Coming Attractions: A Passion for Giving

November 6, 2009

I’ve had the opportunity to read several biographies of wealthy people.  I’ve also been privileged to meet several wealthy people in person.  Almost without exception, when these people talk about their happiest moments, they don’t talk about making money.  Instead, their happiest moments occur when they are giving their money away. Filmmaker Robin Baker Leacock [...]

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Cool Websites: SnagFilms.com

November 4, 2009

Every year, hundreds of documentary films are made that never see the light of day.  These are films that aren’t accepted into film festivals and/or don’t have a distribution deal.  As a result, the films never find an audience, going unseen and forgotten. In a perfect world, there would be a way for these films to be [...]

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Hell On Wheels

November 1, 2009

Title:               Hell on Wheels Director:              Bob Ray Producer:            Werner Campbell (Exec.), Bob Ray, Jerylyn Orlandi Cinema:                Bob Ray, Jen White Editing:                 Conor O’Neill, Cory Ryan Music:                   Britt Myers, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Year:                     2009 (90 minutes)  Synopsis:  Before the Lonestar Rollergirls, before the Texas Rollergirls, before the emergence of 300+ roller [...]

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The Thin Blue Line

October 26, 2009

Title:              The Thin Blue Line Director:              Errol Morris Producer:            Lindsey Law (Exec), Mark Lipson, Gary McDonald, Brad Fuller, David Hohmann Cinema:                Robert Chappell, Stefan Czapsky Editor:                   Paul Barnes Music:                   Phillip Glass Year:                     1988 (103 minutes)  Synopsis:  The Thin Blue Line is the fascinating, controversial true story of the arrest and conviction of Randall Adams for the murder [...]

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Rock Prophesies

October 24, 2009

Title:               Rock Prophesies Director:              John Chester Producer:            Tim Kaiser, Bruce Friedman, Andrew Funnell (Exec), Tim Kaiser Editor:                  Amy Wilson, John Chester Year:                     2008 (86 minutes)  Synopsis:  Moments before his death, Stevie Ray Vaughn talked to Robert M. Knight, legendary rock photographer, one last time.  “If anything ever happens to me,” he said, “you’ll know me when you hear me.”  [...]

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