Ready for Cannes!
THE HILLS RUN RED World Premiering at SIFF June 12, 2009
I helped make this film happen in small ways that helped big things occur. Come join Robert Meyer Burnett, Dave Parker, and Shade Rupe in welcoming a new horror film unto the Earth.
http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=29121&fid=123
Shade and John on Cash Cab!
This episode of Cash Cab ran Weds May 6 at 6:30 pm.
Podcast interview at The Seattle Geekly
Interviewed by Shannon of The Seattle Geekly for DRIFFF 2009 in Seattle, May 8-9.
http://www.seattle-geekly.com/podcast/episode_12.mp3
Working on a movie in West Seattle
Worked as an assistant director to Eric Morgret and Amy BLANK on Larry Paros’ Yale Summer High School 1968, a new documentary for 2010 release.
The Graveyard Show interview for DRIFFF 2009
The Caretaker of The Graveyard Show approached my pal Loyd Cryer of the Texas Frightmare Weekend and myself for interviews for this week’s podcast, premiering tonight, April 23, at www.graveyardshow.com and then available on iTunes for download.
DEEP RED INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FANTASTIC FILM 2009! PORTLAND, OR, APRIL 24-25 AND SEATTLE, WA, MAY 8-9!
DEEP RED INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FANTASTIC FILM 2009! PORTLAND, OR, APRIL 24-25 AND SEATTLE, WA, MAY 8-9!
With my partner Chris Bavota and several very kind people we’re inaugurating the first Deep Red International Festival of Fantastic Film in Portland, OR, on April 24-25 and Seattle, WA, May 8-9. We’ve got a great lineup including:
Grimm Love (with screenwriter TS Faull in attendance in Seattle)
Bad Biology
Black Devil Doll (with Jonathan Lewis in attendance in Portland)
Inglorious Bastards (original)
Plague Town (with director David Gregory in attendance in Portland)
Bad Biology
Zombie Girl: The Movie
and some great shorts including & Teller and a special performance by 3 Leg Torso opening night in Portland!
Come visit!
www.deepredfilmfest.com
Applied Space
Through an invitation from longtime friend Tad Reedy, I was asked to join some folks at the house of Applied Space, an internet radio show production venue, tended to by the fine hostness of Frank Jenkins. Also laying out crazy wax was Nathan Hamlett, aka Maldek, who turned out to have composed music in 2004 for a former girlfriend of my filmmaker buddy Chris Sivertson. Itsy bitsy teeny weeny planet! It was a very eclectic night of sounds and I got turned on to a couple cool pieces including an split album side by Yellow Swans.
Nathan Hamlett aka Maldek, Tad Reedy, Branden, Shade Rupe, Frank Jenkins at Applied Space.
Stuff afoot!
So, since June…
Went and spent a little over three weeks in the NW and had an amazing time. My friend Mark Schomburg is out in OR and we hung out a bunch. He used to run an artists’ warehouse I lived in. I really loved waking up to crickets and wind moving through trees rather than construction and fire engine sirens. Been seeing a bunch of bands lately:
She & Him
Spiritualized
Om
Devo / Tom Tom Club
Radiohead (twice)
Madonna
Department of Eagles (their very first live show!)
Grizzly Bear
The Residents (tonight!)
Next week is Sunn O))) at the Knitting Factory which I’m really excited about. I’m going to be missing Brightblack Morning Light which sucks. I’ve been playing their last two albums repeatedly for awhile now.
Finishing up Dark Stars!!! Almost there!!! So excited to get this thing out in the world!
Amazing dental problems. Teeth are just too expensive.
