A new short script

Last week I finished the first draft of a new short script entitled "Beautiful // The Janssen Twins." Yes, the // is part of the title and, actually, a symbolic element of the script. It's an idea I've been knocking around for a long time. Something Chris Smith (co-writer of "The Bet") has been fascinated with as well. And when I sent him my draft, his response was that it was "remarkable and touching." He's too nice. By the end of the weekend, I'll have a 2nd draft done which will address Chris' comments and some things I knew needed noodling. After that...

My hope is that I haven't written something beyond a budget I can muster. It seems doable, but I never know. I pretty much used up all my favors on "The Bet," so there'll be no freebies this time. So, well, here's hoping it can get made.

I haven't said anything about the plot, have I? Well, intentionally so. The 'tubes have not been my ally lately. Once the thing's been registered and copyrighted, maybe I'll share a little more, but I can say this: In my interview with ShortEnd Magazine, I said that I didn't see my style really changing much, that with "The Bet" I had made a film I wanted to see, that I thought matched my "vision" - this one, at least on paper, does that, too. It's dark, it's controversial, but, as Chris said, it's touching. A combination I find fascinating.

Go to beautiful.rubbersquare.com for the tease and, as always, there's the (spam-laden) forum. Or follow me on Twitter or join the Facebook fan page.

The Wicked Blood

At the end of the school year, my son, Spencer, got all of his various papers and projects sent home with him. He had just finished second grade. This is one of the papers he brought home. Click it to make it bigger (opens in a new window).

May the pants be with you.

I can't get this one outta my head. I love the word pants, as do apparently many others. And I love Star Wars. So, thanks to Mat Planet, I want to hear your best pantsing of Star Wars (if you have a better name for it, let me know). Basically, replace a word from dialogue in any of the Star Wars films with "pants" :

These aren't the pants you're looking for.
You want to go home and rethink your pants.
Blast, this is why I hate pants.

Go. Comment. Pants.