Emmy award-winning filmmaker & creative entrepreneur. Trying to give more than I take. Founder of @DocFilmSociety. Director I Showrunner I Executive Producer
History recognizes actions that are bigger than self. Joe Biden will go down as one of the great ones, having led the country out of the disastrous term of his predecessor and quietly doing good things for all Americans, red state as well as blue, accomplishments that put him up there, in terms of legislative action, with LBJ and FDR. Joe, I can’t imagine where we’d be without your selfless service.
Delicatessen (1991)
"You make a film for yourself. That is an absolute necessity. You have to make it for the very first audience, yourself, because if you’re not pleased with it, no one else will be."
--- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The American Friend (1977, Wenders)
"I want my films to be about the time in which they are filmed, and to reflect the cities, landscapes, objects and people involved in them, myself included."
--- Wim Wenders
Sure, it might be kind of corny to be excited about a pull quote, but when it’s in relation to a Hayao Miyazaki film, it’s hard not to be excited. Delighted to be quoted on this one.
Remembering the great Elvin Jones who was born on this day in 1927. Regarded as one of the most impactful drummers in jazz history, Jones’ revolutionary style transformed the drums as a traditional time-keeping instrument.
He established a forceful polyrhythmic approach to the traps set, combining different metres played independently by the hands and feet into a propulsive flow of irregularly shifting accents. For over four decades, his innovative rhythmic technique has served as a catalyst for drummers who seek greater improvisational freedom.
Here, he is performing “Take the ‘A’ Train” with Duke Ellington and his orchestra live in Italy, 1966.