Posts by dan from why.movie

Foundation premise Nation states might be theater to synthesize geographic unities. A geographic unity prevents affinity groups in different geographies from forming alliances beyond their borders. For example, one might imagine that Christians would not fight Christians, but of course history is rife with examples of Christians killing each other, also Muslims, Communists, etc. So…

Deliberate Design An Exhibit of Future Selves Tomorrow is never a mystery when we choose to create. Artists crystalize what is to come, nudging maybes into the now. Painting, sculpture, dance and music are not only expressive acts but strategies for life design. In the early winter of 2024 regional artists present their future selves,…

We are reclining on the couch in the Cathedral after an excellent and transcedent CE. Contemplating bat eviction, roof repair and other Cathedral upgrades before the winter of 24-25. Finishing Eileen’s show, and then eventual upgrades this week, like signage and exposition, tho that’s not the word I was looking for exactly. I feel slightly…

I’ve decided to optimize my intake of cinema by translating my experience into the words, right here. So without further eloquence, I give you… Critique the first. I’ve watched 5 movies in the last few days. Under the Skin, Predestination and John Wick 1-3. Let’s start with JW. John Wick 1-3 I’ve been threatening to…

This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. I could see a comprehencive version of this at the start of the film The story that may or may not be about to flow into your experience is not…

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” Albert Einstein

Consumer culture is mass self deception, a voluntary cognitive dissonance at scale. Consumption implies there’s such a thing as a one person seesaw, or that a single tennis player can cover both ends of the court. It’s a sort of toxic koan, the sound of one hand clapping is actually a slap to the face,…

Method – illuminate every event and circumstance with the delicious light of fullness and humor. We must provide the cosmos with our own robust choices and these choices will become extant, actual, touchable and tastable. We are designing the bloom of human awareness, a wonderful reminder of who and what we are, to reactivate our…

Americans are increasingly required to surrender their autonomy to experts, systems, convention, and a myriad of governmental entities. Audacious self responsibility contrasts starkly with creeping miasma of compliance. The end of empires can manifest as desperate tyranny. Ironically, current events present a clear market opportunity for Artist house. Our cinema projects present examples of autonomy…

What is the meaning of life? More to the point for a business, could the meaning of life generate wealth? Would selling the answer to this question make an organization prosperous? Organized religions have certainly prospered by offering a smorgasbord of compelling answers, but no single answer is universally applicable, the market for any given…