I have what is probably a bad habit of purposefully overexposing shots (and there are, of course, happy accidents as well). At times it seems like the perfect compliment to the subject material. It seems that on those occasions when it just “works” that I paradoxically get something more out of the shot when their is less detail. … Continue readingWhen Overexposed is a Good Thing: 11 “Less is More” Photos
We started out our annual mini-vacation with the opening night shorts program on Thursday night and thirteen screenings later we find ourselves happily exhausted on this Monday. With so many good films and so little time it is always hard to choose what to see. This year we scored with some excellent picks. Below are two of my favorites of the weekend. … Continue reading2 Don’t Miss Independent Films That Will Knock Your Socks Off
We officially kicked off our annual lost weekend at the Maryland Film Festival with the Opening Night shorts program last night at the MICA Brown Center. It was hosted by … Continue readingMaryland Film Festival 2009 Opening Night Shorts
The power of collaboration is a beautiful thing. This is without a doubt the best version of Ben E. King’s classic “Stand By Me” I have ever run across. … Continue readingMany Voices One Message: Stand By Me.
Childhood memories can play tricks on you and can be a bit murky. But I truly believe that every time we got a little rowdy or out of control in elementary school the teachers would show us one or both of these films and we would calm right down. I have no idea if this is true or not. But this is the memory that remains and I am inclined to believe it. … Continue readingFilms with the Power to Soothe the Savage Child’s Soul
Today for the first time I have had a perfectly timed and totally welcome ad delivered to me via Twitter. … Continue readingBusinesses on Twitter: B-Dry and Feedly Social Marketing Wins
This awesome piece of pottery of two liquid kissing heads is by Hong Kong artist Tsang Cheung-Shing. YuanYuang II–as the piece is called–is a playful representation of a traditional drink of the same name. … Continue readingCoffee or tea?
That said I live mostly contentedly with an eclectic hodgepodge of used and found pieces in my little dollhouse of a home. So this pursuit of unique is mostly done in my head through extensive online surfing. In that surfing I occasionally run across furniture that goes a little more off the beaten path than I expected and moves into my “that scares me” zone. … Continue reading6 Pieces of Furniture that Kind Of Scare Me
What goes with warm weather and a cook out better than beer? Nothing, that’s what. So being in a beer frame of mind I thought what better time to share some vintage beer ads with you. … Continue reading“Oh boy-what a beer!”: Vintage beer ads
Look it’s Leon’s VK test scene from Bladerunner performed by the new Kindle 2 and the iPod Shuffle both of which have text to speech capabilities. Tickles my funny bone. … Continue readingScene from Bladerunner acted out by a Kindle2 and and ipod Shuffle