Archive for Writing
Come Fly With Me Nude at The Apple Store
At 6pm on September 15th, 2005, Diane Karagienakos and myself gave a well attended Made on Mac presentation at the San Francisco Apple Store. In a little over an hour we covered all the trials and tribulation’s of this feature film project (to date) and fielded a myriad questions. It was officially billed as: Come [...]
Dames Don’t Care – Bound meets Indiana Jones
Dames Don’t Care Back in ’98 I was digging through a pile of old postcards when I found one for a somewhat obscure 1955 movie. The title, Dames Don’t Care, was so evocative that a complete roaring 30’s storey popped into my head, and here it is, all 120+ pages (and the postcard’s on the [...]
Xesque: A Super Hero, Sci-Fi Action Screenplay
Xesque was originally written for Artist One, a local San Francisco based start-up production company. Sadly, like many spec scripts, it was never to be brought to life on the big (or even small screen). The option has now lapsed. So perhaps it may now serve at least as an example or entertaining read. The [...]
America: first contact!
[Republished from GOING USA's November/December 2004 issue] Fresh H1-B visa in my passport, I am delivered to SFO by Qantas. In a jet-lagged haze, I stare at a bank of cotton-wool cloud resting on the nearby hillside all the way to luggage claim. I drift through passport control and gathered my bags on autopilot. The [...]
An Interview with the creators of “Come Fly with Me Nude”
In ’95 the sum became greater than the parts; The melding of man/woman, yin/yang was complete and “Come Fly With Me Nude” was released upon a totally unsuspecting public.
Mac Filmmakers in Cupertino
It is March 20th, 2002, and I am sitting in one of the world’s most popular parking lots, otherwise known as the Southbound 101. A quick look at my watch confirms my worst fears. It is a little after six in the evening, and my beat-up Civic is threatening to overheat, leaving me stranded by the SFO on ramp. Tonight is the inaugural meeting of, the brand new MUG-about-town, the Mac Filmmakers User Group. Doors open in less than a half hour at the center of the Mac universe, the Apple Campus, in Cupertino. As that is forty minutes away, I’m probably already very late.
The Road to Miami: Another kind of Melbourne.
Miami Beach After checking out, I wandered across the street and onto the crest of the dune which marked the beginning of the beach. Even though it was only just after 9 am, the white lounge chairs were filling with sun worshipers. Back on the street side of the dune, people were taking breakfast at [...]
The Road to Miami: Southern most point in the US and the end of the road.
Key West – Down Town Key West marked the farthest point South in the USA, and the farthest point away from San Francisco. But I was not considering my outward bound trip complete until I reached Miami. When I awoke, I had to fight back the desire to jump straight in to the car and [...]
The Road to Miami: Tiring …
The Everglades Towards the end of yesterday’s drive, two weeks of almost continual driving started to take their toll on me. I pulled a muscle that made my shoulder and neck feel like a hot steel bar was being driven through them. The only time that I have ever experienced such intense pain was when [...]
The Road to Miami: More beach, anyone?
Bradenton Beach Landing in Bradenton marks the end of a rather long, rather uneventful, day of driving. It started on Panama City Beach – miles of white sand beaches, framing the Gulf of Mexico. It ended on Bradenton Beach – miles of white sand beaches, framing the Gulf of Mexico. Okay, there are more rolling [...]
