I got up early this morning to watch Get Smart before it left my local theater, which typically isn’t a problem, except that I was up pretty late on Friday, writing with my co-author on this stage play that’s been in the works since ‘97. Things are going well — extremely well — but that means inspiration can keep our eyes off the clock for hours on end. Then next thing you know, it’s 1 a.m. Throw in half a pack of cigarettes, overpriced, pretentious designer coffee and you can bet that my sleep wasn’t too restful either.

I inevitably fell asleep around 3 or 4 p.m. and didn’t get back up until around 7. No good.

Wow, that last post has been up for a while! Heck, I’m getting sick of seeing it there myself. Things have just been a little hectic for me. That and I’ve been allowing myself to be distracted by video games. I think I like them so much because they are instantly gratifying, unlike writing, which [...]

Well, probably not, but according to my Web stats, someone from Silver Pictures (Joel Silver’s production company) stopped by my site a little after 9 a.m. today. Check it out:

Most likely, it was one of his many assistants, probably the one in charge of Internet PR, who was Google Alerted at Joel’s name being used. [...]

Let’s just cut to the chase and let me say what I want to say, because it’s a biggie: In the Name of the King is actually decent. There, I said it. Uwe Boll has actually managed not to completely bungle up this movie, creating a nice cool breeze for many wayward souls in Hell. And if you compare this movie to other Boll films, it’s downright a cinematic masterpiece.

In the Name of the King is based on a PC video game called Dungeon Siege. In the game, the player takes on the role of a simple farmer who is more or less thrust into a long journey fraught with peril and many battles against several species of creatures, including the Krug, which are Orc-like humanoids. The film version, for better or worse, only retains the farmer aspect (the main character is literally named Farmer), a few companion characters and, of course, the Krug. Beyond that, the storylines are completely different.

First and foremost, let me just share some great news! You know that screenplay that I’ve been trying to get in front of Mr. Bigwig Producer? Well, guess what. Mission accomplished. A nice fellow that I met at this seminar this past weekend was separated by one degree from Mr. Producer and the fellow said [...]