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Here’s our 48-hour film!

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Here it is, the result of our latest 48 Hour Film Project!
Last Friday the director, Bill Coughlan of Tohubohu Productions, drew at random the following elements that we had to work into our film:
Genre: Horror
Prop: Horn
Character: Marco Gabbowitz, who works with animals
Line of dialogue: “Do you think you can do that [...]

48 Hour Film Project!

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Tonight begins another 48 Hour Film Project! I’ll be working with Bill Coughlan of Tohubohu Productions again. (You may know Mr. Coughlan’s esteemed wife, Pam, a.k.a. Mother Reader.)
So here’s how it goes: Bill will show up at the official launch site tonight, and reach into a series of bins to [...]

Because I am a sucker for the handsome

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Some nice surprises here!

Technorati Tags: Random Acts of Handsomeness

This stuff, I love

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

A lot of us pretend we don’t self-Google, but honestly, if I didn’t, I never would have found this:

It makes me smile so large to see stuff like this. I appreciate the girls’ creativity–what a great job they did! And of course I appreciate that they decided to do their video book report [...]

For those needing their Twilight/New Moon fix

Monday, November 9th, 2009

I know a lot of you can’t wait these last few days before the movie version of New Moon comes out. Yes, we all want to see Jacob’s new muscles! I know that!
But until then, enjoy this:

Thanks to Faith for tipping me off about it!

Some big Hollywood news!

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Finally! I haven’t wanted to announce it until it’s official, but I guess since it’s in today’s Publisher’s Weekly, that makes it official:
This week in Page to Screen—PW’s column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—a Brokeback Mountain producer nabs a YA backlister, and an Amazon Breakthrough Novel winner gets looks in Hollywood.
Proving [...]

Wait, I used to want to be Nancy Drew . . .

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Or maybe it was her best friend George–can’t remember now.
But anyway, there’s nothing like revisiting some of your childhood favorites to make you wonder why you couldn’t see how cheesy something was. It’s like the experience I had this past weekend watching the Land of the Lost marathon on the SciFi channel. It [...]

“Please Forward” wins the Audience Award!

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

SO excited!! Last night our 48 Hour Film Project entry for this year, “Please Forward,” won the Audience Award at the “Best of D.C.” screening. THANK YOU, D.C. AUDIENCE!!!
For your further enjoyment, check out the shorts that won for Best Film and Best Directing.
Congratulations to all!
coughlan48hfp films to see: Best film: http://bit.ly/fTEMK Best [...]

On to the “Best of D.C.”!

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Sweet! Just found out our entry in this year’s 48 Hour Film Project has made it into the finals for “Best of D.C.”! Hurray! Great job, Bill and Pam and the whole cast and crew who worked on the film!

Technorati Tags: 48 Hour Film Project, Mother Reader, Movies, Screenwriting, Tohubohu Productions, Writing

Here’s our 48-hour movie!

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Yay! I can finally show you the result of our speed-filmmaking project. Before you watch, let me remind you of the “required elements” we had to work into our 8-minute film:
Genre: Holiday movie
Character: Ivan Pagoda, coach
Prop: ID card
Line: “We’re hoping things will change.”
We found out those required elements on [...]

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