“Open the Cab Doors, Hal”

Before his lengthy tenure as a cinematic visionary, Stanley Kubrick was a photojournalist. In 1949, LOOK magazine sent him to Chicago. The result? Stanley Kubrick’s Chicago, 1949. Look carefully and you’ll see still versions of shots he’ll use years later.

(h/t – Vanderleun)

Want Better Meetings?

Be interesting!

Lightning in a Bottle Time

Saw this on Film News Briefs today:

It looks like Russell Crowe might be adding another line to his renaissance man-like resume. The Oscar-winning actor is toying around with the idea of making his directorial debut with “77” — a film idea that not only sounds dynamite, but would re-team Crowe with the work of James Ellroy (anyone remember “L.A. Confidential”?).

The unscripted film – with those duties handed off to David M. Matthews – involves two story lines from 1974 involving the murder of an LAPD officer and the epic 50,000-round shootout between the Symbionese Liberation Army (the Patty Hearst kidnappers) and the LAPD. According to Movieline.com, Crowe is awaiting the revised screenplay.

Have Blog, Will Update. No, I’m Serious This Time

Been awhile, but I need to get serious about keeping my fellow professionals updated on the latest and greatest in the areas I cover. For example, how much narration should be used in an e-learning module? Well. . .this much.