Quick Stuck the Movie Update

I checked with Producer Nico this week and was told they're slowly and steadily moving forward with the edit of Stuck Outside of Phoenix the Movie. Still, February at this point is a long shot, so I'm going to quit posting possible premiere times until there's an announcement. As far as I'm concerned, the deadline is, when the movie is great. Nico, as always, is ably manning the project, and in daily contact with his editors. I'll keep you posted of news as I get it.

Yours in laying down the law,

Art

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What I'm Working On

 Four projects have my full attention in 2013.

1) Stuck the Movie (duh);

2) Badge, which has me thinking creatively about its publication;

3) Ghost Notes the Screenplay, which should be finished in the first half of the year;

4) And a Memoir Project, which has all of my attention at the moment.

I know the projects piling up, but they'll all have their day.

Yours in laying down the law,

Art

Check out the Trailer for Stuck Outside of Phoenix the Movie, which will premiere in Tempe in early 2013.

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New Post on My Attempts to get Badge Published up at The Nervous Breakdown

It's called The Last Rejection, and it will give you some idea why I've struggled with the idea of self-pubbing my third novel Badge.

Yours in laying down the law,

Art

Check out the Trailer for Stuck Outside of Phoenix the Movie, which will premiere in Tempe in early 2013.

Or try Stuck Outside of Phoenix in print form for just $5.

Or try Stuck for your Kindle for just $2.99.

Happy 2013!

One last post in 2012 to let you know the editing of Stuck the Movie is coming along. The latest is we'll have a "rough" in late January, which puts the debut sometime in February.

Can't wait? Me either! 

See you next year.

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2012 Nonfiction Pieces Posted at My Website

I've posted a couple of essays at my website that have never before been available online. The first originally appeared in The Writer, and it explores the difference between fiction and non- by asking questions like, "What if Moby-Dick were a memoir?"

The second is a personal essay about my decision in 2009 not to mention a certain band's name in any of my marketing material. The essay is called "No Refreshments will be Served," and it originally appeared in Pear Noir!

So, have at 'em!

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Some Notes on Stuck Outside of Phoenix the Movie's Trailer

I'm jacked about Stuck Outside of Phoenix the Movie's trailer. There's so much going on therein I feel the need to highlight some of my favorite points.

(0:05)

I'm very excited about Brandon Hannifin's take on Hote. He has the gravity of a lead without giving up the neuroses inherent in a character who can't seem to drive onto an onramp. I can't wait to see more of Brandon as Hote.

(0:38)

Hearing Dead Hot Workshop's "Last Train Ride" almost makes me weep every time. No other band--and no other song--so clearly evokes the era for me. If you'd have told me in 1990, as I sat at Long Wong's nursing my pitcher of beer and watching Dead Hot, that I'd write a movie someday about that time and said movie would include "Last Train Ride," I'd've told you to slow down on the drinking there, pal.

(0:44)

Dan Kerege seems to be playing Lance for all the humor he can get out of him. Such an important role with Hote being so damned heavy all the time. I bet a lot of people are going to like this character.

(0:52)

I love the look here on Chris DeGreen's face. Chris plays Gad, who's a sort of super ego to the other two Fun Yungers. I've no doubt Chris--a lead singer in his own right--knows how to keep his sidemen in line.

(1:03)

If this movie is about two moments, one is right here, where Lola, played by Kat Bingham, drops the opportunity of a lifetime on Hote. Kat clearly knows what she's doing with Lola, and you can tell sparks are gonna fly between these two.

(1:37)

Second moment: "So what's it like, having people actually show up?" Every rock musician in Tempe in 1990 knew this feeling. Probably every rock musician in the history of the world ever.

(2:13)

Kudos to those who spotted the "Dare to Keep Kids off Drugs" T-shirt in the audience.

Big thanks to Producer Nico Holthaus, Elijio Ramirez and Rick Rothen for this time machine of a trailer.

Anyone else have favorite trailer moments?

Yours in laying down the law,

Art

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Emergency Supplemental Blog: New Stuck the Movie Trailer!!!

I'm going to have a lot more to say about this on Monday, but for now, ladies and gentlemen, enjoy the new Stuck Outside of Phoenix the Movie Trailer.

"So what's it like, actually having people show up?"

Yours in laying down the law,

Art

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