February 20, 2017
King Lear Cast
Some new production stills of the cast of my upcoming film of King Lear are posted on the website http://www.kinglearfilm.org/king_lear_cast.html.
February 05, 2017
Press Photos
I enjoyed working with photographer Charles Butler very much.
I had the pleasure of shooting #press photos of #actor #AlexanderBarnett For the feature film @ididherwrongmovie . He had such an #expressive face full of #character, I couldn't resist doing some #stylized #artistic edits. @union206 @camposlopez
January 05, 2017
January 03, 2017
King Lear on stage
These are 4 scenes from the Classic Theatre International tour of King Lear - the first American production of a Shakespearian play to tour Europe.
December 20, 2016
Upcoming film release
Info on a screenplay I co-wrote with Francisco Campos-Lopez to be released in 2017.
From Francisco: Amazing engineer Jim Curtis from Omega Recording Studios is mixing the soundtrack of our movie I Did Her Wrong composed by Alberto Shwartz . And it's sounding like from heaven!!!!
From Francisco: Amazing engineer Jim Curtis from Omega Recording Studios is mixing the soundtrack of our movie I Did Her Wrong composed by Alberto Shwartz . And it's sounding like from heaven!!!!
December 19, 2016
King Lear on stage
Here are some clips from the Classic Theatre International European tour of King Lear. Currently I'm working on the rough cut of my film version.
November 17, 2016
The Zoo Story
Here is a clip from a New York rehearsal for the Classic Theatre International European Tour of The Zoo Story.
November 16, 2016
Gwen Ifill
My god, will she be missed. She was one of a kind: enormously charming, intelligent,warm, gracious, talented, inspirational, dignified and so much more. What a tremendous, wonderful woman. She will be terribly missed, in a present day culture which rarely projects these qualities.
Ifill was a veteran Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008.
npr.org
November 12, 2016
November 03, 2016
Syria
As in Rwanda, the world frets and worries and debates and threatens and denounces ad infinitum ad nauseum, while innocent people are being murdered by their own government.
President Obama, like the European leaders, has proven that he is one of those people who is incapable of true outrage against moral turpitude.
There are no heroes here, neither presently nor historically.
Turkey, while trying to broker a ceasefire, still refuses to admit to the murder of over one million Armenians and makes it a crime even to say it occurred.
After the communists took over in China more than 20 million people were murdered. Under Stalin more than 20 million also were murdered. Naturally, China and Russia are the strongest supporters of Syria although the ultimate honors go to Hezbollah and Iran.
How interesting that the people who detest Israel the most have little or nothing to say against Syria.
It's called "selective outrage."
President Obama, like the European leaders, has proven that he is one of those people who is incapable of true outrage against moral turpitude.
There are no heroes here, neither presently nor historically.
Turkey, while trying to broker a ceasefire, still refuses to admit to the murder of over one million Armenians and makes it a crime even to say it occurred.
After the communists took over in China more than 20 million people were murdered. Under Stalin more than 20 million also were murdered. Naturally, China and Russia are the strongest supporters of Syria although the ultimate honors go to Hezbollah and Iran.
How interesting that the people who detest Israel the most have little or nothing to say against Syria.
It's called "selective outrage."
September 29, 2016
Film Clips
Here are some clips from stage and film: Glengarry Glen Ross,
No Deposit No Return, Winds Way, The Final Resolution, I Did Her Wrong.
September 05, 2016
June 24, 2016
June 10, 2016
Winterset
One of the first plays I did -- Maxwell Anderson's glorious Winterset -- has what may be my all-time favorite role: Mio Bartolomeo. The play deals with the imagined aftermath of the Sacco and Vanzetti case.
Here is a still from the production.
Here is a still from the production.
Alexander Barnett as Mio
June 05, 2016
March 31, 2016
The Eyes of Van Gogh: Behind the Scenes
January 07, 2016
December 24, 2015
Trailer - Upcoming Film
The trailer for a recent film has been released:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1t5dkWBAc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1t5dkWBAc0
October 19, 2015
New stills from King Lear.
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| Lear: "I did her wrong." |
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| Gloucester (Jim Zidar), Lear (Alexander Barnett), Goneril (Leah Filley) |
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| Fool (Aaron Strand), Lear (Alexander Barnett) |
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| Lear, Cornwall (William Le Dent), Regan (Samantha Dena) |
September 26, 2015
Production Stills from The Eyes of Van Gogh
August 03, 2015
May 02, 2015
King Lear has Wrapped
My film wrapped on 4/28 - a difficult, but incredible journey. For post I will be looking for an assistant editor, a sound designer, and a colorist. www.kinglearfilm.org
April 21, 2015
Shooting exteriors
On the heath: Peter Holdway (Kent), Aaron Strand (Fool), Alexander Barnett (Lear)
April 06, 2015
New production stills
#KingLearFilm Some set production stills posted - we are midway through principal photography now.
