Making Movies, Then As Now

Originally posted on Ground Zero:
Because I’m something of a history buff when it comes to Southern New Mexico, as well as an advocate for filmmaking in the area, I often stumble upon fascinating tidbits of information that combine the two interests. One of the perks of my profession, which often finds me sitting in…

Erotic Fantasies, Cinematic Dreams

During one of my recent trips to the Land of Scorch, my lovely polymate Deb took me to one of my favorite bookstores in the Valley of the Blistering Orb: Bookman’s Book & Record Exchange. There I perused the stacks and shelves awhile, before finally ambling over to my favorite guilty pleasure: a single wire……

Old Books & Ass Cream

I love old books. I love the look of them, the smell of them, the feel of them. It’s almost a fetish, except I don’t rub them all over my naked body. Much… Books are magical things anyway, but old books exude a kind of power that transcends modern protocols and mores. It’s for that……

Gettin’ ‘er Done!

Editor’s note: I wrote this on Monday, August 22, but because of a lack of wifi, wasn’t able to upload it until today. Small price to pay. Now where was I? Oh, yes! I have a confession to make. I am besotted with the Mimbres Valley of Southeastern New Mexico. Oh, we’d flirted before and……

Travels In Time: Mescalero

Yesterday was probably the most intense shooting schedule we’ve yet experienced in our travels for Platicas. Not just because it ended up being a 13-hour day for myself and the crew – Troy Sr., Troy Jr. and Kent – but also because of the variety of interviews we captured and the moving ceremonial moments in……

Making History

It has been a busy first quarter of the year at Casa Mariposa. Hard to believe we’re three months in to 2016, but the calendar on the wall insists that today is the end of March. Tomorrow is April 1st. Time for an update of sorts. Just a few hours ago, my partners at PRC……

History Lessons

Though it may be a bit early to say so, I believe yesterday marked a turning point for PRC Productions, the locally-based film production house with which I have been working for the past year and a half. It certainly marked a turning point for me. After shepherding the feature film Truth through a limited……