FILMMAKER TONY OLIVER RETURNS FROM L.A. WITH ‘90S COMEDY COLUMBUS DAY Over the last 30 years, writer, director, actor, and producer Tony Tanelli Oliver has worked on sets with Hollywood stars like Lawrence Fishburne, Halle Berry, Johnny Depp, Cicely Tyson, Fred Williams, and Gary Sinise. But before all that, he made his debut indie comedy … Continue reading Tony Oliver’s Columbus Day comedy movie premieres Saturday Aug. 16, West Theater, Barberton, Ohio

It's been a while but for good reason. We just finished our short documentary film on California artist Billy Hix. We're in pre-production on our feature comedy movie set for filming in Akron, Ohio, later this fall. And, we're in post-production and marketing phases for Session 13, our horror feature film. Matt Miller and I … Continue reading Working on too many movies to count!

CHAOS isn't your grandmother's zombie movie. In fact, they're not really zombies. Well, in the traditional sense. Check out our proof of concept teaser trailer for CHAOS, a feature-length horror film going into production later this year. Directed by Tony Oliver and written by Benjamin J. Gohs. https://youtu.be/GrW6et9i9C0

You won't be shocked to learn that writers have always been undervalued. Maybe it's because nearly everyone does write ... to a certain extent. In the age of the social media post, we're just 8 Billion pseudo scribes thumb-blasting our way from respectable obscurity to digital court-jesterdom. To quote my favorite no-collar Poet Charles Bukowski … Continue reading How the improv myth hurts screenwriters