Not My Life’s Work
There haven’t been the usual two new and stellar posts a week on this humble blog the last few weeks; I’ve had to take on some freelance video work and it’s consuming all of my time. I haven’t watched a … Continued
The Unknown Zone Welcomes the Filmmaker
I was recently invited by the lovely and charming Yvonne Delet to be a guest on her podcast, The Unknown Zone, the funniest show on the Interwebs. The Unknown Zone is distributed by New Dissident Radio and available via their … Continued
Is That All There Is?
These things are on the top most shelf in my linen closet. They are prints and elements of films I made, 8 1/2 x 11 and Tango Octogenario Sometimes I see them up there and I’m very proud. I’m reminded … Continued
Celebrating Your Support
It’s easy to get down about money, especially when your art depends on procuring a trunkload full of the stuff. But today I would like to celebrate money instead. Celebrate because A Life’s Work received a donation. To me, it … Continued
Letting Go: The Last Picture Show and Me
Here’s my favorite scene from one of my favorite films, The Last Picture Show. At 56 seconds in, one long take begins. In the DVD extras director Peter Bogdanovich talks about how the weather blessed him for this shot. As Ben … Continued
Quotes: Who Is Heroic?
“The preservers of history are as heroic as its makers.” Pat Morris Neff, former president of Baylor University and two-term governor of Texas. I first heard this quote when we interviewed Robert Darden in Chicago. Here’s how Robert used it. … Continued
Noodling, or How I Spent My Month at Ucross
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t thrilled with my productivity at Ucross. This had nothing to do with Ucross, they provided an atmosphere that nurtured creativity and productivity. It was the headspace I brought with me from NYC. The best work … Continued
Thank You, Paolo Soleri
I have no illusions about my relationship with Paolo Soleri and Arcosanti. I was never a workshopper and I never lived there. I am an outsider, and worse than that, a filmmaker, that breed of human notorious for dropping in, … Continued
Where Are the Champions?
While at Ucross I read some of my short short fiction and nonfiction with Molly Reid, an awesomely talented writer. It turns out that Molly and I had stories published by The Literary Review: Molly’s Narrow Salvation in the “Lives … Continued
A Life’s Work’s New Direction
While I was at VCCA, I had an inkling that I might take A Life’s Work in a new direction. While at Ucross, I had a radical rethink of the film. Here’s where I’m going with it. I hope you … Continued