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Monthly Archives: January 2015
“It’s that sort of conversation across the decades that has really interested me, now, as I finish the film.”
Pause of the Clock received a nice writeup on Chicagoist. Check it out!
Funding update: 35 days to go.
20 backers $1,541 pledged of $15,000 goal It’s nice to see the number of backers inching upwards. Why not join them? Go check out the project. Here’s a teaser to whet your appetite: tomorrow I’ll be revealing what one of … Continue reading
3 things about Don Siegel’s RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11
Riot in Cell Block 11 [1954] 1. “Those guys got the guts to try anything!” 2. Integrated prisoners. 3. The guards, the Colonel all standing in a line, hands tied to the length of pipe running along the wall. (Goya?)
How Alain Delon ended up in my movie.
I’m referring of course to “Alain Delon,” a track by my friend Steven Pate that appears on the soundtrack of Pause of the Clock. (What–you thought I meant the actor?!) During the editing of a dinner party scene I was … Continue reading
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Funding update: 36 days to go.
18 backers $1,501 pledged of $15,000 goal If just a few of you kind readers out there make a pledge, I can easily get past the $2,000 mark today. I’ve got some really cool rewards too, from a custom-made pint … Continue reading
Funding update: 37 days to go.
17 backers $1,476 pledged of $15,000 goal I’m so close to being 10% funded. Can you help me get there? Go check out the project.
3 things about Joe Swanberg’s HAPPY CHRISTMAS
Happy Christmas [2014] 1. “I am so sorry. I’m going to go take care of this right now. We’ll be out of your house in five to seven minutes.” 2. A dog named Mr. Pants. 3. She can’t bring herself … Continue reading
3 things about David Cronenberg’s VIDEODROME
Videodrome [1983] 1. He twirls his cigarette in the ashtray. “Can we get away with it? Do we want to get away with it?” 2. Stretchy static. 3. Mic drop. 3 other things.
Funding update: 38 days to go.
15 backers $1,391 pledged of $15,000 goal As the Giant once told Agent Cooper, “A path is formed by laying one stone at a time.”.
Funding update: 39 days to go.
12 backers $1,301 pledged of $15,000 goal Getting there for sure! While you’re enjoying that morning cup of coffee, go check out the project.
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