Category Archives: Movies

Let’s Go Dino Surfin’!

Posted on March 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

Music From My Movies As I mentioned in the previous Music from My Movies posts, I’ve written songs for each of my feature films. For my “cult classic comedy” Notzilla (MovieWeb), I wrote three early 60s-style tunes to play under the … Continue reading →

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Confession: I Like Acting Stuffy

Posted on March 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

I’m primarily a writer, director, producer, but I enjoy acting on-screen as well. Here’s a fun little promotional piece I did a few years back for an advertising company called Epipheo. I confess: I liked playing this rather stuffy British fellow … Continue reading →

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I Have Promises to Keep

Posted on February 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

A Filmmaker’s Journal Twelve years ago, I met a man who altered my life forever. Mike, a producer and fledgling screenwriter, had spearheaded the formation of a production company called St. Michael Movies. And now they were casting their second … Continue reading →

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Why Is “Smart” Marketing So Dumb?

Posted on February 10, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I’m not impressed with “targeted” advertising. I’ve received ads for: Girl Scout activities in Vermont—because a person I don’t know, who leads a Vermont Girl Scout troupe, once connected with me on LinkedIn. Lacrosse equipment (a … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago This Month

Posted on February 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago, my wife and I took a spur-of-the-moment Valentine’s Day trip to Florida. We had no idea it would be our last vacation before something called a “coronavirus” was re-labelled COVID 19 and turned the world upside down. … Continue reading →

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Trapped in a Box of My Own Design

Posted on January 21, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d built the cabin—and now I had cabin fever. This wasn’t the life I wanted. All I did, it seemed, was administrate my tiny-but-important-sounding Newport Institute of the Arts. I was doing the one thing I said I’d never … Continue reading →

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Building a Patchwork of Love

Posted on January 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dear preachers, teachers and group leaders: A new year has begun, and that means new opportunities to love and minister to others. Not just for you, but for everyone in your congregation, classroom, or group. If you’re looking for a great … Continue reading →

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Come on Baby, Do the Notzilla!

Posted on January 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

Images above are from both the feature film and the graphic novel Notzilla (P.S. My publisher has just commissioned me to create a new Notzilla graphic novel!) Music From My Movies As I mentioned in the previous Music From My Movies, … Continue reading →

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The Mold From Which I Was Made

Posted on January 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir She was my template, my prototype. But I never knew it. Even as a preschooler, I was embarrassed by her. “Don’t forget to go wee-wee,” she’d say at bedtime. “Nooo, Grandma! It’s pee-pee!” As a teenager, I loudly dressed … Continue reading →

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7 Components of Spiritual Leadership

Posted on January 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Moses wasn’t a natural leader. He was a vision guy—great at talking to burning bushes, not so great at talking to hoards of Hebrews. He was also passionate and strong-willed (ahem, I can relate). He tried … Continue reading →

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