Legend Robert Towne on H-wood:  "I suppose that it's a place that continues to have a habit of erasing itself from decade to decade, and yet it's still classically that dream factory where, since 1848, people have come here to strike it rich with gold, with oil, with real estate, with becoming a movie star, creating a religious cult, leaving old identities and old problems behind and hoping that you can reinvent yourself."

Updates and info on HDV. (Via Filmmaker) 

Oh. And an American Express ad by Wes Anderson. Perfect choice, no? After The Life Aquatic he may need a platinum line of credit. Thanks (Ticklebooth)

Finally, a pic of one of my favorite directors, Rainer Werner Fassbinder.