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Here’s a short clip of me playing Harry Meade, Jr. in the 1981 film Take This Job and Shove It. This was shot in 1980 in Dubuque, Iowa, so I’d be 12 years old.
My father is played by David Keith, who [...]

With Leslie Hall, we celebrate the journey of Willow, a small farmer/apprentice magician and together they journey through a war-torn land of magic and monsters, to save a baby princess from death at the hands of an evil queen. Filmed entirely on location at of Telefantasy Studios.

Next Wednesday, March 21, please join me at the Hammer Museum in Westwood for the Debut of the new Leslie Hall video “Willow Don’t Cry,” featuring the dance stylings of yours truly as Willow. I haven’t seen the finished result yet, but judging from the previous work of creators Dungeon Majesty, it should be [...]

A rare type of crime, or rather, the opposite of crime. An anti-crime… must:
… be done in such a way that it causes outrage and/or humiliation to the victim. Merely giving someone something is not enough. Examples of this type include breaking-and-decorating, proffering-with-intent, and whitemailing (for example threatening to reveal a [...]

Last spring, filmmaker Jay Martin and I shot some footage for a screen test of a film in development. Here’s an edit he put together - it’s a bit goofy, but fun. Enjoy!

Trainspotting
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching fabrics. Choose DIY and [...]

I just saw The Terminal. Gosh. You know, that was really one of the most depressing nihilistic movies I’ve seen in a long time. A few brief, weakly-connected notes.
I expected something Kafka-esque, but I also expected it to be more of a feelgood film than it winds up being.
I can’t help but [...]

I am a libertarian. For all of its faults, I am certain that unfettered free market capitalism is the most effective way to manage our society. For this reason, I have generally considered myself a weak Republican. Admittedly a dope-smoking, ultra-liberal, gay-friendly Republican who hasn’t been too happy with the choices offered [...]

Wow, this looks cool!
Spider-Man India interweaves the local customs, culture and mystery of modern India, with an eye to making Spider-Man’s mythology more relevant to this particular audience. Readers of this series will not see the familiar Peter Parker of Queens under the classic Spider-Man mask, but rather a new [...]

Super Size Me
A film of epic proportions

“I have a theory about McDonalds, and that is that everything they make is all one thing. And in the back, they have this big vat full of this ’stuff,’ and these little molds come by and SCHLURP! Hamburger SCHLURP! Malt SCHLURP! Paper box SCHLURP! Here’s your change.”

Steve [...]