Emily @ the Edge of Chaos now in post-production!
June 13th

 
"Freud was right about Penis Envy... He was just wrong about who has it."
 
 
this month's crackpot theory

A Crackpot Idea for Hollywood

To those who say there were no surprises at the Academy Awards, I beg to differ. No, not Geoffrey Fletcher receiving the Best Adapted Screenplay award for Precious. Not Sarah Jessica Parker's decision to appear as a balloon from Up. No, it was finding out the trailer to Ironman 2 has just been released. See, I thought there already was a trailer: IronMan 1. In fact, I've been crediting the movie industry with inventing a new business model. Now I'll just have to take the credit. ... (keep reading)

the experts say she's...
 
 
help me
I want Yoji Yamamoto to design my costume for my movie. Does anybody know him?
Let me know.
help yourself
If you live in the Bay area, go see "The Bonesetters' Daughter" at the San Francisco Opera. It's based on Amy Tan's book of the same name (with a libretto by Amy), and it's fantastic.
help others

I know, I know, our economy's in melt-down, we're holding tight to every dollar we've got, but in case you've got one to spare, consider this: in an economic crisis, the arts are the first thing to be jettisoned. Major arts organizations around the country are feeling the pinch; for the small arts organizations that serve rural communities or promote cutting-edge art, it has been more of a punch. Find one such organization that's hurting and give money to it.