Cut Print

Yesterday was a good and busy day. I went to the test screening of Cut Print. It's a horror movie I penned about 7 years ago and it's starring Ken Foree. For horror fans that name means something. The screening went very well. For the most part, the director stuck to the script. There were some additions, but no omissions. I discovered something that I found very interesting. During the show, I found myself on the edge of my seat, nervous, even a bit creeped out. Now what is so amazing about this is that I wrote the damn thing! I knew what was going to happen, for crying out loud! Hats off to the cast and crew.

I'm not much of a fan of horror films. In fact, I never watch them. I think they are tired. However, not to toot my own horn or anything, Cut Print is a bit more cerebral and more of a character study on the dangers of uninhibited ambition. Yes, it's bloody. And I do mean bloody. Great special effects! But the film delves into the mind of a killer and how society, in one way or another, tends to glorify serial killers. I am very proud to have my name attached to it.

I had one problem with the film. The ending is not the original ending I wrote. Of course not! Why would it be? This is Hollywood. My ending was a bit more open. The new ending adds a twist and closes the door a little tighter. Making my job for writing a sequel harder, but it's not impossible.

After the screening, I met with the producers and investors, talked shop, talked about the future, and talked about other projects. Then I met with a gentleman who wants me to turn a book he wrote into a screenplay. I have a follow up meeting with him on Friday. It's a drama and it's heart wrenching. I read the book and highly recommend it. It's called "Raised From The Dead" by Frank Turner. Check it out. It's a great story about redemption and how no matter what you have gone through, there is always a way to overcome.

I'll keep you posted about Cut Print. It's going out to Shoreline, Lionsgate, and some other companies that have expressed interest in it this week. Fingers and toes crossed.

That's it from Pounding Keys.

Peace.