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My Mom Smokes Weed Poster art by Yen Tan.

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Roasted Portabella Mushroom Melt from Cafe Sunflower, Sandy Springs, GA. I know, I know: it's been several weeks since Earth Day, right? Well, in keeping with tradition (last year, I bought a hybrid), I've made another major change in my life, to better serve the environment. I've purposely waited until now to post this because this evening marks one month since I began a vegan diet. For

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This just in from my good friend and fellow filmmaker, Bill Sebastian. It stars Indiana Jones!

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It was Friday, April 18th around eleven o'clock in the morning. The morning and evening before, I'd called a local head shop smoke shop, Pipe Dream, only to get the runaround. At 11:00 AM, this Friday morning, I was determined to get a location set up for the final scheduled shot--the first shot of the actual film--for My Mom Smokes Weed. I called the Gas Pipe and immediately I was

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Temporarily, dear reader; temporarily. I've purposely kept my mouth shut about my inevitable departure, save those few closest to me. I'll be bidding a summer farewell on Monday, as I head out to Atlanta. Don't worry! I shall return! But now, dear reader, let us celebrate the great city of Fort Worth! It was a dark and stormy night... No! Really, it was. In fact, I was stuck under an

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As the title suggests, Clay Liford's semi-autobiographical short, My Mom Smokes Weed, is a film about a son and his relationship with his pot-smoking mother. Chip, a straight-laced squirt who really needs to shave, pays a much needed visit to see his septuagenarian mother, and, upon arrival, is met with a barrage of smoke, his high mother a flurry of awkwardness. Although uncomfortable Chip

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Two of my dear friends, David Lowery and Yen Tan won Special Jury Prizes for, A Catalog of Anticipations (Part II) and Ciao, respectfully. As usual, David missed his moment of glory. Either way, I'm so proud of both of these fine fellows. David, in particular, really spearheaded my renewed passion in film. Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like had I not met him way back in 1998

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A welcome growing trend at film festivals worldwide has been presenting films dealing with environmentally conscious themes. AFI Dallas has actually created an entire block, dealing solely with environmental subjects ranging from the world-wide water problem to the coal industry. The following two films were both hits at Sundance and although I missed them there, I was lucky enough to catch

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Yeah, that's me (in the white t-shirt) being all undead and stuff. Only two days into the the AFI Dallas Film Festival and I'm already worn out! The turnout for the pre-party was a huge success, with over two-hundred people, throughout the evening, all there to celebrate Blood on the Highway. But even better, the midnight screening was completely sold out and the crowd was amazing. Before the

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My Arthur C. Clarke collection."Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Clarke's Third Law. Arthur C. Clarke, 1973. Harken the words of Sir Arthur C. Clarke! What a fascinating man, indeed. The hard science fiction writer, futurist and inventor has been a giant in the scientific community for decades. A beacon of science and technology, Sir Clarke's influence

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Today David and I met with the kids to give them a reel David cut together. It's been almost two weeks since we wrapped principle, so it was great to see the kiddos again. David's already cut over twenty minutes of footage (and that's just been the last few days since we got back from SXSW!) and apparently it's looking great. The reel was super-rad-cool so I'm anticipating a great film!

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Via Matt Zoller Seitz. From the very beginning of this clip YouTube user AAC8888 understands There Will Be Blood to a tee. Granted, he's got the amazing score from the film to work with, but when Vader/Plainview looks at Emperor Palpatine (Revenge of the Sith) and boldly, yet subtly, announces, "yes I do!" it sent chills down my spine. The really fine-tuned part of the clip, however, is when

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Other than talking to crazy anti-Mormons, me, David (Lowery) and Bill (Sebastian) enjoyed the Salt Lake City flavor. I actually thought these photos were lost, but forgot that I'd uploaded them to my external hard drive when my computer was getting a tune-up! Enjoy! Bill Sebastian in front of the infamous Red Light Books in Salt Lake City. *** Good ole' Immigrant Italian Dining. Definitely

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Speaking of bathrooms... Here's an awesome t-shirt from 1995 I found in a box somewhere. Unfortunately, I have to throw it away because I carelessly cut off the sleeves in my youth.

