| VOLUME XXX No. 44 | Narrowsburg, NY | October 28 - Nov. 3, 2004 |
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Love and learn A good love affair, like a good script, has to have some drama in it. This is just one of the lessons my son the filmmaker learned recently when his first real romantic relationship dissolved as his 16th summer was wrapping up. For eight months, his father and I watched as our formerly self-centered boy dutifully called her when he said he would. We watched him prepare a candlelight dinner on the fire escape for their six-month anniversary (who knew he could cook?) We were even consulted on the selection of a claddagh ring to help advertise his devotion to her. Eminently presidential LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY – It was like a breath of fresh air. The excitement was palpable and the atmosphere intense as the candidates were nominated, gave their acceptance speeches and hit the campaign trail armed with clever commercials and colorful posters. Razor-sharp questions were fired from edgy reporters in a press conference as candidates were called upon to defend their positions, ever mindful of their mission: Win the hearts and minds of a divided electorate. The true stories I’m standing outside Il Buco, a classy little restaurant on Bond Street in the East Village. It’s snowing…kind of. We’re shooting a winter scene. In the script, it’s a night in January. There’s a thick layer of foam covering the street. There are two lifts on either side of the camera. They stand 12 feet from the ground with two fake snow machines on top. It actually shoots big bubbles and a large fan to the left of the lift blows tiny pieces of plastic up into the air. From the side, it doesn’t look that good. The snow falls in layers. But through the camera, it looks fantastic—it looks like it’s snowing. |
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