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Happy birthday, Liza!

Happy birthday, Liza!

Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA

Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA

Upcoming fundraising changes

Upcoming fundraising changes

Album Cover Hall of Fame's March newsletter mentions Amsel doc

Album Cover Hall of Fame's March newsletter mentions Amsel doc

Happy birthday, Harry Belafonte!

Happy birthday, Harry Belafonte!

Featurette/sneak peek: Richard Amsel and Bette Midler

Featurette/sneak peek: Richard Amsel and Bette Midler

Why your donations matter…

Why your donations matter…

AMSEL, the Animated / Calling all animators...

AMSEL, the Animated / Calling all animators...

R.I.P.: Raquel Welch

R.I.P.: Raquel Welch

“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”

“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”

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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...

Jeffrey Wells / "Cutting the Habit" revisited

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...

Ongoing Support / November Promo!

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...

TEASER TRAILER RELEASED FOR AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART

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...

6 hours, 50 minutes, 54 seconds...

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...

Jerry Alten and TV GUIDE

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...

Amsel's Lost Art: YENTL

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...

Amsel's Lost Art: Amsel, the Animator…

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...

Amsel, animated!

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...

Family Truth

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...

RAIDERS, re-loved...

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...

A Light at the End of the Tunnel...?

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...

The tragedy of silenced voices...

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...

For the Love of LUCY…

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...

The softspoken genius of Drew Struzan...

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...

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