I’m frequently hired to come up with names for all sorts of things: products, promotions, events, and movies. For a film, there’s usually a working title (“UNTITLED ADAM SANDLER PROJECT”), or a title didn’t test well with focus groups, was already taken, or just didn’t fly with someone with the power to shoot things down.


And then there are these situations:

I can’t believe they left out ST. ELMO’S FIRE; that one really sticks out in my memory. Bundle yourself up in a fuzzy blanket and take a peek:

Did anyone else find it funny that the “V” alien invasion returned to TV on the same night as “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover” ??


Who looks more like an alien: Diana (from the original “V” series), Tabatha, or Anna (from the new “V” on ABC) ??

This brand new blog o’ mine has been way too quiet. But only because I’ve been so busy!

The majority of my time and attention has been devoted to the 2009 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, which finally kicks off tomorrow night. Woo hoo! In addition to working on the overall marketing campaign (except for the trailer – I had little to do with that), I curated each and every one of the short film programs, 13 in all. (Check ‘em out here.) I was also involved with selecting the feature films, writing and editing the film descriptions, and scheduling ten days and nights of movies, parties, panels and receptions. Whew!

In between, I’ve squeezed in new projects for the L.A. Phil and Hollywood Bowl, plus a few major motion pictures and a little TV show called GLEE that everyone’s going crazy for, all soon to be added to the portfolio section of my site that has also been neglected, but for all the right reasons.

I’m really excited for the festival and can’t wait to see how it all plays out. Ten days from now it’ll be back to normal. Whatever that is.