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Mar 12, 2023
Happy birthday, Liza!
Wishing a very happy 77th birthday to the legendary Liza Minelli. (And that's LIZA with a "Z", in case you needed reminding.) Pictured...
Mar 10, 2023
Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA
(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) Richard Lester’s CUBA, released in 1979 and starring Sean Connery and...
Mar 3, 2023
Upcoming fundraising changes
I’ve just learned that our project’s fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, has implemented new fundraising guidelines. (Fractured Atlas...
Mar 1, 2023
Album Cover Hall of Fame's March newsletter mentions Amsel doc
The Album Cover Hall of Fame website has included mention of our recent Richard Amsel and Bette Midler video, as well as the documentary:...
Mar 1, 2023
Happy birthday, Harry Belafonte!
Harry Belafonte turns 96 today. I'm using this to showcase a wonderful motion graphic done for the documentary by Morgan Strahorn, using...
Feb 26, 2023
Featurette/sneak peek: Richard Amsel and Bette Midler
As February comes to a close, I wanted to give you a little sneak peek of a clip from the film, focusing on Richard Amsel’s association...
Feb 18, 2023
AMSEL, the Animated / Calling all animators...
No matter how many hours of footage I’ve filmed for the documentary, there’s a narrative challenge that is virtually insurmountable: only...
Feb 15, 2023
R.I.P.: Raquel Welch
Saddened by the passing of the legendary RAQUEL WELCH, who died today after a brief illness. In addition to doing the poster for Wech's...
Feb 13, 2023
“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”
…and to follow up on my earlier post about Amsel’s unused art for NEW YORK, NEW YORK, the artist also sketched a cover for THE MANHATTAN...
Feb 13, 2023
Amsel’s Lost Art: NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) The song “New York, New York” has become so synonymous with the city of...
Feb 12, 2023
Amsel’s Lost Art: GREYSTOKE
(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) I was saddened by the recent passing of British director Hugh Hudson,...
Dec 4, 2022
Happy birthday, Richard
I usually abstain from posting updates about the film during the first week of December. It feels like a solemn time, between World AIDS...
Nov 23, 2022
THREE DAYS LEFT!!!
**UPDATE** Wanted to have a special incentive for cyber Monday and giving Tuesday, so might as well extend it from now until the very end...
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...
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...
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