Opening at Gallery 1988: A Tribute to Judd Apatow

Tonight was the opening reception for an art show designed around the myriad works of writer-producer-director Judd Apatow–from Freaks and Geeks to Funny People, all of his characters have been reinterpreted in some incredibly different ways… I didn’t snag a picture of the line, but Judd did: Toward the center of the picture there’s two […]

Netflix Watch Instantly Recommendations (7/30-8/5)

Let’s face facts here: the selection on Netflix’s Watch Instantly section is definitely about quantity over quality. It’s hard to find good movies mixed in with all the crazy shit they like to put up for you. It’s a lot of dentritus, Mockbusters, television, and weird stuff. So, as your faithful (and inconsistent) blogger/gatekeeper, I’d […]

Turn the page on the day, walk away [transformers 3]

Let me start this off by saying that I am a Michael Bay apologist. I don’t know why, really. I just like his movies and am not sorry for it. He may not be able to make an Oscar-Bait late-fall type of movie, but he’s probably the second best in the summer movie business (behind […]

A Detailed Guide to Donating on IndieGoGo, Just In Case You Need It [graceland]

Okay, so. Let’s say you get to the IndieGoGo page, you read through all the information, and then you’re all “Gee, I’d love to donate, but I wish someone was here to help me out!” Well, this is the closest I can get to being your personal Donating to Graceland Assistant. Follow these instructions and […]

takes four legs to make a ceiling [thor]

graceland updates We’re moving along just fine, everything is sorting out. We need your help with fundraising, though… And it’s tax deductible, so give it a look and give knowing that you’ll be getting it all back from Uncle Sam next April. And that we’re a talented group of people ready to kick some serious […]

take them both in a perfect direction [hanna]

We’ve begun fundraising again, and it’s tax deductible this time. Click Here to Check it Out. We’re up to $200, now. Beginnings This movie starts off awfully slow. And this isn’t a bad thing. See, in a character-driven action film, you need to develop the characters before you can get into the action. It’s why one […]

water dissolving and water removing [meek’s cutoff]

Not related to Meek’s Cutoff; Related to my short film We’ve begun fundraising again, and it’s tax deductible this time. Click Here to Check it Out — Be forewarned that I deal heavily with the ending, the story arc, and what it implies meaning, “Y’ar, thar be spoilers ahead.” But see this movie… But take a […]

Where the money goes [graceland]

In an effort to be as transparent as possible, I wanted to do a blog post about where the money will be going. This is something I touched upon in the video, but I wanted to give you some hard figures. I pulled these from IndieRentals, since they seem to be cheapest overall. Camera rental: […]

There is Work to Be Done.

why graceland?

Let’s start at the very beginning. I was still at Humboldt State University at the time. It was my last semester. I had easy classes and nothing to do. So I was wandering through the library, looking at back issues of Sight & Sound, a film magazine from the UK. I like it because their […]