Paul will be directing his first feature length film in less than a month! This is a big announcement that doesn’t feel quite as big around here because it’s been in the works for awhile. Sometime last year, a friend, Sheri, who produces independent films, approached Paul. Her company (comprised of herself and her husband) … Read more
Housekeeping:It’s Wednesday night as I begin this blog post–approximately the end of the first full week at Amazon Studios. There are now 1094 entrants on the site. Also, just today, the displays of the films have been altered–from the front page you can now differentiate between movies and scripts, and the number of downloads has … Read more
We’ve just passed 750 entries. I note that the entry that had boasted 2500 downloads has somehow had 2000 downloads “deducted.” It’s now gaining downloads at a pace more in keeping with the other frontrunners of the group. I have garnered four more reviews. One is a five star review from someone named Robert! This … Read more
The Amazon Studios experience continues. As of last night there 395 projects, and today before 5pm–less than 48 hours after launch–there were over 500. It gives you an idea of how many people see themselves as potential filmmakers and either don’t read or understand the terms of the contract, or are desperate enough for a … Read more
Day 2 of the Amazon Studios Experiment: After launching at 5pm last night, as of 9:30 this morning, the numbers of entrants has grown from the original seven to 110. The most “popular” script has about 300 downloads. No scripts have any comments or notes as of yet. My script, which, by the way is … Read more
I never posted the final review featuring Paul as Dr. Nemesis….
Today on Facebook, a friend asked what movie she should watch that is available streaming from Netflix. The title that immediately popped into my mind was Timer. I don’t know why, it’s been over a year since I’ve seen it, but it’s a movie that has stuck with me ever since. It’s the kind of … Read more
Lot’s of “linky” posts lately. Promise I’ll actually write something soon! At the moment, as I head out to a last study group session before a midterm today, I’ll leave you with part two of the “Paul trilogy” via the Blockbuster Buster.
I might have mentioned the West Coast arrival of Paul’s friend from film school, Erod. He and his girlfriend stayed with us for a week or so while they found a place when they first got here. We worried that they might have a hard time in the big city–but he came out of the … Read more
I saw a preview screening of the documentary, The Inside Job over the weekend, and loved it. I didn’t love it for being even-handed, because it wasn’t exactly that–it was definitely more an op-ed piece than objective journalism–but it didn’t pretend to be otherwise. And of course, the opinion expressed seemed very reasonable given the … Read more