05.18.05

Well folks, it's been a while so I figured I would post a long overdue update. For those of you who don't know we are having auditions for our next film, "Divine Manipulation Of The Threads", at the Media Co-Op in Midtown on Saturday May 21st. Auditions will be held between 9am and noon so get there early. If you do come out please be sure to bring a Head Shot and a Resume.

We are also working with Charles Moore on his new film and should begin shooting in the next few weeks.

Big news about Bevan... While attending the Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, OK. he was presented with their Indie Auteur Award for filmmaking. Way to go -B- !

We'll post more as plans unfold and the camera starts to roll...

-A

02.21.05

So far we've managed to fall into the good graces of TWO film festivals.  A Cowboy's Silver Lining has been invited to screen at the Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, OK and the Hearts and Minds Film Festival in Wilmington, DE.  We're all very excited to have our hard work shown to a group of avid film fanatics (or those that are merely curious enough to venture out into the realms of Indie Films).  

We're hoping to be invited to a few more festivals as the year progresses.  We're not finished submitting to other festivals either... So, if you know of any great film festivals or any great cities that host festivals please feel free to share them with us.  

Bevan is hard at work trying to finish up our next feature film venture.  There will be more news to come on that by the end of February (when he's promised to have the first working draft finished).  It promises to be funny as we were looking to film a comedy this time around (well, dark comedy anyway... it is Bevan after all).

Is anyone interested in screening some T-Shirts?  We've got a T-shirt idea we would like to have made for use in the film.  They're also funny enough to purchase for personal use.  

-Sun God------------

...Sometime in late January

Okay gang. There's lots of new stuff going on at Rusted Sun Films.  Obviously we've had a bit of a face lift.  Exciting is it not?  Well, it might give some of you flashbacks or make you want to vomit but we thought it was a pretty good idea at the time.  Anthony really likes pink. I hope all of you enjoy all of the new stuff and all of the new things to come.  2005 should be another interesting year for all of us.  We've made some new friends, some new connections, and got a bit of attention for a film well made.  

For those of you that don't know, A Cowboy's Silver Lining is out and about on the festival circuit.  We're waiting to hear from various festivals (quite eagerly awaiting) with the hopes  that we can go out and visit these festival events, thus expanding the joys that are Indie Films.  

I should mention that the 2005 Diary (Bevan's Rants) is up and running.  It's basically a blog for all of the rants and crazy thoughts that pass through my mind at any given moment in time.  It serves to entertain.  Be sure to drop an e-mail with us or swing by the diary and give us your thoughts... 

There are obviously all sorts of new things to check out:  The movie stills page, Some new production stills, Premiere Party pictures for ACSL, and some blurry things...

There will be plenty to work on, so forgive us if we get a little tied up in more movie making.  

-B

11-18-04
There is quite a bit of new stuff to share with all of you wonderful folks out there across the land so, buckle up...
There is an update on imdb.com for A Cowboy's Silver Lining.  We're now part of the huge mass media database to share with the world.
There are some new sections of press from various sources that have been gracious enough to show us love.
There are two new additions to the diary section of the A.C.S.L website.
We've submitted the film to the San Francisco Indie Festival, with the hopes that we will be screening there soon.  We're also shipping some stuff off to the Nashville Film Festival.  That will be fun if they invite us.
We also hand-delivered the film to a local-boy-gone-Hollywood, just to start some conversations about where to go and what to do.  It never hurts to stick it out and see what happens.
I (B) have been working with a couple of friends on some scripts with the hopes that we can get them done in the near future.  Of course, we're still writing everything on the "get-it-done-for-free" kind of idealism.  Hopefully, there will be much more to share with you on the horizon.  Good things are on their way.  

10-27-04

Whew!  What a premiere that was! 

The premiere for A Cowboy's Silver Lining Sold out the theater.  It was the first time in SEVEN YEARS that there has ever been a sell-out crowd at Indie Memphis.  That's quite a feat, wouldn't you say.  We didn't will any prizes... but hey, as far as I know, no one else sold out the theater.  

We should have the Premiere After Party pictures up soon.  They're okay (I've got to teach people about headroom).  

We had a great night and shared it with a lot of great people.  Thanks to everyone that participated.  We're sorry if you were turned away at the door.  There will be another screening for the film sometime soon, I PROMISE.   We still have DVDs and T-shirts for sale while supplies last.  

Right now we're focusing on getting out to other festivals.  There will be more news and more fun things from the kind folks here at Rusted Sun Films.  We are a family.  I think we'll probably have to put up a question and answer section for the film somewhere too... seeing as how there are lots of questions.  Check back soon.  This trip is far from over.  Hopefully the info will be on Internet Movie Database soon.  They're kind of strict.

-B

10-11-04

WHAT A TIME... WHAT A DAY...

A Cowboy's Silver Lining has landed a primo timeslot and date for the Indie Memphis Film Festival.

A COWBOY'S SILVER LINING

SATURDAY OCTOBER 23RD

7PM

MUVICO PEABODY PLACE

That's the info.  The awards ceremony takes place directly after the screening at 9pm. Hopefully we'll take home a prize and party on into the night.

There is an premiere after party at MÉLANGE.  Mélange is located at the corner of Cooper/Young. Meet us there for giveaways and our "wrap party" of sorts.  It's guaranteed to be a great time.

Wish us luck, invite everyone you know, bribe them to come along. This is an event that you will not want to miss... the PREMIERE for A COWBOY'S SILVER LINING!!!!

9-29-2004

HOLY CRIPES!

     We've reloaded and re-vamped the film page for "A Cowboy's Silver Lining."  Check out the new poster artwork and some of the diary entries.  It's a work in progress but Antoine and I are very happy with it (so far).  There will be a lot of new things to come so stay tuned.

