- ARCHIVE / misc
- trailer for david mamet’s redbelt
Stoked.
I linked to an interview with Mamet a few weeks back, and now the trailer for his latest is finally out. Looks pretty damn good, too:
click here to watch it - trends for 2008, post three: bob powers
This is the third in a series wherein I solicit thoughts from some of my favorite creative thinkers about what they think 2008 (and beyond) might look like.
This installment comes courtesy of Bob Powers. Bob is the brilliance behind the Girls Are Pretty website and its companion book, Happy Cruelty Day. I recommend both [...] - killer at large
News from just outside the SlantSix-o-sphere…
The This Divided State guys have launched the website for their new film, Killer at Large. Check it out here.
I had a nice lunch with Bryan and Steve while they were working on this, and the discussion was lively and enlightening. My money’s on this one being well worth [...] - “I did it for the money. Why do you think I did it?”
Playwright and director David Mamet shares a few thoughts on elections, drama, and selling out.
New York magazine has a quick but pithy Q&A with Mamet, and I highly recommend it. Not the least of the reasons being for this exchange:
You also directed a Ford commercial. Why?
I did it for the money. Why do you think [...] - news from our friends
The first in a periodic roundup of what’s new with our compatriots.
– Tony Larson, formerly of the Girl Skateboards Art Dump, has been posting some amazing examples of his work over at his new blog. Like this, for example. Larson does, indeed, rule.
– The team behind the documentary This Divided State has been hard at [...] - a day without access
Are we just a little too connected?
This past Friday I left to go visit my grandparents in Ohio. Despite the fact that the hotel had free Internet access, I opted to leave the laptop at home. From around 9:30 am Friday to about 7 pm Saturday I was (mostly) off the grid.
I haven’t actually done [...] - saying more by saying less
Knowing when to let go is one key to effective communication.
Whether we like it or not, we’re in a world where the transparent, open-source nature of online activity has fundamentally changed the way people and businesses have conversations. In thinking about how it works and trying to figure out how best to participate, this is [...] - three things you need
According to marketing expert Seth Godin, three things are key to a successful small business.
They are, according to this post on his blog:
1) the ability to abandon a plan when it doesn’t work,
2) the confidence to do the right thing even when it costs you money in the short run, and
3) enough belief in other [...] - getting started
Slant Six Creative goes “live” on Monday, October 8th, 2007.
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