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- 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 13, 2022
Cutting the habit -- and the poster
Jeffrey Wells called out a little edit made to Amsel's MCCABE & MRS. MILLER poster on the HBO Max page, and it gave me a laugh. Warren...
- 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...
- Aug 23, 2022
Family Truth
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...
- Jul 20, 2022
RAIDERS, re-loved...
Last Saturday, July 16th, marked the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS' nationwide re-release in theaters. I remember it vividly. Long before...
- Jul 20, 2022
A Light at the End of the Tunnel...?
I wanted to share some recent updates regarding the documentary. After filming so many interviews over the years, I now have something in...
- May 22, 2022
The tragedy of silenced voices...
A month ago I finally got around to taking my five-times-delayed honeymoon cruise to Vancouver. It was lovely, but we both caught...
- Mar 29, 2022
R.I.P.: Charlie White III
I'm saddened by the passing of illustrator CHARLIE WHITE III, who died earlier this month. I met him only on two occasions (both art...
- Mar 21, 2022
For the Love of LUCY…
I’ve been anxious to get out of “The COVID Complacency” that’s dominated my life for the past two years, and get back to the business of...
- Mar 8, 2022
The softspoken genius of Drew Struzan...
"The journey is everything," my friend David Byrd once told me, and those words certainly ring true when it comes to the journey in...
- Feb 24, 2022
R.I.P.: Sally Kellerman (1937-2022)
The great SALLY KELLERMAN has died – the tall, sexy, vivacious, funny and sultry actress and singer with a husky voice, who starred in...
- Feb 15, 2022
December promotion winners announced!
Thanks to everyone who donated to December's gift giveaway promotion for AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART. I truly appreciate your...
- Jan 30, 2022
On "CODED" messages in illustration...
I just watched the documentary "CODED: THE HIDDEN LOVE OF J.C. LEYENDECKER" on Paramount+, which profiles the art of America's first...