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Even though I love going to the movies, I wasn't expecting 2018 to
become SUCH a wonderful year for experiencing films on the big screen.
In 2018, I saw many of my all-time favorite classic films on a large
screen, thanks to a growing trend for releasing films as two-day events,
such as the Fathom Events national screenings of "Rebel Without a
Cause," and film festivals in general, which allowed me to see many of
the Hammer Horror treasures from the
1950s, '60s and '70s.
Festivals also allowed me to view a Vincent Price
movie I'd been waiting for decades to see in a cinema, "Pit and the
Pendulum." Canadian special events brought back "The Wizard of Oz"
(retrofitted for 3D) and Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho."
The new movies I
saw were amazing too! "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Mary Poppins Returns," and
the underrated "Welcome to Marwen" brought my movie-going year to a
satisfying close.
This PBS national initiative asked Americans to vote for their favorite
books. I contributed footage to the nationally distributed tie-in
program "Authors and their Hometowns," which featured stories about real
locations and the books they inspired. I can get very excited about
any program that encourages reading and a love of books, and it was an
honor to be able to share portions of my interview with Dean Butler
(Almanzo Wilder from NBC's Little House on the Prairie) to this project.
See the Dean Butler interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqNXrZnnxP0
You may enjoy "Authors and their Hometowns" here: https://mountainlake.org/authors-and-their-hometowns-online/
North Carolina resident Fulton Fryar saw an Adirondack building he once
slept in, separated from his peers because of his race, displayed for
the first time as a museum exhibit this past summer. What an honor it
was to present Mr. Fryar, his family, and the museum itself with a
special video I made for the exhibit. Explore Fulton Fryar's story
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grSz1GAugsA
Learn more about the museum presentation here: https://mountainlake.org/fulton-fryars-homecoming-features…/
