My producer friend who thinks he has an embryonic movie in the making with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp text messaged his joy yesterday about one of my broker-friends' interest in funding his small-bud  read more »

So I had this financier on one side, and two brokers on the other side. And just when I thought things were going well, it turns out the second broker was merely on a phishing expedition.  read more »

I now have two brokers, the head of one of my visual effects companies, and a German film/television production and distribution company looking for the 2.5m hard equity I need to kick off the funding  read more »

So the guy I met at the Geffen that night turned out to be a partner of the guys from Darkhorse Entertainment (the Hellboy franchise).  read more »

I attended a charity event at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood in May.  read more »

The package for Rachel in Love, the synopsis, script, top sheet, budget, list of actor attachments and assorted other talent involved, is now out to investors. The budget zoomed to 44m.  read more »

All those years in the ministry, joining the Episcopal Church, going to seminary, not making it through the ordination process (there's a story), has led me to this moment.  read more »

No luck yet raising money to shoot the two films I wanted to shoot in Pittsburgh, so went on to a couple of other projects.  read more »

Alan Arkin wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor!  read more »

As a writer/producer now living in Los Angeles, I opened up my own production company and named it in honor of a favorite place. Some of you might remember me as a student at Trinity, Ambridge, or maybe as a waitress at the Edgeworth Club, or maybe as an occasional bartender for the galas at Bird in the Hand Gallery. I've had a checkered career!  read more »