Brian Flemming's Weblog about me   |   email me W H A T ' S   G O I N G   O N My most recent film, The God Who Wasn't There, is available on DVD at the official site and elsewhere. Bat Boy: The Musical is currently being staged in productions of various sizes around the world. A movie adaptation directed by John Landis is in development, with no casting announced or shooting date set. My next feature film, Danielle, remains in development. Bill Gates is still dead. B L O G R O L L FILMMAKING: Cinema Minima Filmmaker HD for Indies indieWIRE Blogs Hollywood Liberation Army The Movie Marketing Blog FREE CULTURE: Creative Commons Copyfight EFF Deep Links Freedom to Tinker Lawrence Lessig POLITICS: Atrios Daily Howler Orcinus The Raw Story Talking Points Memo OTHER FAVORITES: Boing Boing GreenCine Daily Nora Murphy Pharyngula J O I N Original text in this weblog is licensed under a Creative Commons License A R C H I V E S March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 powered by

« May 2003 | HOME | July 2003 » June 2003 Howard Dean This is amazing. "People-Powered" Howard Dean has raised seven million dollars this quarter. His blog turned into a telethon (blogathon?) yesterday, and reading it is like reading an exciting new page in history (note the first audblog by a Presidential... June 30, 2003 A mission from God Does this scare you at all? Bush said: "God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then He instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the... June 30, 2003 Blogcritics bigotry I am trying to be very, very patient at this Blogcritics thread: Homos, Brian Flemming and me. Warning: Rampant homophobia masquerading as benevolence awaits if you click that link.... June 30, 2003 Kucinich admits: "The votes aren't there" The Fire This Time: Why Kucinich May be the Right Guy at the Right Time: The math, stripped of its eloquence, looks something like this: If minority constituencies could be inspired to vote in proportionate numbers and in line with... June 30, 2003 Dean Is that a grass-roots graphic or what?... June 30, 2003 Nora Murphy Extraordinary Los Angeles artist Nora Murphy has become a Slumdance blogger! I've known Nora for years and always find her take on the world refreshing. I generally find something new and fascinating about her every time we talk. (She and... June 29, 2003 Ban straight Scout leaders! I was in the Boy Scouts for a short period in my youth and, strangely, nobody tried to molest me. I had to earn my merit badges the hard way. Now I know why my trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous,... June 28, 2003 The Copyright Cage Legal Affairs: Bars can't have TVs bigger than 55 inches. Teddy bears can't include tape decks. Girl Scouts who sing "Puff, the Magic Dragon" owe royalties. Copyright law needs to change. Thanks, cinema minima and Copyfight.... June 27, 2003 Will there be a MoveOn runoff primary? The results of the MoveOn primary are in. Howard Dean won with roughly 44% of the vote, Dennis Kucinich 24%, and Kerry 16%. Bringing up the rear were Joe Lieberman (2%) just ahead of Al Sharpton (.5%). Factoids: 317,639 votes... June 27, 2003 June 26, 2003 Damn liberal media Can anybody figure out why this story isn't getting greater play? It's about an anti-war protester who was singled out (among Bush supporters) and arrested for "trespassing" (at a public airport!). It seems obvious this guy was chosen because he... June 25, 2003 A victory for the public domain Yes! Yes! It's working! Lessig announces on his blog: I have just arrived in DC, where I was planning on meeting with staffers on the Hill tomorrow to drum up support for the Public Domain Enhancement Act. Weíve got CDís... June 25, 2003 "Willful Infringement" now online Jed Horovitz mentions on this Blogcritics thread that the movie Willful Infringement, DVD copies of which are priced for institutional use ($50), is now available for viewing online. Donation requested. Description from the website: "The movie that Disney does NOT... June 25, 2003 Political compass test Have you seen this test? My red dot was right (er, left) where I would have predicted.... June 24, 2003 Why that shiznit matters that Big Baby Bush lied There is already plenty of amateur political punditry on da Web, I know, but sometimes I just can't help that shiznit, know what I'm sayin'? I tend post this stuff at Blogcritics because that shiznit gets a wider variety of... June 23, 2003 Why it matters that Bush lied There is already plenty of amateur political punditry on the Web, I know, but sometimes I just can't help it. I tend to post this stuff at Blogcritics because it gets a wider variety of comments.... June 21, 2003 Failure to communicate At Noshi Sushi tonight: "The movement isn't about abolishing copyright. The goal is to achieve more sensible copyright laws, so the public domain doesn't disappear." "But why do we need a public domain? Artists should make their own damn work."