Right before I left Germany for New York again, my dad gave me his copy of the new record by “legendary godfather of rap” Gil…
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Eternal Moonwalk – A Tribute To Michael Jackson
Yet again: old to some, new to others, still interesting, I think… Michael Jackson was never my thing (rather on the contrary) nor did I…
View More Eternal Moonwalk – A Tribute To Michael JacksonGebrauchsanweisung für Berlin (A “manual” to the city of Berlin)
Gebrauchsanweisung für Berlin by Jakob Hein My rating: 4 of 5 stars Great way to get insight into the city and people of Berlin. Appreciated…
View More Gebrauchsanweisung für Berlin (A “manual” to the city of Berlin)The Will To Do The Right Thing
Just watched another great TED Talk* from last year: “The real crisis? We stopped being wise.” by Barry Schwartz. A sensible and moving account of…
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MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 2009
Yeah, I know I’m late – it’s almost March. But it was a challenge to distill the four Favorite of Quarter CDs down to a…
View More MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 2009Phantom Menace & Avatar Video Reviews by Mike Stoklasa (Red Letter Media)
In the category “old to some, new to others – but always interesting, right?” I’m finally getting around to posting about this fantastic video review…
View More Phantom Menace & Avatar Video Reviews by Mike Stoklasa (Red Letter Media)MusicMonday: Spoon and White Rabbits
In honor of White Rabbits and Spoon playing in Berlin this Saturday, here is my favorite song by Brooklyn-based White Rabbits: “Percussion Gun”… … and…
View More MusicMonday: Spoon and White RabbitsTanzen and TED
Does time fly by even faster in Berlin or could it be because I’m still on New York time and therefore at least 6 hours…
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MusicMonday: Hefner & Jay-Z/Alicia Keys
Since getting hooked on Twitter, my favorite Twitter meme (a certain regularly scheduled subject/question/prompt that a lot of people share their input on) has been…
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Finished! Well, almost…
After an intense few weeks of locking picture, getting the cut to the sound editor/mixer, reshooting some titles, reshooting some titles again, experimenting with codecs…
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Good Cause Video Jobs
When you pick your own creative project to do (your next film, book, opera…) you usually go for something you’d really love to do –…
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Screening & Review & Response
When it rains, it pours, right? (And I love the rain.) Lately it seems that after it has been quiet around All God’s Children for…
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Canadian Premiere of “All God’s Children”
It’s finally happening: All God’s Children is going international. Our documentary will have its Canadian Premiere. Actually, since the film has only played in its…
View More Canadian Premiere of “All God’s Children”Read: “Vergebung” aka “The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest”
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson My rating: 4 of 5 stars What a great finish to an excellent series about…
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Favorite Songs of 4th 1/4 of 2009
My favorite songs from the last quarter of the year 2009. Uneven but beloved as always – some bands seem to show up way too…
View More Favorite Songs of 4th 1/4 of 2009“Jung Heisst Schön”… yet now we’re even older
“Jung Heisst Schön” (translation: “young means beautiful”) is a song by my long-time friend and German singer Justin Balk (formerly of Cucumber Men). In 2003…
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