Today I'm starting a script for a short I want to direct next year, a mashup of "in the year of the casino wars" and "spewfish and the golden horse". Demons, prepare to be awakened. Pope, prepare to shave.

The Antenna Diaries

I nearly typed The Antenna Diarrhea.
Had a screening of the 2:30 cut last night. This is an example of my notes:
"transitions are good.
I hate the movie.
pezz is so choppy.
I hate the movie."
etc.
ugh. I want to select all and delete.


Went to Salant's tailgate party for the Sears tower lighting.  Was told that I was going to be on a panel at Indie Memphis called "Female Directors and Actors".  I was, I don't know, so un about it. "How can I be on a panel when I suck so much? I can't finish this fucking movie! All of those women will be so much cooler than I am!" blah blah blah.
I didn't say any of that.

I'm lingering on the set of "Tennessee Queer".
No editing today. I'm watching other people work instead.

The Antenna Diaries

Current running time 2:30:48.

Currently tearing up the first 2 minutes of the movie. We liked the beginning and hated the end. Now we like the end and hate the beginning.
These guys are making it back in the movie. For some reason, they had disappeared.

Saw TABLOID yesterday afternoon. I immediately wanted to come home and work on things in the movie after I saw it. I didn't really like the dip-to-colors, but the graphics package was pretty awesome. Lots of newspaper clippings of course, and I like the pans over them. Also, Joyce McKinney is a dream interview subject. She is about a bubble off plumb.

The Antenna Diaries

Three screenings in 7 days. Emotional rollercoasters, each one. Yesterday was the first screening for someone not in the immediate family. I hated the movie.

But the screener fell in love with the Modifiers, so I guess we did something right. Current running time: 2:36:45.