Category Archives: Film

Blast from the Past

This summer I have been archiving production materials and I came across this great article below. It’s a throwback to 2014, but since I have been sorting through my past work, I thought it was appropriate. The theme here is “never give up”! http://today.uconn.edu/2014/05/from-actor-to-screenwriter/

Tomorrow la Scala!

Improvising for film is one of the most exciting and memorable creative challenges I have had as an actor. It is a sure fire way of creating unforgettable scenes with intense, immediate performances. Director Francesca Joseph and I had been collaborating for several months on the outline of a script called Tomorrow La Scala! before

Burning Blue opens June 6

Burning Blue The Film opens tonight at AMC theaters across the country! Also available for streaming on iTunes and Video on Demand now. ATLANTA – AMC Southlake Pavillion 24 CHICAGO – AMC Streets of Woodfield 20 DALLAS – AMC Firewheel 18 DENVER – AMC Flatiron Crossing 14 HOUSTON – AMC Studio 30 LOS ANGELES –

The Actor Headshot

My University of Connecticut graduate students have recently had their headshots taken and some have come to me for advice. I have to admit that I don’t mince words. What can I say? I have strong opinions on the subject and those opinions are as diverse as the individuals themselves. But the bottom line is

Mainstream vs. Arthouse

The times, they are a-changing and we can rejoice. My husband and I were talking over breakfast about the Burning Blue poster and DVD cover as designed by Lions Gate. It is commercial image of two fighter pilots, one looking at the other and F 18’s flying in formation beneath them with the tagline “Deny

Buoyed Up

I spent an afternoon recently in the company of friends, talking about Burning Blue and how the film came to be. It was a rather special event because we were shooting material for Lions Gate Films who had requested interviews with various members of the team. We outlined what brought us together, talked about the