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Many years ago I worked in a record store where I spent a lot of my time flipping through the inventory to see what I was missing. One day I came across an LP I had not seen before. … Continued
8 Films for a More Serene You
I remember reading the review of Terence Malick’s adaption of the James Jones WWII novel, The Thin Red Line. I think the review was favorable, I don’t recall, it was so long ago, but I do remember one word the film … Continued
Giveaway Gone!
Congratulations to Jess Roth, who won the latest giveaway — Every Night the Trees Disappear: Werner Herzog and the Making of “Heart of Glass” by Alan Greenberg. (You can read my review of the book on the Filmmaker Magazine blog.) … Continued
Book Review on the Filmmaker Magazine Blog
In 1976 Werner Herzog hypnotized his cast of actors and directed one of the strangest narrative films in the history of cinema, Heart of Glass. Alan Greenberg, then a young writer, aspiring filmmaker, and Herzog disciple, was on the set, … Continued
Regrets? Maybe.
I remembered this exchange between Soleri and me the other day and thought, why not post it again, you know, as a super special encore presentation! Hope you like it. I.G. took advantage of this blog’s stellar feature, Ask the … Continued
The David Licata Film School
Facebook told me Werner Herzog is someone I might know so naturally I clicked on Herr Herzog’s link. It brought me to his page. Click on the image to read the text. Herzog’s Rogue Film School has me thinking about … Continued
Who Am I Making This For?
I watched Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker the other night and afterward I decided to do a little research. According to Wikipedia, “The film contains not more than 142 shots in 163 minutes with an average shot length of almost one minute … Continued
Five Documentaries That Influenced A Life’s Work
Because I have lists on the brain, here’s another: films that have had a huge impact on me in general, and on A Life’s Work in particular. Grey Gardens The first time I saw the Maysles’ Grey Gardens it made … Continued