Tag: "film"
Relying on the kindness of strangers – could you do it?
Two recent NYU film school graduates, Sarah Sellman and Greg Grano, set off on an adventure to test a simple concept: the kindness of strangers. In the summer of 2010, armed with nothing but their curiosity and a camera, Sarah and Greg traveled the country relying on the kindness of strangers for a home each [...]
Director’s Guild Screening of “Woman’s Picture”
Last Monday, I attended a screening of a new film, Woman’s Picture, at the Director’s Guild of America in Hollywood as the guest of a cast member, DC-based actress/singer/model Gia Mora. Mora’s popular jazz cabaret “Laugh it Up, Funny Girl” is currently playing at Germano’s Trattoria in Baltimore’s Little Italy. After seeing the trailer for [...]
A Red Carpet Wrap Party in Hollywood
Hollywood is known for many things, not least of which is the infamous “red carpet”. So when an event is labeled as a “red carpet event,” such as the movie wrap party I was invited to attend on Thursday at Station at the W Hotel Hollywood, certain expectations come to mind. You expect glitz and [...]
Great Migrations Meets Great Expectations
And you thought your life was tough? Imagine having to run waist deep through a river of hungry crocodiles every year just to survive another? Or flying across a continent on frail wings just so your grandchildren will have a chance to live? National Geographic’slatest initiative “Great Migrations” makes any human’s life struggles seem trivial. [...]
