When I was a student at Notre Dame — so long ago that there was not yet a need for “Return to Glory” — the campus sometimes felt, with a 3-1 ratio of guys to girls, as otherwordly…and not in a good way.
So, even if the ratio has evened out a lot, I suppose it’s appropriate that I’ll be back on campus on Nov. 4 for a screening and Q&A of Another Earth, given that our football fortunes now feel, well, you get the point. Tickets for the journey are now available.
For indie filmmakers seeking help on how to use SAG actors in their productions, SAGIndie is a godsend. They hit the film festivals, conventions and trade
shows to spread the word that running your production through the Guild is easy, fair and protective. They also have an extensive FAQ. I wrote a guest post for the site, and it’s now up. The same piece is also available on my Huffington Post blog.
With these updates I hope you’ll all be able to finalize your autumn schedules…
My Mentalist episode airs on Nov 2.
On Dec 2, A Warrior’s Heart, the indie I made a good while back with Twilight‘s Ashley Greene & Kellan Lutz, will have a limited (10-city) theatrical release and come out on VOD. More details as I get them.
In January, Lifetime will air The Drew Peterson Story, starring Rob Lowe in a scary moustache.
Here’s to a lovely autumn.
If player-coaches have a tough time, imagine actor-directors. Now imagine actor-directors directing their old friends. Now imagine actor-directors
directing their old friends named William Mapother. Now go get a drink. I just did.
Fortunately, this bad sort of drama was in absence last week on the set of The Mentalist. I shot an ep — Blinking Red Light –directed by the star Aussie with blinding smile, Simon Baker, whom I’ve known for longer than either of us care to recall, and Simon was as fun, calm and crafty as you’d expect. My scenes were with the copacetic Robin Tunney, whom I know from The Zodiak.
Being an actor: Bad – waiting for work. Good – making lots of friends, running into them unexpectedly, and working with them when the stars align.