     Anthony is slaving away at the 5.1 audio mix for the film and eventual DVD copies.  The first copies of the disk and the SPECIAL EDITION 2 disk version should be available at (or sometime after) the premiere.  We're back at work to say the least.  

     For those of you who haven't heard, the festival copy of the film has been hand delivered to the folks at INDIE MEMPHIS.  With all good luck, we will be premiering this grand project during the festival so you'll all have comfy seats, optional popcorn, and a kick ass sound system.  We'll see how the projection works live then, huh?  We still have to piece together the gag-reel and the documentary... but we're getting there, give me a freakin' break already.  There is a fabled light at the end of the tunnel...

-B

09-11-2004

Hello Cowboys and Cowgirls! 

    We have some fantastic news to share with all of you happy little movie fans out there.  As of 2:22 AM Monday September 6th (Labor Day), we finished the final shot of filming process for "A Cowboy's Silver Lining."  We had been waiting somewhere near a month and a half to catch the final stressed moments of a Johnny jumper of an Indie film... and it all finally fell into place.   We were filming for near 13 hours over Sunday and Monday during some very peak heated daylight.  The warehouse that we shot in has been a very giving location, with an exception of the weather changing to a furnace.  The cast and crew sweated through the work we needed, we pulled off some very good looking shots (as well as performances), and then moved to the roof for the "night shoot." 

    The rooftop scenes turned out amazingly well.  The city backdrop and the ominous (though frustrating) echoes of trains pulled together a frightful Mexican Standoff.  By the middle of the shoot we had all drooped in energy (and I managed to yell at everyone for a moment) but we did make it through.   Thanks to Ben for the use of the premises.  A very special thanks to Christine for the champagne toast.  There is also a hearty loving embrace to each and every one of the cast and crew that muscled their way through schedules and gave us their valuable time.   I know that at moments it wasn't easy.  

    THE NEWEST OF NEW NEWS:  Anthony and I have finished all of the scenes rough cuts.  (If you didn't know, we've been piecing the film together scene by scene)  All of the scenes are chopped, they just need to be polished-- so we plan on working those little kinks out this weekend.   By the middle of next week we should be rendering the film as a whole just in time to hand-deliver a copy to the folks over at Indie Memphis.  So, if you don't hear from us for a few days... that's what we'll be doing... cramming in all of the work for the final.   It should be some test.  I hope we do well on the essay portion.  Pee.

  -B

09-01-2004

Greetings from the Belmont Ranch
     The coming weekend should be a rather large endeavor for "A Cowboy's Silver Lining."  As most of you may know, we're not quite finished filming the final scenes.  These scenes require me to shave my head, so we're saving the best for last... that and I don't want to have to wait 8 months or so to grow it back for a re-shoot.  This weekend, we've tentatively scheduled those cryptic "final scenes."  The excitement comes in swells as this shall surely be a pinnacle on this project.  Ah, the final shot...  Ah, the anticipation... Aw hell, I have to cut my hair. 
     This acting idea caused me to go through the "director's script" to check up on how we're doing.  The green highlights mean that the scene is shot.  The blue highlights mean that the scene is rough-edited.  There are a few spaces that are just green and only a few more that are stark white.  This is the last leg of the race and as many people will tell you, it's more mental than physical.   Thankfully there are great people that are supporting me and this film.  Without them, I would have fallen short a long, long time ago. 
     Pull the strings! Pull the strings!! (cue the buffalo)

-B

08-23-2004

Greetings from the Belmont Ranch.
    We've been quite busy this weekend putting together various pieces of the film.  To be quite honest, I love the editing process.  Editing is where the film all comes together and more so, editing is what MAKES a film.  All of the elements come together in a massive swell of excitement.  I can tell you that this is going to be one thrill ride of a film.  I love what I'm seeing... I'm constantly smiling through the near 17 hours of editing I put in over Friday and Saturday. 
That's right... 17 hours.  I ended up sleeping at Anthony's house during the wee hours of Saturday morning-- got up and started editing through most of Saturday.  I believe over all we crunched through another 7 or 8 scenes.  We're closing in on the half-way point of editing and we're already over the half-hour mark (which is quite a relief being that I wasn't sure if everything we got would be long enough).

   We've also not finished filming the final scene of the movie... so there is still much to be done... fearfully coming close to this "monkey-on-my-back" deadline.  We'll have some more stuff on the site as soon as we can get a day to work on the site alone.  It's a process that's taking time but not necessarily taking priority.  Hell, if we don't get the film done, what good is the website?  Ah, just thoughts... another Monday morning...

   Sometime in the near future we'll have all sorts of extras for you kiddies to check out.  Have fun, see you soon... I'll be working non-stop until the finish line.  No time for sleep... thank God for beer.

-B

08-05-2004

    Oh, these draughts.  There hasn't been much to add or much to say these days.  We're still working under the gun of a tentative deadline for festivals... and as one might imagine there have been some more "time-snags" thrown on the plate.  Our female lead on A Cowboy's Silver Lining has gone through some emergency surgery lately.  She is doing well but very weak.  We all send our best to her for a swift recovery. 

    We're pressing along trying to finish up all that we can while we wait for another shooting schedule.  It will be down to the wire but everyone is assuring me that we "will get it done."  After all, these frustrations can lay waste to an already frantic mind.  I hope for the best. 

    We will be going through more rough-cuts at the studio soon... trying to piece this confusing little Opus together through the next couple of stagnant weeks.  Everything we've done looks great.  I cannot wait until it's finished and we can share the grand picture with all of you.  Other than that, I'm stressed to get it done.  If only there were a way to work exclusively on this film (and other films).  Hint... hint... anyone?

-B