Documentary Distribution / Circus Road
02.26.21

Over the years, I've had a number of documentary filmmakers reach out to me specifically over my experience with Circus Road Films. (Presumably they found an earlier blog entry where I talked positively about them.) I recently had another filmmaker reach out to me asking some follow-up questions and I thought I might write a short piece going more in depth about my experience both with them and distribution overall.

Distribution for me...

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A Quick Charlie Kaufman Story
09.11.20

In light of the recent release of "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" (as well as "Antkind") -- I thought I might share this quick story about Charlie Kaufman. When "Anomalisa" was released, he (along with co-director Duke Johnson and producer Rosa Tran) did a Q&A after a screening of it at the Landmark.

As someone who has been to many Q&As -- the audience question part can be wild, particularly in Los Angeles. I went to an awards screening of...

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Thoughts on the Jamal Adams Trade
07.26.20
This was a tough but expertly executed trade. Up until things went off the rails, Adams was a model teammate on and off the field. I loved watching him and he a true difference maker. Come playoff time Hawks fans will tune in as they’re introducing the players and think, “Man, I sure am glad we get to roll him out.”
 
1. How good is Jamal Adams really?
He’s 24 and already has been 1st team All-Pro. Not Pro Bowl. All-Pro. FIRST TEAM....
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The Informant! — a few takeaways from the commentary track
07.22.20
I think The Informant! is one of those completely overlooked gems even by a very famous director. Very funny, bizarrely based on a true story, it has truly one of the great Matt Damon performances from an incredibly imaginative script from Scott Z. Burns. Impeccably directed by the great Steven Soderbergh. 
 
The commentary track has both Soderbergh and Scott Z. Burns on it (at a time when Scott Z. Burns had not yet directed and so they...
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The NYC Marathon + Housing
01.03.20

Planet Money has a terrific new episode on the allocation of slots in the NYC marathon [link]. 

So there's roughly 50k slots and 150k applicants. More applicants than slots. How to allocate this fairly? Apparently, the NYC marathon has 4 ways you can get in:

1. lottery -- completely randomized, one entry per person

2. merit -- run below a certain time in another marathon

3. desire (money) -- they give away slots to charities who then...

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The Benefits of UCB: a Q&A
01.03.20

An actor recently asked me a bunch of questions re: UCB so I figured I would do a Q&A with myself in case it was helpful to other actors.

Q. Why are you relevant to talk about UCB?
A. I did the full UCB improv currriculum, was passed into Advanced Study, and auditioned and got into Academy. I've also done the full sketch program, was passed into Advanced Study, and also did some one-off stuff like their Character 101 class. I have *not*...

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