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Category Archives: Books & Films
Book Review: Semisweet, An Orphan’s Journey Through the School the Hersheys Built.
Semisweet is a memoir of a portion of a most improbable journey. It was written by John A. O’Brien, one of my teammates on Princeton University’s most recent undefeated football team, v. 1964. In October of this year over a weekend … Continue reading
SF Ocean Film Festival – Birds & Rowing
At a recent college class reunion I was asked to screen a program of film selections from the San Francisco Int’l Ocean Film Festival, which my wife and I founded in 2003. The program that evolved, a sampler on ocean-related subjects, was … Continue reading
Speed Book Reviews – good sellers re Twitter & Amazon
Speed review of Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton With 195 almost uniformly favorable (4 and 5 star) customer reviews at Amazon, another favorable review (by me) wouldn’t add much to the pot. An … Continue reading
SF Ocean Film Festival #11 – a brief review
The 11th annual version of the San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival ended last Sunday – the festival was a smashing success with exceptional ocean-related films and record attendance. 46 films were screened from 17 countries with lengths of from … Continue reading
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Film Festival “Industry,” in brief
The film festival industry (or marketplace) is quite fragmented. Although many have heard of Sundance, Toronto, and/or San Francisco International, there are thousands of other film festivals known to only locals or enthusiasts. To get a flavor of the variety … Continue reading
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