DVD Review: Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts: Philip Glass, Woody Allen, Errol Morris, Martin Scorsese, Ravi Shankar, Chuck Close, Scott Hicks, Stephen Jess: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts: Philip Glass, Woody Allen, Errol Morris, Martin Scorsese, Ravi Shankar, Chuck Close, Scott Hicks, Stephen Jess: Movies & TV

Posted by admin | on 23 April, 03:12 AM

Product Description
As seen on PBS American Masters

For 18 months Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Scott Hicks (Shine) followed the legendary Philip Glass (The Hours, Notes on a Scandal) across three continents, creating a remarkable portrait of this brilliant composer. Allowed unprecedented access to Glass’ working process and collaborators (including Martin Scorsese and Errol Morris), Hicks presents a unique glimpse into the life of one of the greatest artists of this or any era.

INCLUDES OVER 3 HOURS OF EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS:
Bonus Performances (“Dracula”, “Metamorphosis”, “Orion”, “Einstein on the Beach”)
Additional Interview Footage with Philip Glass, Deleted/Extended Scenes
Commentary Track by Director Scott Hicks
Plus Booklet with Production Notes

Case study on how to really thrive,

By G. F. Margison “grantmargison” DVD Review: Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts: Philip Glass, Woody Allen, Errol Morris, Martin Scorsese, Ravi Shankar, Chuck Close, Scott Hicks, Stephen Jess: Movies & TV carrot. V47081519 (Christchurch, New Zealand) -

Saw this amazing doco last night. Its an incisive two hour window into how one of the most iconic composers does his thriving. Some key insights:
1. If you are not upsetting someone then you’re not doing your craft - Craft is about letting your uniqueness come through ;
2. Its not about contribution (though, of course, you really do);
3. The craft speaks to something that really enrichs his life
If you only use trued and true tools and techniques then thats all you will produce ;
4. “Big things” emerge - its like being under ground and hearing an underground river somewhere. Instead of directly looking for it, you do your routines and you sink in the time - the river finds you and takes you where it is going - you are the vehicle and it (for Philip the new music) was always there ;
5. It is your life - have a portfolio of activities that craddle your uniqueness - for him this is various moving meditations and exercises with different masters, family life, being a New Yorker - doing the evryday stuff and routines - With the portfolio of mediations/exercise/spiritual practices, you look for new practices that fill in gaps or open new possibilities ;
6. It is your life - surround yourself with a network of gifted very different individuals, and have regular quality time with them
7. It is your life - shape the quality of it by the environments you inhabit and move between - for him its the buzz and life of NYC, coupled to the farm wilderness type enviornment he and Holly have on the Nova Scotia coast;
8. Learn and evolve from lots of very different teachers - from the harsh formal piano mistress in Paris to the loving approach used by Ravi Shankar
When you do your craft you just make the quality time, be there, support yourself with the habits and it comes. Have lots of projects on the go at any one time
9. The craft is “communicating” - for him its through music, painters its their art - the key is how to ingest this - for music being great at “listening”, visual arts through “seeing”. Passive - active going on here
10. It is your life - Moving between the Nova Scotia coast and NYC environments and live “young” - His much younger wife Holly, and family life with kids under 5 - he turned seventy in 2005 but appears to live with the energy and drive of someone half his age

Oh, and yes, there is his music and projects sprinkled throughout it that really add to the tone and meaning of it…
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