Look around you right now. Try to make eye contact. You can’t because everyone is staring, zombified, into a tiny black screen, their smartphones. This is what MIT professor Sherry Turkle calls being “alone together.” Nowadays, we seek connections through our devices. We are uncomfortable with solitude. We are in danger of losing the very
Harping back to the founding fathers to legitimize a conservative worldview is a tried and tested political tactic in the United States. Inevitably it requires some retrofitting to make 18th century ideals make sense in our 21st century context, but this approach gains traction because a familiar story is comforting. Suddenly the public has yet
“Everything that kills me makes me feel alive” sing One Republic in Counting Stars. It could be the theme song for Serendipity, the protagonist in my original television pilot Red Fish, Blue Fish. Serendipity is a complex woman of contrasts seeking that next dopamine rush. She is her own worst enemy, a pleasure seeker, a
I recently had the good fortune to spend an afternoon at the Getty Center in Los Angeles and stumbled upon a book called Wabi Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren.* I was drawn to it by the simplicity of the cover: a single, faded, slightly desiccated leaf. Upon reading, the principles
Burning Blue The Film opens tonight at AMC theaters across the country! Also available for streaming on iTunes and Video on Demand now. ATLANTA – AMC Southlake Pavillion 24 CHICAGO – AMC Streets of Woodfield 20 DALLAS – AMC Firewheel 18 DENVER – AMC Flatiron Crossing 14 HOUSTON – AMC Studio 30 LOS ANGELES –
One of the joys of making art lies in the collaborative process. Sure it can be frustrating and arduous, but when you are creating with like-minded souls, working towards a common goal, it is a deeply fulfilling experience. I recently attended a workshop led by Robert McKee. His subject was long form television with a
I spent an afternoon recently in the company of friends, talking about Burning Blue and how the film came to be. It was a rather special event because we were shooting material for Lions Gate Films who had requested interviews with various members of the team. We outlined what brought us together, talked about the
