“Nostalgia is death,” I think Bob Dylan said that. If not it sounds like he could have said it. If none of the above then I said it first, so give me the credit. Where is the line between reminiscing
ADHD or Creativity?
This is Gillian Lynne, world famous choreographer. She did Cats and Phantom of the Opera. How she got there is a fascinating story and a reason why teaching to the students you have is so much more important than teaching
Grading Creativity
I had breakfast the other day with a friend who told me that when he was a kid he painted a picture for an art class. The teacher gave him a “C” and said something about perspective. My friend took
Sabah
I think the best films take me some place- either emotionally or geographically- I haven’t seen before. Perhaps that would explain an attraction to both westerns and period pieces, I don’t know. Over the weekend, thanks to the Sundance Channel,
Anticipate This?
In Saturday’s NY Times there was an article about how Heinz Ketchup- among other companies- is sponsoring a TV commercial competition on You Tube. The winner will be paid $57,000 and have his commercial air on television. Any one who
Star Wars- The Beginning of the End
Friday, May 25 was the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars. That film, along with Jaws, are the two films that changed American cinema forever. The late 1960s and early 70s was a renaissance time for American film.
The Revolution Has Begun-Again
I don’t know if it is a great time to be a young filmmaker or a terrible time. It’s great because there are so many more opportunities to make films and get them seen, yet if there are a million
Our Dinner With Stephen
Jim and his family just Netflixed The Queen and enjoyed it. It was directed by Stephen Frears, the man in the photograph, and when Jim saw his credit he said, “I know that guy!” And since I have been writing
voice over
Writing yesterday about the Consort commercial got me thinking about voice over recording. One of the highlights the Consort spot was going to the voice over session and watching Pete Stacker record the track. Pete is probably most famous for
The Wiener and Still Champion
The only thing I remember about the film Reversal of Fortune is Jeremy Irons saying, “You have no idea” in response to a comment from Ron Silver telling him he is a very strange man. That line- you have no
