I realized this morning that this blog is being misused. That is, underused.
I think it’s because Adam and I view a website as somewhat official—did you hear that everything uploaded to the internet is eternally accessible, in fact just barely hidden, FOREVER? Even if you delete it?—and therefore, not a place to admit that, yes, I had Shanghai Noon on VHS, and no, I’ve never seen La Strada, even though, not a week and a half ago, I acted like I had when Brian talked about it, as I do every time Adam mentions it. Oh, also, I own it. I took the plastic wrap off so that you couldn’t tell it hadn’t been watched. Like Gatsby.
Ahem. I’m here to explode our stiffness once and for all.
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Aug 04, 2009 | Categories: blog, Matt, writing | Tags: Babe, Bullseye, Cinema, Slumdog Millionaire |
Success!
We sold a whopping 135 tickets and — with the who-knows-how-many friends and contributors that we comped — filled the (200-something seat) theatre to its brim. It was thrilling to see so many people there that have supported our endeavors for so long. Even more thrilling was seeing so many faces we didn’t recognize. Where did they come from? Why were they there?
Whatever the answer, we hope they got what they came for.
We’re hard at work on some new projects now. Our fledgling third saint, Brian Barth (whose extraordinary cinematographic style is on display in “Bullseye”), is preparing to shoot his senior thesis film in August, tentatively titled “part ii,” and I am happily attached to produce.
Adam is currently penning a sports biography — a sports biography? yes, a sports biography –and making the big bucks.
I myself am working on a project, which I’ll henceforth be referring to as The Blues/The Haircut, going into production this fall (fingers crossed).
Thanks again for the wonderful evening. We’ll see you out there.
Jul 16, 2009 | Categories: blog, Matt, writing | Tags: blog, Brattle Theater, Bullseye, Faith Healer, Part II |
One week from today, on July 10, 2009, at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, we have been given the extreme honor of hosting the East Coast Premiere of our Senior Thesis films, FAITH HEALER (dir. Adam Hirsch) and BULLSEYE (dir. Matt Paley) for everyone and anyone who wishes to come. And it would make all the difference if you would.
Every step of the way in the production of these films, we’ve concentrated on what’s important to us. This screening means nothing if we don’t have people like you there: people who we’ve known over the years, people who have helped inspire and encourage us.
Next Friday will not have paparazzi, nor will it have any saccharine substitutes for substance or integrity. It will have good people coming together to engage in two meaningful works, and it would be all the more wonderful to see you there.
Jul 02, 2009 | Categories: Adam, blog, writing | Tags: blog, Brattle Theater, Bullseye, Faith Healer, Family, Filmmaking |
We now — very proudly — would like to announce the launch of our brand-new website, sainteliotandco.com, where our media, contact information, clips and trailers for our films (Faith Healer and Bullseye) and everything else can be found.
(Special hugs and kisses to Shoshi and Paul for holding our hands and taking us through it all.)
Jun 27, 2009 | Categories: Adam, blog, writing | Tags: blog, Bullseye, Faith Healer, Filmmaking, Website |
When the child was a child, it walked with its arms swinging. It wanted the brook to be a river, the river a torrent, and this puddle the sea.
When the child was a child, it had no opinion about anything, had no habits, it often sat cross-legged, took off running, had a cowlick in its hair, and made no faces when photographed.
When the child was a child, it awoke once in a strange bed, and now does so again and again. Many people, then, seemed beautiful; now only a few do, by sheer luck.
When the child was a child, berries filled its hand (as only berries do), and do even now; fresh walnuts made its tongue raw, and do even now; it has, on every mountaintop, longing for a higher mountain yet, and in every city, the longing for an even greater city, and that is still so.
When the child was a child, it threw a stick like a lance against a tree, and it quivers there still today.
Feb 17, 2009 | Categories: blog, Matt, writing | Tags: blog, Bullseye, Childhood, Innocence |
