BEER FOR MY HORSES

Pre-Production: December 07-January 08
Principal Photography: Feb-March, 2008
Completion: August, 2008
Location: Santa Fe and Las Vegas, New Mexico
Director: Michael Salomon
Cast: Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Ted Nugent, Claire Forlani, Tom Skerritt, Willie Nelson
Genre: Country Road Comedy
Logline: An Oklahoma Sheriff and his posse head down to Mexico to rescue his girlfriend from the bad guys...comedy ensues.

TO LIVE AND DIE

Pre-Production: July, 2007
Principal Photography: August-Sept., 2007
Completion: February, 2008
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Director: Robert Kurtzman
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Joe Pantoliano, Carmen Serano
Genre: Action Thriller
Logline: A police officer with a painful past returns to Albuquerque, enlisted by the FBI to help capture a mastermind assassin.

PISTOL WHIPPED

Pre-Production: March-April, 2007
Principal Photography: May, 2007
Completion: Fall, 2007
Location: Stamford & Bridgeport, Connecticut
Director: Roel Reine
Cast: Steven Seagal, Paul Calderon, Lance Henriksen, Renee Goldsberry
Genre: Action Thriller
Logline: An ex-cop with a heavy gambling debt is coerced by a mysterious group into assassinating top criminals in an East Coast city.

THE GRAND

Pre-Production: April-June, 2006
Principal Photography: July, 2006
Completion: Tribeca Film Fest-4/27/07; Theatrical release 1/08
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Director: Zak Penn
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Cheryl Hines, Chris Parnell, Dennis Farina, David Cross, Ray Romano, Werner Herzog
Genre: Mockumentary
Logline: Various characters enter the Texas Hold 'Em tournament at the Grand Championship of Poker, determined to win big bucks to satisfy their various agendas.

HOW TO ROB A BANK

Pre-Production: Jan-Feb, 2006
Principal Photography: Feb-March, 2006
Completion: Early 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Director: Andrews Jenkins
Cast: Nick Stahl, Erika Christensen, Gavin Rossdale, Terry Crews, David Carradine
Genre: Bank Heist Comedy/Thriller
Logline: When he inadvertently walks into a bank robbery, a young man forges an uncertain alliance with his captors while negotiating his release with the SWAT team outside.

3-19-08 | Spring has Sprung

Wrapped "Beer for My Horses" March 15. What a great shoot, starting with the generous spirits of stars Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Willie Nelson, Ted Nugent and Greg Serano. The film is due out this summer theatrically then DVD and Country Music Television in the fall. The New Mexico crew was extraordinary and despite snow, wind and the ever-present flu making for some difficult logistics we pulled off a funny, winning project. I am looking forward to going up to Maine April 6-12 to teach the AD/UPM/Line Producer workshop for the first time in two years. BTW Pistol Whipped has just been released on video and gotten some surprisingly good reviews for a late-career Seagal movie. The Grand opens in a limited and expanding release later in March.

11-20-07 | Thanksgiving

This fall has been good to me in New Mexico. I finished up UPM'ing some add'l photography on "Sunshine Cleaning," a great independent comedy from the producers of "Little Miss Sunshine." I am next going to be one of the producers on a comedy called "Beer for My Horses" by country star Toby Keith and Rodney Carrington. This film will shoot early 2008. With the Writers Guild and threatened Screen Actors Guild walk-out summer next year, a lot of producers are putting projects in the works and the crews are working non-stop here. We all hope for a quick resolution to labor unrest, but I have to support the writers who have asked for a fair piece of the digital pie. With Thanksgiving here, I give thanks to all those who have helped me on my way and hope I can repay the kindnesses in passing.

8-28-07 | Livin' and Dyin'

Shooting "To Live and Die" as Co-Producer/UPM, my first gig in New Mexico. Couldn't be happier working with a great crew & producers, director (Bob Kurtzman did visual FX on "The Devil's Rejects"). We are filming mainly in downtown Albuquerque featuring the Carom Club, the old Courthouse and Burt's Tiki Lounge. Joe Pantoliano is awesome as "Kaplow"... a Hannibal Lecter type with bomb-making skills.

6-26-07 | New Mexico summer project

Back from Connecticut, I will be the UPM of an Albuquerque shoot, "Angelmaker." More news on that as pre-production begins in July. The Seagal movie was a challenge on many levels...and now editing in Los Angeles. The director, Roel, was terrific in handling the limitations thrown at him and all in, we tried to elevate the quality of the film with heavy-duty action sequences and amazingly gritty urban locations in Connecticut. Met some good people back East but am happy to be back and enjoying the New Mexican summer.

2-20-07 | Connecticut Bound

I've been hired to produce the next Steven Seagal movie, "Marker", that will shoot in Connecticut this April - May. While I wanted to establish myself in New Mexico this spring, and had some good productive meetings with people about projects, ultimately everything I was up for pushed or "went another way" with a line producer. Connecticut has a 30% tax credit on eligible spend, and they don't exclude a lot of items. The challenge will be finding a local crew and pulling the film off in a tight 4 week schedule with 6 weeks of prep. Hope to work in New Mexico later this year.

1-10-07 | The Snows of Albuquerque

Arrived in New Mexico 12/29/06, the day the biggest snowstorm hit the state in 50 years! Quite a welcome. We lost power for four days and sat around the fire to keep warm. Talk about family bonding. The sun's out now and the snow's melting and the lights & heat are on... looking for my first NM project at present. The film office says 7 features are shooting here this Spring. Sounds promising.