Martha’s Vineyard

Aug 20
3 min

Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair

We are getting the remnants of a rare hurricane here in Southern California (you may have heard). So far it’s just like any winter...

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Martha’s Vineyard Movie Theaters in the 1980s

Lukas Kendall

Jun 30
7 min

Martha’s Vineyard Movie Theaters in the 1980s

Of this writing I am about to take our girls to see Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. But today’s column is not about that film. Or...

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Lukas Kendall

Apr 28
1 min

Support PanCan

I am raising money to fight pancreatic cancer in the name of my stepfather, Herb Putnam. The charity is PanCan and they are fantastic....

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Lukas Kendall

Apr 17
1 min

Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

Hello Friends. I am raising money to fight pancreatic cancer, which took my stepfather, HERB PUTNAM, in 2008. He was only 59. Herb was...

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Lukas Kendall

Feb 25
2 min

Power Outage

When I was a kid growing up on Martha’s Vineyard, we lived at the end of a long dirt road in the woods. So a few times a year, when there...

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Lukas Kendall

Feb 5
2 min

My Vineyard Film on Local Radio

Above: Mytoi Gardens in Chappaquiddick—a location I would love to use! I’ve been talking for some months about an indie comedy–drama I...

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Lukas Kendall

Jan 22
2 min

Vineyard Hockey Mini-Doc

Some readers might know—because I’ve talked about it enough—I want to make an indie film on Martha’s Vineyard. So I was interested to see...

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Lukas Kendall

Dec 31, 2022
1 min

Goodbye 2022

Hard to believe 2022 is coming to a close. I was born in 1974, and our twin girls were born in 2014, so I’ve been mentally tracking their...

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Lukas Kendall

Dec 17, 2022
3 min

World Cup

I am enjoying watching the World Cup, as I usually do. I look forward to the final match tomorrow. The passing is so sophisticated, and I...

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Lukas Kendall

Nov 19, 2022
2 min

The Vineyard Goes Michael Mann

Growing up on Martha’s Vineyard felt very safe. We never used to lock the house—I don’t even remember seeing our house keys—and we’d...

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Lukas Kendall

Sep 17, 2022
1 min

Martha’s Vineyard Migrants

My hometown was in the news this past week, when Florida governor Ron DeSantis evidently arranged to lure under false pretenses newly...

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Lukas Kendall

Aug 10, 2022
1 min

Farewell to David McCullough

The great author and historian David McCullough has died. He was a longtime West Tisbury resident, so when we read one of his books in...

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Lukas Kendall

Jul 8, 2022
1 min

Hot Tin Roof Murals

This is a picture of my stepdad, Herb Putnam, who we lost to pancreatic cancer in 2008. (He sort of looked like Sam Neill.) We miss him...

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Lukas Kendall

Jun 27, 2022
1 min

I’m Back!

We’re back in L.A. after two weeks visiting family on Martha’s Vineyard and Evanston, Illinois. For now I am busy uploading a huge...

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Lukas Kendall

Apr 15, 2022
2 min

Catching Up With Amin Matalqa

Amin Matalqa is a director whose debut feature, Captain Abu Raed (2007), was the first film produced in Jordan in 50 years, and won the...

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Lukas Kendall

Feb 24, 2022
1 min

My Short Bio Video

Here’s a short biographical video I made in a desperate bid to promote myself. I made fun of a few things, but mostly of myself. My mom...

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Lukas Kendall

Feb 11, 2022
6 min

My Earliest Collecting Days

Writing about John Williams’ 90th birthday, and then the current (boxed) state of my soundtrack collection, reminded me of my earliest...

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Lukas Kendall

Feb 5, 2022
2 min

My Dad Met Lucas and Spielberg

Above: Spielberg and Lucas with R2-D2. That is not my dad. I was reminded of this story earlier this week while participating in a...

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Lukas Kendall

Dec 29, 2021
3 min

The Retro Euro Cult Film Score Society

I want to give a shout-out today to one of my favorite people, John(ny) Bender, and one of my favorite Facebook groups, The Retro Euro...

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Lukas Kendall

Nov 23, 2021
2 min

Michael Myers’ House

Last night I picked up dinner from a very good Indian restaurant here in South Pasadena, Radhika—which happens to be across the street...

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