tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post566594151313785284..comments2024-03-12T04:51:46.468-05:00Comments on Blue Gal: Autism and FilmmakingFran / Blue Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-89821934023867083152008-03-30T15:47:00.000-05:002008-03-30T15:47:00.000-05:00Steven Spielberg was once reportedly diagnosed wit...<A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Spielberg+Asperger%27s&btnG=Google+Search" REL="nofollow">Steven Spielberg</A> was once reportedly diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, though reports differ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-21728811008640149842008-03-27T12:14:00.000-05:002008-03-27T12:14:00.000-05:00oh, his name is dr. jim bennettoh, his name is dr. jim bennettSherry Pasquarellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107407102753464356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-50368469491401974752008-03-27T12:13:00.000-05:002008-03-27T12:13:00.000-05:00the head of my poetry group,a well known poet also...the head of my poetry group,a well known poet also the editor of the website and magazine, head of the creative writing dept at liverpool u. in great britian and a singer songwriter who made me the co-list adm. for the workshop(god alone knows why) has aspergers. he's a brilliant man but sort of short with people. small things, niceties, that he admits <BR/>he just doesn't quite get.<BR/>he is a really motivated person.Sherry Pasquarellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107407102753464356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-13183978866291687532008-03-27T11:32:00.000-05:002008-03-27T11:32:00.000-05:00I read Mamet's book and I wish he had spent more t...I read Mamet's book and I wish he had spent more time talking about the issue of people with asperger's and anasazi jews creating the film industry. I felt like he brought up a great argument but didn't provide enough of an analysis of how this affected the industry. Of course, I really enjoyed reading Bambi and Godzilla.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1225981375735273472008-03-27T08:44:00.000-05:002008-03-27T08:44:00.000-05:00Are you familiar with Amanda Baggs' film In My Lan...Are you familiar with Amanda Baggs' film <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnylM1hI2jc" REL="nofollow">In My Language</A>?<BR/><BR/>If you haven't seen it, it's really fascinating. The first half is her communicating her normal way, and in the second she attempts to explain what she does, how it's judged, and how she sees those who judge her.qwertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034964906035978001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-89200388499494930642008-03-26T18:28:00.000-05:002008-03-26T18:28:00.000-05:00sensesworkingovertime<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0invUXXsRAQ#" REL="nofollow">sensesworkingovertime</A>Ghost Dansinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216056025402469120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-54251930362742045232008-03-26T17:13:00.000-05:002008-03-26T17:13:00.000-05:00Actually quakerdave I think Lynch's abandonment of...Actually quakerdave I think Lynch's abandonment of both his narrative and his audience once Twin Peaks caught on with normal folk is the nail in the coffin of his autism diagnosis. He just didn't get it that <I>it mattered</I> that we the audience had a clear idea who killed Laura Palmer. I was ticked, too.Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-18366246212023910252008-03-26T12:33:00.000-05:002008-03-26T12:33:00.000-05:00David Lynch:Hollywood's best-paid scam artist.I wa...David Lynch:<BR/><BR/>Hollywood's best-paid scam artist.<BR/><BR/>I want compensation for all those wasted hours of "Twin Peaks" that I watched...QuakerDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357878445087995583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-27547628671436376142008-03-26T11:02:00.000-05:002008-03-26T11:02:00.000-05:00Then, of course, there's the original Bambi vs. Go...Then, of course, there's the original Bambi vs. Gozilla, which can be seen in all its glory here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAVYYe87b9wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com