I remember seeing the trailer for Soul the last time I was in a movie theater, which now seems like a lifetime ago. I was “in” from the first frame. So, on Christmas Day, presents opened and all but my… (READ MORE)
Since about 1970 (without much variance), half of the marriages in the U.S. have ended in divorce. It comes as no surprise, then, that filmmakers routinely return to explore the fundamental dynamics that make marriages work; or, as in so… (READ MORE)
While the kids were at camp a few weeks ago, Chantal and I went on a movie bender. I normally write brief reviews of the films I see as I see them but we saw these in such rapid succession… (READ MORE)
Revolutions are by nature disruptive. We are at the beginning of what Klaus Schwab, founder and director of the World Economic Forum, is calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first industrial revolution occurred in 1784 with the invention and implementation… (READ MORE)
The final day of SXSW is usually when it all catches up with me. The days spent moving from session to session, taking notes at blazing speed. The nights exploring SXSW events and vendor experiences (and enjoying Austin cuisine…and P…. (READ MORE)
One of the surprising dimensions of SXSW Interactive 2018 that came out on Day Four was the emphasis on our shared, social responsibility to stand up for women, for people of color, for people on the margins of society, and… (READ MORE)
[NB: I went back to the Trade Show on Day Five and enhanced the technological innovation section] After seven years of SXSW, I know that the shift to Daylight Savings Time regularly takes its toll on the SXSW Interactive crowd…. (READ MORE)
Day Two of SXSW Interactive was HOT! Literally. Austin gifted the SXSW crowd with its first spring-going-summer day of the year with a clear, sunny 87-degree day. After a solid winter and the past two weeks (or so) of winter-going-spring… (READ MORE)
That blowing sound you hear is me clearing the dust off of this blog for another run of reflective summaries on my SXSW Interactive experience. This is the eighth year I’ve been #blessed to be able to be here. My… (READ MORE)
A genuinely good film does more than simply entertain or inform — it has the power to heal. When a film’s story engages my story, there is potential in that encounter for life-changing, liberating personal transformation. Some films heal not… (READ MORE)