Family

I love this band. You should too. You should see them Live. They are great.

Make that a Decaf

A comedy by Heidi Van Lier. Produced by Joe Kraemer and me, joy. Cast and crew premiere in Los Angeles at Cinespace Thursday October 15, 2009 at 7:PM.
See you there. xoxojoy

sneak peek at the best show on Television

I'm so looking forward to season 4!

It's tricky to rock around

The truth about WHIP IT.
It's a good movie. You should see it.
Why? Because Drew Barrymore has spun a magical mix of indie film making with the ugly monster that is Hollywood and its formula spell.

The script reeks with the scent of a fat, sweaty, fugly, male Exec. producer. However, the cinematography, acting, music and underlining themes of the film are very indie.
It's a wonderful story of a small town girl growing up in Texas with a controlling mother and sports loving father.
Girl hates life, finds a new hobby, mom hates hobby and the story ensues.



The cast and the music are the films strengths for sure.
Ellen Page is Juno once again, but still, talented and convincing as Bliss, her character in the film.
The women in the film are amazing and I would love to have the opportunity to work with any of them. I was especially impress with Kristen Wiig. She's rad!

I'm delighted to have Juliette Lewis back on the big screen. She is a rare talent with an unique look that a director can do so much with. She is sexy, biker chic hot as Iron Maven, Bliss's Nemesis.

Congrats to Drew for growing up Hollywood, yet able to produce a real experience for the audience!
I love, love, love, WHIP IT. See it suckers! xoxjoy

New fan of cool bands

I've discovered several new bands this summer and fall of 2009.
Check out these three.
I heart them so......

Au Revoir Simone


Ki Theory


The Drums

Take a Paws

Grizzly Bear - While You Wait for the Others from Grandchildren on Vimeo.

One of my summer of 2009 projects realized!

I worked with the amazing mind of Sean Pecknold, the brilliant eye of Michael Ragen and the immeasurable patience of Tristan Seniuk, aka. The Fencer in August on a Grizzly Bear music video.

The crew for this master piece also includes, Britta Johnson (who I have never met in person, but have worked with and talked via email a few times in the past) who is one of Seattle's best animators and fabulous illustrator, Toby Liebowitz.

Special thanks to Jennifer Popochock for Murphy the bird and

Center Valley Animal Shelter http://www.centervalleyanimalrescue.org/

for Snowflake, the bunny.

Center Valley Animal rescue is an amazing facility for abused, abandoned and troubled animals. Check out the website and donate if you can.

Coming Soon

more music videos from summer 2009

check back in October for the Angel Deradoorian awesomeness

The royal family

I woke up this morning planning on blogging about the near end of summer and my dreams of Friday Night Lights and which characters will come back and when the show will premiere. I brewed myself a latte and put eye drops in my right eye, which is cursed this week with an eye infection due to stress, lack of sleep and never taking my contact lenses out. Boo

Anyway, as I sat at my lap-top to write about my thoughts, on my little blog, in my sister's house in Seattle, I read that Ted Kennedy had lost his battle with brain cancer last night at the age of 77.
2009 has been the year of winning the race.
It was only yesterday, it feels, that I was flying back to LA from the Sundance/Slamdance film festivals in Park City, UT. It was only yesterday that I lived with baby B, eating vegan dinners, dark chocolate and sipping wine while reading scripts for work.

Now, nearly 9 months later, 2009 has claimed the life of another American Icon. Ted Kennedy is all we had left of the efforts of JFK and RFK in the sense that he was with them in life. He played football with them; shared a bathroom with them; talked about girls with them; had dinner with them; he laughed and loved them; was raised by the same parents with his larger than life brothers.

Despite Ted's behavior as someone who was forced into politics by his father and inevitably followed in the foot steps of one commander and chief and one civil rights apostle, both savagely murdered for their beliefs and political stand points, Ted meant well and failed miserably.

This said, he is still Ted Kennedy. The Kennedy's, all of them, have stood for people and the rights of the American people.
We haven't seen a political system similar until Obama.
I often wonder what America would be like if Bobby had made it into the role of commander and chief.

We'll never know.

Good bye to an era of politics that has long been a dream of mine to see come to fruition.
xoxoxojoy