February 01, 2015
January 08, 2015
January 03, 2015
Mario Cuomo
Mario Cuomo, a man of enormous dignity, integrity, humanity, passion, courage and towering intellect has left us and the loss is enormous. Aside from Bernie Sanders, there is no one in the political arena today who can come anywhere close to matching what he stood for. Again, that repugnant malignant monster death, has taken a great one from us. I am enormously grateful that he lived, but to lose him is heartbreaking. His greatest hero was Lincoln. As they say "like attracts like." He will always be an inspiration.
December 11, 2014
Designs for King Lear
Some of the costume designs are posted: http://www.kinglearfilm.org/kinglearfilmstills.html
November 25, 2014
Van Gogh Musuem to showcase The Eyes of Van Gogh
In 2015, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam will commemorate the 125th anniversary of van Gogh’s death. They will be showing clips from my film The Eyes of Van Gogh throughout the year. www.theeyesofvangogh.com
July 27, 2014
July 09, 2014
Seeking Interns for New Film
Variety of film internships available http://www.kinglearfilm.org/internships.html
June 09, 2014
May 31, 2014
May 28, 2014
Film crew positions
Resumes being accepted from 1st assistant directors, 1st assistant camera, and sound recordists. www.kinglearfilm.org
May 10, 2014
Stefanie Cytron joins King Lear Team
Stefanie Cytron is a Costume Designer based in Los
Angeles, California. She specializes in design
and costume construction, costume illustration, and wardrobe styling. She has worked on many international
productions, and her designs have been showcased at various film festivals,
including the 2010 Tribeca Film
Festival and the 2011 OneCloudFest,
as well as in TV commercials and on stage. Her dye work and fabric manipulation have been
featured in Kanye West’s 2014 Yeezus tour, during Spring 2012 Paris Fashion Week, and in the
2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Cytron has extensive stage experience at the
LA Opera, Washington National Opera, California State Long Beach Opera, Powerhouse
Theatre, LA Fringe Festival, and the New Jersey Opera Theatre. Cytron holds a degree in Costume Design and
Technology from the University of Florida, where she designed costumes for a
number of productions, ranging from period theatre and opera to African dance. She is a Washington, DC native.
April 30, 2014
Costume Design Internship available in LA July-August
This summer intern will be reporting to the film’s Costume Designer, Stefanie Cytron. The costume design intern will assist with and learn about research, sketch submissions, fabric selections, and period costume construction. They will have the opportunity to collaborate on pieces or projects appropriate to skill level and interest. The position will be based in Los Angeles for the pre-production phase of the work. Background in costume design and construction is required along with proficiency in research, excellent communication abilities, flexibility, and attention to detail. Two or more years of college, college graduate, or grad-student preferred. A positive attitude and willingness to collaborate and learn is more important for me. This internship opportunity provides hands-on experience. It is an unpaid position. Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Ms. Cytron stefbc7@gmail.com
April 25, 2014
Grant for King Lear
I am delighted to report receiving a grant for my upcoming film. I would also like to welcome Ms. Jacqueline B. Mars as an Associate Producer.
December 08, 2013
Creative Team - Film
I am now accepting resumes and supporting materials from cinematographers, lighting designers, and art directors only for the independent film King Lear. Please visit the film's website for information.
November 29, 2013
I am pleased to announce the official website for my upcoming film of King Lear, now in pre-production. Please visit site for job information.
May 27, 2013
Synetic Theatre's The Three Musketeers
Fabulous theatre - you have two more weeks to see it. Trailer here.
November 29, 2012
November 24, 2012
November 12, 2012
September 12, 2012
No, No, No!
Another production of King Lear that has Lear molesting his daughters? How tiresome, banal and ridiculous.
There is nothing in the play to support that interpretation. Further -- if Lear is a monster, it makes Cordelia, Kent, Edgar, Gloucester, the Fool, Albany and his knights blithering idiots. They love him.
Most important - if Lear is an incestuous monster, there is no tragedy whatsoever. He deserves everything he gets. That makes Shakespeare a blithering idiot.
Please.
There is nothing in the play to support that interpretation. Further -- if Lear is a monster, it makes Cordelia, Kent, Edgar, Gloucester, the Fool, Albany and his knights blithering idiots. They love him.
Most important - if Lear is an incestuous monster, there is no tragedy whatsoever. He deserves everything he gets. That makes Shakespeare a blithering idiot.
Please.
September 11, 2012
Dead Gitmo detainee was cleared for release in 2009
So much for Obama's promises. And where is the anti-war demonstration? You can't object only when the party you don't like is in power. Sheer hypocrisy.
September 09, 2012
August 31, 2012
Was Vincent van Gogh color-blind?
A major problem with the suggestion of color-blindness is that it ignores van Gogh's incredibly specific written description of his paintings. I think not.
August 29, 2012
It Borders on Racist
For those who find it loathsome to vote for either Obama or Romney, I suggest you read the interview in Salon with Gary Johnson, the only candidate with the intelligence, the courage and the integrity to qualify for the presidency.
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