David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet’ to get lost footage treatment by Criterion
51-minutes of Blue Velvet "lifts" were found somewhere in Seattle and recovered.
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.
Stark Insider Presents: Short film ‘Azul’ shot in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
“I believe in my mask—The man I made up is me I believe in my dance—And my destiny”. Sam Shepard might not have been the…
Amazon acquires Eero, doubles down on smart home (and data collection?)
Eero indicates its data collection policy will remain the same, but with a new owner perhaps anything is possible. In what was a surprise move…
Incoming: New SI short film shot on location in Loreto, Baja, Mexico
Incoming! Incoming! Incoming! Every now and then Loni Stark and I like to change up the regular Stark Insider programming and post one of our…
Canon EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera is lighter, smaller, and — best of all — cheaper
In the camera world 2018 will be remembered as the year that both Canon and Nikon finally entered the full-frame mirrorless market. Canon with a…
Trendspotting: Smart speaker sales top 66 million units, Amazon Echo leads with 70% market share
This past holiday season the smart speaker was the hot seller. No surprise then that the market continues to grow at a rapid pace. According…
Look no further than Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL for screaming Android deals
Though I primarily now use an iPhone (7 Plus, that still runs fine in 2019), I enjoy scouting for occasional deals on old Android phones.…
Fyre a sad, but not surprising indictment of influencer culture
If there was any doubt that influencer culture had an ugly side you need only watch one of two decent docs now streaming on Netflix…
Trendspotting: Digital camera market decline continues, could be down 50% in two years
Digital camera makers continue to face heavy headwinds, primarily from the do-all cameras we’re carrying with us 24/7: smartphones. The advent of the smartphone and…
3 Days, 3 Museums in NYC: Stark Insider on location at MoMA, The Met, The Whitney
Yes, Stark Insider is All Things West Coast. Being based out of San Francisco means our travels and stories here typically takes us around the…