THE CONVERSATION
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Soderbergh, The State Of Contemporary Cinema, & Questions From A Young Filmmaker
This is a daring and insightful speech given by Steven Soderbergh last week at SFIFF. It is one of the most perceptive and articulate commentaries on the state of cinema today and the difference between “cinema” and “movies.” For me, personally, it encapsulates so much of what I have been writing about for years and… Continue reading
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A Note From Francis Ford Coppola
Landmark Theatres has posted a “note” from Francis Ford Coppola talking about his career, his decision to return to low-budget, independent filmmaking, and his new film TETRO. As a filmmaker myself who tried to make a unique film only to have it taken away by a studio and re-cut into something more “recognizable and familiar”,… Continue reading
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Francis Ford Coppola: Alternate Quote Of The Week
“The way the language of movies got created was at a period when no one knew how to make them, so the filmmakers tended to try out ideas that then stuck and then became our vocabulary. If you’re not allowed to experiment anymore for fear of being considered self-indulgent or pretentious or what have you,… Continue reading
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Accountants, Lawyers & Fratboys: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I’m not fond of the studio movie-making machine and haven’t been for a long, long time. Taken over decades ago by accountants, lawyers and frat boys, the Hollywood film industry is like one of those terrifying zombie flicks where the dead just keep on walking even… Continue reading
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An Old Fogey Watches The WATCHMEN. And Mourns…
I must be getting old because I find myself referring back far too often to my youth and how things “used to be.” Granted, I came of age during Hollywood’s second Golden Era: the 70’s. Actually, to be more accurate, I started living and breathing cinema in the late 60’s and was exposed to first… Continue reading
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About Me
Filmmaker, live music photographer, writer, film/video editor, acting teacher, traveler and political junkie who finally realised that the United States government and its two ruling parties has undergone what Chris Hedges refers to as “a corporate coup d’etat in slow motion.”
This site is dedicated to my thoughts, observations and inspirations regarding politics, film and music.
Recent Posts
- Norman Rockwell’s Fever Dream, The Negation of American Reality and This Week’s Reading, Viewing and Listening Recommendations
- Quote Of The Week: “We Celebrate Our Religion, Our Nation, Our Identity, Our Superiority, By Negating And Erasing Yours.”
- The Staggeringly Dangerous Language Of An Empire In Collapse: How Anti-Genocide Protestors Are Framed As Anti-Semitic Terrorists – And What You Can Do About It
- The Real News Cancels Chris Hedges’ Show Because of his Criticism of the Biden Administration and its Role In Committing Genocide: How the United States Purges Its Most Courageous Voices
- The Biden Administration, Israel, and NATO Race Toward World War While American Citizens Shrug Their Shoulders, Tighten Their Blindfolds, and Repeat “But Trump”