A night of Potemkin

  Recently, I had the pleasure to experience a silent film landmark in a fun evening with friends. Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 infamous “The Battleship Potemkin” was showing with live orchestral accompaniment at the local arts center. A rare treat in such a setting to be certain. So, I contacted a friend and silent screen enthusiast from the twittersphere, Trevor aka @tpjost to set the wheels … Continue reading A night of Potemkin

picturedept: Newsweek Remembers: Nora Ephron Nora Ephron, 1941–2012Writer, director, and producer Nora Ephron passed away Tuesday at 71. From her early days as a reporter to her 1992 directorial debut and her work on set in ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ see the Oscar nominee’s life in pictures. READ MORE ON NEWSWEEK & THE DAILY BEAST (Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/26/remembering-nora-ephron-as-our-dorothy-parker-but-more.html/) Continue reading

A Classic Film Inspired Wedding

Some people have passion for classic film. And a few people love classic film so much they celebrate it as a theme for their wedding. I can happily claim both. For those of you who may have discovered in a recent podcast I co-hosted on the recently disbanded The Cinementals, I revealed that I was married in a classic film wedding. I’ve always loved movies. … Continue reading A Classic Film Inspired Wedding