I've regularly credited filmmaker Kevin Burke, and his documentary 24x36, with helping to inspire me in setting out to make a film on Richard Amsel. When I first heard of Kevin's project -- which was also about movie posters -- I reached out to him about Amsel's work, and provided him with THE EMERALD CITY video interview featuring Amsel and David Edward Byrd. When Kevin interviewed me in my Glendale apartment, he had a film crew of two -- including himself. He also had a spi

OK, another blog post. It’s a bit long and rambling, but you’ll want to read this one. Promise. I've lost track of how many times I've flown to the east coast over the years to interview different people for this project. I've just returned from yet another trip there – my first taken since COVID first reared its ugly head – and it was a rather bittersweet experience. In the five years since my dad’s death, every visit back has been marked by the loss of yet another relative