Where are we?

Here is where things stand as of today:

We are hard at work looking at, and submitting to, festivals. We have submitted to three so far, and have more to go. So, far we have submitted to the Comic Con International Film Festival in San Diego, The Festival de Cannes, and the Cannes Independent International Film Festival. Question to anyone reading this: Would you like to see BGR, but aren't in the area? Are there any film festivals in your area that you would recommend?

Beyond that, things are a little more relaxed as far as BGR goes. We raised a good amount of money through the 2/7 Screening, so I thank everyone who participated in that. I also have to thank Frank Theatres for donating their share of the ticket sales to the future of BGR. That was incredibly generous, and we truly appreciate it.

Things are ramping up as far as "Red Scare" goes. Honestly, if you told me that we would have even made a full length trailer out of the small "Red Scare" scene from BGR, I would not believe it. So, imagine my surprise when last night I finished a feature length screenplay for a full "Red Scare" movie. Nothing is definite yet, but it looks like this BGR spinoff might be our next project... and that would make it Part 2 of Narrow Bridge Films/Lion Face Lemon Face Productions' Zombie Trilogy. I feel good about that. We learned so much working on BGR that I think/hope that "Red Scare" could/should be a much smoother shoot. More info on that to come.

Til then.

Stay Tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Blaming George Romero

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"Red Scare" & a few more things

Above should be the trailer that ran before BGR on Monday (if it uploaded okay). The trailer for a movie called "Red Scare..." Except its not a real movie... yet. It could possibly be our next project. We are working that out.

Today, I submitted BGR to our first film festival: The Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival. This is it. We are officially getting into the film festival game. Wish us luck!

Finally, if you are on facebook, you can now review the movie by clicking on the review tab. If you are not on FB, but want to share your thoughts, feel free to email us at BlameRomero@gmail.com. We would love to see your thoughts.

Stay Tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Blaming George Romero

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Footage from the 2/7 Screening

Here is some footage from the screening... Shot by Sean Feuer, it features people arriving and Billy Dautrick, Bobby Lise, and my opening speeches.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgPzYaxqY4o


A second part is forthcoming and will have the Q&A and raffle along with a few other things.

Stay tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Blaming George Romero

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... one more thing about last night...

One more thing about the screening. My mind was so frazzled last night, that I completely forgot some people to thank. It happens, and I did my best. Liz White who worked on our most excellent cast party cake was there, and it completely skipped my mind to bring her up... Mike B who helped secure us with various equipment pieces... MandyJo, who did our modern zombie makeup left before I could thank her... but the one that stands out most to me right now is the person that we dedicated the movie to.

We have all lost people throughout the years... People who were huge influences on us... We lost grandparents, and friends... Billy lost his father.

But there was one loss that hit us all... One person who bound us together, and I have no doubt in my mind that without him, there would be no BGR. That person is Isaiah "Shia" Saltzman. He was my first director, and never showed me anything but the most amazing level of support. Without him, I don't know if I would have met Meg Z, Bobby, Billy, Matt H, and more... I certainly wouldn't enjoy the relationship that I currently have with all of them. And I am not sure where I would be without the support he gave me throughout my early years as an actor. I owe... We all owe Shia so much...

We lost Shia in 2008, but he remains with us in our hearts. He gave us so much, and asked for so little in return. We will always miss him, and we will never forget him.

And that is why "Blaming George Romero" is dedicated to his memory... Because whether or not he knew it at the time... He put us together... He put the pieces in motion.

זיכרונו לברכה
zikhrono livrakha
"May his memory be a blessing..."

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I thank you.

Phew. Well, that was fun. Last night's screening of "Blaming George Romero" was a huge success. We only really had a problem with the theatre once, and as far as things go that is a success for me. We had a great turnout, and a great audience. It was such a rush to see the cast, and crew, and people who support us... both family, friend, and stranger. Being able to finally share BGR with an audience has been a long time coming. And honestly, it feels like a giant weight has been lifted off my shoulders. And look at those pictures! Standing in front of a marquis with the BGR title... right next to an Oscar nominated flick! Its humbling, its amazing, and I am just so proud... of my cast, my crew, the movie, and of myself.

A bunch of the crew and I were nervous for the past few days... What if people don't like it? What if something goes wrong? What if, what if, what if... Well, that part is over, and people genuinely seemed to dig it. That means so much to me.

From here, we hit the festival scene, and hopefully people outside our circle dig it as well. Updates will be fewer at this point. There will still be updates, but they will be less now that we have a finished movie. When I started the blog, I said this would stick around throughout production, and as far as I am concerned that means through the festival world as well.

We also have some more footage to share with everyone. We had video taken of yesterday's intro, Q&A, and audience reaction, which we hope to splice together and share with everyone. So, that'll be coming some time in the next few weeks. I will also share the "Red Scare" trailer that premiered yesterday. And we are most certainly not done making movies... We will be doing other things in the future. Of that, there can be no doubt.

So, that is that. We learned an awful lot on this set. We forged our way through negativity and obstacles that none of us could have imagined, and we came out stronger for it. We learned what to do and what not to do. But best of all, we had a good time, and we have a movie to show for it. We actually made a fucking movie... I am still letting that sink in, honestly.

Another chapter in the BGR saga has closed... But this is only the beginning!

Stay tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Blaming George Romero

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