Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
Why I Love England (even in the winter)
Last night was the Winter Solstice and there was a full moon that completely illuminated the sky. We took the dogs for a long walk late at night, even though it was bitterly cold, it was that kind of...
Read moreNow Anyone Can Make A Feature Film – Almost
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njeofv4dr9Q&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Scary… for Hollywood at least… One of the things I really like about flying all the time is that I get to see movies I would normally never pay to go and see. Or even come across Flying...
Read moreThe King’s Speech
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAm7gRXFiRo[/youtube] I have a voice… If you have not yet seen The Kings Speech, I urge you to go and see it. It is a lovely film. It’s the story of how George VI, burdened with a terrible stammer,...
Read moreMake Your Own Cable Channel At Home for Fun and Profit
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k2eZ7heYQ0[/youtube] Spacevidcast OK A few days ago I posted some rather astonishing video from NASA accompanied by some pretty lame narration. Engineers. I said there was enormous potential here for someone with an entrepreneurial bent. The next day I...
Read moreNASA – Great Engineering – Terrible Producers
Earthrise Some years ago, Kevin Kelly published a book entitled The Home Planet. It was a collection of some of the most astonishing photographs from space I have ever seen. I still have it. What made the book particularly...
Read morePhilip Roth, Polio and Video
Philip Roth, author I have just finished reading Nemesis, the most recent of Philip Roth’s novels. I like Roth. He is my favorite writer. And the thing about reading a book, particularly fiction, is that it captures you in...
Read moreStonewall, Gay Rights, Cyndi Lauper & Me
40 Years Ago AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, the PBS television series and WGBH, the PBS station in Boston have joined together to offer a video competition prize entitled Stonewall Riots and Gay Rights in 2011. This is interesting in and of itself. What...
Read moreWhy TV Is Dead – But Doesn’t Know It Yet
Hello? Anyone home? Craig Engler, and executive at SyFy network has published a list of 10 Reasons Why Every TV Exec Has To Start Tweeting. This insightful piece comes, ironically, a day after The New York Times revealed that...
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