Feb
05
2012
Every other year the towns of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff (& Knollwood) produce an original musical called “Community Capers.” It is written, directed and performed by non-professionals from the villages. “No Business Like Local Business” is a celebration of independent retail operations in small towns everywhere. In addition to the live performances that poke [...]
Sep
02
2011
Websites show the VeriSign Trusted seal on their site have a 24% increase in conversions over site that don’t show the VeriSign seal
Aug
31
2011
Current TV just completed the series “50 Documentaries to See Before You Die” The list included a number of entertaining and socially moving films. Admittedly, I’ve only seen 20 of the 50 in this list and I had 7 more of them already on my own list. However there were a number that were on [...]
Jul
01
2011
By Bruce Himmelblau Best known for its online service, there is a store open to consumers at the company’s Lake Forest address. The Popcorn Factory has been part of the unincorporated area of Lake Forest for more than 30 years, residing at 13970 W. Laurel Drive. Over that time, the company has expanded to incorporate [...]
Mar
31
2011
Rashid Ghazi (Director) of Fordson (USA) Interview with Rashid Ghazi (Director) of Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football (USA) a feature length documentary film that follows four talented high school football players from Dearborn, Michigan as they gear up for their big senior year rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan, a month when Muslims [...]
Mar
18
2011
Lilly Scourtis Ayers (director) and Danielle Bernal (associate producer) of Last Fast Ride (USA) Indie Film Nation Video Podcast #045: Interview with Lilly Scourtis Ayers(director) and Danielle Bernal (associate producer) of Last Fast Ride (2011), USA, documentary feature film recorded during the film’s world premiere in the documentary competition of the Slamdance Film Festival 2011. [...]
Mar
08
2011
Michael Barnett (director) and Zimmer (superhero) of Superheroes (USA) For our Sundance & Slamdance coverage for the Indie Film Nation podcast, one of the films that was on my must see list was this independent documentary film called “Superheroes”. On this episode, I interview Michael Barnett, Co-Writer/Director and Director of Photography of Superheroes (USA) during [...]
Feb
21
2011
Las Vegas Makes Me Laugh from BlueSkyVideo on Vimeo. This is a pilot that I worked on a couple years ago. It integrated jokes & stories from Las Vegas tourists as well as interviews with headline comics such as George Wallace and the Scintas. Hosted by radio personality, Chet Buchanan, producer, Jonathan Scott and comic, [...]
Feb
11
2011
Tweet At this year at the Sundance Film Festival, in addition to scheduling and shooting interviews, we managed to see a number of films and catch some parties, including the “Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, premiere featuring The Roots. While wrapping our up for our interview with the director [...]
Dec
30
2010
Happy New Year from Blue Sky Video Productions