Notes From Movieland

Chaos c/o Dr. Mickhead

My friend, Frank Cameron, is not a tattoo kind of guy. So when he revealed his spanking new shoulder tattoo to me, I almost swooned. 'What? Why? When?' was all I could muster. Not that Frank is conservative; he’s just not the type to advertise his beliefs to the world in any print form other than a screenplay.

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July 7th, 2008 | Category: Notes From Movieland | By Anne Norda

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Baseball Cap, Emblazoned With The Foot Fist Way

Okay, let’s address the female elephant in the room. Her name is Hillary and in her brave, relentless, determined, stubborn, selfish, irresponsible, ridiculous, cunning, dangerous mission to, once again, sleep in the hallowed bed of the White House, she stirred up the question, “Can a woman really lead?” How dare she have tried to usurp that title from the more capable, rational, cold-hearted, assertive, likeable, powerful, alpha-male (insert ANY of the other candidates) who not only has been born to lead (by virtue of being a man), but has been trained to tell folks what the hell to do from the time he was captain of the football team (metaphorically speaking.)

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June 17th, 2008 | Category: Notes From Movieland | By Anne Norda

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Time to Sacrifice My 28mm

What do I do when I'm not being a director?

All right, I have a confession. I have done NOTHING even tangentially related to the film business this month. Well... in a very, very tangential way, I did something… I wrote a poem! The New Yorker just rejected it. Okay, so my mom liked it. And my friend, Vivian, in Arkansas.

Let's see, what else did I do in the cinematic realm? I… participated in the theater of life! Yeah, participated, reveled in and rejoiced in life. I spent quality time worrying about making a living. These intoxicating thought forms take a ramble through my grey matter way too often since I have become a filmmaker… I'm broke, oh dear, I'm broke, oh dear, what will I do? What will I do? I will NOT waitress… not yet… I'm broke… maybe law school… etc… etc…

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June 3rd, 2008 | Category: Notes From Movieland | By Anne Norda

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These Are Free, Right?

I'm a relentless truth teller (by "truth" I do not mean the eternal truths of the universe, I mean my personal and completely self-righteous opinion). I will blurt out my truth at the drop of a hat with complete disregard for the impact it has on others. I try not to upset people, but the sad truth is… I kind of enjoy irking those who dare to disagree with me. Knowing my nasty rebellious tendencies, Tim Rhys, publisher of MM, asked me to write a bi-weekly blog. He'd read a cheeky article I wrote for a friend's blog, www.hotinhollywood.tv, and found it somewhat amusing. My initial answer was a gracious "not in a million years." I was terrified that I'd write something incriminating or embarrassing. I think that's what he was counting on. Finally, I relented.

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May 20th, 2008 | Category: Notes From Movieland | By Anne Norda

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