Review: ‘Annapurna’ at Magic Theatre, San Francisco
All I could think was: Holy crap. Holy crap! Holy...crrrrrap!! Rod Gnapp is most assuredly, along with James Carpenter, one of the Bay Area's greatest,…
Clinton Stark
Filmmaker and editor at Stark Insider, covering arts, AI & tech, and indie film. Inspired by Bergman, slow cinema and Chipotle. Often found behind the camera or in the edit bay. Peloton: ClintTheMint.
Get a Motorola Droid RAZR for only $111.11
Me? I've short-listed three phones: the aforementioned RAZR, HTC Rezound, and ICS-toting Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Review: Rode Videomic Pro (your DSLR’s new best friend)
A comparison and review of the Rode Videomic and Videmic Pro. If you're a fan of DSLR, and looking to improve sound quality, add these…
Disneyland Exposed: Working for the Mouse (Video)
Turns out character actors at Disney face no shortage of groping, and sweating, not to mention a perpetual bombardment of questions and challenges... like "Why…
Review: Double tragedy in compelling ‘Parade’
In addition to the talent on stage, the material works because it is honest. There are no black and whites, and certainly no triumphant HAIR-like,…
Red Scarlet-X vs. Canon DSLR – who’d you rather?
Hang on a sec, I thought. I make videos for the web. Also I don't have a DP, a sound guy, craft services or even…
Corporate users of Google+ Pages complain about lack of admin controls
Some are suggesting that Google has dropped the ball again (see Google Reader refresh, new Gmail interface and problematic iOS Gmail app), rushing Pages to…
How to Escape a Cult: Elizabeth Olsen, ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’
Thanks to Sean Durkin's mesmerizing direction and fascinating cinematography, this independent film is a unique, stubborn, and ultimately memorable film-going experience.
Motorola Droid RAZR display quality receives mixed reviews
Uh-oh: yet another mention of graininess. But--hold the phones!--PCMag awarded it Editor's Choice (4.5/5). See what I mean about "mixed" opinion?
Malcom Gladwell on the real genius of Steve Jobs
No stranger to entertaining readers, Gladwell nips and tucks key passages from Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs" and assembles his own thoughtful retrospective.