With Peter Jackson’s second Tolkien trilogy about to hit theaters, it seems a good time to reflect on another part of my New Line experience. Like the last time, it involves Lord of the Rings, but unlike last time this is more of a cautionary …
Read MoreI’ve been Punk’d
Celebrity is one of the things I find fascinating and infuriating about our society. People who are our entertainment have now become our idols. It’s as if the court Jester ( a slave-like role in its day) has now become the champion of the kingdom. …
Read MoreGreen Means Go (FoF#3)
Looking at the date, I realize it’s been almost a year since my last update on this topic. And now, for actual certainty, I can say that “Fight or Flight” is being made. Of course, there’s a lot of days and updates and Hollywood madness …
Read MorePorn For Everyone
Yep. I said Porn. For Everyone. And to those of you who are already either offended or embarrassed… I do have a point to make here.
Read MoreCarried Away…
My wife and I went and saw “UP” on opening day. In 3-D no less. And I won’t fill this entry with all the reasons why Pixar is in a class by themselves, or why they are able to avoid the story stupidity and low-brow …
Read MoreFear. Hope. And “The Redemption”
I’ve had an odd experience in the last week or so… I’ve fallen in love with movies again. Seems strange to say it, as a filmmaker – and as a guy about to direct a feature. But there it is. You see all the years …
Read MoreThe Logic Vacuum…
When I left New Line Cinema in June of ’07, and I was seriously considering writing a book about the idiocy I saw everyday in the way the studio was run. A year later, June ’08, New Line was officially closed and folded into Warner …
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