One thing I’ve been realizing while re-watching the Beatles Anthology documentary is what incredible songwriters Lennon and McCartney were. I suppose that’s as obvious as saying that I suddenly realized that Tom Cruise is a pretty good movie star … but it’s not just that John and Paul could write great songs. It’s that ALL [...]
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been re-watching the Beatles Anthology 8-part documentary that the BBC did back in 2002 to celebrate the band’s 40th anniversary. I remember learning a lot the first time I watched these shows and, despite having done fairly extensive reading about the group, the individuals, and their histories, feeling like I [...]
I’ve always been a big Beatles fan. I’m too young to have been a fan during the life of the group (though I was alive during that run … born almost 9 months to that day after they appeared on U.S. TV for the first time … funny that), but I remember distinctly getting “I [...]
I’m talking a bit about some of the shows I’ve been watching on Netflix lately, starting yesterday with a lengthy post about Carl Sagan’s Cosmos.Today, I’m going to talk about something a little more frivolous … but just as wonderful. SNUFF BOX: I was introduced to this wonderful Brit-com by my friend Cindi a few [...]
When the weekend started, I’d intended to get a lot of work done on personal projects, but it soon became clear to me that I actually needed some time to just decompress. I’ve been running pretty hard both at my daytime work and my nighttime projects, and I just couldn’t manage to concentrate on any [...]
One of the blessings I am ALWAYS thankful for is the number of crazily talented people I know in such a wide array of fields. Take Cindi Rice. No, don’t take her … I’d be lost without her. But please consider her — over the time I’ve known her, Cindi has been Mistress of the [...]
Sunday, December 19, 2010
As I talked about a few days ago, Episode 4 of the web series Bite Me does, in fact, feature yours truly as “Vagrant Zombie #2.” And, let me tell you, I really shamble my little heart out on the screen there in the opening scene. It brings tears to my eyes that we’ll never [...]
Thursday, December 16, 2010
I don’t think I’ve mentioned this other than in a few Facebook posts, but back in September I was invited to play a zombie in a new web series being produced by Epic Level Entertainment. The series is called Bite Me and it’s currently running on Machinima.com. It was a GREAT experience, and I had [...]
With my lunch today I watched the only Special Feature on the Peanuts 1960s Collection … a little documentary about Vince Guaraldi called The Maestro of Menlo Park. It was a terrific half-hour or so overview of the man’s life, work, and impact on the world at large (through commentaries by people who played with [...]
A few weeks ago I bought a DVD compilation of Peanuts specials from the 1960s. I’d been thinking about animation, and telling short, focused, all-ages stories … and some of my favorite examples of that can be found in the animated Peanuts specials. It’s easy to forget how many of them there were … or [...]