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READ MOREMy short screenplay for this year’s Script-A-Palooza was inspired by a fake poster that Wayne Coughlin dreamed up. Given an image of a man underwater with a comedic tagline, I came up with a cross-genre piece. It weaves together elements of relationship drama, Godzilla action, and Marx Brothers comedy. Read “In Deep” (PDF)
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READ MOREOne project I’m proud to be a part of is now making its way to the public. DIFFABILTY HOLLYWOOD is the latest documentary from my student Adrian Esposito. The feature’s Rochester premiere was sponsored by Move to Include, a partnership between WXXI and the Golisano Foundation, designed to promote inclusion for people with intellectual and […]
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READ MOREA part-time project for me lately has been turning the occasional strange idea into T-shirts and stickers. Redbubble.com is a great print-on-demand service that allows for this. They’ve got a great selection of products, including T-shirt sizes for men AND women. My best-seller so far has been the INNER LOOP FOREVER design, which appeals to […]
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READ MOREI had a great time talking movies with Matt Ehlers on his show, Eggwork Radio, on WAYO 104.3 Thursday morning. Check it out below!
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READ MOREJoin us this Friday, October 28, 9 PM at the Pittsford Cinema, for a one night theatrical event: a screening of Hero of The Underworld, a dramatic feature film shot entirely in and around Rochester, NY. The film, directed by John Vincent, stars Tom Malloy (The Alphabet Killer), Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side), Nicole Fox […]
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READ MOREThis past weekend, I attended the latest Saturday Night Rewind event at the Little Theatre in Rochester. This happened to be a 35mm screening of The Warriors, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs. (More about the show here and here.) I’ve written before about my admiration for Joe Bob and how influential his books and Monstervision […]
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READ MOREMy interest in radio goes back to making mixtapes as a kid, which unexpectedly led into deejaying at SUNY Geneseo’s WGSU and producing shows at 96.5 WCMF. Lately, that interest has been satisfied by podcasts — both by listening to and creating them. These days, I hardly listen to radio at all because I have a phone […]
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READ MOREThe Rubber Onion Podcast is a weekly show hosted by animators Stephen Brooks and Rob Yulfo. I happened upon the show early this year when they did a crossover with another favorite show of mine, Animation Ninja. Each month, Brooks puts a call out for 15 second short entries in the “Rubber Onion Battle” on […]
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READ MOREToday’s Google Doodle is a salute to Lotte Reiniger, pioneer of silhouette animation. The animator of the doodle actually built a multi-plane camera! Ten years ago, I produced an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Other Gods, done in a style inspired by Lotte Reiniger. I actually have been working on an HD version, which will […]
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READ MOREFor this year’s Mind 2 Movie Challenge, a few of us RMM board members decided to make shorties that would not be judged, just for fun. The challenge was to include the following: A character named Bruce or Bryce Lemon, who has a secret. A clock. The line “This has never happened before.” Then pick […]
