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HELLO EVERYONE.
Just a quick FYI that I will be attending GATECON in Vancouver on the 22nd(?) of August in Vancouver and that there will be a bit of a tribute to Don Davis. It will be great to see the fans (or should I say ‘family’) and I suspect a sad, but grand time will be had by all. I may also be attending the Dragon*Con film festival in Atlanta (CENTIGRADE), but it hasn’t been inked yet. That said, it’s been a little while since we’ve had any Centigrade News so here’s a quick update.
Dragon*Con in Atlanta has invited to screen Centigrade, but as mentioned, we’re trying to work out the details. Also, we’ve also been invited to ‘European Premiere’ the film at the BEST OF SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL in La Ciotat, France. What makes this so cool is the fact that the festival screens ONLY short films and must have taken a ‘BEST OF’ category at another festival in order to qualify. That, and it’s the birthplace of film itself. The first movie camera was invented in La Ciotat and we’re proud to be a part of it. The festival will take place in September.
Secondly, we have also been invited to screen in Spain at SITGES, INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIQUE FILM FESTIVAL (October). Super cool. A film fest in Spain. That said, I am seriously considering going to both. Only problem is that they are almost a month apart and I’m not going to fly back and forth from Canada or Los Angeles. Do NOT have the cash. And so, I’m considering hanging out. Maybe doing a bit of a European Tour if possible. And I wanted to put the word out there that if anyone has a lovely little beach shack in Cannes, a chateau in Madrid or a castle in Ireland, let me know!!!
Also if anyone has any connections or knows of any Conventions or appearances that I might be able to make, that would be a great thing as well. I am checking on a few things, but if anyone has an inside scoop, give me the heads up.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST!
As you know, ZACHARIA FARTED is now for sale through VIDEOMATICA . But as a special, limited time only promotion you can get a FREE COPY of CENTIGRADE with every purchase of ZACHARIA. It’s a great deal. Two films for one low price! Buy five and I’ll throw in a free oven mitt.
And that’s it! Hope all is well with everyone.
Talk soon.
C.
Summer’s coming to an end. Feel it?
You can always feel it. Doesn’t matter how hot or cold it is, what the barometer says, or the fact that the kids are going out to buy new pencils. It’s intuitive. You just know…
That was your last snow cone.
And slowly, no matter where you are, fall begins to whisper. Into the trees and once crowded beaches. It’s a melancholy time. A romantic time. Hands down the most romantic time of the year. And of one’s life when you really think about it.
Spring? Spring is the time for humpin’!!
But, Fall…. oh, Fall. That’s the bitter sweet time. The ‘walk and cuddle’ time. The good bye time.
Fall has always represented great longing to me. But, I’ve never been quite sure of what. Can’t say that it’s entirely nostalgic for it’s a feeling I can remember even as a young kid. But it’s clean. Still. The parks and patios begin to hush. And people once again begin to go inside their homes. Their clothes. Their heads.
Fall is natures invitation to fall… or to re-fall in love. Good luck.
But what the hell does that have to do with movies? Not a friggin’ thing. Unless of course you’d like me to recommend a few great romantic classics.
Green Dolphin Street - 1947 (Lana Turner/Van Heflin)
Roman Holiday - 1953 (Gregory Peck/Audrey Hepburn)
Somewhere In Time - 1980 (Christopher Reeves/Jane Seymour)
When Harry Met Sally - 1989 (Meg and Billy)
Dead Alive - 1992 (Tim Balme/Diana Penalver)
Okay, maybe not When Harry Met Sally, but if you haven’t seen at least three of those, you should cancel your membership at the local Ballbuster Video and sign up at an outlet that actually carries movies. (And if you can actually find a copy of Green Dolphin Street, give me a shout. I’ll pay top dollar.)
But the number one pic for the coming season has got to be the biggest heartwarming romantic comedy of the year.
CENTIGRADE.
A man. A trailer. A match made in Canada. Forbidden love is an itch than runs deep. (You can get a powder for it, but the clinic isn’t open on Mondays.) So get your check books ready, ‘cause the ‘road to hell’ is coming to a television, movie theater or even your computer, soon!!!
We’ve had massive feedback thus far, YIPPEEEE!!!, but we’ve also just begun and don’t want to screw up any potential distribution stuff. Granted, we’re off to one hell of a start. Competition in Montreal, etc. (I still have to remind myself how incredibly hard that was to do. Especially from a rough cut.) Anyway. Just hang on for any of you that are hoping for a copy or screening in your own home town.
Therefore, enjoy your ‘fall’ everyone. Go on a long walk. Alone or with a friend. Track down your very first girfriend or boyfriend. Go through some old photos. Hold hands. Make your spouse breakfast in bed. Kick a dog in the face.
Shock somebody.
C.
Madison just told me to check into rehab.
No, I don’t have a drug or alcohol problem. She just thinks it would make good publicity. Remember the days when there was a measure of ‘shame’ attached to that kind of crap? Nowadays, Betty Ford is something you put on your resume’.
Anyway. ‘Publicity’ is the days buzzword.
Plan ‘A’. Hire a publicist.
Don’t have any money.
Plan ‘B’. Find out what feature film our short is ‘attached to’ in Montreal, get in touch with their publicist and see if she drinks beer.
If that doesn’t work. Figure I’ll just have to flash my johnson getting out of a limosine.
Brianne McQuair is our Vancouver publicist. She was also the films props person and set decorator. And when she’s not busting her ass on the show, she’s warming the other side of my bed. She’s a great girl and every now and then I cook her breakfast.
But here we are. Montreal. 5 out of 15. That’s 5 Canadian films out of 15 films chosen to compete from around the globe. The World ‘Competition’. Out of 3,500 submissions to Montreal only a couple hundred films were chosen to be screened. Out of that couple hundred, 15 were chosen to compete. Not bad. Especially when you consider the fact that we sent them our rough cut. No sound mix. Temp tracks. Rough.
Bragging? Damn right. And why the hell not. You know how many people have busted their ass’s on this thing? About a hundred. And they all deserve the bragging rights.
And we’ve got the Palm Springs short fest opening the same weekend. Two World Premieres, at the same time!
So, we’re looking for an angle. God knows merit ain’t worth a damn anymore. Gay filmmaker? Nope. Indigenous? Not unless ‘Nanuck’ paddled a canoe to Ireland and snuck into the Cunningham yurt. Black? After a day of listening to Stevie Wonder, baby there ain’t nothin’ blacker. But, no. Child abuse? I’m Irish, I could sue the whole island.
Rehab. That’s gotta be it. We’re all human, right?
So I told a buddy of mine that I was going to issue a press release saying that I’m going into rehab. My problem? The ever popular, “addiction to prescription medication.”
He said nobody would buy it. I asked him why, he said “Laxatives don’t count.”
