The Savages
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman. You were one of our finest.
The Savages
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman. You were one of our finest.
Fallen Angels
A mix of Hong Kong action and his usual repertoire of contemplative characters, stunning cinematography, and moody mise-en-scène, Fallen Angels is one of Wong Kar-Wai's finest achievements this side of In the Mood for Love. Almost enough to forgive him for My Blueberry Nights — almost.
A Colt Is My Passport
Joe Shishido is the bad ass of Japanese cinema. Kinda like Hong Kong's Chow Yun-Fat, minus a second gun in the other hand.
Love Hotel
Despite their massive output of wholly deranged pornography, the Japanese still see fit to attempt to reign in the wayward morals of their overworked and repressed people. Fascinating exploration of love, relationships, sexuality, and the confusion they produce in modern day Japan.
—Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 400
—Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 400
—Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 400
Livin' Thing — An Oral History of Boogie Nights
Fascinating collection of quotes and anecdotes about the making of Paul Thomas Anderson's epic masterpiece, directly from the cast, crew, and PTA himself. Reads like a documentary plays out. Superb.
—Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 400
—Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
Chicago, IL
—Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
Small town America on film.
—Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
—iPhone 5
—Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
Small town America on film.
–Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
I shot a music video for Central PA–based rockers Jaw Horse back in April of '14. It a was a sleazy, low-fi affair — one that I was extremely honored to be a part of. I've known their lead guitarist, Kramer (leather jacket, rotund in girth), for years, and he brought me on to helm the fuckin' thing after months of back and forth correspondence. Kramer's a bit hard to pin down at times. But we made it happen, and churned out one hell of a video. Once that was in the can, they approached me to direct a second one. Knowing the band like I do, I chose to give the follow-up a thoroughly squalid look by incorporating grainy Super 8mm footage with previously shot lo-res digital clips of them performing; beautifully bathed in the red light of the various disreputable watering holes they've played in. Our set for the "Mother Mary" shoot took place at a local skate park, one I've been frequenting as of late. As the band was getting nice and lubed up before the show, I grabbed my Ricoh and fired off a few stills, because — why not? Jaw Horse's "Mother Mary" music video to debut sometime in November/December. In the meantime, dig on their website. Good shit.
–Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
Dirty Life is the recording studio of Paco the G Train Bandit, housed in Astoria, Queens. I hang out there a fair amount; mostly doing editing on my video projects, while he mixes and engineers the tunes of some supremely talented indie hip-hop artists from around the city, including his own. Pac's got a web series called Cypher Sundays, where he hosts a variety of rappers at the studio, who spit their own lyrics — or freestyle verses — over a pre-made beat. I was brought in to run second camera for Eps. 12 & 13, so I felt it in order to produce my 35 and snap off a few stills as we were filming. Check out the artists and the webseires. If I had to guess, you could probably use some new ( i.e. – good) music on your iPod.
–Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
In lieu of "Ladies and gentlemen, we're being held 'momentarily' by the train's dispatcher," the MTA should revamp their announcements to "Ladies and gentlemen, we're being held 'indefinitely' by the train's dispatcher." I see no real need for false hope when you're trying to get somewhere on time.
–Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
Small town America on film.
–Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
Small town America on film.
–Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200
Kana is my daughter. I love taking her picture, and have since the minute she was born. Now that she's growing up amongst me taking stills of her on a routine basis, I think it's suffice to say she's pretty comfortable in front of the camera these days.
–Ricoh GR10, 35mm Fujicolor Film, ISO 200