American Flag And Olympics

 Someone on the American Olympic team turned her back on the American flag when the anthem was played. For third place.

Hahahaha. Lady, you didn't get the gold and you're still a piece of shit. Wait till you get the gold AND THEN have a platform to be an idiot.

America funded this entitled animal. Gave her the comforts of being a world class competitor. Yes, you dummy, you were GIVEN this. You didn't earn shit. Your sole purpose in life is to run. Think about that for a second.

And she is ungrateful. While it is true she can do and say what she wants in America, because...this animal takes full and complete privilege of America when it suits her. She will be forgotten as she came in third place.

The balls on this woman.

Wait...maybe....hmmm...

To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate...That Is The Question

 Hey dummies, this wasn't FDA approved.

Know what else?

Pretty soon you'll have another identification card in your wallet. One that says you got a vaccination and will have to provide proof to do anything. Remember when America was free? This is how they get you.

So let me get this fucking clear, you don't need to show an I.D. to vote but you need one to exist. Where were all you morons who thought people shouldn't need an I.D. to vote.

Why do people fight having an I.D. to vote? Wait, I shall backtrack...Why do Lefties not want I.D. to vote? Because of all the illegal voting. Duh.

So now what happened to "my body, my choice?" Oh right, now that you feel threatened or scared or whatever fucking pansy shit it is this week, you change your mind.

Hey nitwits, THIS is the future you wanted. A little short-sighted wouldn't you say? Because you stupid fucking Lefties are reactionary. Meaning you only enact when it effects you. Though you pretend like you care about society.

For fuck's sake, grow a fucking brain. People should be allowed to do whatever the fuck they want, without hurting anyone directly. Want to change the health of society? Crack down on the inner city. Save many more lives than the totalitarian Lefty mindset of " you will bend to my will"

Fuck outta here.

IF you feel like you need to live in fear for the rest of your life (for something as low as 99.98% survival...remember statistics, ya' fucks...of course not, you Lefty idiots still believe Biden won the election...it's laughable when you consider the odds. Less than you winning lottery...proof), then you deserve to live in darkness. Let the rest of society move forward (as I've said from the start).

We've turned into a society of old fucking White women. Worried about our own shadows.

Now garbage pit fuckface-Book bans all those who call Biden a fraud AND that the vaccine is bullshit. Yep, a platform to which a lot of morons get "news" is now also burying facts and truth. You should be VERY worried. If you were put in their pissy ass jail, say it with me...Zuckerberg can suck a big fat cock.

Also, the fuck is Jew Zuckerberg running smoke screen for the Left now. Hey, dummy...the Left hate Jews. Didn't get that memo in Facebook? Yeah, because one of your censors blocked that information.

Jesus, media sucks big time. Fuck them.

Dump them.

Juneteenth

 Really wasn't sure what this day was until it was explained at work that we could take the day off.

But I couldn't. Because unions don't follow this "holiday" but not because I am union...I work for unions.

After a little research, apparently it is the day that slavery in America was completely outlawed. Which...I don't think there's any other country that addresses their biggest mistakes in history than America. EVERY society has had slavery. Some still do. In things like indentured servitude. Debts owed are debts paid.

But in American slavery, because America thrived greatly from it, America needs to be reminded of its ugliness.

And it is ugly. Treating human beings as property has to be the ugliest notion in the human heart. We've seen experiments similar to this, and NONE of us are immune. Consider if Blacks were given the same power that Whites were and you'd see how that would pan out (it seems this is the direction we're heading where they are determined to make every White person feel the wrath of the past).

Slavery is ugly. But coming to terms with mistakes SHOULD be forgivable. But it isn't. And, in my opinion, never will be. It's like being married. Women never forget the slights.

Which is a lot of the reason why some communities never thrive. Because there's no many beefs based on pride.

Now, before a few of you idiotic Lefties come down hard on me about the fact that I would never understand what it meant because I am not Black, consider that I grew up in the 1980's in Ohio when the Vietnam War was 5 years removed. I'm not even fucking Vietnamese, but the soldiers that came back still existed in my community. In all communities. Yeah, it's a strange comparison, but I would say the shit I endured throughout my childhood of White racists equaled those of my contemporary Black neighbors. And I got MORE shit from Black people than any other race. That's what happening now, but the press don't have the courage to admit it.

Juneteenth seems to be a consolation prize to ugliness that the Founding Fathers can't shake. And yes, they were ugly racist. But that doesn't mean America is racist. It means we learned from our mistakes rather than bury the history (like White Lefties want to do). Democrats didn't free the slaves, Republicans did. Guess you didn't hear that one. 

