Tao of Hollywood – All the World is a Stage

You might have noticed a lot more stress in the world, and maybe also a few more challenges for each of us to handle personally. By now you know there is a shift happening. We are at a crossroads moving from one ‘operating system’ of reality to another more expansive one. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily…life [...]

Success Clues From the Movies

From time to time I am asked what makes a ‘spiritual’ movie? I would love to hear from anyone who can offer an answer. Until then I hope this will do. For all of us learning to generate magical lives, do movies reveal a clue? If the primary reason we are here in the first [...]

Drama

Drama. What is drama anyway? In the language of entertainment, drama is conflict. It’s what happens when one character’s set of hot-button adrenaline charged themes, beliefs or values comes into direct opposition with somebody else’s tightly held and equally charged themes, beliefs or agendas. The primary ‘player’ in dramas, the one with a vested position [...]

The Secret of Subtext

To an actor or director, subtext is a word for all the unspoken thoughts, feelings and motivations a performer brings to her role. Subtext is always unspoken, yet it is the most eloquent aspect of an actor’s performance coloring every speech and action. But subtext is not to be found in the script. It comes [...]

All the World is a Stage

I hope you had a beautiful holiday season celebrating the past and future, and connecting with loved ones. You might have noticed a lot more stress in the world, and maybe also a few more challenges for each of us to handle personally. By now you know there is a shift happening. We are at [...]