Archive for March, 2008
Remembering Abby Mann
By Tom Teicholz at 28 March, 2008, 10:08 am
Abby Mann, of “Judgment in Nuremberg” fame died this week. I interviewed him in 2005 on the occasion of a stage production of Judgment in Long Beach, at his home in Beverlywood. He was a writer who never lacked material, who never suffered from “Agism” who was being hired by studios in his 70s and [...]
Read More >>ROSEN IN THE JJ, and at ALOUD, TUES APRIL 1, 7PM
By Tom Teicholz at 27 March, 2008, 10:47 am
One of my favorite people in one of my favorite publications!
Jonathan Rosen has a captivating essay about the Jewish dimension of birdwatching, as related to his new non-fiction work “The Life of the Skies” (FSG) in the current issue of The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles (which as you may know prints the Tommywood column [...]
Richard Price ALOUD (the Anti-Roth)
By Tom Teicholz at 26 March, 2008, 5:52 pm
Photo of Richard Price signing books with Louise Steinman of Aloud by his side:
Here’s the main thing: In the pictures of Price, surrounding the publication of his new novel, “Lush Life”, Price looks like a guy who’s sober and several years into his 12 steps and not so happy about it — a depressed, deflated [...]
The Future of Television
By Tom Teicholz at 25 March, 2008, 11:32 am
I’ve been spending the last two days at the Future of Television conference at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.As I write, Tony Ponturo of Anheiser Busch Media is giving a talk about the Bud’s media strategy over the last 30 years.
He just showed “the Swear Jar” which was a spec Super Bowl ad, that they found [...]
My “Smoke” Problem
By Tom Teicholz at 24 March, 2008, 10:53 am
There’s something that’s been bothering me while reading the reviews about Nicholson Baker’s new book “Human Smoke.” I couldn’t put my finger on it, but it basically boiled down to the question, “Are you saying we shouldn’t have gone to war against Hitler? That doing so was not worth doing?” But I hadn’t quite articulated [...]
Read More >>My “Smoke” Problem
By Tom Teicholz at 24 March, 2008, 10:53 am
There’s something that’s been bothering me while reading the reviews about Nicholson Baker’s new book “Human Smoke.” I couldn’t put my finger on it, but it basically boiled down to the question, “Are you saying we shouldn’t have gone to war against Hitler? That doing so was not worth doing?” But I hadn’t quite articulated [...]
Read More >>My “Smoke” Problem
By Tom Teicholz at 24 March, 2008, 10:53 am
There’s something that’s been bothering me while reading the reviews about Nicholson Baker’s new book “Human Smoke.” I couldn’t put my finger on it, but it basically boiled down to the question, “Are you saying we shouldn’t have gone to war against Hitler? That doing so was not worth doing?” But I hadn’t quite articulated [...]
Read More >>My “Smoke” Problem
By Tom Teicholz at 24 March, 2008, 10:53 am
There’s something that’s been bothering me while reading the reviews about Nicholson Baker’s new book “Human Smoke.” I couldn’t put my finger on it, but it basically boiled down to the question, “Are you saying we shouldn’t have gone to war against Hitler? That doing so was not worth doing?” But I hadn’t quite articulated [...]
Read More >>Fact vs Fiction
By Tom Teicholz at 21 March, 2008, 2:26 pm
There’s a post by Bob Harris on Paper Cuts, the New York Times’ Blog about books, about fact vs fiction, a topic that’s gained currency in light of all the recent faked memoris. Harris turns to author Kathryn Harrison to discuss a similar set of facts that appears in both a work of her fiction [...]
Read More >>Sur Titles: The new subtitles?
By Tom Teicholz at 21 March, 2008, 2:15 pm
My daughter has been developing her skills as a percussionist — or at least that’s what I tell myself watching her play “Rock Band.” The girl’s got mad skills.
At the same time, I’ve noticed how the kids have no problem reading the lyrics as they scroll across the top of the game.
Which makes me [...]