As one person puts it, it's a celebration of pretending the people who ran the ruse of pandering to the Black community needs to pretend they cared about them all along. Enter Joe Biden. Who embraces Juneteenth as much as Nancy Pelosi embraced her (hahaha) Kunte scarf. Comically stupid people who, have somehow won the pandering war with Black America. Or we know it's all fraud. Which it is.

Wake up people. Things like this doesn't solve race problems. 

James Mangold: The Twitter Warrior

 Director James Mangold has taken shots at the Twitter world for the slights people online have been making against his directing the fifth Indiana Jones.

He has many valid points and you can search them on twitter to realize how off the rails he becomes.

Essentially he is briskly telling the "fans" to wait till the fucking thing is done to shit on him. Or the project. Which I wholeheartedly agree with.

I'm not a fan of his movies BUT I love his craft (except for shooting this one on digital, which I understand the logistics of making an actor look more presentable). He wouldn't be the first person I thought of when it came to the Indy Jones franchise. In fact, I actually thought Jake Kasdan would've been pretty solid after coming off the "Jumanji" reboots.

Any how, Mangold goes I can see he is a film enthusiasts, which, in my opinion, makes him as qualified as anyone. I have no link to the Indy series other than they do represent great memories in my childhood. That's it. They were meant to be serials helmed by different people (which I was attempting to do myself). To that, I doubt he could do worse than "The Crystal Skull" one.

Also, it occurred to me, that as society changes so does the actual craft of making them. I think the cinematography of Douglas Slocumbe will never be outdone by anyone else. There was a time and place and uniqueness to his addition to the series which I found STILL incredible today. I bring up shooting on celluloid for that reason. The cinematographer on this Phedon Papamichael ASC, is REALLY well trained and exceptionally capable of capturing their own take of the Indy world.

However, the biggest mistake of ever tackling a mythical film is that you can't help but compare. I don't think many people who accept this responsibility, much like the "Star Wars" series. I would never try, not because of cowardice, but because I know the anchor it comes with. And...boy...the public will bury you in your own doubts.

Actually, kudos to Mangold for standing up for his project. Or the committee's project. I would never assume a person with such independent bones would want to do a summer blockbuster.

I would say...that's courage. I mean, in the film world anyway.

A Few Words From The Public

 Okay, so a person had contacted me in regards of my "bitter, cynical, angry..."

To be clear, I am actually trying to encourage you to do your own thing without having to kowtow to people who hate you.

Yes, Hollywood hates you and judges you.

You think Meryl Streep looks a homeless person in the eyes when she walks around L.A. (if she walks)? Doubt it. Think Chris Evans likes to ride the bus?

No, this is what normal people do. To get by. I would not aspire to people like these. Even established people/filmmakers tend to be sheltered. And it's obvious they consider your life much less valuable then their own. Why? Because they can tell a good story? I guess.

The movie business, aside from what type of entertainment they provide, is also a perception machine. It's a business...don't you be mistaken. And you would fare better getting a lawyer license to break in, then a literary degree (most have). The rest is just getting through one hurdle after another.

What I am suggesting, is to get that chip on your shoulder, tell those guys to "fuck off!" and do your thing (within your own comfort level). That is freedom, people.

The reason why I shit on the people who pursue the more "loftier" goals is because these are not the people you want to associate with. At least, I hope you don't. They may have a ton of money, but they also have your balls in a sling.

The greatest freedom is to tell the story you want to tell. Which comes at a price but the cost is so low...in my opinion...your dignity.

Own Up To Your Bullshit

 A co-worker and I were rapping about all the homeless in this town.

We're fucked in Los Angeles. It's not gonna be fixed anytime soon. Or with any real impact to repairing what the fucking idiotic Lefty politicians have done to this place.

Well, the conversation was about why and how homeless got to be that.

He went for the easy answer...mental illness and drugs. Which is very true.

I went for the less than common spoken about thing which is this...

homeless people will never hold themselves accountable for anything

Because that would require shame. And that is the only they hold onto.

This goes across the board from the ones who lost their entire living in substance abuse to mentally ill (which I get that it is a chemical imbalance here).

The one thing is...they will never apologize for anything. They won't take part in what got them to that place. Watch...ask a homeless person how they got there. 99.9% will say it was due to someone else OR lean on an excuse. Never is it..."I really screwed up with my wife." "My folks tried to get me help but I was a shit and I feel bad now and I regret it." Or "it's all my fault I'm in this situation."

