was in his native land of Long Island that Ron developed a strong appreciation for Pic ‘n Mix candy, but of all the standard movie snacks, Ron favors Junior Mints, with Goobers as a close second. Okay, the centaur thing was made up, but everything else is true.

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Valentina Valentini – Indie Writer

I never thought I’d get to watch movies as a living. I dreamt it, thought it was a remote possibility in some place called Movie Land, but never thought it’d be reality. Now it is. I just need to figure out how to get paid now and move out of my cardboard box on skid row downtown LA. Seriously though, as a freelance writer based in Los Angeles I focus on the motion picture industry and specialize in writing about cinematographers, independent filmmaking, features, documentaries, commercials, 3D, emerging technology and talent, industry trends and events.

Some of my clients include the International Cinematographers Guild, British Society of Cinematographers, International Documentary Association, Movie Maker Magazine, more, and now, The Movie Banter!!!

I also produce short films and make no money doing that too. I’m working on a feature with my creative partner.

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Former Writers – Hall of Fame

Craig Kessler – Co-Founder

Craig co-founded TheMovieBanter.com with Matt in January 2009. He wrote from January 09 – March 2011.  He is a dedicated Penn State, NY Giants and NY Mets fan.  He enjos connecting with people about music and movies and of course the web.

Favorite Movies – Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Airborne

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Nick Ondras – Writer

Nick wrote for us from the of Summer 09′ to the Spring 11′ and was a great asset to the site.

Favorite movies: A Clockwork Orange, The Elephant Man, Boogie Nights, Brazil, Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Toy Story

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Nick Poyner – Writer

Nick is a Los Angeles native who spent his college years in New York. He wrote for us for two years.

Favorite Movies: A New Hope, Fight Club, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Memento, Closer

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Nick Rapp – Writer