Bed bugs are like Syphilis for apartments. They appeared on the other side of my building a few years ago; it was only a matter of time before they came here. My downstairs neighbor detected and began treating an infestation while I was traveling last month. Possibly they were driven upstairs when her place was sprayed, [...]
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I got back from Stuttgart, still coughing (albeit less), and slept for about 2 days. Now I’m slogging through my backed-up emails and figuring out what to do next. I looks like I’ll be touring the Eastern Hemisphere most of June and July, and sub-letting my Hell’s Kitchen apartment. Interested parties please get in touch – [...] I do! [...] Apparently an American distributor rejected Sita Sings the Blues because, culturally, “it only relates to a tiny slice of [...] Do you like filling in forms? Do you like putting things in envelopes? Do you like going to the post office? How about running errands? All for no money! If this sounds like your dream job, I need someone to come to my unglamorous Manhattan studio once a week and do all of the above. You can [...] Please stop making so many films [...] I recently met a film producer who, after congratulating me on Sita’s admission to Berlin, patiently explained that I’m a “shiny little fish about to enter a shark tank.” I’ve long avoided thinking about the real business side of my feature film endeavor, but suddenly I’m paying attention. Which calls to mind this audio clip. Sound Designer [...] to Resist Christmas! “No Shopping, No Presents, NO GUILT.” Also visit the Christmas [...] Go see this movie. If you’re in New York, you can catch it at Cinema Village this week. If you’re not in New York, ask your local rep house to get it. Go! I’m not just saying this because I grew up in [...] Astute reader/luncher Andrew directs our attention to this very interesting BBC series, The Trap: Above is episode two; see also episodes one [...] A new feature in which I recommend the work and websites of people who buy me dinner. Today’s entry: Mike Caprio! Mike Caprio is the Bon Vivant of Brooklyn. But he’s no slouch in Manhattan either, since he suggested our Eats take place at Casellula. There we discussed the importance of combining the flavors of the accouterements [...] |
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