As always, snail mail has a greater impact than email. It's a deeply troubling feeling, being on the other side of the globe, being told that your country is in trouble but you can't fly back. I think you should know that on this island, populated by perhaps a hundred American expats, a very kind Cook Islander hung a United States flag on the main road in Avarua, the tiny harbor town. Within hours the flag was adorned with mounds of flowers, letters and rememberances. A searchlight kept vigil by it through the night.
Crisis has no borders, sadness no race.
He was 83. The trio perfected the technique of completing films on time and under budget, ready for the drive-ins and the teenager market they felt big name studios were neglecting. If they sounded and looked good, the script and casting was next. A movie was never a good movie unless it contained two thrills a reel. He always said people go to the movies to be entertained and to be titillated.