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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BGR Heroes

There have been many heroes of BGR... At different times, different people have risen up and really just stood apart and proved themselves as true BGR heroes. Tonight, with a week to go until the screening, my heroes are Meg Zervoulis and Joey Mosca.

Meg has been working on the BGR score for several months now, and tonight I received the last music file that we needed. She has created a really great score that takes the movie to a new level (all the while having to put up with my worries that we wouldn't make deadline). Well, we did, and quality was not sacrificed. BGR has the soundtrack that it so richly deserves, and it wouldn't be where it is today without Meg.

Joey came on as sound guy on day one... He never once quit. He has been working on this movie from production through post production and is on the very last step of his post sound work. Where I would be content with the audio from weeks ago, Joey wouldn't let me be... He has patiently worked on perfecting the audio to the very best that it can be.

Tomorrow (Monday) will be exactly one week until the screening, and you can be BGR heroes too. There are approximately 30 tickets left to sell. If you haven't bought tickets yet, then do it... Its gonna be a great movie. Tell friends, tell family... Post it on your Facebook and twitter and myspace (if anyone still uses that). Email people, call them. Do what you can! Get the word out! Let's sell that theatre out! And if you reserved but have not paid yet, then get payment to me by no later than Friday, 2/4.

On 2/7, the doors to the theatre will open at 6pm. There will be at least one list to check in with. For the first few to arrive there will be assorted goodies... Posters, WWBCD? Bracelets, etc. When they run out, that is it. There are no more. Seats are first come, first serve.

From 6pm-6:45pm, music will be provided courtesy of our own Billy Dautrick. At 6:45pm, there will be a brief welcome/introduction.

The movie will begin promptly at 7pm... There will be no holding the start for anyone.

The movie will end at 8:30pm, and will be followed by a raffle for movie memorabilia (more details at the screening) and a Q&A.

The event will end at 9pm.

That is all for now. Remember, help us sell some more tickets. Be a BGR hero. We are very nearly there.

Stay tuned!

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
"Blaming George Romero"

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More Seats Now Available!

I am in awe of our fans.

I don't think any of us were expecting the reaction we had to ticket sales for the 2/7 screening. I know I wasn''t. We sold out so quickly, but I figured that at least some of the people who reserved wouldn't pay... Well, just about everyone has. So, we had 199 seats available, and they all went quick. So, to his credit, while we were filming the "Red Scare" trailer Isaac asked, "Why not see if you can get a bigger theatre?" Naturally, I kicked snow at him and told him to mind his own business. That would show him... But he had a point. So, on Thursday night when it looked like we would barely manage to offer tickets to those in our standby list, I contacted the theatre to see what we could arrange.

Tonight I had a meeting with the manager, and told him our situation. And we upgraded from the 199 seat theatre to a 309 seat theatre. That means that we can accomodate everyone on our standby list, and beyond. So, if you haven't reserved a ticket, email Tickets@BlameRomero.com now!

Two other things:

(1) As if you needed more reason to want to see the movie, I have heard a good amount of Meg Zervoulis' music and it is great. It really makes the movie better.

(2) We are going to have a pre and post show thing at the screening. You can start arriving to the theatre by 6pm, and everything will be wrapped by 9pm. There will be special gifts for the first who arrive so make sure you show up early.


So, that's it. Make sure to email Tickets@BlameRomero.com to reserve your tickets today.

Stay Tuned,

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Blaming George Romero

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