Disney studios has released a making of video for their December release, "Saving Mr. Banks", with director and cast talking about the story behind making "Mary Poppins," Emma Thompson is author P.L. Travers and Tom Hanks as Walt Disney. Oscar buzz for both has begun in advance of the December 12th release. http://j.mp/1aHtQ3Q [ The official trailer is in a previous blog post below.]
« October 2013 | Main | December 2013 »
November 2013
MORE CREATIVITY READING . . . That I Like a Lot
BOOKS for Your Spirit, Soul, & Tongue
Danny Gregory: Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are
Nick Bantock: Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence
C. McNair Wilson: HATCH!: Brainstorming Secrets of a Theme Park Designer
Jane B. Burka: PROCRASTINATION: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now
Kevin Carroll: RULES OF THE RED RUBBER BALL: Find and Sustain Your Life's Work
Austin Kleon: STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Twyla Tharp: THE CREATIVE HABIT: Learn It and Use It for Life
Danny Gregory: THE CREATIVE LICENSE : Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are
Madeleine L'Engle: WALKING ON WATER: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series)
MUISC that Inspires
West Wing, thirty something, etc.
W.G. Snuffy Walden: Music by... W.G. Snuffy WaldenComposer Michael Kamen ("Mr.Holland's Opus"): BAND of BROTHERS
Finding Neverland
Composer Jan A.P. Kaczmare: FINDING NEVERLAND soundtrackYo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
Yo-Yo Ma & others: Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (*****)
DVDs That Inspire
Images du McNaire
- IAMGES du McNAIRE • an ill-assorted collection of images from recent exploits and speaking/performance engagements. Wherever possible credit is given to photographers. ALL photos from my Haiti trip (8/5) are by my new pal David Duchemin, photo journalist, author, comdian (a.k.a. Rubber Chicken Guy), and full time Canadian. See more of his Haiti photos and Paris and other paintings of light and shadows David's blog ~ www.fearfullyhuman.com ~ worth a visit. COMING SOON ~ Photos of my upcoming European trip, including a visit to Disneyland Paris and other surprises!
Become a Fan
Tea Ingredients:
- MAD TEA PARTYAs a freelance stage director / Artist-in-Residence :: two stints at Huntington University (Indiana.) At Huntington our production of ALICE IN WONDERLAND featured an inventive cast including (L-R photo at top): Kylie Edmonds as Doormouse; Mr.Jeffrey Blossom as March Hair; McNair Wilson, Director; Lauralee Brautigam as Alice; and the indefatigable Daniel Neil Olson as a very Mad Hatter. (Photo by Mr. Mike Burnett.) I love directing for the stage–call me, TODAY!
- • INGREDIENTS:TEA WITH McNAIR contains original writing, scribblings, doodles, and whimsies by C.McNair Wilson. When you "choose to use" any part of this web log, attribution to McNair Wilson is requested. ALSO INCLUDE A LINK to this site. I do the same when quoting other blogs, websites, articles, books, etc. Thanks for sipping by.
Recent Posts
- • join me in Orlando next week!
- • friday, 30 march 2018 a.d.
- • don't wait a week, start now
- • doing you
- • SAK theatre is turning 40 (years)
- • you participation is essential
- • you can help finish my new book!
- • mr. twain assists us in deciding what we should be
- • what is "the thing" and why you should be there
BLOGS & SITES I Like
- 1000 Jouranls Porject
- 1001 Journals
- Bob Stromberg
- ChangeThis ::
- Chez Panisse restaurant
- Danny Gregory
- David Lance Goines
- Fast Company
- Gaping Void
- Groo the Wanderer/ Sergio Argones
- Guy Kawasaki
- Hatch Show Print
- How to Change the World
- Insight Through Hindsight
- Ken Davis
- Monday Morning Memo (Roy H. Williams, WIzard of Ads)
- Planet SARK
- Steve Bjorkman Illustration
- Tea With McNair
- ZNE Ceative Network
CopyScape
- Tea with McNair is about rediscovering, recapturing, and expanding your creativespirit. If you use phrases, posts, or exercises from this site, please give attribution to www.TeaWithMcNair.typepad.com and McNair Wilson. "Using" any of this material as your own is silly, rude, and illegal. And your brain will shrivel up and you shall be forced to draw stick figures, badly, the rest of your days. Now go CREATE!