Contracorriente (Undertow)
I had the pleasure of seeing Undertow last night at the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. It’s a beautiful film, powerful and sad. A story of the heart: love, fear and redemption. Take your...
View ArticleMy holiday present to you is a lizard!
I am so looking forward to Rango (and I will say that the list of Animated Films I Have Ever Actively Wanted To See is about two, maybe). Here’s the latest trailer, which has only increased my Glee...
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Nicola earned sweetie points over the holidays by watching two Johnny Depp movies in a row (I know!), and I earned sweetie points by watching 17,000 hours of Antiques Roadshow and then, Thursday night,...
View ArticleJust another reason to (heart) Helen Mirren
I have such a crush on Helen Mirren, and I am intrigued by the way the remake of Arthur seems to be refocusing on the relationship between Arthur and Hobson. A different kind of love story… Enjoy...
View ArticleAlbert Nobbs
A poverty-stricken woman in 1860s Ireland disguises herself as a man to gain employment as a waiter in a Dublin hotel. As she settles into her new role in society, she gets increasingly confused about...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games
Start your engines. I am really, really looking forward to this. A teenage girl is the hero. Adults are antagonists and allies. The stakes are the highest possible. There is no escape. And then the...
View ArticleA girl is the hero
I know it seems to be all about the movies here in my little corner of the internet right now. So mote it be. I’m writing movies, and that means paying attention to all kinds of visual storytelling....
View ArticleExtraterrestrial
My friend Nacho Vigalondo made a great movie, and I want you to go see it! Nacho is a Spanish film director whom I’ve known for a while. I still remember going to a Blockbuster video to rent his first...
View ArticleWhat makes me come up for air…
…from the seven million things I am doing, because I simply must share it with you? THIS! Enjoy your day.
View ArticleTake your Iron, kids :)
Because it’s fun and it’s good for you! Why can’t I sleep? Because the writers won’t let you, dude. Bwahahahahahahaha! Enjoy your day. I’ll just be over here rocking out to Black Sabbath…. (dum dum...
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My film OtherLife is shooting now in Perth
I’m thrilled to announce that my film OtherLife has begun shooting in Perth, Australia. (Read the press release.) OtherLife is directed by Ben C. Lucas (Wasted on the Young), a fiercely talented...
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Would you do it for a dollar? (OLJ 3)
I came up in pre-internet publishing. I built my fiction career one painstakingly white-out-corrected typed story and SASE1 at a time. (Thank you, humans of earth, for inventing the word processor and...
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Development hell (OLJ 5)
credit arstechnica Think of development hell as an infinite spin cycle. You are going to the Best Party Ever as soon as your laundry is done. Your amazingly cool shirt is too damp to wear but if you...
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Faking it is a bullshit way to become a pro writer
I’m just as real as everyone else! (image from about a million Pinterest sites) (Hey, guess what? You can now find The OtherLife Journals on Medium!) One of the biggest mistakes I made as a brand-new...
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OtherLife world premiere
Here’s the biggest news I’ve had for a while: OtherLife will premiere at the Sydney Film Festival in June. OtherLife stars Jessica De Gouw, TJ Power, Thomas Cocquerel, Clarence Ryan, Tiriel Mora, and...
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The Big Screen
Nicola and I traveled to San Diego this weekend for the North American premiere of OtherLife at the San Diego Film Festival, to see the film screened at a real live theatre with a real live audience....
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10 reasons to watch OtherLife
OtherLife is now streaming on Netflix! And perhaps you’re thinking, why should I watch your movie? If you’ve read Solitaire, you’ll be intrigued by the story differences; and if you haven’t read it,...
View ArticleOtherLife official trailer!
The official trailer for OtherLife is here! There’s something about having the trailer that makes the film feel that last bit of really-for-realz to me. I’m so pleased and proud. Isn’t it cool? There...
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