"STRAIGHT OUTTA UTAH"

Greetings and a happy Sundance/Slamdance week to you all, right now, all kinds of actors, directors, producers writers,performers, filmmakers, filmwatchers are descending upon the beautiful landscape of Park City Utah, I’m not there this year, I’m hanging out back east, I was filming in New York City this week with a huge influence on what I’ve been doing for a couple years, the kind gentleman Ed Burns.

 Burnsy has a really quality catalog of films, if I have to pick just one, I’d really like to recommend ‘Sidewalks of New York’, defininitely try that one out.

 Though from what I’ve heard straight outta Utah so far, sounds like films are getting watched, talked about and and enjoyed, and that’s what makes it such a great institution, sure, it’s crowded, the parties are packed, and last year, aside from sometimes not getting the chance to eat until like 10pm,  I also almost saw a fight break out in the ticket line, it’s inspiring to know, that so many people are involved, they fly out, they volunteer, they crash parties, screenings, people watch…all for the sake of hearing or seeing a really good story unfold. Hopefully that inspires us all, no matter what we’re doing, filming, music, dentistry, highway patrol, teaching, it’s all about expressing yourself and just having a great story to tell. It’s why I’m still at it, it’s why I jump on planes trains and automobiles to do it. When a story works? When people connect? It feels right, it’s a rush, just wonderful feeling.

By the end of last year, I finished writing a new TV show, DETECTIVES is still making its rounds, loaded with all kinds of “Maybe! Should! Could! Would!” so while DETECTIVES is getting bombarded with that, I went out and pounded on the keyboard for a bit and came up with FREE GIRL NOW. This idea has been cooking in my head for a bit, and I was really glad, once I started getting these words down, how quickly it all seemed to come together. I think Bill Lawrence said it best “Writing in itself is a pain in the ass, but having actually WRITTEN something? Bliss.” And I’d probably listen to Bill on this one, he’s really put out some wonderful TV over the years. I’m not even sure I’m going to flirt with the networks on FREE GIRL NOW, it may be best to throw caution to the wind and just go for it, get it on film, see how it all plays out, and go from there!

So with that, I wish you all a great beginning to the year, it’s not too late to keep doing your New Years resolutions, never too late to start something brand new, no matter how far fetched or scary it may seem, it’s just like the good brother G Love says “are you feeling the feeling that I’m feeling, dreams are like fish, you’ve got to keep on reeling”

Keep on keepin on,Tim