You’re at home, trying to enjoy your new post-2009-ready digital TV. But what you’re seeing is something like slow-motion crash test footage. The major networks are slowly– excruciatingly slowly– being crunched into shapelessness by the WGA strike. Sure, “American Idol” is back on (and you’re welcome to it), and God help us the revived [...]

Unlike Daniel, I did not bother watching what was left of the Golden Globes award-announcing telecast thingy. I was instead on good ol’ Fox, watching the premiere of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” Gotta admit, it wasn’t that bad. It wasn’t exactly excellent television, but it had impressive effects, fairly lean (if lazily motivated) plot [...]

Most people are concerned that the writer’s strike will go on too long - here’s an item that will make you worry that it will end too soon.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is said to be considering a return to his other lucrative career when his term ends in 2010. According to The Hollywood Reporter just before [...]

Saturday was the last full filming day for “Arrangements.” According to the call sheet, the last scenes were to be shot at Pinewood.
Yeah, that’s what I thought too. But rather than the historic soundstages of Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, the shoot was on a charming 70s-era cul-de-sac in upper Live Oak, the unincorporated area I grew [...]

The Crew Call for the very first shooting day of “Arrangements” was at 8 a.m. up in Glen Alba Gardens in Ben Lomond. This left me in a unique position: Alas, as hard as I looked, there was no position on the call sheet for “Writer.”
But I kid. Besides, I was heading down to the [...]

I was channel-surfing a few evenings ago and I landed on “Hannah Montana” on the Disney Channel. Moments later saw something really weird.
I don’t follow this particular show, but much like High School Musical I’m kind of in awe of it. It’s got that hyperactive Disney synergy going. “Hannah Montana” hinges on a cute [...]

Well, it has finally happened. The writers of television shows and movies have gone on strike. There is going to be a lot of hand-wringing in the press about this, pointing out how this will mean millions of dollars of lost revenue, and it’s bad, bad bad. People who think like this are negative, dark [...]

Last Sunday was the day the production of “Arrangements” held auditions for all speaking roles. There are three principal characters in the short:
BILL - Our complex protagonist. Bold, scared, resigned, curious, regretful.
KAYLA - Young, laughing, fast-paced, self-assured, lustful.
CASSANDRA - Bill’s wife. Caring, concerned, showing the strain, a willow in the wind.
The first [...]

I miss The Spice Girls.
In my opinion, pop music has been going downhill steadily ever since they broke up.
That’s it. No lengthy exegesis. Just miss ‘em. Or I miss the late 90s.
And yeah, I know The Spice Girls are regrouping and touring. Not the same.
In other hot girl news, a new installment to the Underworld [...]

In the last week, the work towards filling the job slots for “Arrangements” has gone on with deliberate speed.
Quite a few roles - hair/makeup, scriptie, and a few PA roles– have been filled. The search continues for a director of photography and an art director.
Most importantly, the casting calls have gone out. Apparently a few [...]