Cartoonist
Rambling observations of this and that:
When I started to really take drawing seriously, in my early teens, I couldn’t get enough tasty artwork in front of my hungry young eyeballs. I grew up in the pre-video age in a small country town with no comics shop. So for visual stimulation I had whatever movies came to the local cinema or … Read more
Many films that have recently inspired me (and my friends) have been from abroad (and not just old ones). A few are from countries whose film industries I was previously unaware of. Here are some (both sublime and ridiculous) that may be worth your time… NIGHT WATCH is a Russian movie just being released in … Read more
Expectations are key; they give the context for how you will appreciate what is to come. Sometimes these days the secret to a satisfying experience is to turn the dial on the expectation-ometer WAY low… Among my group of friends there has been a tradition going back 15 years or more called GOMER NIGHT where … Read more
Film maker BRIAN McDONALD’s short film eulogizes the now demolished 70mm theatre in Seattle where he saw the films that shaped his love of movies. It’s called FLICKERING MEMORIES, and if you miss the passing of those movie palaces, then you may relate. Going to the movies was such a big deal for me as a … Read more
People have been asking me, “How do you manage to be WILDLY successful in so many fields: Conservative politics, banking, international law, tennis, hockey and music…. not to mention MILDLY successful in the fields of animation and comics. How do you do it?” I hate to admit it, but I don’t deserve all this acclaim. … Read more