The Hour of the Wolf

Hey guys,

Some new things:

1. #SaveRalph
   

2. Creators may be artists, but are artists creators, even if they create?
   
   Creativity, Explained -- On Type
   

3. Far from an ultimate list, but 50 best film scores that gets you considering ones you haven't thought of.
    

4. Once upon a time I used to take the train from Penn Station every weekday.
   

5. Missed this one when it came out, but Gaga teams with Tarsem, director of beautiful The Fall (which Roger Ebert tells you about here). The sheer number of visual references to other films and to itself is astounding.
   

6. Some words for the night owls out there. Those familiar with The Hour of the Wolf.
   
   Ingmar Bergman's films left a huge impression on me. Especially some of his latter work. Seeing the frequent use of small casts helped me realize that faces could be so involving and intimate conversation could be so engaging. His dialogue has the constant power of cathartic revelation. It let me know there were no practical excuses not to make something. Think Small before thinking Big. But think on the Universals, more than on the Relevant. So crucial to my college years. Cries and Whispers, Autumn Sonata, Scenes from a Marriage (the original, better written Marriage Story).

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Chris