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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: February 2012

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Monday, February 27, 2012. British (etc.) Invasion. We just keep getting more cool stamps on the proverbial passport of our movie! At the market screenings in Berlin earlier this month, the film was sold to the UK and Ireland! We're talking THEATRICAL RELEASE here people - that is, if the courtship intentions of our newest distributor, Peccadillo Pictures. So I guess the fact that the movie I made is going to be seen as a "foreign film" in some British or Irish kid's town, is just really cool to me.

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: Play List

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Monday, March 19, 2012. I've cleaned my office. And we all know what that means! Not that I'm moving. Or that Spring is in the air. Or even that I am in the habit of cleaning my office every so often whether it needs it (badly) or not. No, the fact that I have just cleaned my office means only one thing - that I am poised on the verge of the anticipation of actually sitting down and seriously attempting to finally write something new. What a great way to kick off summertime! Where Can You See the Movie?

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: January 2012

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Monday, January 30, 2012. So, "Post #160", hey? That's - inspired. Why not, "It's Monday" or "Title Here" or "I Got Nothing"? Just trying to work the Muscle. Let's just leave it at flabby. Okay, so - you're basically "going back to the gym" by - . writing a blog about nothing? Once a week - whether it needs me or not. Intense. Shouldn't you consult your doctor before attempting such strenuous exercise? Look, it's about sticking with it religiously until you start seeing definition again. I wish all the t...

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: Fever, Film and World Peace

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Monday, March 12, 2012. Fever, Film and World Peace. Dragging myself out of stomach flu this week while finishing up a couple of shoots, I have - I regret - all systems on "dim" right now. But the Canadian cinema horizon is looking quite bright in contrast - with both the Genie and the Jutra awards being handed out this week and lots of accompanying chatter keeping it top of mind for a lot of us. Second wish: That the Toronto-based Genies follow in the Junos' footsteps and take the show on the road!

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: August 2011

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Sunday, August 28, 2011. With Irene churning up the Eastern Seaboard and all the emotions of Jack Layton's state funeral still churning in our collective psyches, it's not a stretch to say this has been a turbulent and eventful end to summer. On the film front things are also pretty dynamic, albeit less dramatic. And in less than a week, I'm off to Frankfurt for the LUCAS Film Festival where the film is once again in international competition. I'm thrilled to be part of it. This event is such a wonde...

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: Of Resurrection

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Monday, April 9, 2012. Easter Monday seems as fitting a day as any to talk about the possibility of rising from the dead. The fallout from this year's funding cuts to our national cultural institutions - of which CBC, NFB and Telefilm are the biggies - has only just begun to be felt in real terms across the country. Not that last week's announcements of the resulting job and program losses should come as any surprise. It's pretty straightforward mathematics no matter how you slice it: Cuts = Cuts. But - ...

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: April 2011

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Thursday, April 21, 2011. Second Acts Can Suck. Notoriously the hardest chunk of story for any writer to tame, the daunting spectre of the Second Act often looms like a large and blurry bête noire. Its name alone is an onomatopoeic omen of the murky challenges to come: "middle" is so perilously close to its ambiguous cousin, "muddle". And not too genetically far removed from "muffle", "waffle" and thus, "wander". According to the pundits, that'll keep the narrative moving through the marshy, mushy landsc...

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: Muffins or Music or Both

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Monday, March 26, 2012. Muffins or Music or Both. Sitting in my (semi) clean office, I'm trying to focus on creating an outline for this new film project with visions of the film parade I watched over the weekend still dancing in my head ( Glengarry Glen Ross. But in true screenwriter fashion (see Adaptation. The banana nut muffin scene), I'm already casting about for a detour. Or a reward. Here's what I've got so far:. Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker on Verve. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue. She came to our...

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: July 2011

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Sunday, July 31, 2011. Second Wave d'Italia and Last Picture Show de Dolly. Quick dispatch to tell you that the second batch of Italy pics (and commentary) are up here. And, a reminder that the subtitled version of the film will be shown for one last-ish time in all its 35mm glory on the big screen here in Montreal tomorrow, Monday August 1st (coincidentally, also my dad's 70th birthday! One way or another, see you at the pictures! And a very happy birthday, Dad! Tuesday, July 26, 2011. And I'm not just ...

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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: September 2011

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Friday, September 23, 2011. If It's Wednesday, This Must Be Whitehorse! Four Three. Two. No, that's not me reading out the forecast highs for Whitehorse next week, that's actually me counting down to one of my most highly anticipated events to come out of this filmmaking experience yet. Dolly Day Celebration Yukon, here I come! Claire tells me that since its inception in 2006, her chapter of. In order for this non-profit organization to keep up with the almost viral demand, funds and awareness are always...