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December 2011
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1936: In February in Key West, a somewhat intoxicated Stevens insulted Ernest...
– John N. Serio, Wallace Stevens: Selected Poems
…The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
– Wallace Stevens, “The Emperor of Ice-Cream”
The past two weeks we’ve been talking a lot about formal elements in my directing class, which has delved us into poetry and music. We often speak about how each shot should be like a sentence, clearly articulating the necessary meaning,...
November 2011
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May 2011
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But perhaps the most unusual aspect of the show is that Louis C.K. gets no notes...
– Nice article on Louie, in NY mag.
http://nymag.com/print/?/arts/tv/upfronts/2011/louis-ck-2011-5/
Louie is a funny and often surprising show. The largest benefit of the show’s creative isolation and network independence is not so much the content, but the way it frees up the show’s...
Graduation and group sex, watch Commencement. It’s a short film I directed. Written with Finn Straley. Enjoy!
www.commencementfilm.com
CAST and CREW Directed by Benjamin Kegan Written by Finn Straley and Benjamin Kegan Produced by Carly Spiering CAST Alex Cassidy, Ari Rampy, Peter Richards Production Design and Sound: Sam Alden Executive Producer: Robert Sickels Music by Julian Cassia...
April 2011
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Lumet’s “Making Movies” is seriously one of the most satisfying books on the filmmaking process. It’s frank and revealing.
March 2011
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New Whit Stillman Movie Picked Up by Sony Pictures... →
Good news, but the even better news will be when it is indeed released, and I am sitting down to watch this, popcorn in hand, ears ready for some good ol’ Whit Stillman dialogue candy.