Saturday morning. Jody grabbed her notebook, and I drove her to acting class. She looked so pretty; she always looked so pretty.
220. I’m Too Full To Swallow My Pride
219. The Mid-Twenty Joys Around A Heart That’s Black and Blue
My next movie had a lot of buzz around it, which was strange. The unwritten rule of the film business was to downplay the movie one was working on, or downright call […]
218. You Know For Us These Are The Days
Ritual de lo Habitual came out that summer, and Jane’s Addiction were suddenly superstars. I skipped shows because I felt betrayed in that way that kids do when their band suddenly becomes […]
My Grandfather, the War Hero
Moravia, Iowa is a small farm town. It was even smaller back in 1920, but it grew by one with arrival of a baby boy named Otis. I imagine he was a […]
217. The Human Shield
Now that I was a big time union apprentice film editor I was bringing home enough cash that Jody could quit her job. “Do you think I should?” she asked. “Why not?” […]
My Ambivalent Relationship With Kurt Cobain
I watched Montage of Heck, the Kurt Cobain documentary, over the weekend. The film is well done, but I didn’t leave feeling like I learned anything new about its subject. I may […]
216. So You Want To Be An Assistant Film Editor
Two accessories were mandatory for film industry freelancers: A Filofax planner and an answering machine. Nobody saw the answering machine so that didn’t matter much, but having an off-brand planner was akin […]
215. The Cookies Are Always Just Out Of Reach
To everything there is a season, and for Tales From the Crypt that season wrapped up after 18 episodes. The cutting rooms were shut down, the hundreds of thousands of feet of […]
214. Shocker
Jody’s boss at the talent agency got us into the premiere of Wes Craven’s new movie, Shocker. The event was happening at Universal Studios — red carpet, paparazzi, the whole bit. The […]
213. And I Know What’s Happening
Every afternoon I drove to Modern Video on Sunset Boulevard and picked up VHS copies of the Tales From the Crypt dailies. Much like a Kardashian, the facility welcomed visitors through the […]
Why It Matters 