Category: On my mind
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Organizing My Life: Writing, Publishing, and Personal Resolutions
We are on the eve of New Year’s Eve. So, perhaps it’s not too early to be looking ahead. On New Year’s Day, I will kick off the year right, with black-eyed peas, cabbage, and a few friends. And lots of wine. Having retired for the second time, I am looking forward to focusing on…
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Arming Teachers: A Controversial Solution
One of my many roles/jobs has been as a teacher in secondary education. For many years I taught theater classes and film appreciation courses for U of H-Downtown and various campuses of Lone Star College system. I was happiest in a classroom but became a more than competent distance-learning instructor. A few years ago, I…
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Casablanca turns 83
Eighty-three years ago today, the film Casablanca opened. The script had been plucked from the slush pile and greenlit the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The entire film was shot on a tight budget, on backlot locations quickly modified with a Moorish theme. It had name stars in Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman,…
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“There You Are” Premiers at OutFest in LA
I was part of a wonderful short film project…accepted to premiere at Los Angeles’ OutFest in July.
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There You Are, a short film
As I announced not long ago, I was cast in a short film being directed by Lisa Donato, written by Jen Richards. I travelled to Austin the end of last week and we rehearsed and shot the entire film over four days. Jen Richards is a transgender actress from Los Angeles who met Lisa Donato at South…
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Short Film, “There You Are!”
I just got the call from Cat at Pastorini/Bosby Talent letting me know that I’ve booked a major role in a short film shooting in Austin in two weeks. I’m very excited. The subject matter is slightly controversial, but the script is touching and lovely. Among the cast, I’ll be working with Jo Perkins for…
Claire Hart-Palumbo 