Yes, I am back in Santa Ana. Have been since Wednesday afternoon.

But been sick and busy. Fever seems to be subsiding – cover story due to turn in tomorrow. So no time for play.

This nifty indie horror flick directed by and starring Sean Cain is a must for readers of this site. Not just because it features notable cameos by me and Jesse Hlubik, but because it defies all expectations of what indie horror can be, and will blow your mind at the extent Cain is willing to [...]

First: yes, indeed there are places in the U.S. without Internet or cell phone signals. Make more horror movies in Ruidoso.

Second: Cold sweats, achy joints, sore throat. All of which preclude me from doing anything beyond what MUST be done, namely work obligations.

Smell ya later.

I’m all out of pictures for you at the moment. But there will be more.

Tomorrow, we leave El Paso, where we’ve been filming mostly interiors, and head to Ruidoso, New Mexico, for the real lake and the woods, to do exteriors. This means night shoots, which should be interesting. And cold. The latter factor being [...]

Justin and Mike in their actor chairs

Lucky McKee is one snappy dresser

It’s the Easter Lion!

Morning clouds

Crew truck

Wardrobe…if you know what to look for, there’s a fair bit given away here.

Chillin’ between shots

One of the interior sets…but I’ll say no more than that

You probably weren’t clamoring for a review of SYDNEY WHITE, but I did you one anyway:

When you get to see enough of these types of movies, from John Tucker Must Die to whatever fresh cinematic hell Hilary Duff has managed to foist upon us this year, you become thankful for small mercies. Or, as our [...]

It all clicked for me yesterday.

Most of you probably know me as a writer, critic, or whatnot. I was an actor first, as were most of us as kids.

Conjuring up elaborate scenarios with Star Wars toys, the child is writer, actor, and director. As adults, we are forced to prioritize one over the other two.

At [...]

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here are your new pictures:

This is part of a crazy late-night photoshoot by Kevin Ford that I’ll show you in full someday, if there’s any demand.

This is some kind of pneumatic gun used for gore FX

On MAD COWGIRL, craft services would often be McDonalds. On pricier shoots, there are times when the A.D. craves McDonalds.

Everyone [...]

And by “hizzy” I mean “HoJo”… (ironically cheaper to stay here than to live in my Santa Ana apartment!)

Craft services

Official crew T-shirt

James Brown, who plays my brother in the movie

Will Keenan briefly considers hurling his lemonade at director Zach Passero

editor Kevin Ford