After nearly a year-and-a-half since Director Matthew Ben Miller and moi conceived our bizarre and beautiful French New Wave Hollywood Noir ... a magical romcom thriller adventure—genre? what genre?—we're finally on the verge of getting a peek at the assembled footage! The Truffaut Affair feature film, tentatively slated for release later this fall/winter, follows the … Continue reading First look at François Truffaut inspired feature film coming soon

New year, same old cardboard flavor. Do it like Lou Reed now: "And the workaholics sing: doot-de-doot doot-doot-de-doot de-doot doot-de-doot doot-de-doot-de-doot-dooooooo." It's been a busy little month here in my country bunker on the frozen tundra of lower-middle Michigan. Where the potholes are deep and the taxes are steep and skies are not sunny all … Continue reading February filming, favorable feedback, and eyeing A24

Because for me 2023 has been The Year of the Movie—sold my first few scripts, optioned a couple more, and even saw one of my screenplays made into a feature that's currently in post-production—my impending New Year meditations and contemplations are revolving heavily around film. 2023 was also the year I made a point to … Continue reading Catching up on movies I’ve missed

I’m no film scholar, and I know little to nothing of proper film criticism. But I'm lucky because, when I was a kid, there weren't any movies or music or art or books that were deemed "OFF-LIMITS" to kids. My mother was a renaissance woman who knew the value of a diverse education. For that reason, I … Continue reading What’s your favorite movie? How about your favorite 100?

My hometown of Bay City, Michigan, has wrapped its annual Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival (HHM) after four fun days—Sept. 21-24. Hell's Half Mile was named one of the coolest film festivals in the world by Movie Maker earlier this summer. [article] Though I couldn't be there in person this year, I was … Continue reading Bay City, Michigan’s Hell’s Half Mile Film Fest a haven for indie auteurs