A Good Cause

Just a $10 donation from 177 people can help get "Flowers and Weeds" out there.

Hey gang. I know I’ve gone on at length about Flowers and Weeds, the movie directed by and starring Tanc Sade (Finn). After a long wait, many have had the opportunity to see this brilliant short film.

Word now comes that all that’s keeping it from getting proper distribution is a $1,765 bill that the Screen Actors Guild is insisting upon, which is a pretty big hit to the filmmakers.

While that might seem like a steep price tag, it breaks down to about $10 a person if 177 people can see their way to parting with a tenner. (I will be pledging $20 myself.)

If you help get this movie out there, I know Tanc will appreciate it. He’s a good guy. (I include Tanc’s own note below.)

Best wishes,

Aaron

Hey guys,

The good news is Tribeca Films want to distribute our film internationally, this will garner us massive exposure along with the prestige of being associated with Robert De Niro’s international film festival. Last week we were also approached by a DVD company to distribute our film in the American chains, Nordstrom’s and Wholefoods.

Our only dilema is the Screen Actors Guild is holding us at ransom by forcing us to pay out $1600 in union fees if we go ahead and sign with these distributors.

In order to get around this we’ve set up an online fundraiser, if you could contribute some spare change we’d be very appreciative (minimum amount is $10) and  if not we totally understand. These are trying times and we know a lot of you have helped us out in the past.

The way it works is, you make a pledge and we have 25 days to raise the money.  If we don’t reach the total no money will be taken,

Thanks either way, hope this finds you well!

Here’s the link:

http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-09-15.4133567985/view?searchterm=flowers%20and%20weeds

Lost My Marbles? No, Found Marbles!

One of the great pleasures of transcribing interviews for this book is being reminded of all the great details that people are kind enough to share.

I'm about a quarter way through my talk with casting director Mara Casey, and she mentions this great character. Take a look, think Gilmore Girls, and tell me who this is. Yet another Gilmore Girls alum with talents that go far beyond Stars Hollow. You can find more "Marbles" at her MySpace page. Enjoy!

Life and Death Brigade Returns, Sort of




Tanc Sade (Finn) returns with his second $20 movie, this time with fellow LDB types Nick Holmes (Robert Grimaldi) and Alan Loayza (Colin) in a fun bit of barroom humor. (Dialog may not be work safe; mature themes, etc.)

Finn’s Flick

More accurately, Tanc Sade (Finn) just posted a “$20 movie” he made and starred in called “You Had Me at Hello.” A cute film on its own, it also makes me even more eager to see his “Flowers and Weeds.” (Don’t forget to hit the HQ button to get a really crisp picture.)

PS – Love the line “Don’t trivialize what we have”

Lane’s Got a ‘Boo Boo’

[And a big "boo!" for that headline, too. Sorry guys.]

Though the awesome Keiko Agena does slip behind the drum kit once in a while, lately she’s been playing bass for the LA band Boo Boo Kitty. Check her out: