Remembering June 6, 1944, with my old Spielberg Film Society review from 1998. tinyurl.com/n2tr9tv2 🪖🎖️☮️

This was a fun assignment: an unexpectedly affecting YouTube documentary about fledgling computer graphics in the 1970s. Look for the surprise appearance of Coen brothers' film score composer Carter Burwell moonlighting as a CG modelmaker, and classic footage of Shatner's 1980s toupée 🖖🤖💾

My latest tiny creature sculpt, tribute to this little chap whom Patti and I fostered with his sister a few years ago, and found a forever home for them in Las Vegas. Both now passed over the Rainbow Bridge familiar to Viking warriors and pet owners. flic.kr/s/aHBqjCTbwV

A fun website devoted to the art of fonts has published a little story about how a 16mm filmmaker (me) made titles for his short (Board Game) back in the pre-digital era. #BoardGame #Letraset #Denby fontsinuse.com/uses/76933/b...

This little phrase stuck in my mind all day, so I cartooned it.

Very moved by Artemis II launch today, which obliterated the negativity that's surrounded this admin's attitude to space science. Astounded to discover NASA's tracking app that allows us to image the progress of Wiseman-Glover-Koch-Hansen in real-time. Go, science! 🚀❤️🌚 www.nasa.gov/missions/art...

As a person with a fascination for these creatures, I found this really charming. A wonderful moment from a 2025 PBS Nature episode where David Attenborough brings a dodo back to life: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzGP... Mine here: flashfilms.us/the-dodo-man ❤️🦤 #TheDodoMan #PBS #DavidAttenborough

Loved this strange little love story. Daisy Ridley is extraordinary. Beautifully directed by Rachel Lambert. Fab score by Dabney Morris. Streaming on Kanopy. #SometimesIThinkAboutDying #DaisyRidley #Oscilloscope www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtC...

Happy CE3K day, to all who celebrate the U.K. premiere of Spielberg's film at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, 48 years ago today. #WeAreNotAlone #Odeon #Spielberg

Inspired by Morgan Neville's recent and pretty wonderful documentary "Man on the Run" now on Amazon Prime, here's my flashback to the time I accidentally met Paul and Linda ❤️ #ManontheRun #PaulMcCartney #PaulMcCartney #SillyLoveSongs #LetEmIn flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...

Doing a bit of research, studying favorite authors and their techniques, I revisited a Ray Bradbury classic and discovered this stunning scene (seared into my brain from Truffaut's adaptation) was even more powerful on the page. #RayBradbury #Fahrenheit451 flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...

Celebrating Jerry Goldsmith’s birthday with this fab tribute, from 2011, by Austin Wintory — with film clip accompaniments. #goldsmith m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zAR...

Happy John Williams Birthday, to all who celebrate the maestro. Offering a couple of his beautiful cues here, both used to adorn puppy videos — one for Bella (from “The River”), one for Lucy (“Lincoln”). Pony Ride vimeo.com/60704291 With Malice Toward None youtu.be/ZjeR8DOgb38 #JohnTWilliams

Beautiful score to a magnificent film, only ever a truncated LP version with narration; would love to have this re-recording. Donate here: 🎵Once upon a time there was a pretty fly, He had a pretty wife, this pretty fly. But one day she flew away, flew awaaaay!🎵 www.kickstarter.com/projects/129...

For my Jaws-aversary last weekend (anniversary of my first viewing of the film) I visited the AMPAS Museum, where they have a fantastic exhibition now playing, thru July 26: flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...

My obituary on Con Pederson. I never had the opportunity to meet or interview him, but he was a fascinating man.

Thank you, pezscreenwriting.bsky.social for including my beloved Imagine Impact finalist eco-adventure story, THE DODO MAN, in the 2025 Maximum Z Script Showcase. maximumz.blog/2025/12/19/t...

Had a wonderful time speaking to these filmmakers, Gabrielle Brady and Michael Latham, about Australia's entry into the Best Documentary Feature race, with their moving and magical film "The Wolves Always Come at Night". theasc.com/articles/the...

For the first time in its history, American Cinematographer is offering a choice of covers in its December 2025 issue. Proud to see my coverage on GDT's "Frankenstein" will be one of those. Preview of the print mag at the link below. Additional online story coming soon 🌭🍺 theasc.com/news/america...

Tim Greiving’s new book about John Williams is a tsunami of love for movie music that pours out of its +500 pages. timgreiving.com/john-william... I’m halfway through, in the summer of 1982 (my own take, below). But it’s a monumental achievement. Highly recommended. img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/e3...

