A few months ago, I announced here on the site that an aspiring filmmaker in Ann Arbor, by the name of Emilia Javanica, was looking for actors to cast in a comedic horror film that she was making called the Red Blob Massacre. Well, the film has just completed production, and I took the opportunity […]
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Emilia Javanica on the Red Blob Massacre, and what it’s like to shoot one’s first independent film
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Stumbling on the genesis of Twilight
I couldn’t sleep Saturday night, so I watched television. At 3:00 AM, I found myself flipping between the silent film Nosferatu and American Pie II. And, as anyone would, I later posted that fact on Facebook. The best response, I think, came from my friend Josh in LA.
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