On Writing.

I hate writing. Well, most of the time. I guess it’s like anything else you are learning to do. When you get it right it’s awesome; when you struggle or get it wrong then it sucks. Right now I’m 15 or so pages from the finish and it has been the hardest to write. Act 1 was easy I knew exactly where the story was going and how it was all set up. Act 2 is the hardest to write because you tell yourself, “I know how it begins and then some stuff happens and then it ends like this.” The beginning and end are easy; it’s the stuff happening in the middle that requires the work of creation. I’m going to do the work. I’m going to finish this story and soon.

P.S.

If you don’t know I’m writing my first feature length screenplay called “Dead Bounty.” For more information read the secound post below.

Weekend.

I didn’t really do anything this weekend but lay around and play Black Ops: Zombies. It’s addicting; I need to stop for awhile. I did watch “Never Let Me Go” and it was a great great movie but kind of a downer. I also watched “They Live” because I’ve been on Carpenter kick lately. The last couple of months I’ve watched “The Thing,” “Assault on Precinct 13,” and “The Fog.” I also watched the pilot episode for “Wings;” which is one of my favorite TV shows ever. I also have four more episodes of “Party Down” and am having a hard time finishing the show because after those four episodes that’s it. Why do great shows never last?

I’ll hopefully be posting more on the blog to keep you updated on “Dead Bounty.” (When I’m writing on the blog I’m avoiding the script.) Well I’m at work now so I should start writing again; got to fight the feeling to procrastinate!

Zombie Nuns from Hell!!

I’m 54 pages into my first feature screenplay called; “Dead Bounty.” It’s the story of a bounty hunter, a beautiful fugitive, and zombie nuns. It is as awesome as it sounds. I’ve been doing most of the writing at work. Sometimes it’s great having a job where you are stuck in a cubical in front of a computer all day. I’m going to have it finished by June then I’m going to take that next step or more appropriately a leap into preproduction.

Here are a couple of pages; if you want to read all of what I have so far let me know.

Dead Bounty Sample

Silent Run Pictures just finished another short called “The Trap” directed by Jake Walinski. You will be able to watch it when it’s finished with post production. So, in about a year.

While I watch”: “My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done?”

I will occasional become somewhat of a fanatic or some could say a “crush” on a particular person or idea. Well, over the past few months I have had a sudden interest in an elderly German man named, Werner Herzog…

Okay, so that was the first intro and maaaannn is it bad. Okay, I’m 12 minutes into “My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?” It’s the NEWEST Werner Herzog movie. (if you don’t know who that is Netflix “Bad Lieutenant Port of Calls: New Orleans” and try and tell me it’s not B.A. and Nic Cage is not  your new favorite actor)

19:59 minutes in and I can say Werner Herzog is my favorite art-house director; his ability to make the mundane oddly beautiful. The steady-cam oatmeal can down the driveway was amazing. So, David Lynch produces the movie and I’ve been waiting, for a little bit of the Lynch in the soup…  And I think I found it in the creepy Mom! Oh, and there was a guy with an oxygen mask on. 01.03 hrs in: Herzog takes his time with every shot; there is not a wasted frame in the film. Just finished. Wow, it’s nice to have a wonderful film to wash away the bad taste of “Creature.” I wonder if Herzog wrote the mariachi scene or they just turned on the camera and ran with it? Neither one would surprise me. The movie is awesome; if you are looking for some art/indie drama to cleans your palate of other crap you’ve seen a hundred times.  Ooo I almost forgot; Chloe Sevigny is hot in frumpy sweaters. You can view the trailer here.

“Creature” feature!!

Jake once said “you know, I really like ’80s movies but there is always a point in the movie when things get… weird. A wise saying indeed. It’s 0339 in the morning and I’m watching 1985’s “Creature.” The movie gets weird when Klaus Kinski randomly shows up. It gets weirder when HE TURNS IN TO A ZOMBIE for no apparent reason!! The movie is “Alien” meets Zombies. BUT!! what I think it actual is is a “homage” (insert finger quotes) to the Howard Hawks classic, “The Thing From Another Word.” Hell, I’ll quote the movie; “I saw this movie once where a carrot attacks an ice base and they electrocute the monster through the floor.” And then THEY ELECTROCUTE THEIR MONSTER THROUGH THE FLOOR! Wow, that’s either the biggest “Hey I really enjoyed your movie” or, the laziest screenwriting ever!! Hold on, the final fight with the alien is on… The Creature looks like the Godzilla suit, NOT Godzilla himself; but just the rubber suit, raped a HR Giger art piece. Did I mention Kinski was in it? For about 5 minutes, only 2 of which were as a zombie. Oh yea, there are zombies; about 4 of them total. Don’t ask me why or how. Would I recommend it? Damn skippy I would. But wait till its 2 in the morning to start it; it makes it better. Watch the trailer here.