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I got mine covered - how about you?

Friday, July 31st, 2009

I Got Mine Covered - How About You?
by Gordon Meyer (P3GizmoGuy@gmail.com)
 
It’s now the end of the month and the musical question is, have you backed up your computer yet?  Backing up data is something that corporations and corporate networks routinely do very often, in many cases daily.  But how often do you do […]

Your friendly, neighborhood Gizmo Guy

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

By Gordon Meyer
When I was a film school student, like so many of my peers I wanted to direct. I had visions of that gloriously impressive screen credit, “A Film By Gordon Meyer” shining fifty feet wide across the Cinerama screen of my mind. But the folks who ran that film school […]

Eric McCormack Post-Will & Grace

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

By Iain Blair
Canadian actor Eric McCormack got his big break in 1998 playing Will Truman in NBC’s hit series “Will & Grace,” a role that earned him five Golden Globe nominations and the Emmy for Leading Actor in a Comedy. Now, McCormack – whose credits include “Lonesome Dove: The Outlaws Years,” […]

Museum Mastermind

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

By Iain Blair
Was chatting with Shawn Levy – the ultra-successful director whose next film Night at the Museum 2 looks likely to be another huge hit when it opens on Memorial weekend. He called me from the Fox lot where he was busy finishing post. Although a lot of people don’t […]

British Invasion, as lead by Ricky Gervais

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

By Iain Blair
Just got a call from a friend at Sony who’s excited because British comedian Ricky Gervais is teaming up with the studio to shoot The Men at the Pru, which he’s co-writing, producing and directing with his “The Office” partner Stephen Merchant. Ricky will also play a small role […]

Albuquerque Perks

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

By Iain Blair
Bumped into a reporter from Reelz Channel who wasn’t too happy about his company’s recent decision to relocate from LA to Albuquerque. “It’s all down to money,” he said. “We shoot the show at LA Center Studios which is very convenient for covering everything in Hollywood, but the governor […]

Chatting with Dennis Quaid

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

By Iain Blair
I was chatting with Dennis Quaid, an underappreciated actor who’s still going strong after over 30 years in the business. He was honored at the 2009 ShoWest Convention as “Male Star of the Year” and when you look down his long list of credits, you realize how accomplished is […]

Catching up with Michael Caine

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

By Iain Blair
I’ve talked to Michael Caine many times over the years, been to his Beverly Hills home when he lived here, and always found him to be one of the most entertaining people in the biz. He called me at home the other day for a piece I’m doing on him, […]

The use of Red in “Trail of Blood”

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

By Iain Blair
For the past year or so a filmmaker friend, Justin Guerrieri, has been telling me about his debut feature project, a horror film titled Trail Of Blood. Now it’s almost done. Justin made it with his brother Joseph Guerrieri, a film instructor at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and Ventura […]

The British Invasion

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

By Iain Blair
Thanks to the huge success of Slumdog Millionaire — $125 million US domestic take so far — the British film industry is really kicking ass these days. Now The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired Nowhere Boy, the John Lennon coming of age story directed by Sam Taylor-Wood, starring Aaron […]