FOOD, INC. – Why It’s Important To Watch This Movie
Last weekend I watched FOOD, INC. – the movie that takes a critical look at the US food industry. Filmmaker Robert Kenner happened to be at the screening at Hollywood’s Laemmle Theatre on Sunset and answered questions from the audience. And there were many questions. Most people wanted to know, after seeing the movie, what they can do to a) change their eating habits to consuming...
Read MoreWhy German Actors Are Not Successful in Hollywood…And What We Can Learn From It
I just watched a very insightful interview with Hollywood Acting Coach Bernard Hiller on the German news site Focus Online. Andreas Renner from “Renner’s Hollywood” and his production house StarfishLA sat down with Bernard Hiller, who has trained superstars like George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Cameron Diaz, and talked about the secret of becoming a successful Hollywood...
Read MoreGerman Media in Fear
The news release by the International Media Dialogue Hamburg that took place on 8 June 2009 did not paint a rosy picture about Germany’s media industry. Here is what it read: “No Future for Paid Content? Media Industry under Pressure” – the motto of the International Media Dialogue Hamburg taking place on 8 June 2009 is a combination between punk and management jargon. The...
Read MoreCommunications Series: Understanding your (Foreign) Neighbor – and Ultimately Yourself
Living in 2 cultures, German and American, I notice how both societies have influenced the way I communicate. I observe that most of my fellow Germans living in Los Angeles have adopted some American ways of conversation. In this communications series, I will take a closer look at how a country’s values and virtues affect our communications habits and how we can use those cultural...
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