In this case, they justify living like a low rent animal by mentally believing society is the one that suffers from the daily grind. This is sociopathic behavior. And the reason why you see more of them here than anywhere else is because of a) the weather b) entitled entertainment people.

People do come to Hollywood hoping to be the next Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie or, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ron Bass, or whatever. They believe they should be that, because in their little home town, they were big.

Here, you disappear. Then it's everyone else's fault you aren't where you deserve to be.

As Bill Muny says in "Unforgiven" deserving has nothing to do with it.

But entertainment people cannot digest this. So they hold everyone else at fault.

Again, go ahead and listen to a homeless person. They say idiotic things instead of pointing it directly at themselves for stupid behavior and bad choices. Perhaps they're cursed for making bad choices. Like given the chance to do the right thing or the wrong thing, they inexplicably pick the wrong thing.

I'd forgive anyone who believes this to be their answer.

At least ignorance is more interesting.

Inclusivity

 Inclusivity is the ugliest word ever. Hollywood loves to use it.

It implies that you are allowing me to participate in your shitty event because I'm desperate to be in your club. And that even if you're underqualified, you still get to do something for them.

Fuck you. I don't need your permission to create my own club.

Which I have.

To be honest, I had no other choice. Because regardless of how "inclusive" Hollywood is, they don't give a shit unless you make money. And if you don't...color be damned. And I don't care to make the powers-that-be money. Because I'm not greedy scumbags for which this town is full of.

Don't let the bullshit social justice thing fool you. Most who work, don't have enough time to care. And those who've made it live behind guarded gates. Duh.

That is the truth.

So take your inclusivity and shove it.

You certainly don't need to announce that you're throwing us colored folk a bone.

Crew Stories

 I love a great crew story.

I'm on a page now that has all the people who work on production that get to talk about their experiences. It's great because they all have stories that we, who worked in production, could relate.

I remember asking a friend when he came back from his shoot about his experiences shooting his film. He looked at me blankly..."it was great!"

That was it.

A few months later, the stories came out. But it took a while and I wonder about that.

I think this generation sort of...I dunno, thinks they're on the hotseat when it comes to pretending production is fun. It's not suppose to be. It's chaos and garbage and a lot of moving parts that never work. Imagine being on a boat and you bring up the anchor, and the engine dies, and then you fix the engine and there's a leak.

THAT is making movies.

And, for the most part, if you have the budget and time, there is little panic (or if you work on a union film). Because, we aren't curing cancer. And it's not life or death. Maybe if the producer is in with mafia...then maybe (which I've suspected a few shoots I've been on have been).

But I never understood the tight lipped nature of some people not to share their war stories. I suppose it could be the "don't kiss and tell" bullshit. But telling experiences of film shoots (good or bad) is the backbone of why we do it. And to learn from it.

In the example I mentioned above, and some of the stories I eventually was told, I learned a few lessons.

If you're stubborn, you probably wouldn't take many of it as cautionary tales. Also, it does weed out the serious people versus the not so serious people.

You will re-define your place a lot in the movie business, if you decide to pursue it.

A lot of people will fight it. Pretend like it's all roses. You're morons.

A few of you probably wonder why I'm still in it if I hate it so much.

If you paid attention, here's why...

I'm not in it. I work for it, and do my own thing. So fuck you.

A lot of people who do attempt to work in it, want to work for people who have the power, money and leverage to make something a ton of people will watch. And most of what I say will fall on deaf ears. A kid I'm mentoring now (I say kid, when they're 24, which is a kid in movie world) believes and hopes he gets someone to fund his projects. He's extremely talented and wholeheartedly believes he gets the chance. Reality? Probably not. As good as his film may be and as much effort as he puts in them...he may go invisible. And then the excuses come out. "They don't hire young White men" "I need the right people to see it..." etc...

This may be true, but it's not reality.

Reality is you will more than likely not get your chance to make the movie you want. NOT because you aren't good because there are a lot of people who also know a lot of people that are also ignored.

It's not your fault.

The only thing is your fault, is your attitude.

Instead of resenting Hollywood...do something for yourself. It doesn't have to go through them. The stories you tell between friends are a reminder that industry work is a shit show.

Keep pretending you deserve what you work for, make up lies about how much "fun" it is and see how far that goes.

The truth...enjoy what YOU are doing. And have a laugh at the ridiculousness of the biz.

"In The Heights" Bombed Big

 Whichever idiot gave this the greenlight will probably fail up.

