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Screening this Friday

james — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:48:30 +0000

Yes, Friday’s 7:10 screening will have a Q & A with myself and actor Jon Gries(Uncle Rico to most of you). It will be moderated by F.X. Feeney, and it’s at a great theater!

james — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:58:57 +0000

Evening folks. Yes, this blog is once again alive and so is Around June. As you may or may not know, she’ll be released by Indican pictures on March 16 in Los Angeles - theater info on last blog entry. So yes, I’m back on the boogie wire reporting the what’s and how’s of little old Around June’s life. When something’s new, I’ll paint this page with neon info and we can all live happier for it.

Just off the press is an interview my buddy Jon Gries did who plays Murry in the film. Here’s the link, if you dig it, pass it on:

Jon Gries interview

Around June to be released this March 2012!

james — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:52:47 +0000

Around June will finally get a release, first starting in a theater in Los Angles:

Click here for more info:

Los Angeles theater

And yes, been a long time, hasn’t it? I’ll be back here writing now and again. Focusing on the ins and out of distribution. Pointing out obvious facts with a heavy pen and smile. We’re all excited to have the film open in LA at such a great theater. If any of you are on Facebook, please join our page:

Around June Facebook

Please post feedback and comments on the Facebook page and see you soon.

Festivals

james — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:58:02 +0000

Yes, Around June is alive and screening in an eclectic range of festivals - we’ll be in the middle of the country in Columbus, Ohio. Back to the West Coast in Ojai, CA. Then we finally reach across the Atlantic to drop in Bari, Italia and Berlin, Germany.

So… if you happen to be in one of these places, take a seat, let the lights dim and enter our cinema…

Radar Film Festival
Hamburg, Germany
http://www.radarhamburg.com
November, 2 -7, 2009

Ojai/Ventura Film Festival
Ojai, CA
http://www.ojaifilmfestival.com
November 5 - 8, 2009

Columbus International Film + Video Festival
(aka: The Chris Awards)
Columbus, OH
November 10 - 15 2009
http://www.chrisawards.org

Levante Film Festival
Bari, Italy
http://www.levantefilmfest.com
November 7 - 14, 2009

There’s more than surfing in Santa Cruz. . .

james — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:16:01 +0000

Yes. There’s waves. Bare feet. Sand. The aroma of grilling, no doubt. Look again, beyond the horizon, is…

one_sheet_-_around_june.pdf

Santa Cruz Film Festival

james — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:15:21 +0000

Yes, Around June is around again. We’re playing at the Santa Cruz Film festival this coming May. I don’t have the exact screening date with me, will post when I do. For more info, just go to their site, or give them a jingle. It’s simple. You know, you say hello, they say hello, you say yes, I’m Bob, and I’d like to buy 100 tickets to the screening of Around June. Or of course, Betsy, Tammy, Bill, Fontaine would do. Or a host of at least a dozen other good human names. Good speaking with you Bob. I must get back to my magnifying glass. Working hard to get the sun to hit it just right, as I am doing all I can in the field of solar energy.

Hope

james — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:13:17 +0000

Yes, the sun is shining. The clouds have rolled away. Don’t know about you, but my brain is finally free to rove (and I don’t mean Karl) the creative side. For a while there, it was parked on the dark side. It sat on the proverbial fence. But I am now free. Thanks to large groups of Americans in Southern and Mid-Western states. They voted correctly! Thank you.

Around June is making the rounds. Yes, trying to sell an independent film in the market we now have is a daunting task. The way I prefer to imagine it’s future, is much like that of June herself - find the strength to change. Re-invent yourself.

Ok. Reading wise, I recommend Obama’s book - The Audacity of Hope. It’s good. Also good to get to know our next Prez. Also enjoyed “Counselor,” by Ted Sorensen - JFK’s speech writer. Other than that, I’ve been all over the place. Reading Kafka shorts, halfway through “Richard III”

- “Shine out, fair sun, till I have bought a glass, That I may see my shadow as I pass.”

Joe the Plumber

james — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:53:10 +0000

Yes. Today, Joe the plumber announced who he’s endorsing. Yes, all of us with working minds just couldn’t wait. Right? I mean, we all had no idea which candidate this Joe America would endorse. Right? Sure. You betcha! So, the good news? Joe the plumber endorsed McCain, Colin Powell endorsed Obama. Enough said? Yes.

Well, Halloween is coming up. So picture a McCain Administration. Joe the plumber as Secretary of Sate. Joe the Weasel (Leiberman) as Secretary of Defense. Sarah Palin as VP, continuing her foreign relations with Russia while sitting on the rooftop of the White House with binoculars and a Coors Light. And of course Dr. Nasty himself - McSame as Prez, talking to us live on TV with his hands wildly gesturing as he says “My friends, fear not, today I have made the world a little smaller, thus better for us, by attacking Iran.?

But that’s only a Halloween scenario. The real deal will be “whaz up” 8 years later - CHANGE!

Last foaming words of the day - somebody start a JOE THE PLUMBER IS AN IDIOT Facebook page.

MVFF

james — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:03:29 +0000

Yes, our screening went well. Sold out. Warm audience - at least 85% stayed for the Q & A. Of course the first question was one I always get - “how did you come up with the idea?” I hate this question. Does anybody really care? Is it a good idea? Best approach is to answer a question with a question. “How did you come up with that question?” Well, we all can’t have the right questions at the right time, can we? Certainly not. Particularly when the overhead spot light is on you, it’s past dinner time and you haven’t eaten. Third question you keep imaging a cold martini. I did my best to keep the questions towards Brad and Jon. Why? Because they’re both great actors and very funny with each other.
See?

Approaching our screening time, the sky drew dark and a line formed. Just what I asked for. As you can see, it’s a beautiful theatre and setting:

“That One”

james — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:29:07 +0000

Yeah, McCain’s right. He is the one. People should stop wondering. That One. Yes. Intelligent. Sincere. Continues to show leaderships qualities. Continues to remain calm among a storm of bullshit. Yes, he’s The One.

Great article by Friedman in today’s NY Times.