... June 20, 2003 I don't mean to bug ya Eldred.cc wants me to bug you to sign the petition. If you do (and please do), please leave a comment here with your sig #. Then everyone will know what a good person you are, and plus you will also... June 20, 2003 Just doing my part Okay, so back in April I blogged a photo story about a Dennis Kucinich speech in Los Angeles at Immanuel Presbyterian Church. The next day I get this email from Amy Hochadel, field director for Kucinich's campaign: Great photos from... June 19, 2003 Marriage Jared Greer: for a country that claims to be so progressive and free, i find it pretty embarrassing that a bunch of fuckwits can go on national television and marry an absolute stranger for money, yet two people of the... June 19, 2003 Whopper Whose behavior is worse here--the White House's or Reuters'?... June 18, 2003 Freedom flees North Ah, life in the land of the free. Why can't we be more like Canada? If I were a marriage-minded gay music downloader, I would totally move there. UPDATE: Freedom to Tinker points out that Hatch has clarified his pozish.... June 17, 2003 Bill Gates to die in New York: Thoughts on the DV revolution We've lucked into something good in New York, I think. The time for splashy debuts at big-time established festivals is gone for this film--we had Slamdance, SXSW, Taos, the big award at Newport...you don't get into the New York Film... June 17, 2003 Nothing So Strange slated for New York premiere Big news: Nothing So Strange will be the Opening Night film of the new VideoTheatre NYC series in New York. There is a press release. The East Village location and the scrappy nature of VideoTheatre NYC are both just perfect... June 17, 2003 Streaker I agree with the Reverse Cowgirl--how is this "streaker" even a streaker? She's more covered than the average woman at Venice Beach.... June 16, 2003 It began in L.A. According to the U.K. Guardian: New York is often seen as the creative hub of experimental film-making, but the postwar avant-garde--that movement that led directly to the explosion of "underground film" in the 1960s--began in Los Angeles, in the shadow... June 16, 2003 Reversal Good MSNBC article by Eric Olsen on Metallica's new view of the Internet and file-sharing.... June 16, 2003 Covenant "A covenant," Doug answered. The congressman half-smiled, as if caught between confessing his ignorance and pretending he knew what Doug was talking about. "Like the Mafia," Doug clarified. "Look at the strength of their bonds." He made a fist and... June 16, 2003 ---------------------------- -----------------... June 15, 2003 Speculation Mark Morford: George W. Bush does not have sex. You just know this. Dubya is not one to even remotely appreciate or even care about much less understand anything at all regarding the messy glorious divinity of women or women's... June 15, 2003 Speculation Mark Morford: George W. Bush does not have sex. You just know this. Dubya is not one to even remotely appreciate or even care about much less understand anything at all regarding the messy glorious divinity of women or women's... June 15, 2003 Classification Your car is so gay. Well, it might be. Find out. (Link via Adam Curry's Weblog)... June 15, 2003 Filmmaking as catharsis Hee hee. Jason Kottke has created a short film (Flash 6 format) in the style of a silent movie about Bush and Chirac called "Ceci n'est pas une guerre (c'est l'amour)," or "This is not a war (it's love)."... June 15, 2003 Conversations Kate Sullivan, in her Rockblog, writes about what a great time she had the other day talking to various politicians' offices.... June 14, 2003 Restaurant review Early Father's Day dinner at Vitello's. Never been there before. When I saw this on the menu... ...I couldn't resist. The waitress looked at me funny when I ordered it. But if they don't want anyone to order it,... June 11, 2003 Nothing So Strange Haven't been posting much, partly because good things are in the works for both Bat Boy and Nothing So Strange. Hope to be able to announce them soon.... June 09, 2003 Hill and Bill Posted some thoughts about the Clinton marriage on Blogcritics.... June 09, 2003 Interview with Lawrence Lessig Dude, what are you trying to do with your fingers? You're going to hurt yourself. It's a protest. Wha--? If I don't get 100,000 signatures on this petition by the end of the month, I will drive my index... June 04, 2003 They don't like us. They really don't like us Via Joshua Micah Marshall... June 03, 2003 By the numbers Thanks, Nurse Ratched.... June 03, 2003 The West Memphis Three It was ten years ago today.... June 03, 2003 Pix last night June 03, 2003 Victory in Austin Boing Boing notes a victory by EFF-Austin in the Texas Legislature. They defeated a state-level DMCA. Congrats to Adina Levin, who has some helpful info on her BookBlog.... June 01, 2003

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