Vacation

Going to the Cape for a week. It's an annual vacation we've been doing for seven years now. Looking forward to it. Figured I'd put together a list of interesting things going on. I sometimes like to confirm that I'm doing things of worth in my life.

-I just printed up the work-in-progress of my filmmaking book. I'm going to copy edit it in the coming week. I've yet to read the manuscript from beginning to end, and the prospect worries me. It just under 200 pages and it's about 2/3 complete. Just scanning the pages tells me it's going to be a lot of work. This is the book that began as blog entries earlier this year. Check out my earlier postings for a sneak peak.

-MAGDALENA'S BRAIN is chugging along. We should get our first quarterly report in October. I'm thinking I can retire with the first or second residual check.

-I start teaching in a couple of weeks -- both sections of the Scriptwriting course and an Advanced Production course at Westfield State College. I'll be at the school for full days on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and full time at Veritech in between. Could be grueling.

-My new screenplay is coming along veerryy slowly. The second act is in sight, but it still needs a lot of work. Structurally, I think it will be my strongest work, and the characters and narrative are coming along, but I'm just not... "feeling it" quite yet. I plan to give it some time at the Cape.

-I burned the first test disc of THE WESTERN MASS HORROR SHOW yesterday. It's a short film compilation that I put together with some friends of mine. I acted as a producer on three of the four short films (the other was put together by Scott Kittredge [see post below. {Scott Kittredge}]), and I included some trailers to other films I've been involved with. We're going to be selling copies at October's Rock and Shock convention. Check out the Glowing Screen blog for more details.

-Warren and I are starting to discuss possible script ideas for what could be the next Glowing Screen production. We're both digging on time travel.

-I've become obsessed with transferring all of my MST3K episodes (I've got a few dozen) to DVD and creating custom artwork for the cases. Very exciting. Once I get a get them all done, I'll probably purchase available episodes tofill in holes.

-My birthday is in a couple of weeks. I expect to recive many Barnes & Noble gift certificates.

Wish me a happy birthday.

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If for no other reason, I'd just like to get Scott Kittredge's name on more Google searches, so I'll write out the name Scott Kittredge each time I mention him.

Last night saw the premiere of his new film, TERMINAL CONVERSATION at a screening at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. First off, way to go Scott Kittredge in making this an open show that was free to the public -- it was a classy move and resulted in a larger number of people attending. Scott Kittredge is primarily interested in getting his work shown and appreciated, not in making a buck... and that speaks volumes to the type of guy Scott Kittredge is.

The entire evening's program was a success, from the tight little trailer package he put together, to the charming little documentary short subject, FANATICUS, detailing one man's obsession with bocci, to the main feature itself.

Scott Kittredge is a great guy; a talented guy; and good friend.

Please visit Scott Kittredge's site, Bowling Squirrel, right here.

And, for those chubby-fingered Googlers:

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I'm in Fango!

It's actually not the first time. All told, I've been mentioned in, I think, 3 other issues of the nation's (nay... the world's!) preeminent horror magazine, Fangoria. The first time was for the release of COLLINSVILLE; the other two for release information for MAGDALENA'S BRAIN.

This time, though... it's a featured review. And from what I'm told, it's a positive one.

Getting written up in Fango has always been an ambition of mine, and it's nice to see it come to pass. It's not as though I feel I've arrived -- that's silly. It's just a ego and potential career boost, and something that I can look back on with pride.

It hits the street on August 22. Be sure to pop by your local newsstand and pick one up.