Sorry folks, it may be a good movie, but at a time when the majority of Americans, patriotic Americans are trying to get the frauds in the White House to go down to the border and illegal immigration and border jumpers, you fucking okay a story about how great it is to be in a ghetto that not even the ghetto recognizes.

Fucking morons.

Tone deaf Hollywood at its finest.

They don't give a fuck about your diversity (or phony one, at that). They care about being entertained.

So yes, it probably was a hit on Broadway, because all the nancies in that stupid garbage pit New Yawk city loves themselves. But for America, your pandering rings phony. And to spend $55 mil on the production is laughable. The fuck were you thinking Warners.

Hey, I shill for my Asian kind in director Jon Chu. But this just perhaps gave a window into how NOT GOOD "Crazy Rich Asians" was (it's okay).

It did make me happy that it also exposed how useless press is. Regardless of how hard you attempt to push an agenda to your corporate overlords. The corporations know the Left are emotional nitwits that are easily led. The Right can be fooled as well. But, think about how insulting it is they choose you over the latter. The Right tend to be much more skeptical of this behavior. There is no good will in business.

Look, stop being this type of pandering patronizing industry. Just make a good story. ANY story.

When you watch the trailer to this...what do you think it's about?

Here's me: It's tough to be a Puerto Rican in this town so I'mma' dance.

Pathetic.

No Romeo and Juliet. No...um...plot. Just...I'mma' sing and dance.

Also...why paint the shithole of New York anything than what it is? Why glossy up the shit?

It's still shit.

And America knew it.

Rich Kid Movies - John Hughes Sucks

 I've always hated "rich kid movies"

What do I mean by that?

That rich White kids have everything given to them but they're still miserable. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is the prime example. Entitled shit who got everything and still decides to bring grief to adults because...he's bored. Ooooo edgy.

Anything John Hughes, really. He grew up in rich kid Evanston, Illinois (which I've been too a few times). They're dicks in that community. There was a rule back when I visited where you couldn't own a pickup truck in that town because it was "unsightly." Sure those assholes lightened up.

Rich kid movies are ones where you are just baffled why they have issues. I think the message was suppose to be "even rich kids with good parents have issues" But they make the parents act and look like retards. Yea, nice message. And my classmates lapped it up.

I did see "Ferris Bueller..." in the theater. It was at a dual theater that had been running for almost a year (I eventually ended up working at that very theater as a late teen). It was..."meh" I just didn't get what the big deal was.

Conversely, a movie like "Back To School" was more my type of flick. It has the same sensibility but skates a little bit towards a better message. The fuck was Ferris all about. Except he's too cool for school and outsmarts everyone. Smug is gross.

In reality, Ferris would be put in boarding school and forgotten. Pretty easy to catch a kid who breaks the fourth wall talking into the camera.

I do give John Hughes credit for fooling people into believing his movies are any good. Some function STRICTLY on nostalgia. Even when they first came out into theaters.

Not a John Hughes flick but..."Less Than Zero" bugged me too. I don't blame anyone involved, since the source material is as vapid as the movie. It was suppose to be more so.

I don't know what's suppose to pass as dark comedy back then, but supposedly Brett Easton Ellis considered it that. That people are so shallow they don't show emotions in the correct places. Surprise! That's how you feel when you watch the flick or read the book (which I did....you're left with "so what?").

Ugh...yes, rich White people have problems. But seriously...the general public doesn't give a fuck about that.

I Do Love Anyone Who Tries

 A co-worker just told me about a high school friend of his who made a ton of money developing tax writing software in the 1980's.

He was telling me about him because he was at this memorial. Didn't even make 60 years old. Died. With a lot of money.

He told me at his memorial his sister brazenly declared "...let's not mince words, my brother was an alcoholic and he died because of it."

Reflexively I laughed. Jesus. The balls on this girl.

Then occurred to me...and also to my friend...MONEY DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL BE HAPPY.

I keep telling this to my poor friends and all they can say is "well, it's easy if you have it."

Nope. Wrong. Nuh-uh.

Money isn't what makes you happy. Knowing how much you can be happy with is.

For some, having $10 and a place to get a hot meal and they are happy means they are living a better life than a millionaire software engineer. For others, having a yacht, fifteen cars and a mansion means happy (which is most often isn't the case).

To me, I've never chased wealth. I grew up watching people with wealth lead a very sour life. Their kids are miserable. Wife is bored. They party until they die.

Because, here's the thing...

...once you become wealthy beyond your imagination, what other things are there to conquer?

And also, who do you surround yourself with that gives you worth if it isn't people who use you for your wealth (not that they give you money, could also mean they give you financial advice). In short...who likes you for you.

