April is turning out to be quite a month.



As I’ve mentioned in the past, my only real goal as a playwright is to have plays produced in each of the 50 states. This month, I can check Alabama off of the list. A 10-minute play called “Red Jello Jigglers” is going to be done at the Panoply Arts Festival in Huntsville. I co-wrote this play with Tina Jens. It’s about Jello.



Speaking of plays, my 10-minute play “Orville and Wilbur Discuss Women’s Liberation” is being produced… Continue

Actor Richard Widmark died last Monday. He played Harry Fabian in one of my favorite films, "Night and the City."



Director Jules Dassin died this Monday. He directed "Night and the City."



So I thought I’d post a little something about "Night and the City."



This movie was a sort of Holy Grail for me, a film noir about professional wrestling. When I really started getting into film noir (back in 1998) it was the one important noir I could never manage to see. It… Continue