PinnedThat Night COLORS Screened at USC Film SchoolThe year was 1988 at the University of Southern California. A young screenwriting student named John Singleton, who was already scripting…Apr 17A response icon4Apr 17A response icon4
An Interview with Diane Keaton (1946–2025)Something I was not expecting to write for some time was this…Farewell to the legendary Diane Keaton. It was almost 22 years ago that I…Oct 11Oct 11
Exhuming My 1992 Answering Machine TapeIt was, as they say, a different time, and I’ve got the tape to prove it.Mar 25A response icon1Mar 25A response icon1
Published inRead or Die — HQThe Cameo: Directing ‘Slaves of Hollywood’ and the 90s Cinematic StageA comprehensive inside look into the 1990s film industry through my eyes, as a film directorAug 16, 2024A response icon7Aug 16, 2024A response icon7
Life on Dorothy Street during the O.J. Simpson Trial(The condo at 875 South Bundy Drive, above.)Apr 11, 2024A response icon13Apr 11, 2024A response icon13
Pinball EmpireI thought I was the Bally Table King. The world had other plans.Feb 29, 2024A response icon3Feb 29, 2024A response icon3
The Hall & Oates T-ShirtIn the early 80s, there were a limited number of places you could get a t-shirt of your favorite band or musical artist. One of them would…Dec 31, 2023A response icon1Dec 31, 2023A response icon1
INDIE FILM JOURNAL: 1999, and the big review in the L.A. TimesGetting your first reviews for an indie feature is stress personified. By the time our Los Angeles theatrical release for Slaves of…Dec 23, 2022Dec 23, 2022
INDIE FILM JOURNAL: 1995, SUNDANCE, USUAL SUSPECTS, REDFORD, AND CAHIERS DU CINEMAMichael Wechsler and I attended Sundance, or really *crashed* Sundance, in 1995, with the goal of promoting our not-yet-finished feature…Dec 23, 2022Dec 23, 2022
LAST PICTURE SHOWThe Sky-Way in Greenport was the drive-in movie theater literally a few minutes walk from my house as a kid. I don’t remember when it…Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022