I’ve been asked several times why I don’t write a film about architecture. It makes sense, as I’m a trained architect licensed in three states, architecture was my first love. I hem haw around and never give my reasoning as it is…
I have been obsessed with the ‘one room drama’ for a long time. It is a way to control a film project’s budget by finding a story that can exist entirely in one setting. This may seem simple on the…
Okay, I finally had some time to study the Amazon Video Direct fee rate change and the affect it is having on independent filmmakers. If you are unaware, Amazon Direct was seen as a savor by thousands of independent content…
I was baptized once again in the glow of poetic cinema during the 40th Anniversary release of ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’. This time my aching body was cradled in a custom leather recliner while my eardrums were caressed…
I spend about 4.77% of my waking life thinking about the next great sci-fi idea. (Which is a lot when you consider 33.52% is spent on food and 44.32% is spent on how & when will my privates be touched.) I…
I think this is a fine example of why Mad Max Fury Road is so amazing; we are introduced to Immortan Joe and his crazy costume and a breathing mask and it’s only when he loses his ‘favorite’ that we…
I watched ‘Gentlemen Broncos’ again, a very stylized, specific to environment (heavy art direction) type comedy – like the work of Wes Anderson. I wondered, “Why is this not working; why am I not laughing?” Then it dawned on me,…
