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LIAN LUNSON

Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man in Theaters June 21st

About Me

Director and Producer of Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man and the upcoming feature film 'The Boom Boom Room'

My Interests

Study after study has shown that animal agriculture contributes to global warming and environmental destruction, yet instead of urging people to go vegetarian, most U.S. politicians and environmental spokespeople just continue to hype hybrid cars, recycling, and fluorescent light bulbs as solutions to our spiraling environmental problems.

I'd like to meet:

Shawn Klush.. and pretend he's really Elvis

Music:

Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, AC/DC, Leon Russell, Rufus Wainwright, Jessi Colter,Jussi Bjorling, Elvis Presley, U2

Movies:

'Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man',Willie Nelson 'Down Home', Wings Of Desire, The Blue Bird, Chopper, When We Were Kings, Night Of The Hunter, Ram Dass Fierce Grace

Television:

Joel Osteen, Elvis 68 Comeback Special

Books:

The Message, Book of Longing, Letters to A Young Poet, The White Hotel,Black Sun,Crime and Punishment, Soul Survivor,Beautiful Losers, Mere Christianity, Lassie Come Home

Heroes:

Leonard Cohen, Muhammad Ali, Dorothy Day, Bono, Lassie, Vegetarians

My Blog

Go Sea Shepherd

Go Sea Shepherd
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:35:00 PST

Holiday Shoppers Beware: Six Major Retailers Selling Real Fur as Faux

Holiday Shoppers Beware: Six Major Retailers Selling Real Fur as FauxDecember 20, 2007The Humane Society of the United States is warning shoppers to be on the lookout for real fur described as faux wh...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:23:00 PST

Leonard Cohen named to U.S. Rock Hall of Fame

Leonard Cohen named to U.S. rock Hall of FameMadonna, Mellencamp also make list of 2008 inducteesCanada's , Leonard Cohen, is among five acts who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame i...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:47:00 PST

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Dog's Best Friend: Willie NelsonATLANTA (AP)  Willie Nelson is looking to become dog's best friend. The country music star has filmed a television spot supporting an anti-dogfighting bill that is mov...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:58:00 PST

That's How The Light Gets Out..Essay on Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man by Walter Mosley

That's How the Light Gets OutConventional wisdom holds that fiction is comprised of fabrications where nonfiction is seen as an attempt at objective truth-telling. This understanding, I believe, is f...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:50:00 PST

How FAB if Al Gore became a Vegetarian.

PETA TO AL GORE: YOU CAN'T BE A MEAT-EATING ENVIRONMENTALISTTue Mar 06 2007 17:08:05 ETThe Most 'Inconvenient Truth': According to U.N., Animals Raised for Food Generate More Greenhouse Gases Than All...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:37:00 PST

Walter Mosley picks Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man

10 guest curators pick films for festivalFeb 6, 2007 : 9:50 pm ET Duke University professor and internationally known writer Ariel Dorfman is one of 10 people invited by the Full Frame Documentary Fil...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:13:00 PST

Film to open in Australia

Two years ago to the day I boarded a plane to Australia to capture a tribute concert to Leonard Cohen. The concert was a part of The Sydney Festival and was being performed at the Sydney Opera House. ...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:52:00 PST

Satellite Awards

Last Sunday night I went to the Satellite Awards as Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man was nominated. The highlight of the night other than watching my friend Amy Berg deservedly win Best Documentary..was see...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:14:00 PST

And Prettier:)

Vegetarians are more intelligent, says study 15.12.06Frequently dismissed as cranks, their fussy eating habits tend to make them unpopular with dinner party hosts and guests alike.But now it seems the...
Posted by LIAN LUNSON on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:39:00 PST