I've spent a lot of time watching Shelley Duvall over the past week, and she was never less than electrifying, and a pleasure to watch, even in the smallest role. This piece went out on @guardianfilm today just hours before we heard the sad news. Hope I did her justice. RIP.
You're welcome! One of the odd things about this one is that the sky above the smog layer was entirely blue and sunny. The actual pollution stats are far better than even a couple decades ago, but the camera zoom makes it feel like complete, unrelenting haze.
Remembering the extraordinary evening of the Writers Guild's celebration of the Best 101 Screenplays, during which I had the good fortune to stand next to this Mount Rushmore of screenwriters.
Frank gone now, and Robert too; but Larry and George still thankfully with us, standing strong.
An excellent excuse to post a link to dazzle camouflage, used extensively during WWI and pioneered by the painter Edward Wadsworth and the Vorticists:
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Hey! Good to hear from you! Thank you so much.
It was so smoggy that I couldn't even make out the downtown LA skyline, but then I rounded a corner to that.