Thursday, December 18, 2008

Klaus Kinski


"I was not excellent!

I was not extraordinary!

I was not monumental!

I was epochal!"



Jef Aerosol
spray paint on canvas; signed & dated; size: 50 x 50 x 4cm; 2006

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Cynthia Scott


"Dream For One Bright World"

Cynthia Scott: lyrics and music...

http://web.me.com/cscottsing/dream/cynthiascott.html

Hi Cynthia, the new song is as stupendous as you!!!

Can't wait to see you again.

Your rabid, yet harmless fan.......Harry

Monday, December 15, 2008

Ten Days


Madam, I'm still standing firm on both legs.

You're a big game hunter, aren't you?

What's that got to do with it?

Then you should know: When you shoot an elephant, he sometimes stays on his legs for ten days before he topples over.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Duncan Roy


"He arrived on set looking like he had floated down from one of the upper provinces of the Pachitea."

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Dis And Dat


More circular Chemtrails over Bettina's home in Pacific Palisades.

I'm having two pins inserted into my ankle at a pre-dawn surgery today.

Back in a few.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Real Good

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I had solid moments of my mind feelin' and actin' real fresh, the freshest I can remember since prayin' at the grave of the three dead soldier brothers.

I don't think the angels are watchin' me like I was hopin' or else they would protect me from growin up so fast. I bathed real good so I can be real good. Real good.

Pampa always told me that good sex is good theater and I must be very precise and magnificent today.

Evil is evil, but it only really counts when it can go on a long time.

Evil is as hungry as me and my appetite to please has taken over every wakin' moment almost.

Friday, November 28, 2008

Zhang Huan


And now, moving on from poultry.

For a performance piece entitled, "My New York" (2002), Zhang Huan donned a suit of raw meat at the Whitney Museum.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

David On David. That's Mr. Lowery To You.


While at The Strand seeking to reacquaint myself with Virginia Woolf, a woman walked past me with an armful of books and muttered: "Stay right there, I need to take your picture."

I ran six miles in Central Park and then slept for as many hours and dreamed of phone calls.

I had the most surreal and memorable experience of my filmmaking career on Sunday, but I can't talk about it.

I peeled an orange and it made my fingers smell like Christmas.

I told a strange lie that I can't quite figure out.

There's something in the air.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A Softie Goes To A DGA Screening


Had a terrible experience Sunday...I went to the DGA to see THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON and GRAN TORINO.

When I walked in I heard a loud thud to the right of me in the lobby. A man had a heart attack and fell to the floor.

The DGA staff was terrific..immediately working to save him WHILE THE MEMBERS CONTINUED TO LINE UP FOR THE FILM RIGHT NEXT TO THE GROUP TRYING TO SAVE THE MAN'S LIFE.

I went outside and watched through the windows...911 arrived and took over. He would start breathing and stop...they pounded on his chest and he'd start to breath again, only to stop again. At one point he let out a terrible groan. I remember a doctor telling me, when I was shooting a documentary, that could mean brain damage. I don't know if the man will make it.

He was still alive as they sped off to the hospital...alive due to Ron of the DGA staff.

I was very upset and left. I didn't see anyone else leave.

They went in to see the movie.

Monday, November 17, 2008

The Hold Steady


The Hold Steady might just be the best bar band in America. With its riff-heavy mixture of classic rock and Craig Finn's lyrically dense storytelling, the group crafts intricately detailed musical universes that have already made it a critical darling and fan favorite.

Formed in 2000 from the ashes of the outstanding Minneapolis band Lifter Puller, The Hold Steady released "Almost Killed Me" in 2004. Bolstered by an ambitious tour schedule, 2005's "Separation Sunday" further boosted the group's profile. A loose concept album, "Separation Sunday" concerns itself mostly with a set of recurring characters whose exploits are chronicled in Finn's complex lyrics.

Making the move to a bigger label for the recent "Boys and Girls in America", Finn and company have crafted an immensely compelling and accessible set of songs.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Arrange To Be Noticed


There is a paradox.

You cannot simply display yourself too brazenly, yet you must also get yourself noticed.

In the court of Louis XIV, whoever the king decided to look at rose instantly in the court hierarchy. You stand no chance of rising if the ruler does not notice you in the swamp of courtiers.

This task requires much art. It is oftern intially a matter of being seen, in the literal sense.

Pay attention to your physical appearance, then, and find a way to create a distinctive - a subtly distinctive - style and image.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Richard Meier's Dream On Perry Street




Triplex overlooking the Hudson River
New York, NY, United States
$33,000,000

12 rooms
5 bedrooms
5 full baths
2 half baths
Interior: 11,000 sq. ft. (approx.)

All inquiries confidential.

Gwendolyn Watel

Commercial, Residential, and Investment Real Estate

Manhattan, New York

Dumann Realty
212.205.6300 Ext. 207
gwatel@dumann.com

Monday, November 10, 2008

Bill Reid Hollywood Producer


"All the ideas tossed around in development had the kerplunk of Joey Heatherton's wardrobe malfunction on The Dean Martin Show."

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Elizabethtown


After causing the Oregon shoe company for which he works to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is fired for his mistake, and promptly also dumped by his girlfriend, Ellen.

On the verge of suicide, Drew is oddly given a new purpose in life when he is brought back to his family's small Kentucky hometown of Elizabethtown following the death of his father, Mitch, as it falls to him to make sure that his dying wishes are fulfilled.

On the way home, Drew meets a flight attendant, Claire Colburn (Kirsten Dunst), with whom he falls in love, in a romance that helps his life get back on track...

Thursday, November 6, 2008

MGMT


Kevin Murphy: A staple in my 18,000-plus song iTune library.

President-Elect Barack Obama: The girls love them.

Kool Marder: They have a good beat and you can dance to them.

GOD: The best band in the world.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Gus Van Zandt's, "Elephant"


35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 81 MINUTES, USA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT/EDITOR: GUS VAN SANT / CINEMATOGRAPHER: HARRIS SAVIDES / PRODUCTION CO: BLUE RELIEF PRODUCTIONS, FEARMAKERS STUDIOS, HBO FILMS, MENO FILMS, PIE FILMS INC. / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: RIALTO FILMS, 2003

Gus Van Sant’s Palm d’Or winning Elephant is an examination of violence made explicit by the 1999 Columbine massacre. The title references Alan Clarke’s 1989 film about violence in Northern Ireland, and that film’s proverbial ‘elephant’ in the room that no one wants to acknowledge. Extended tracking shots survey the school’s topography, repeating the interaction between students from different perspectives, all interconnected as the film spirals towards tragedy. The film points simultaneously to the senseless consequences of the scenario, the cultural context of modern entertainment, the co-opting of historical signifiers and the confused sexuality of the two killers.

"Now remember to have fun."

 
Pinecone Stew