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THE LOST CITY OF Z — James Gray Interview

April 21, 2017 By Leave a Comment

THE LOST CITY OF Z — James Gray Interview

James Gray had his work cut out for him with THE LOST CITY OF Z. He had to find a way to include World War I, upper-crust Edwardian Society, and the jungles of Bolivia, in his adaptation of David Grann’s book about Percy Fawcett’s obsession with finding a lost city in the wilds of Amazonia.… Read More »

Tagged With: Amazonia, based on a true story, Battle of Somme, Bolivia, book to screen, Brazil, Charles Man, civilization, Darius Khondji, exploration, Gavin Menzies, global politics, Goodbye to All That, jungle, lightning strike, Percy Fawcett, Robert Graves, social class, South America, trench warfare, World War I

THE LOST CITY OF Z

April 13, 2017 By 2 Comments

THE LOST CITY OF Z

THE LOST CITY OF Z opens in the darkness of the jungle. Natives stand in silhouette outlined against fires burning in warning or in welcome. It’s a fitting start to James Gray’s suitably literate adaptation of David Grann’s book of the same name, telling the true story of the obsessions that drove British Major Percy… Read More »

Tagged With: Amazonia, based on a true story, Bolivia, book to screen, indians, jungle, lost, lost civilization, military, natives, rubber plantation

OUR BRAND IS CRISIS

October 29, 2015 By Leave a Comment

OUR BRAND IS CRISIS

OUR BRAND IS CRISIS is an oft told tale of political machinations played in the vacuum of the zero-sum game that is the electoral process in modern times.  In it, we are reminded, candidates are products, issues are what the spin-meisters dictate, and the public is there to provide the score card used by which… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, Bolivia, election, political consultant, politics

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