10 years ago, Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” inspired one of my purple-prose Flashfilms reviews: shorturl.at/fHKJM Revisiting the film tonight, a scene jumped out at me where an FBI agent (Scott Shepherd) is pushing Hanks to violate his attorney/client oath. Resonant today: youtu.be/D2gLGW9w8Hk

There is nothing wrong with your television set... flic.kr/p/2rvXYZ2

I commissioned this beautiful conceptual painting by Miles Teves for "The Dodo Man" after my story received attention as finalist for Ron Howard's Imagine Impact. Unveiled here as part of my Flashfilms redux: flashfilms.us/the-dodo-man #ScriptSky #MilesTeves 🦤 flic.kr/p/2k43E1j

Few films have the power of this American cinema classic. #Redford #Hoffman #Holbrook #Goldman #Willis #Shire #Pakula

Poster for an animated short that I developed with some friends years ago, now featured as a screenplay link (with music) at flashfilms.us #ClaudeDebussy #animation #ScriptSky

Music for the wee hours… Sleepless Night, and three other cues, from maestro Laurent Watteau’s score to “The Glitch” — part of Flashfilms’ new special features. flashfilms.bandcamp.com/track/the-gl...

My latest creature creations: 🎼 Little Creatures. Creatures of lurrve… 🎶 flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...

My Flashfilms website is now new and shiny. Details at the blog, or cut to the chase at flashfilms.us flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/p...

Here’s my 4EVR collaborator Sergio Pinheiro making his feature film debut. We met at DragonCon where my short The Glitch was playing with Sergio’s The Procedure. Very proud to see him knocking it out of the park with this first trailer for Wormtown. Not for the feint of heart ❤️ 🐛 🪱 💀 😱

"Boys Go To Jupiter" is wonderful. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

My little girl turned 13.

Happy 50th, old fish. My 25th anniversary video postcard to "Jaws" (26 mins): vimeo.com/1899878 #Jaws50

My old short film never had its IMDb, until now, when I realised its BBC TV appearance likely warranted that distinction. To my happy surprise, the IMDb staff agreed. It was surreal writing the synopsis to something I made 40+ years ago. www.imdb.com/title/tt3735...

Bravo, Gints!

Timeline cleanse. My happy girl.

More Williams birthday love, this struck me as particularly poignant today: my puppy happened to arrive in my life the same time as John’s sublime score for “Lincoln,” and its theme, ‘With Malice Toward None.’ m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjeR...

To celebrate John Williams turning 93 today, here’s my tribute eight years ago on his 85th, gathering some pretty silly toons, digital doodles, and a super geeky photo from one of my close encounters with the maestro over the years 🎶🔥🦈🚀👽🧚🦖🤠🪖🧙‍♂️🎩🐴🤖❤️🎶 flashfilms.us/Blog/Entries...

David Fitzsimmons’ beautifully written and chilling tribute to Ray Bradbury: The Temperature at Which Democracy Burns 🔥 davidwfitzsimmons.substack.com/p/fahrenheit...

"We're all in this trip together. Keep at It." Celebrate with The David Lynch Foundation and Dr. Tony Nader, Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 10:30 am Pacific / 1:30 pm Eastern: www.youtube.com/@DrTonyNader www.instagram.com/drtonynader/ www.facebook.com/DrTonyNader

Paying our respects to the ever-increasing cavalcade of cherry pies, cigarettes, donuts and other sweet tributes to maestro David Lynch at Bob's Boy Boy, Toluca Lake. My favorite: a can of Heineken, inscribed: "F**k that shit!"

Noon Monday (PST), be there, or be square.

Sad that I never got to meet him. Dogspeed, David. www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/david-ly...

Patti bought me a beautiful book of paintings by this artist, Emma Howarth. Here's a sample, accompanied by the sublime voice of Jeremy Irons reading from a T.S. Elliot poem that inspired the piece. Despite our ongoing shitshow, there is still magic in this world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQQr...

A conversation with one of the greats, Mr. Dennis Muren, ASC: theasc.com/articles/den...

78 today. Exultate Juști! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN2S...

Hard to believe it's been 21 yrs since my gigantic story on "The Return of the King" (58 pages, Cinefex 96). Below is an old blog recalling that experience while wrestling other Hobbits. Pic is me in Forbidden Planet, London, Dec. 2003. flic.kr/p/g4eWpJ ⚔️🧙‍♂️🐉🧌🐘 www.flashfilms.us/Offline_page...

This eerie and spellbinding animated feature "Flow" is now playing. Highly recommended for all who appreciate animal life, imagination, and the possibilities of animation. It was fascinating speaking with the filmmaker. #flowmovie2024 🐈‍⬛🦮🐭🐒🐦🌊

Trekkers, art- and film-lovers, my friend VFX supervisor Adam Howard – multi-Emmy nominee for Deep Space Nine and Enterprise, and Emmy winner for Voyager and TNG – is also a gifted portraitist. He's available for commission. Paintings take a week, digital media printed on metal: www.adamhoward.art