35mm print of Ingmar Bergman's 'AFTER THE REHEARSAL' prepped for exhibition at Bergman Week.

Fårö 

Island in the Baltic Sea

Fårö hosts the annual Bergman Week film festival honoring the works of Ingmar Bergman. Fårö is a Baltic Sea island just north of the island of Gotland, itself off mainland Sweden's southeastern coast. It is the second-largest island in the county and a popular summer resort. It has its own language, Faroymal, a dialect of Gutnish. 

Area: 43.75 mi

Population: 505 

After The Rehearsal (film synopsis): A veteran theater director, Henrik (Erland Josephson), is staging a production of Strindberg's "Dream Play." Dozing after rehearsal, he's woken by Anna (Lena Olin), his lead actress, who seems out to seduce him. Anna's mother was Rakel (Ingrid Thulin), a deceased alcoholic actress and Henrik's former mistress. The presence of Anna makes Henrik think about his past with Rakel, as well as the mistakes he has made in his life, while he also imagines a possible future with Anna.

Release date: June 21, 1984 (USA)

Director: Ingmar Bergman

Running time: 1h 30m

Production design: Anna Asp

Producer: Jörn Donner

Distributed by: Triumph Films

First 2026 'selfie'. bye.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 !!!

    

Goodbye 2025...Good Riddance.

R.I.P. Amos Poe 1949- 12/25/2025

Amos Poe, the influential New York director and screenwriter who helped document and shape the city’s downtown punk movement and the No Wave cinema of the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died at the age of 76, his family said on Thursday. 

Poe passed away after battling an aggressive cancer, according to posts by his wife, Claudia Summers, and daughter, Emily Poe, on social media. He was surrounded by family at the time of his death, News.Azreports, citing foreign media.

A central figure in New York’s experimental film scene, Poe was known for his raw, low-budget approach that emphasized inspiration and urgency over polish—an ethos that helped define No Wave cinema and influence generations of independent filmmakers.

Among his most notable works are The Blank Generation, The Foreigner, Unmade Beds, and Subway Riders, films that captured the energy of the city’s punk explosion and its creative underground. Working alongside contemporaries such as Jim Jarmusch, Abel Ferrara, and Vivienne Dick, Poe became a fixture of downtown culture and a chronicler of its rebellious spirit.

In a 2011 interview, Poe described the movement’s philosophy as one driven by conviction rather than credentials, arguing that passion and commitment mattered more than traditional filmmaking rules.

Tributes poured in from across the film and music communities. Janus Films honored him with a black-and-white portrait captioned, “Farewell Amos, Prince of New York.” Fellow filmmakers and actors also shared condolences, citing Poe as a key influence on independent cinema.

Amos Poe is remembered as a pioneering voice of New York’s punk-era filmmaking—one whose work preserved a defining moment in the city’s cultural history.

The Gypsy Life.

Charles Bronson Rejects Ingmar Bergman

The Swedish director Ingmar Bergman was a fan of action movie star Charles Bronson and wanted him for one of his films. However, Bronson rejected Bergman's request, explaining to the press why he declined:

"Bergman's films are all about illness and human weakness. Every person in his films is mentally ill and thinking about suicide. Who would pay for a ticket to watch such tedious entertainment? If I were in a place with characters like those in Bergman's films, I'd leave immediately."

The picture is from a visit Bergman made to Bronson on the set of his film Breakheart Pass. That day, Bergman asked Bronson about the padding in his jacket, to which Bronson replied that it was explosive padding filled with fake blood in preparation for a scene where he would be shot and wounded. Bergman was surprised, saying that he had never seen such a thing before. Bronson responded, "That's quite normal, because in your films, there are no weapons or gunfire."

Ace's stone engraving completed.

Went to pay my respects this morning to fellow Bronx boy, 'ACE' Frehley (original Kiss guitarist). His stone engraving was completed this week. I left Ace a bottle of Diet Coke, no 'cold gin' ... my effort to keep him 'clean & sober' up there in outer space. Ace is now my Mom's neighbor, as she is also buried at Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy next to Miles Davis and Duke Ellington in the "Jazz Section' of the cemetery. R.I.P. Ace Frehley!

Ace's 'New York Groove' hit cover song ...

MEA Media Ecology Association

 

https://www.media-ecology.org

ZOOM interview with Cathy Scott and Joey Huertas for upcoming Ann Rule documentary (GoGoGo Films & ARTE France production, 2026).

3 year anniversary...r.i.p. Xana, Ethan, Kaylee, Maddie.

 #neverforgotten

 

THE PLAYERS social club premiere of philosopher Marshall McLuhan's movie documentary - DIGITAL TSUNAMI

https://theplayersnyc.org

 

Pixelvision Film Festival 2025 ...

Pixelvision Film Festival 2025 ...

Joey, Dr. Brucato and Josh talk Ruby Ridge, WACO, Henry Kissinger, demonic possession and Mayor Koch

Neighbors.

I have just learned that Ace Frehley (original KISS guitarist) was buried yesterday at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx! He will officially be my mother's newest neighbor!!!  Insane - Herman Melville (author of Moby Dick), Dorothy Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Max Roach, Celia Cruz, my mom, and now ACE FREHLEY !!! Way to go Ma' ! I buried you in the right place, Ma'. You're surrounded by brilliance and creativity unchained! I love you forever.  bye. 

xoxo

Ace buried at a close area to his parents Carl & Esther Frehley.

His crypt is being engraved right now. 

My Mom, Ace's new neighbor at Woodlawn Cemetery!