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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…

3 years ago
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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,…

3 years ago
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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…

3 years ago
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Notes from the Underground: Tarkovsky, Alli, Maddin and Me

Andrei Tarkovsky re-wrote my life. I was merrily moving along on my little path, happily completing my B.F.A. in photography…

3 years ago
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Notes From Movieland: The Green Goddess

My dear friend, Craig Nisker, thinks he can save the world one crop at a time. The crop being cannabis…

3 years ago
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Notes from Movieland: Vampire/Zombie Funnels Art

I met with Antonio (Tony) Manriquez at the Borders cafe in Sherman Oaks last week. Tony directed his first feature…

3 years ago
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Notes from Movieland: Do the Distribution Dance

After a veritable maze of introductions, letters, meetings, “possibly"s and even a “yes” or two that transformed into “no” with…

3 years ago
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Notes From Movieland: Do It Yourself Distribution - Part I

When Gregory Laemmle of the priceless L.A. independent Laemmle theatre chain (I pray they never go out of business) suggested…

3 years ago
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Notes from Movieland: Do It Yourself Distribution - Part II

Greg Laemmle—relentless supporter of indie moviemakers—suggested I include moviemaker Tommy Wiseau in my self-distribution series. Turns out Wiseau’s movie, The…

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Notes from Movieland: Steal This

Last week I attended a party at my friend Nim’s post-production facility. I found myself in the kitchen, chatting with…

3 years ago