Got some really cool things coming up in the very near future, and I intend to put some new pics and videos up here one they're ready to show. And if you haven't seen it already, check out the teaser trailer for the US remake of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". It's one of the best trailers ever made.

Just watched "Return to Oz". I think it's the first time I've ever seen it, and I was really freaked out by not only how incredibly good it is, but also by how freaking terrifying it is in a handful of spots. Nightmare fuel.

In other news, Dennis Hopper? Man...

Movie Recommendation: "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

Seriously cool Swedish murder mystery. Give it about 20 minutes to warm up, and then you'll be hooked. Trust me.

Haven't updated in a while. Been busy with new projects, a couple of them really exciting. I'm about to go into development on my next feature, and I my plan is to update here daily once the movie's officially up and running. Whoo hoo.

May your new year bring hope, happiness, strength, resolve, and wonder. And maybe a pony.

The king is dead. Long live the king. I feel prouder of my country than I have in a long, long time. Wow.

My latest kick: "Mad Max" and "The Road Warrior". I've been re-watching them a lot lately. I first saw "Mad Max" on late-night HBO when my parents were asleep, and it kicked my ass. A few years later and I snuck into "The Road Warrior" with a friend; It was opening night (yeah, I'm that old), and I had no idea what I was in for. I walked out of the theater convinced I'd just seen the coolest movie ever made. 25 years later and I'm still not convinced any movie has ever beaten "Road Warrior" in terms of stunts, cars, action, characters or balls-out, exhilarating awesomeness. And at this stage I find it difficult to believe any movie ever will. There's no way, in our cgi-drenched moviemaking climate, that anyone will ever top the stunts in this movie. And don't bring up "Terminator 2" or any other bloated Hollywood flick; I like quite a lot of these big-budget movies quite a bit, but when you have that much money to throw at every challenge, it had better be good. "Road Warrior" was made for just under 4 million dollars, in 1980 money. That probably translates to about 10 to 15 million now, which is still just mind-boggling. So I was hanging out with these kids in Culver City a few weeks ago, real boot-wearing, aggro-loving modern primitive types. We were talking about d.i.y., underground culture, etc., and I asked them what they thought of the Mad Max movies. They looked at me, cocked their heads like a dog being shown a card trick, and asked "what's that?" My jaw dropped and I immediately changed the subject lest I berate them for being such assholes. So what if it's 25 years old? So is "Star Wars", but everybody knows what that is, and the worst Max movie ("Thunderdome") is still light years better than anything George Lucas has done in, well, almost 25 years. Am I getting that fucking old? Is the generation gap not a myth? What the fuck?

Hi folks.

Hey!

Anybody interested in going to see "The Dark Knight" with me? I don't talk in movies, I smell great, and the after-movie conversation is guaranteed to be both bellicose and accommodating! Let me know!

Whoo hoo!

Jeez, it's been a while. My bad.

I blame the city. I don't have a web connection at my place, and it's easier to find a legal virgin with a 170 i.q. than it is to find a reliable free wireless connection in this town.

And on a completely unrelated topic: where are all the L.A. hotties? I know they have to be here somewhere, but holy shit are they not hanging in my part of town. Where are the comics-loving punk rock chicks? Help.

Hopefully the next time I update it'll be with some juicy info about my movie stuff. Crossin' the fingers, I am.