RICHARD NEUTRA AND RUDOLPH SCHINDLER MEET AGAIN IN A NEW PLAY August 13, 2015 FROM ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST The complex, contentious relationship between Rudolph Schindler and Richard Neutra is a true Hollywood story with a classic Tinseltown ending. In 1953, late in their lives, the architects—onetime friends and collaborators who were by then bitterly estranged—found themselves, […]
Had incredibly fruitful conversations with John, Ray and Heather about their characters…their talking with each other is particularly valuable. Everyone’s getting comfortable in their characters. My days are spent polishing the script (it can never be to shiny). We’ve selected the set pieces….the period hospital room – beds, chairs, bedpans (not to be used!??), miscellaneous […]
I’m a big Christopher Guest fan. WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, BEST IN SHOW, truly funny films. It’s great to see the wonderful actors – it’s a company of great comic actors – Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard et. al. – are fantastic and funny. In A MIGHTY WIND, no one […]
HERE’S A TERRIFC, BEAUTIFUL PERSON AND LIFE AND DOC What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann 2006 NR 80 mins At home at her Virginia farm, photographer Sally Mann reflects on the controversy surrounding her earlier collections while forging ahead with new work in this intimate portrait of an artist. Also offering insights […]
After watching a documentary RUNNING FROM CRAZY (only fair) which touched on the relationship between Gary Cooper and Ernest Hemingway, I watched FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLL (166 minutes), starring Cooper, a radiant Ingrid Bergman (they were having an affair) and an amazing cast including Katina Paxinou, who won an Oscar; and SARGEANT YORK (133 […]
Director: Bill Pohlad Screenplay: Oren Moverman, Michael A. Lerner One of the best movies of this year…of the last ten years. A really bold screenplay. Out of the box. Challenging. Absolutely successful. I’ve always been a big Beach Boys fan and this screenplay delivers the goods. The depiction of the creative process, of making music, […]
I love movies. Esoteric films. Experimental films. Obscure documentaries. Indies. I’m a fan of Godard. Kubrick and Scorcese are my favorite filmmakers. My confession? I love THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Don’t think less of me, please. Written by Aline Brosh McKenna from a novel by Lauren Weisberger and directed by David Frankel, TDWP, […]
In view of all the controversy surrounding the new Harper Lee novel, I recommend the above mention doc, made in 2010, which tells the story of Harper Lee and the writing of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. This doc is the ‘standard’ story with just a hint of any of the recent revelations. This is fascinating […]
I had the pleasure to meet Raymond Neutra, Richard Neutra’s son. Because of THE PRINCES OF KINGS ROAD, where one of the two main character’s is Richard Neutra, I took the opportunity to hear his memories of his father and Rudolph Schindler. Fascinating…new nuggets of information…and today I found myself rewriting. Please understand, I’ve done […]
I rented – from NETFLIX – a three hour BBC Documentary on the The Great Rift in Africa. It was billed as extraordinary photography, new breeds, fantastically high ratings. Well, it turns out a lot of the animals in Africa spend their time killing other animals. Stalking…then brutally tearing apart. I get it…eat to live. […]
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