Ed Carpenter

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:11:02 GMT

Portfolio Introduction A common thread running through all this work, whether for indoor or outdoor sites, is that it is simultaneously technological and sentient, engineered and ...

Ed Carpenter

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:02:25 GMT

The Straight Story

Throughout The Straight Story, 73-year-old Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) gazes calmly at the night sky, as if the stars were reflections of his own memories. Alvin's eyesight is bad and his daughter (Sissy Spacek) is slightly retarded and unable to drive, so he's traveling from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin on a riding John Deere lawn mower. It's slow going, so there's plenty of time to stop for the night and ponder the cosmos. Alvin's journeying to visit his ailing brother; they haven't spoken in years, and it's time to make peace. Along the way, he befriends a variety of nice folks, and you have to ask yourself... Is this really a David Lynch movie?

It's a miracle that this G-rated Disney film was made by a director whose work is often described as twisted and bizarre. But Lynch is too complex an artist to be labeled, and he brings charm, grace, and kindness to his fact-based telling of The Straight Story--not to mention a serenity rarely found in movies anymore. It's a film of moments--funny, odd, quietly spiritual--and this simple tale of a man, a lawnmower, and rural hospitality becomes a genuine Lynchian odyssey, unlike any film you've seen but as welcoming as a cup of lemon tea with honey. Best of all, it's a fitting tribute to the career of veteran stuntman-actor Farnsworth who, at age 79, plays Alvin Straight to sheer perfection, his face a subtle roadmap to a broad spectrum of emotional destinations. --Jeff Shannon

Ed Carpenter

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:01:42 GMT

Overboard

A bored super-rich woman falls off her yacht and into the life of a carpenter with four children in need of attention.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 30-JUL-2002
Media Type: DVD

Ed Carpenter

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:54:23 GMT

Ed Carpenter Post-Qualifying Interview

Ed Carpenter Post-Qualifying Interview
iPatchNews
38 sec - Jun 9, 2007

Chris Green's interview with IndyCar Series driver Ed Carpenter after his qualifying run for the 2006 Toyota Indy 300 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Ed Carpenter

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:41:01 GMT

ed carpenter studio

Portfolio for Ed Carpenter Studio, Artist

Ed Carpenter

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:18:10 GMT