Obituary: Mike BoniferBonifer, age 70, of Los Angeles, died unexpectedly in a freak accident on his birthday, December 31, 2023, it was announced today by his…Dec 31, 20231Dec 31, 20231
The Headline GameA friend of mine from Manhattan used to play this game called ‘Who Makes Money? Who Loses Money?” The way the game is played is with the…Mar 7, 2022Mar 7, 2022
Tron Came True — Now What?One of the defining experiences of my working life was Disney’s 1982 motion picture, Tron, the first motion picture in history to use CGI…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
A Story in 233 NicknamesRubber Lips asks Bulldog for the Straight Skinny on the Smoke from his Chopper.Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
Story SeductionI got a question today from a colleague about whether our story science accounts for the ‘seduction’ that’s inherent in stories. It does…Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
Giving Thanks for SakagaweaI have quite a few friends who called out Thanksgiving yesterday as a day of mourning, which it understandably is for many Native…Nov 27, 2020Nov 27, 2020
Giving Thanks for Mindy KalingI was at a business dinner in Beverly Hills with half a dozen people that went long, with necessary and truthful talk about our work…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Look WithinWhen I began working with at Disney Studios in the early 1980s, it was, as a friend of mine would needle me, “The Land that Time Forgot.”…May 31, 2020May 31, 2020
Red and White — A Love StoryRed and White met in a Keith Haring painting in 1981 when Black introduced them. They realized they had the Swiss flag in common, and Red…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018