watching, ranting and connecting with documentary film
Today is Friday, July 25th, 2008
Agnes Varnum is a freelance writer, film programmer and communications manager for the Austin Film Society. She is the primary contributor to doc it out and Tribeca Film Institute's Resources.
Dance as though no one is watching you,
Love as though you have never been hurt before,
Sing as though no one can hear you,
Live as though heaven is on earth.
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The Life of Norman Mailer
And if you’ve never read “Armies of the Night,” to please do yourself a favor. It is at once about what is best and worst in America.
Unfortunately I still haven't had a chance to see The Killer Within, but hopefully I can find time soon, especially ...
Thanks, Agnes. Without smart friends like you getting the word out, our films would go nowhere. Such a blessing when ...
Definitely a good meme.
I'm going to weigh in with Lifeguard. This is a low-budget feature from the 70s. Beach movie/B ...
I went to a small liberal arts school in New Jersey, Fairleigh Dickinson. What did you read? 
hey Agnes, where did you go to school? I also took a course called Creative Non-Fiction (though we never read ...
Comment by Mark Schoneveld on 13 November 2007:
I believe that’s a quote attributed to Mark Twain… Sad about Norman Mailer. I read “Armies of the Night” a long time ago, but I remember it well. He was one awesome writer.