le samourai

plugging away at all the things i have to work on: i finished the first version of the poster for the movie, and i like what i was able to come up with. i'd like to make at least one more alternative poster, but for now, i like the simplicity of the first one - i think it represents the movie quite well.

so, me and paul have re-vamped the damaged films web site, and are just starting to make a dedicated praxis website. there are still some minor tweeks to the damaged films website, but i'm glad that me and paul are happy with the results. i've also been working on putting together a 2min trailer for the film, which is a lot more difficult than i initially thought. because the film is so cinematic and not a lot of dialogue, capturing the essence of the film in 2 minutes is pretty hard to do. but i hope to have something by the end of the week.

i got a chance to catch up with both tom and andrew over the weekend, and it sounds like both of them are doing fairly well. andrew just completed a pilot web-tv series called zero, and hopefully it'll get picked up. tom just completed his own website www.tommacy.com and i looks like that both tom and andrew will be working on another pilot tv series that's supposed to be shot in new york in may. i'm glad to hear that both of them are doing well in the acting careers.

i also got and email announcement for the official release of bob massey's new album for the Gena Rowlands Band. i'm glad that bob is doing well too...

anyhoo, me and paul got a chance to watch Le Samourai, a french noir film from the sixties by the director Jean-Pierre Melville. it's definitely a cool little film, a precursor to Blade Runner, and a very beautifully shot movie about an assassin. i also dig the way it captures paris in the sixties - a very stylish and slick film with not a lot of dialogue. tho, the film doesn't have much of a story, the overall visuals are what carry it. if ya haven't seen it, put it on your netflix list.

so, for now, it's back to finishing up the press materials and organizing the screening at the afi.

whew...