As I walk through the recollections of my first four decades, (Part 1, Part 2) I realize the decade immediately following my college experience is the one with the most life shaping change. After graduating from Baylor I stayed in Waco to avoid moving home …
Read MoreFumbling the Ring: New Line Pt.2
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 MoreOn Hobbits And Hollywood: New Line Pt.1
When I left New Line Cinema in 2007 I was disillusioned and angry. It seemed to me that the studio had ignored its reputation for finding talent from within and squandered the momentum created by Lord of the Rings. I spoke my concern aloud and …
Read MoreDeath to Funerals
On a recent hike with one of my best friends I mentioned my distain for funerals and he nodded knowingly. You see, he turns 40 this year – and I’m only a year away – so deep conversations are more prone to brush up against …
Read MoreChildren’s Books
My son has just now grasped his first two clear words… Dada, and Mama. Truth be told he’s said them both for a while, but in the last few weeks it has a lucid connection to the appropriate people. (“Dada” has been a blanket term …
Read MoreReally Leaving Now…
Like most of you, I sometimes leave the house and have to go back for something I forgot. I step back in the door, thirty seconds after I left, and my wife makes some comment about “quick trip” or “what did you forget this time” …
Read MoreSeasons in Los Angeles
This is an anniversary of sorts. Fourteen years ago this week I loaded my gunmetal gray Chevy Caprice and came to Los Angeles. I moved in with three guys I didn’t know, in a building across the street from my current home in Glendale. And …
Read MoreLeaps of Faith
Some people struggle with what they believe. I generally don’t. I can support my beliefs with logical facts or experience. Personally, spiritually, professionally, I could tell you what I believe. I struggle with Faith. “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen”. …
Read MoreShit Storm II: Bigger & Fouler
My television keeps showing me events of awards and accomplishment, causing me to reflect on the state of my life. The Olympics just ended, and the Academy Awards were this evening, both offering celebrations of personal achievement and success against the odds. And I’m here …
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 …
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