Late on Saturday night, determined not to be entirely thwarted by the terrible weather, I filmed the very first shot for a new film project. Tonight, I shot another few shots for a very brief scene ( Read more... )

Does Stanley Tippett live in your neighbourhood?

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I used a song in Take It Back by Detroit-based hip-hop group Cobalt Party Revolution and recently sent them a couple copies of the DVD. Today I got a MySpace message from member Ryan Tilly (aka Cash Till) containing a small 'review' of the flick.

"Hey Mike ( Read more... )

Today, at work, a customer told me that I look like Joaquin Phoenix.

I fear my bed may eternally smell like a gnarly combination of cat piss and Febreeze.

Dear Police,

Please stop killing people with your fucking tasers.

Thank you kindly,

Mike.

(Despite the bleak subject matter, the last paragraph in that article is entertaining)

Does anybody know of any unoccupied spaces in Peterborough, commercial spaces, that have been unoccupied for a while now and might be easily converted into a faux restaurant for the sake of a film ( Read more... )

A comment made today on my War Pigs video on YouTube:

"this is FUCKING gay! this ruined the song,, its faggot people who make gay ass bands like this and ruin awesome songs like this that deserve to FUCKING BURN IN HELL YOU DUMB MOTHER FUCKING FAGGOTS GET A LIFE YOUR NOT A BAND YOU RUINED IT!!!!" - MartiansOnFire

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Not to my knowledge. I believe Michael and Ashley just happened to be the most popular names for boys and girls, respectively, at the time. Thus, I was named Michael and my sister Ashley.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?I can't recall very specifically. I will say that I spent a good part of March, April and May ( Read more... )