I just got home from the second installment in the "Cities of Love" Movies: "New York, I love You" Just like "Paris, Je T'aime" New York, I love You is a film featuring eight minute shorts directed by different director's with an all-star cast. The texture of this film was grittier, more... you know... New York. There were some repeat of themes: married couples role playing, a child care person's life as servant vs. their own world, love, and the city. New York seemed so full and so alive. …
Ebertfest: Day 3, part one
Oy!! This festival is starting to exhaust me! That was my thought this morning when I rolled outta bed at 9:30A.M. to get some books autographed by Roger and to attend a forum about film. That exhaustion turned into exhilaration by the time I reached the theater. I just saw Begging Naked, a documentary by Karen Gehres. This film was extraordinary. It ripped my heart out and enlightened me at the same time. …
Wake up in the city that never sleeps…
I am here in fabulous New York City and the love has never stopped. Every single experience I have have had has been sublime. Lemme explain: Flight: short and sweet. I had the entire row to myself! A woman shows up across the aisle with an infant! O Mio Dio!! However the little angel slept for the entire flight. Note: the Italian was courtesy of my adorable italian server Gianluca here at the Armani Restaurant. …