The Tao of Crowdfunding: A Practical Guide to Crowdfunder Etiquette
So you now know some of the keys of a successful campaign from reading the first post in my Tao of Crowdfunding series, but that’s only part of the ongoing battle to find alternative sources for...
View ArticleCallbacks & Additional Casting for “Mating Dome”— The Next Trigonis Film
8/28/11 UPDATE: Callbacks and Further Auditions Announced! Following on the heels of my most recent short film Cerise, I’m pleased to announce that I’m getting ready to tackle my next short...
View ArticleCagney, City for Conquest, and the Invention of the Postmodern Protagonist
As many of you may know from reading my late night tweets and Facebook updates, I’ve been immersing myself in James Cagney movies ever since I stumbled on his old residence in New York a couple months...
View ArticleSo Long Spandex, but Thanks for Stretching Yourself So Thick
I’ve been an avid comics lover for most of my life. Back in the day I was more drawn to the artwork of Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle and Dick Giordano (various Batman titles), and eventually Jim Lee...
View ArticleAn Inner Child Enkindled (or, A Happy Epilogue to “So Long Spandex…”)
Those of you who’ve read my recent blog post “So Long Spandex, but Thanks for Stretching Yourself So Thick” will know that I’m not the happiest comic book camper regarding DC Comics’s “New 52” reboot...
View ArticleMating Dome: Growth is Inevitable
The wood, steel and other raw materials for my upcoming short film Mating Dome have been assembled, and now it’s time to piece together this sexy sci-fi romp. This past weekend I had the honor of...
View Article“Where Do You Find the Time?” Six Steps to a More Productive Life
The other day, my very good friend Troy sent me a message on Facebook, and in it he asked me (and this isn’t the first time he’s asked this) how I manage to find time to do all the things I do. As many...
View ArticleMy October Country: Trading in Meat Loaf for Bloody Kisses
October is one of my favorite months, and many years ago, it used to be my favorite month of all. The time of Halloween, of changing leaves. A time for light jackets and pumpkin picking, fresh apple...
View ArticleA Brief Meditation on the Connections that Create Us
It’s been said that everything in life happens for a reason, and that reason is always for the best. I subscribe to this philosophy wholeheartedly, since it’s yet to let me down. Through my brief...
View ArticleΦιλότιμο: Not Without Understanding When Felt Within
A couple Saturdays a month, I try and spend some time with a dear friend of my family’s named Maria. She owns a small Greek bakery on Central Avenue in Union City called Liberty Brand Pastries and...
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