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2016 awaits

By any measure, 2015 was a challenging year for me, you and pretty much everyone we know, but here we all are – still standing and looking forward to the new challenges and excitements of the new year. Before I completely plunge into ’16 though, I’ll take a quick and final look backwards at justContinue reading “2016 awaits”

The Next Thing.

I recently finished a first draft on yet another comedy feature… it is a ‘spec’ of course – relax everybody. So now, while that 1st draft is cooling off and resting, there always has to be a “next thing” to start working on immediately… to preserve the momentum, the habit, the ritual of work (sorry,Continue reading “The Next Thing.”

DC Comics update.

I am holding in my hot little hands a copy of the Hard Cover “Special Edition” of the entire (and somewhat legendary) DC Comics “Solo” comic books. This is a volume of amazing art and writing by some top-notch people, and the good folks at DC have done a great job of presenting it allContinue reading “DC Comics update.”

Deep in the Weird of Texas.

… just back from eight days and nights in lovely Austin TX. Every (good) thing you’ve ever heard about the town or about the Austin Film Festival is absolutely true. The first half of the trip was an exhausting marathon of trying to cram in every panel, roundtable, screening and party I could into everyContinue reading “Deep in the Weird of Texas.”

December Lull ??

Here in Los Angeles “The Holidays” is an unavoidably slow time of year. From approximately Nov 15th to Jan 4th, when it comes to trying to do (creative) business, the first sentence on everyone’s lips is: “Let’s talk about this after The Holidays.” It is easy to find this mindset annoying, especially when you’re tryingContinue reading “December Lull ??”