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- Mar 12
Happy birthday, Liza!
Wishing a very happy 77th birthday to the legendary Liza Minelli. (And that's LIZA with a "Z", in case you needed reminding.) Pictured...
- Mar 10
Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA
(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) Richard Lester’s CUBA, released in 1979 and starring Sean Connery and...
- Mar 3
Upcoming fundraising changes
I’ve just learned that our project’s fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, has implemented new fundraising guidelines. (Fractured Atlas...
- Mar 1
Album Cover Hall of Fame's March newsletter mentions Amsel doc
The Album Cover Hall of Fame website has included mention of our recent Richard Amsel and Bette Midler video, as well as the documentary:...
- Feb 26
Featurette/sneak peek: Richard Amsel and Bette Midler
As February comes to a close, I wanted to give you a little sneak peek of a clip from the film, focusing on Richard Amsel’s association...
- Feb 22
Why your donations matter…
This documentary has been a longtime passion project, involving years of work and research. It also represents a significant monetary...
- Feb 18
AMSEL, the Animated / Calling all animators...
No matter how many hours of footage I’ve filmed for the documentary, there’s a narrative challenge that is virtually insurmountable: only...
- Feb 15
R.I.P.: Raquel Welch
Saddened by the passing of the legendary RAQUEL WELCH, who died today after a brief illness. In addition to doing the poster for Wech's...
- Feb 13
“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”
…and to follow up on my earlier post about Amsel’s unused art for NEW YORK, NEW YORK, the artist also sketched a cover for THE MANHATTAN...
- Feb 13
Amsel’s Lost Art: NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) The song “New York, New York” has become so synonymous with the city of...
- Feb 12
Amsel’s Lost Art: GREYSTOKE
(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) I was saddened by the recent passing of British director Hugh Hudson,...
- Feb 6
New promos for 2023 (and win an original RAIDERS poster)!
After all these years, it’s strange to think that this project will finally take shape and see the light of day. It’s been a long...
- Feb 3
Giving thanks to all of you!
2022 was a pivotal year for us, and a number of you helped make that happen. This message is obviously long overdue. I had intended to...
- Dec 4, 2022
Happy birthday, Richard
I usually abstain from posting updates about the film during the first week of December. It feels like a solemn time, between World AIDS...
- Nov 23, 2022
THREE DAYS LEFT!!!
**UPDATE** Wanted to have a special incentive for cyber Monday and giving Tuesday, so might as well extend it from now until the very end...
- Nov 4, 2022
ART OF THE MOVIES' Blog & Project Milestones...
Since the release of the teaser trailer, there's been more visibility on the project. I created a PRESS page listing some of the...
- Nov 2, 2022
Jeffrey Wells / "Cutting the Habit" revisited
To follow up to my Sept. 12th post ("Cutting the habit -- and the poster"), which shared film critic/blogger Jeffrey Wells' comments...
- Nov 1, 2022
Ongoing Support / November Promo!
First, I want to thank everyone for their enthusiasm and encouragement regarding the teaser trailer! A more extensive trailer will be...
- Oct 25, 2022
TEASER TRAILER RELEASED FOR AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART
Well, here it is -- a very early teaser for the film: I want to give a special shout out to editor Craig Trow, who suggested the idea of...
- Sep 25, 2022
6 hours, 50 minutes, 54 seconds...
...is the running length of our very, very rough assembly. This is without animations, B roll, or some of the additional footage we plan...
- Sep 23, 2022
Jerry Alten and TV GUIDE
When I began work on the Richard Amsel documentary, one of the first people I reached out to was Jerry Alten. Alten was the art director...
- Sep 20, 2022
Amsel's Lost Art: YENTL
I’ve previously shared a few posts highlighting some of Richard Amsel's unused and rarely seen works. I wanted to share just a small...
- Sep 5, 2022
Amsel's Lost Art: Amsel, the Animator…
I’ve previously shared a few posts highlighting some of Richard Amsel's unused and rarely seen works. Over the years I’ve acquired many...
- Aug 30, 2022
Amsel, animated!
I've regularly credited filmmaker Kevin Burke, and his documentary 24x36, with helping to inspire me in setting out to make a film on...