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Tag Archives: Notzilla
Gifts of Love and Laughter
Both of my multi-award-winning feature films Healing River and Notzilla are out on DVD.* They’re perfect for stocking stuffers or small gifts. And if you order right away, you should get them just in time for Christmas! Healing River, a … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Christmas, comedy, drama, forgiveness, gifts, Healing River, Notzilla
11 Comments
Tips for Writers: The Serious Business of Funny
It’s been said that the only difference between Shakespeare’s tragedies and comedies is this: at the end of his tragedies, everyone dies, and at the end of his comedies, everyone gets married. A Midsummer Night’s Dream could have been a … Continue reading
My Wife and I Are Poster Kids!
I couldn’t mention this until today, because it’s kinda hush-hush. Also, because we were out of town, and wife Trudy refused to let me tip off burglars that our house was unoccupied (except for a six lb. attack kitty) and … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged acting, cancer, comedy, commercial, funny, marriage, Notzilla
57 Comments
Defending My Kid!
No need to defend myself. My feature film Notzilla is first-and-foremost a comedy. And it’s rapidly building an avid fan-base among two groups of which I am a proud member: geeks and families. Geeks everywhere are embracing my kid as … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Movies
Tagged comedy, feature film, Hebrews 13:2, kaiju, monster, Notzilla, symoblism
8 Comments
Hide Your Beer – Notzilla’s Here!
A Filmmaker’s Journal My multi-award-winning affectionate send-up of old monster movies Notzilla has finally arrived! Here’s the story in a nutshell, or, well, a beer can: Yomama Bay, 1962. While the Japanese armed forces destroy yet another giant kaiju, a … Continue reading
Two Movies at Once!
I never dreamed I’d have two feature films, as a writer-director, in release at the same time–and two such completely different movies, too! Our distributor decided that, rather than wait as originally intended, they’d release my new comedy Notzilla right … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged Amazon, drama, funny, Healing River, inspirational, new release, Notzilla
47 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Tree Hugging in Florida We aren’t snowbirds; my wife and I like the four seasons. But when our executive producer offered a trip to the Florida Comedy Film Festival for the screening of our movie Notzilla, we jumped (well, flew, … Continue reading
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Sunny Winter Movie Fests! Our feature film Notzilla is in the running for awards at two more festivals! The Florida Comedy Film Festival is one of America’s most prominent comedy movie fests. Which is sort of up our alley since … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged awards, comedy, festivals, film, Florida, nominations, Notzilla
18 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
A New Batch of Kudos! More kudos have rolled in for our film Notzilla! Or, I don’t know, maybe they took an Uber (I’m not sure whether kudos can roll on their own). At any rate, they’ve arrived and our … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged awards, comedy, film, funny, nomination, Notzilla, winner
37 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
A Monster Debut in Chicago this Weekend! My newest feature film Notzilla, an affectionate send-up of old monster movies, will have its official debut at Chicago’s G-Fest this weekend! To read about the premiere and the movie (warning: plot spoilers) … Continue reading