Tag Archives: Robert DeNiro

Concentrate

By Mark | May 19, 2010

If you haven’t seen it yet, the folks at Concentrate posted a long article about me and my projects today. I’d like to thank Tanya Muzumdar, the writer of the piece, for attempting to make sense out of my two hours of unfocused rambling, and Dave Lewinski for the photos. For what it’s worth, I’d [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Crimewave USA, Dreamland Tonight, Mark's Life, Media, Monkey Power Trio, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, cycle powered cinema | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Another entry for the Pencil Paparazzi file

By Mark | August 3, 2009

OK, it looks as though another movie is filming in Ann Arbor. I just received the following Pencil Paparazzi contribution from a reader named Alicia, who happened to be crossing the University of Michigan campus this afternoon when she saw a film crew. She asked a man blocking foot traffic what was going on and [...]

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The return of America’s cities…. except Detroit

By Mark | July 1, 2009

The Census Bureau released new figures today, and they contain some good news. Apparently, after years of decline, people are reentering America’s older cities.
It only stands to reason that, as fuel prices rise, people would congregate in cities - especially cities with decent mass transportation, infrastructure and access to jobs. Unfortunately, however, it doesn’t [...]

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A proposition for Rob Reiner

By Mark | June 30, 2009

[Please feel free to distribute as you see fit]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Food, Pop Culture, Special Projects | Also tagged , , | 13 Comments

Getting in Maxim with my dignity intact

By Mark | June 16, 2009

The DeNiro thing doesn’t seem to be dying. It made it into Maxim today… They say the idea is “so awesome, it just might work”… Still no word from DeNiro.

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Update on the DeNiro project

By Mark | June 15, 2009

Apparently my little letter to Robert DeNiro, who is, at this very moment, in a trailer a stone’s throw from my front door, is now national news. A reader by the name of Tommy just wrote in to tell me that he saw it on Buzzfeed. And, I got an email from a production assistant [...]

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A proposition for DeNiro

By Mark | June 9, 2009

[Please feel free to distribute as you see fit.]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ideas, Mark's Life, Other, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged , | 43 Comments

Milla Jovovich simulates intercourse in Ypsi alley

By Mark | June 7, 2009

I just talked with someone who was inside the Tap Room the other day, watching the filming of the independent feature, Stone. This person was there until 5:00 AM Thursday night. Apparently the scene being shot in the local Ypsi bar that night featured Robert DeNiro, who plays a corrections officer in the film. This [...]

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pencil paparazzi file: DeNiro in Ypsilanti

By Mark | June 6, 2009

As you all know, Robert DeNiro has been here in Ypsi these past few days, making a film called Stone with Milla “I love Olive Garden” Jovovich and Edward Norton. Well, I’m happy to say that we finally have our first pencil paparazzi field report on DeNiro. The image above and following description come from [...]

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Robert DeNiro sighting in Ypsilanti

By Mark | May 18, 2009

As of right now, no one has sent in a pencil paparazzi sketch, but word on the street is that two-time Oscar-winning actor Robert DeNiro was in Ypsi today, filming on River Street.

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