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……

Things That Go Bump

When I was young, I wanted to be Vincent Price. Well, to be honest, I wanted to be a lot of things, but Vincent Price was high on the wish list. He was my favorite horror icon. Smooth and dashing, but he really knew how to turn up the menace when the chips were down.……

The Freedom To Choose

Today, September 30th, is International Blasphemy Day. It’s a big topic, even here, now, in the 15th year of the 21st century. In some countries, blasphemy is still punishable by death. We in the United States have the First Amendment to protect us, for now, but it is constantly being challenged. As the high-profile Charlie……

Time Passages

I have a confession to make. I love time travel. Or, rather, I enjoy the concept of time travel. It’s hard to truly LOVE something that doesn’t actually exist, but I can spend hours reading short stories and novels, or watching celluloid projections on the subject of time travel. It’s an abstract kind of love,……