The Middle of the Beginning

JULY, 2011

Casual Encounters

Spent some time pretending to be on the other side of the table. Don't try and tell me it's hard to judge people and sip a latte while you're doing it. I'm being naive because I can. That's Matt Dellapina right there next to me. Funny, funny dude.


Casual Encounters, a feature film written and directed by Will McCord, is wrapped. I came in right at the end of shooting, and thus had a relatively tiny insight into the whole of it, but even so I am totally pumped about the film's eventual release. Such an interesting project - 5 short films tell the stories of 5 people who either post or respond to online personal sex ads. Together, their intertwining experiences are a full length portrait of expectations, discovery, and desire.

Several of the 5 shorts have already screened at festivals around the country and garnered praise and press. Learn more about the project, on-going screenings, and give them some monies so they can give you a movie.

I have seen the future.

I'm not going to get all wacko about it, but Peter and I went to the premiere of Miranda July's The Future at IFC last night and had a near spiritual experience. Been waiting for that for a long time. And she was there to answer questions afterward! My well is filled to the brim with inspiration. I'm so grateful for her work. Wholly and utterly grateful.

Do as I say! Get off those steamy streets, get into a cool dark theatre and go see The Future.

On a related note, Dave just sent me this picture while I was doing my new york city ballet work out video in the living room. I peed my yoga pants. Is this what being famous feels like?

onward and upward.

August is going to be a good month. I can feel it. Gearing up to head back out to Los Angeles to put the finishing touches on Say When, making plans for a hell of a web series with Dave Dastmalchian and Paul Perroni to be shot in September here in New York (details forthcoming!), and I just snatched up a FREE vhs copy of Abs of Steel from someone's front stoop. The universe is good. The universe is great.

To refresh your memory and rev up your appetite, here is a Say When video compilation. If this isn't the moving image of summer, I don't know what is.



Stay cool, my babies.

just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there...on the toilet seat

JUNE, 2011

(Why am I starting my first blog post in many moons with a June update? What happened to the first 5 months of 2011? I'll tell you...I was baking. The whole time. And while everything was in the oven I would periodically step outside and smell the flowers that sometimes struggle up through the concrete. Seriously, it was exhausting.)

Contagion

I hopped on over to Chicago for what felt like a little gift! A role in Steven Soderbergh's Contagion opposite Matt Damon.

I got a different little part in this flick last December and was all geared up to shoot it when my scene was sadly cut. Thank goodness they rang my bell again this summer and invited me back, and gave me some lines to boot. So grateful for this amazing experience. Truly truly truly.

I also took the opportunity to spend time with eternal friends, walk some beloved brownstone blocks in Chicago, and get all weepy about the days when I could afford a lawn.

I didn't take any pictures on this trip. I think this means I was having a good time. However, please heed this photo of a germ. Please wash your hands for a full thirty seconds. Please watch this trailer and then go see Contagion when it comes out on September 9th in them big old theatres.

a short 2010 archive

I did this awesome thing today where I deleted my last four blog posts. I love re-typing shit it is so much fun. This is old news, but by golly it's still news worthy!

Notes on some notables from 2010.

Say When

I watched November turn into December with Mr. Dave Dastmalchian, finishing up filming for Greg Fitzsimmon's ode to food, flirtation, and the wonderously vast and isolating city of Los Angeles. Look for more info on this sincerely brave and experimental feature, which should be ready and rearing by September, 2011!

The Dilemma

Only the most serious ruffles for a very serious movie.

Starbucks

If acting doesn't work out, I've decided to become a professional kite maker!

The Daft Penguin

I spent a week filming The Daft Penguin, a series of spec commercials shot as two minute mockumentaries. It's about a radical, boxing nun, her eager protege, some shenanigans in the name of all that's holy, and the priest that holds them accountable. Amen.

Zaxby's

Kicked it with Richard Karn. We can just go ahead and check that off the big list.


C'est Moi

C'est Moi, a short film directed and written by the very talented Jessica Rotondi, premiered at the Columbia University Film Fest. What a joy it was to make this!

Adam Underground

I passed a breezy spring week in Newton, MA. Adam Underground is a short film about the demise of a high school cheating ring. Fantastic cast and crew. A beautiful community.

Read more about this unique project:
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