I can hardly believe that December, with all of its festivities and moments for reflection, has come and gone. Boy -- what a month!
I have been so busy with writing my latest film, a short to be included in the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan's Directors' Club DVD series compilation, to be shot in April in Upstate, New York, that I failed to report the latest news: I was chosen to be profiled in BACKSTAGE, the actors' weekly newspaper for New York, L.A. and everywhere in between, for getting the part in Alex Uhlmann's short, colonial period piece "Across the River and into the Trees."
As you may, or may not remember, my son Max and I both had the great joy and fortune to be cast in this extremely well-crafted tale about a young man and his journey to save his brother, which was shot in Upstate, New York on the RED digital camera.
So, there you have it -- click here and you'll be taken directly to the online copy of the article.
January
I love January for the symbol of new hope in a New Year that it brings. We put the tree, still lit, on the porch, to remind us of last year's December festivities, while donning our cleaning clothes and digging into the practical sights of planning, cleaning, organizing and sorting.
I have to admit, I love cleaning. It gives me a sense of terrific pride and practicality.
I've got new reasons to clean and prepare this year -- 2009 is going to offer new challenges and tribulations. I will continue to act, write, direct and produce, pushing the envelope as far open as I can. After all, creativity is about the living of life and expressing our interpretation of this experience.
