Have you read J. Timothy Quirk's The Crayon Diary?
Well you should! Some weird puppeteer got featured yesterday!
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
If it's good enough for E.T....
Went to Starbucks to grab a coffee...
Saw "Justin's" peanut butter cups and figured; "Sure I'll try that."
Sorry Justin. After having a taste of your brand I'm gonna stick with my good old buddy Reese.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
"Gonna Watch The Big Screen In My Head"
Thank the Gods of Music for vinyl...
And thank Tricky for this one... And Brie for the player...
Making puppets and drinking coffee. Must be morning.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
At least she didn't sparkle....
But what I woke up with in my head today was a winner....
I'm having my morning coffee and Ally Sheedy* shows up at my kitchen window. It's just about dawn and she's wearing sunglasses and looks scared. She asks if she can come in. So, since she's Ally Sheedy, I say sure.
Somehow magically she appears at my kitchen table, and has a coffee. She didn't use a door or the window. Just poof, she's there.
I jump a foot and she asks me to relax; "Although I am a vampire, I'm not going to bite you. It's too close to morning to do that."
I'm sorry... Ally Sheedy is a vampire?
She goes on to tell me that she became a vampire while making the movie "Maid To Order" And since then she's been having trouble getting mainstream roles. I suggested doing a "Short Circuit 3" and she said Johnny 5's head is too big now that he has "Wall-E money" from Disney. Johnny was going to sue them for using his likeness without permission, so Disney paid him off to be quiet.
"I need a place to hide until sundown. I'm being chased by Van Helsing."
And then I woke up...
Thursday, June 18, 2015
"Wrangle"
There are days that I'm happy to be out there, in the world, confronting whatever comes at me...
And that's most days....
But some days I'm just happy to be on the couch, watching "Clerks", again...
I love both kinds of days.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Indy Film Double Feature! Elmwood and Euphio!
Paris In Plantsville continues it's film screening series this summer with a short film double feature!
August 21 and 22 we'll be screening the thriller "The Hollow Waltz" from Euphio Films, and the comedy "The Risley Brothers" from Elmwood Productions.
The doors open at 7PM for the screening on both nights, and the films start at 8PM, $5.00 at the door for admission. Following the screening the film makers and cast members will be on hand for a Q&A
THE HOLLOW WALTZ
Written and Directed by S.W. Rand
In a city filled with corruption and greed, a sorted array of characters
lead this tale through a corrupt New England city. Everyone is trying to
survive another few days despite their dwindling luck. Revenge,
backstabbing, and riches make for a good time in Frog Hollow.
Rated R for language and violent behavior
THE RISLEY BROTHERS: WELCOME TO THE WOODEN BEAVER
Written and Directed by Jon Bristol
Wes and Quig have just re-opened their grandfathers bar. With low expectations for success and discovering that the old regulars have all past away they aren't sure if they will make this first months electric bill. But they have bigger problems to deal with: The women in their lives…
Rated R for language and brief sexual content
Total Runtime of both films is approximately 90 minutes
We look forward to seeing everyone at the screening!
All the info on Facebook here!
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Daddy Pop!
Decided to listen to some Prince and the New Power Generation which my coffee this morning…
Went with "Diamonds and Pearls" from 1991, and as I grabbed it I said: "Some good old Prince"…
Damn. This album is old. I remember the first time I heard it. I remember the tape getting worn out and buying the CD (and giving the tape to Tricky).
I remember sleepless nights two years later playing this and the Love Symbol Album over and over while drawing and writing.
Good times...
Friday, June 12, 2015
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Monday, June 1, 2015
Monday Morning… Coffee, music, puppets… And a little rain
Here we go… Sinatra on the player...
And it's back to work time for me…
Elmwood's got a sneak attack screening coming up too!
In August, on the 21st and 22nd, we'll be premiering our new long short film (heh) called
If the short goes over well we'll turn it into a web series. So I hope it does go over well…
August… Man, I better get to work!!!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Sammy and Jim…
Hard to believe 25 years ago today I was a freshman in high school, walking home on a sunny may day listening o my Walkman… Playing a Guns N' Roses tape, no doubt. And I got home to find out the two of my artistic "idols" and influences had both passed away…
Here's to you, Sammy and Jim...
Thursday, May 14, 2015
My face made the cover of the local paper!
And no one has rioted yet!
Check it out here - click the image to read the whole thing:
Even though "Animal Behavior" is mentioned as "Family Matters" it's still an awesome article!
It was nice to come home from work today and find this in my mailbox!
I wonder how soon before the editors get letters because the ugly guy in the cover is scaring people! Hahaha!
Thank you Mr. Sutton for the article!!!
Monday, May 11, 2015
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Morning music...
On the turntable right now...
It's not even 8:30 AM and I just flipped this over to side 2…
It's gonna be a very good day.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Elmwood Lampoon's Puppet Vacation...
No bloggin', no Facebookin', no Amazonin', and so on and on…
I'm gonna prep for a wedding, drink coffee, make puppets, write some scripts, and pet my cats...
See ya in a month or so!
And thanks to everyone who came out to see HEAD this past weekend. I feel blessed. We made a goofy horror movie and you all came to see it, bought DVDs and got a kick out of it.
And to everyone who worked on the flick - Rick, Russ, Mike, Gabe, Manda, Keith, Sally, Steph, Nick, Theresa, Finberg, Pat, Jim, Joe, Brian, and of course Ben! -
Without you cats the past year of Elmwood would have been even more stressful. Hahaha! We made it happen guys, we made HEAD… It's been brewing for 5 years. And now, just after the fifth anniversary of the first draft of the script we've screened it and it's out there in the world.
Can't wait to see what we cook up next.
Monday, March 30, 2015
And then came Monday….
Annndd… DONE!
Well, kinda…
Elmwood premiered HEAD and we sold out! Yay!!!!
Now I'm going to sleep for a few extra hours!
Hope everyone liked the flick who saw it!
Sunday, March 29, 2015
HEAD Behind the Scenes Picture Day 7
And we get two today…
Elmwood's second feature film premieres this weekend at Paris In Plantsville!
There are still some tickets available for 3/29 HERE!
Get 'em quick!
3/28 is SOLD OUT!
Saturday, March 28, 2015
HEAD Behind the Scenes Picture Day 6
Elmwood's second feature film premieres this weekend at Paris In Plantsville!
There are still some tickets available for 3/29 HERE!
Get 'em quick!
3/28 is SOLD OUT!
Now we'd like to share a look back at the making of the film…
Going all the way back to 2010.
We decided to do our best to document every possible step of the production, starting with the writing of the script in a series of shorts called
So let's look back at it - all the episodes, and a few trailers mixed in too…
We hope to see you this weekend!
Friday, March 27, 2015
Here's to a busy weekend!
HEAD premieres this weekend…
Here's some press from the biggest newspaper in CT about it! Sweet!
Here's me babbling on this blog about how we ended up with a horror film!
Here's how to see it if you want to this weekend!
And thank you!
I'll be back Monday!
HEAD Behind the Scenes Picture Day 5
Elmwood's second feature film premieres this weekend at Paris In Plantsville!
There are still some tickets available for 3/29 HERE!
Get 'em quick!
3/28 is SOLD OUT!
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