Tag: Bordello Of Blood
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Writer’s Block Nearly Killed Me
I had a two decade-long writer’s block and didn’t know it – until it tried to kill me. It nearly did. We’re talking literal inches between me and a city bus moving at speed, trying to make a light. This was three days before Christmas 2016. My writer’s block had long since metastasized into a…
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I’ve Loved Working With My Film-Making “Idols”
Man, have I been lucky! Not only did I get to have a “Hollywood career”, that career allowed me to work with people whose film work I adored. It’s a stone cold fact: I’ve loved working with my film making idols! Looking back at my TV-film writing-producing career, the fact that I had a career…
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Shameless Pitch-O-Rama: Have You Checked Out The “How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast”? You Should!
If you’ve made this blog part of your ongoing online experience, you know that from time to time I like to tell a few show biz stories. Before losing nearly two decades to writer’s block and depression (the good news – I bounced!), I wrote and produced some pretty iconic TV shows including HBO’s “Tales…
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Have I Ever Told Ya The Story About How Sly Stallone Used A Movie I Was Making To Break Up With His Girlfriend?
I have actually – right here on this blog! And I’m doing it again – bigger (and, okay, I’m biased) better – in a new podcast I’m making called the “How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast: The Making Of Bordello Of Blood”. Now, why you might ask, would anyone give a crap about a…
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Why Does Technology Always Seem To Promise More Than It Can Deliver?
The alternate headline to this post could have been “Why does technology consistently underwhelm us?” Don’t get me wrong. I give full credit to our species. In relative terms, it was only yesterday that we were hunting and gathering on the African Savanna – as we had been for 99% of our time as a…
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Because It’s Halloween: The Deep, Dark Secrets Of A Horror Movie Writer
How do you scare people (who want to be scared)? It’s harder than it sounds because horror movie fans know horror movies the way evangelicals (think they) know the Bible. First confession: if you IMDb me, the impression you’d get from my credits is that I’m purely a horror/sci-fi guy: “Freddy’s Nightmares” (the Nightmare On…
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Director Dick Donner Just Died; He Was A Lovely, Lovely Man And A Real Pleasure To Work For
Back in the 1990’s, my partner at the time (Gil Adler) and I were hired to take over HBO’s horror anthology “Tales From The Crypt“. That third season was supposed to be the show’s last but Gil and I managed to turn the ship around. We reinvigorated the show but — more importantly — we…
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Sylvester Stallone Has ALWAYS Behaved Like A Trump Voter — I’ve Seen It UP CLOSE
[NOTE: For a much deeper dive into the whole story, please check out the “How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast: The Making Of Bordello Of Blood” either via the link above or from wherever you go to find the podcasts you love!] Heroes run TOWARD burning buildings, bent on saving people. Zeroes, on the…
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Here’s The First Great “Life In The Time Of Coronavirus” Horror Movie
I have to be honest. The idea wasn’t mine — it was my wife’s. But the moment she said the premise, the rest of it played out almost instantaneously in my head. That happens with me. I’ve written a few horror movies (“Children Of The Corn II”, “Tales From The Crypt Presents Bordello Of Blood”)…
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Dear Dennis Miller: Just Shut The Hell Up!
Apparently, world wide pandemics cause all sorts of lowlifes and scum to come out & start yowling. Today, comedian & failed sports color commentary guy Dennis Miller went on Sean Hannity’s show with some fresh “comedy stylings” about life in the times of coronavirus. Dennis — being Dennis — he sees it all from the…