Not many people.

Wealthy people are lonely people for a reason...paranoia.

They can lose everything overnight because all of their money is so tied to other things. Liquidity in money is the thought that money moves on the daily basis (which it does). Money isn't a thing. It's a promise of a thing. I give you dollars, you give me candy. The promise is on the currency itself. Legal tender.

If you have no purpose, none of this is worthwhile. "This" as in, life. You need to find what you want to do...to feel fulfilled. Chasing money isn't that much fun. All you want is more of it.

So if you at least try...I am in your corner.

Side Jobs

 The one thing you should learn about the movie business is...you will need to make the best of it.

Regardless of where you end up.

I got a friend a job at where I work. And it's really a bland job BUT, I told him this very thing...MAKE THE MOST OF IT.

Too many people in our business who came from film school suffer from entitlement.

The reality is that it is a factory. And you are but a cog.

When I worked as a janitor at my undergrad university, I made the best of it. On my breaks, I'd write skits. Or envision little stories I could film. Always dreaming of getting friends together and making films.

The "dream" took a turn when I went into graduate school and tried my hardest to navigate through the business side of show. What I discovered was that it has all the makings of the same thing you see in...say...a warehouse. People come in their uniforms and do what it is SPECIFICALLY, they were brought on to do. Now, we all have aspirations (at least you should). The people who work as part of the cog...well, some probably lost that will. The trick is to (and I told my friend this) do the job you are paid to do to the best of your ability and do what you want to do on the side.

STOP STOP STOP...believing you deserve the spot to make movies. You do not. That is the side thing you do to enjoy the process and make mistakes. Newbies always overreach and burn themselves out. An entire exodus of homeless people is indicative of that.

Instead, work at something menial and pursue your goals on your own time. It really isn't a bad thing. In fact, it is inspiring to a lot of people. Since you don't answer to anyone and people see you have a work ethic.

Believe it or not, I work at a place where I haven't found another person who is making their own films. It's mind boggling. As the resources are right in front of them. I pray they don't look back at their lives and regret. I know one old timer who just retired who pursued the movie business...dropped out and in retirement has the time to make something...and still doesn't. Fucking sad. To me, that is the definition of tragedy. You get too old to do anything. Or you have a family and that takes priority.

SO many people think they can juggle it all. Not many have. In terms of people who make movies from scratch, such as myself, it's exhausting enough without the drama of life.

OR...and BIG OR...you trade it for the comfortability of life.

That's also what happens. You realize how silly the pursuit is and well-wish anyone who attempts it while you sit in your backyard with a hard seltzer water and let your life dwindle away. That is fine too. For those who have ambition, this will be a foreign thought.

If you do continue on, the key word you should burn into your brain is this: survive.

That seems obvious, but there are too many people who go into this career path and can't sustain themselves. That's idiotic. You do need to be in a secure place where your pursuits are based on not just working to live. Again, seen too many people one freelance gig away from total collapse. This will tire you out. And then your stuck until the industry forces you to "go back home."

Then are those who have nothing to lose. As you recall, I mentioned people whose home lives are so disastrous suffering through living in Hollywood is the better option. Pity those folk. Their options are limited and with the odds of succeeding much less than winning the lottery...the real answer is you become a burden to society. Have some shame.

Just work. And do work. And be honest with your work. All work is seen as noble. And not everyone is going to be Stanley Kubrick.

Distribution

 A friend recently told me that making his movie was LESS difficult than getting it distributed.

For many filmmakers, finding someone to buy your film and exhibit it is the last thing they think of.

IF you are a serious filmmaker and want to get an audience and continue to tell your stories, this is something you must NEVER overlook.

The trick of most studio flicks is...they are their own distributor. For independents, it's not considered. Maybe it's ego or whatever, but when people make their films, they believe they will naturally be picked up and be beloved and sold immediately. Nope, that's when lawyers jump in.

So look, if you're serious about wanting movies to be a business unfortunately, you have to think of it as a factory. You need product to sell. You need someone to buy it. Then you need someone to talk about it.

Luckily, I could give a flying shit about that. ONLY to say, that there are people who simply want to make entertainment without a return.

These are extremely rare and growing extinct.

I have a friend now who always talks about finding a benefactor who would see his genius and be swept up. And given a lot of money to make his movies. Possibly. I can hear you laughing now. But, the truth is...work hard at something you like watching. Stay focused on the material/story you want to tell and find someone who probably is less creative and more business minded to deal with the rest.