Dear Friends: I recommend visiting his open house and studio tour Sunday, June 15, 2014. There are morning and afternoon tours. Order tickets online at ilanlaelfoundation.org or call 760-765-3427. James is marvelously creative and courageous. This tour is a once-in-a-lifetime treat.
Before seeing a movie based on a book, read the book. This way, you form your own images of the characters, places, and events. Almost invariably, these are better than what the movie-makers’ budget, technology, and imagination could produce. If you see the movie first, your mind has been pre-empted by the movie’s images. You see the story through other people’s eyes instead of your own, which impoverishes your experience.