One of the great things about working in advertising was being around a lot of very sarcastic and creative people. To make meetings less boring, we drew a lot of doodles of each other. I just found a few of…
Casting Pearls listing in New York Times
The New York Times has added Casting Pearls to its film database. Their system allows reader ratings, so please vote for the highest-ranked trans-themed short film in the history of Logo’s The Click List: Best in Short Film. * Casting…
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
It’s the rare film that can capture the visceral sense of fading in and out of consciousness from first-person POV, but this film not only does that, it also gives the slightest sense of how difficult it must be to…
Pic of the Day: Cat pillow
My big cat uses her sister as a pillow. The little one has long resigned herself to such indignities. Andrea James’ Pic of the Day: Cat pillow
Pic of the Day: Superglam
Here’s what I did today: Andrea James’ Pic of the Day: Superglam It was as thrilling as it looks.
Pic of the Day: Vines and Clouds
I liked how the trailing vines were heading up the palm to the clouds, like Jack and the Beanstalk. Andrea James’ Pic of the Day: Vines and Clouds
Where was I?
Hmm, things got a little busy at year’s end, and blog entries were an early casualty. I’m going to do a few backdated entries to fill in some movies I saw over the holidays and some other stuff. Happy 2008!…
Movie comment: Mr. Brooks
I saw this at a friend’s house the other day. I liked the look – clean and spare. I thought the Brooks/Smith relationship was great (though Strangers on a Train is still a better partner in crime story if you…
All About Eve
Outfest Executive Director Stephen Gutwillig performed his last official duty last night before stepping down to join a new group. He chose to screen the 1950 classic All About Eve. Joseph L. Mankiewicz wrote and directed, and the equally legendary…
Persepolis
I saw Persepolis as part of the Film Independent members’ preview series tonight. It’s based on a French-language graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi that describes her childhood in Iran after the revolution. The animation style is really outstanding, and the…