Category: Heroes
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More People Should Know about JCM
James Clerk Maxwell is one of my heroes. It seems to me that more people should know about his amazing contributions to physics and see him as a true hero. This is why I’m writing a screenplay about his life. It’s why I hope to make a movie about his extraordinary accomplishments. I’m in the…
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Chess
Today, I’m thinking about the musical Chess. I’m forever grateful for the opportunity to perform in a local production of Chess in 2006. Here is John Moore’s review of our Next Stage production. It’s not that Chess is a great musical. It aspires to be great! It has a lot of great songs. More importantly,…
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Rob Reiner
I’m so sad to learn that Rob Reiner and his wife have been killed. I’m curious to understand the possibility that his son may be responsible. I have admired Rob Reiner for many years. In fact, he’s one of my heroes. Here are a few of his movies that I LOVE. While looking at his…
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The Last Class
Today, I had the pleasure of watching The Last Class, a new film featuring Robert Reich, one of my heroes. We see him teaching his Wealth and Poverty class at UC Berkley. We hear him talk about getting older and what it means to retire. (While he won’t stop teaching, he isn’t teaching at the…
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Telluride Again!
I’m back home after another amazing experience at the Telluride Film Festival. One of the things I love about the festival is that I feel at home there. It’s a beautiful location, the people tend to be friendly, the movies are always impressive (in one or more ways), the Noon seminars and Conversations are engaging,…
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Blue Moon
Blue Moon, directed by Richard Linklater, is one of the best movies shown at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival. It tells the story of Lorenz Hart after the opening of the musical “Oklahoma!”. We see his love of the craft of writing, his struggles with alcoholism, and his thwarted drive to reach higher levels of…
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Telluride Film Festival
I’m excited to be returning to the Telluride Film Festival this year. I’ve had so many great experiences there that are worth remembering. “No matter what kind of year I have had, if I come to Telluride, it’s been a good year.” — Werner Herzog Here are some of the people I’ve met, listened to,…
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Improving How Society Works for ALL People
If you’re among the 1% of people who make LOTS of money in the USA, you might think everything here is working fine. That’s NOT the case! When 99% of people are not seeing productivity gains reflected in their paychecks, the system is NOT working for our society. While other issues matter, income inequality is…
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The Question of Free Will
Throughout the ages, people have debated the question of whether we have much of a choice in the actions we take. While we seem to have the appearance of Free Will, sometimes we also seem to be bound to our individual fates. I’m excited to see James Clerk Maxwell join in the conversation. The Life…