Category Archives: General

I feel a little guilty. I’m not writing about anything that has to do with film–especially not about anything regarding progress on one of my own. There is progress but it would only be of interest to those who get excited by … Continue reading →

The Black & Blue Orkestre has been at it again. We just did a cover of the Trogg’s “With A Girl Like You.” It’s the usual suspects;  Grog on bass and additional vocals; Will Crewdson on rhythm and lead guitar and … Continue reading →

Flew to Munich for a Retrospective of my films at the end of June. As we left this tragic Tale of our Time was entrancing America:   I was not sorry to leave that world behind for a few days. The … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago a documentary called Freedom Riders aired on PBS. It’s a strong piece about a milestone event in the American civil rights struggle and I recommend it highly. I was struck by a song in it called, … Continue reading →

The Munich Film Festival’s retrospective of my films is moving forward. I’m heading over at the end of June. They’re going to show all 7 films which is pretty amazing to me. Not that they’re going to show them, but … Continue reading →

Alright Wayne, you axed for it. Well, actually you didn’t but here you go anyway. The financier of The Real Blonde told me at the beginning of production he felt it was time for me to make a “bigger film,” … Continue reading →

  Well, the actual Grammy arrived yesterday. I’m glad it did. It has a great weight to it. And I like the shape; it’s like a big, shiny, metal flower. I’d been waiting for it as a motivation to put up … Continue reading →

Well, blow me down. When You’re Strange just won the Grammy. I’m celebrating right now. I urge everyone else to do the same. Alright, I’m back from celebrating and doing what I should have done 3 hours ago; acknowledging the people … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago Wayne, a frequent commentor and friend of this blog, sent me an email. Some of you may recall that Wayne made a huge career change a few months ago when he went insane and quit his day … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning to discover When You’re Strange has been nominated for a Grammy. The category is long form video (dvd) which is fine even though the film was conceived as a film, made as a film and … Continue reading →