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Yes, this is three pictures in one! The South By Southwest Film and Music Festival can get really claustrophobic and raucous when the music-heads take over. Don't get me wrong, music is as important to the soul as film. And without it, creating a film of merit can be next to impossible. However, the large influx of people is what really destroys the spirit. I've always enjoyed an intimate

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As soon as David and I were back in Dallas from SXSW, it was back to work on a new short film from writer/director, Clay Liford--who played one of the four leads in the short, as well. Shot entirely at Barak Epstein's abode, the film shows us one of the lamest excuses for adultery ever! Based on the collected erotica of D.H. Lawrence, TIMENATRIX takes us where other films only dare to dream

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Benny & Josh Safdie Man, I really like the Safdie's. I remember seeing Josh's short, We're Going to the Zoo, at SXSW last year. I also just recently saw Benny's short at Slamdance in January. What's really great about these guys is their natural eye for beautiful shots. They shoot on film--16mm no less--which is refreshing and daunting at the same time. In The Pleasure of Being Robbed, I

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Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie was totally miscategorized this year at SXSW. Thrown into the 'Round Midnight category (a category reserved for all things horrific and scary), NYTBM tells the tale of two Bigfoot believers, Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton. Throughout the film, we see all sorts of research techniques--rarely scientific. This isn't a hybrid documentary, and you certainly never see

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Purposeful graffiti in the Epoch Coffeehouse, Austin, TX *** The city of Austin, TX has seen rapid growth and prosperity in the last few years. Part of that falls between March 7th and March 17th of each year. The South By Southwest Film, Interactive and Music Festival has seen the same exponential growth as the city itself. I remember last year's festival being amazingly jammed (especially

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Officer Donaghey says a lot of things... The picture above was taken on an excursion to Annetta North to film the exterior shots of the abandoned church for St. Nick. I'll post a few more pictures from that location and more in the near future. But for now, Officer Donaghey has one more important bit of safety: Don't snowboard like a pro... unless you are one. Or, you'll break your

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A Google search for "Foosball Near Keystone, CO" brought my MySpace in at number twelve. Quite an odd coincidence indeed. *** In other gaming news, a friend of mine, Barak Epstein, recently "rolled" a Galaga arcade game at Lee Harvey's in Dallas. Not only did he reach a million points, but he continued on until reaching another 722,380 points and a whopping 154 levels. Here's the final shot:

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With two HVX digital cameras and a Steadicam, we all piled into separate cars--many from different places in the metroplex--and drove sixty miles (well, that's how much I drove, anyway) to Valley View, TX. A family friend, Sandy Staley (who also sold me my hyrbid, let all of us destroy his property in the name of high art. As you may remember, I briefly wrote about the ranch after David and I

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The first week of St. Nick proved a charming learning experience. I've had the fortunate opportunity to work with some amazing crew members--many of whom have worked together on multiple projects in the past--and two lovely non-actor actors--for the most part--Tucker, eleven, and Savanna, nine. I've absolutely fallen for Savanna. Her effortless performance has completely enveloped her

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Martin Sheen accepted an award at the LSIFF (back in November) and he was a keynote speaker tonight at the SMU Tate Lecture Series. Barak's father works for Merrill Lynch, who sponsored the reception tonight, and hooked us up with tickets. Interviewed by Dallas film reviewer Gary Cogill, Martin Sheen regaled the auditorium with touching, personal stories about himself and Charlie Sheen, his

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Meet the St. Nick family: Laura Stone as the mother.Andrew Sensenig as the father.Savanna Sears as the sister.Tucker Sears as the brother. Sunday we took some "family photos": *** After we wrapped the family photos shoot, we headed over to The Spiral Diner for lunch before heading to Trinity Park for some more rehearsal time with the kids. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank The

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