Code Trailer 2

Be proud of the work you do. So few others will be.



Last autumn, I wrapped my first starring role in a feature film. It was written and produced by the most amazing local entrepreneur here in Boulder, K Thorpe, on a shoestring budget. It's due out in February, I believe.



Check out the second teaser-trailer:





Making movies is an awful lot of fun, even when it's not. That's what I love about making movies--swamps, guns, cold nights in tee shirts, hot days in winter coats, outtakes, fake blood, lots of running. In other words, it's a controlled adventure.



I was so excited to be working as an actor in Boulder that I told everyone about the film. The more I talked about it, the more I found myself skirting the truth about its content. Talk of a 2012 movie doesn't inspire conversation of much depth; generally, I was laughed at and, by way of association, so was K. Yes, even the open-minded 'Age of Aquarius' Happy-Hippie Buddhist University folk looked at me sideways and did their best to pretend not to judge.



But you know what? No matter what happens, I will stand up for this movie. My performance won't be perfect. I guarantee some things will look melodramatic and other things will look silly. This movie may not change the world, reveal truths, or challenge what we think about our humanity. Then again, it might! Regardless, it's my movie now and if I can't be proud of it, how can I expect anyone else to watch it?



Art cinema is overrated in the [insert snooty accent] film critic milieu. That's not to say that there isn't a place in the world for the new and unexpected. Yes, sometimes we need persons who will tread over boundaries with a lead foot in the name of art. Through art, progress can be made, thought can be transformed, and vision can trickle down to us plebes and get co-opted by Hollywood. But in a world where the US has been engaged in an ideological war for a decade, where one billion people have no clean drinking water, where genes can be patented and privatized, we sometimes need a little glitter and cupcakes and a song and dance show.



What it really boils down to is that we all need some good ol' Jerry Bruckheimer sensationalism every now and then. Yes, I equally hail social documentaries and dramatic fiction with a message, but we also need a break from the constant barrage of bad news and bitter politics to help us recoup our energies and fight the good fight again the next day. That's what K gives us with her X-files-meets-DaVinci-Code 2012 Mayan bible code film and I love it.

Oh, and I also love my prop gun, Beatrice.