Hannah Snell, Amazon Maiden
Posted on December 4, 2011 by James RileyReprinted from the New Hampshire Gazette, April 19, 1771 London, January 2, 1771: Friday last a press-gang was very busy at Newington-Butts, and having impressed a poor countryman from his wife and children, the distressed woman followed her husband with lamentations, which induced many women to sally from their houses. Among the Amazons was the […]Continue Reading »
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Story-boarding Courage
Posted on August 11, 2011 by James RileyFrame by Frame We’re heading down the stretch to principle photography for episode 2 of Courage, New Hampshire — “The Sons of Liberty.” Yesterday, we spent the better part of the day story-boarding the first week of shooting and it reminds me of a confession a big studio director once made about a major Pixar animation film. […]Continue Reading »
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