The Luxury of Simplicity
“Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify, simplify! … Simplicity of life and elevation of purpose.” Henry David Thoreau
How Do You Find These People? The Cinematographers
Recently I had a lovely sushi dinner with my friend Meryl, a photography-based artist and teacher. She had just watched the clips of A Life’s Work and was taken by the quality of the images. “How did you find such … Continued
It’s Artist Residency Time!
Soon I will be taking advantage of a most generous gift of time and space. On November 15 I’ll be driving down to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts where I will be among 25 or so other writers … Continued
Brooklyn, Take Pride!
Brooklyn, your very fine botanical garden, so revered for its cherry blossoms in springtime, is also home to two champion trees. Brooklyn, perhaps you read this blog and saw this term, “champion tree” and scratched your giant head and wondered, … Continued
The Inspiration for Exploration
I recently read a post on Gizmodo, An Astronaut Explains How We’ll Fall In Love With Space Again by Leroy Chiao, their official astronaut blogger. In it he lists six bullet points. I think all of his points are valid, … Continued
A Very Special Invitation
Look to the left and stop at the side bar. See the last link under “Pages”? Yep, I’m serious. Ask me a question, whatever you have a hankering to know (it need not be film related), I’ll try my best … Continued
The Long Haul
To be honest, when you’re making a film, there’s always a period when maybe you’re less than enamored with what you’ve been working on. It’s like anything else you might find yourself doing for a long time. But I’m lucky … Continued
To Be Done vs. Done vs. Doing
Recently, I posted the following as a Facebook status. “David Licata is wondering what’s more important, what you’ve yet to do or what you’ve done?” It was my way of trying to be pithy and get people to click on … Continued
Does age matter?
Here’s a story in yesterday’s New York Times about a 600-year-old oak tree in Queens that’s being cut down. It has been in the same place since before Christopher Columbus was born. How do you feel about that? Does its … Continued
SETI: A mini-history lesson
In September, 1959, two physicists at Cornell University, Philip Morrison and Giuseppe Cocconi, published a paper in the science journal Nature entitled “Searching for Interstellar Communications.” The Telegraph used the anniversary as an opportunity to post a top ten list … Continued