While The Truffaut Affair Director Matthew Ben Miller and Film Editor Chenxing Zhang are still cutting the movie together over in Italy, we have been given a little taste of what was shot last August ... in the form of this snazzy sizzle reel. I'm so excited to see my first feature film screenplay hit … Continue reading The Truffaut Affair movie sizzle reel

Been a while but I've been so busy, updating ye olde virtual CV has been the last thing on my mind. We're now beginning the sixth and possibly final draft of the new horror project which, hopefully, could begin production by the end of this month. I'm also knee-deep in the fourth draft of my A24-style … Continue reading Going to Cannes, hating Raging Bull and A.I. … and loving indie horror

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