Hanging out today with Clint Eastwood on the Amazon Canada's Directors book list. For the record, I am not a director, but I did work as an assistant Property Master on "Unforgiven" with Clint. #📽️FILM.

📽️Glad to see the little film "The Order" is still chugging along finding audiences in streaming. I am proud of the work we did on that film with a very limited budget.

📽️Film After a forty year film career, I decided to write a book, self publish it and send it to the universe not knowing where it would land. Then this year, I found out it is now in the Academy's Margaret Herrick Libraries Core Book Collection in the Cecil B. DeMille Reading room. What a finish.

#booksky,#film This year I completed my last motion picture property master job. My industry presented me with a McGuffin Award (Property Masters Guild) for my work on "Heretic". The Academy's Margaret Herrick Library accepted my self published, no agent book into the Core Book Collection.

My Oscar Nominated wife "Unforgiven" set decorator Janice bought the hookers beds from the Greeley's set. They have been in our spare room for 34 years. Now we are going to see if there is interest in the auction world for two pieces of Hollywood Best Picture "Unforgiven" history.

youtu.be/bnIkjZxT1jM There is nothing better in Canada than March/April hockey and The Tragically Hip. Here is Sportsnet's montage from 2022 set to the Hips "Blow at High Dough"

#Film, #Moviesky. Happy International Women's Day! "There's no place for women in Film, and how dare you take a job from a man." These were the IATSE words that greeted my wife, Oscar Nominee for "Unforgiven." She did not let those words stop her in a 40 year career of inspiring women in film.

youtu.be/PYrwG3-wlfk#... It spring forward tonight at midnight, unless you are at the White House, where they are setting the clocks back to 1939. Here Is My Morning Jacket with "Time Waited"

Here’s our podcast interview with Props Master Dean Goodine: youtu.be/ZGISTe6QDyQ?...

youtu.be/Q-t8W4X8Obo#... Another day of Canada in full elbows up glory from coast to coast to coast. Flag is flying high, Canadians united for country is very inspiring. Time to crank The Tragically Hip "50 Mission Cap" Don't make us drop the gloves. Sorry, not sorry.

#Film, #Moviesky. Are you an Indi film maker? Check out the excellent Pod Cast "Off The Lot." I got to be a guest on todays episode. Writer/Director's Ken Kabatoff and Anthony Epp and their guest share the formula for successful low budget film shoots. Todays lesson, have a film ready script.

youtu.be/QIK9vbQRwBQ This speech is truth to the power of words. No it will not be shown on Dear Leaders Faux News. Stunning words in the French Senate. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️🇨🇦

youtu.be/cOG9x3t0Urg%... When 🇨🇦's need a little boost we turn to music. Martimers are used to hard times, but we don't dwell in it, instead we have a great kitchen party. The Rankin's always get put on and cranked up. If a stranded American shows up, they will be welcome join us. Come From Away❤️🇨🇦

#Film, #Moviesky. Your prep is your movie and there is only one way to do firearms on set "Methodical, Thoughtful, and Safe." Here is another promo for tomorrows episode of the "Off The Lot" Podcast that features Indi film makers, and crew.

The very first person I met on day one of first paying film gig 39 years ago. . .On tomorrows "Off The Lot" podcast I get to talk about my love on Indi films, working on recent films "Heretic" and "The Order." I also touch on "The Assassination of Jesse James," and "Unforgiven." #Film, #Moviesky.

Here is a clip from tomorrows "Off The Lot" podcast where I talk about "Heretic" directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. We affectionately called them Beck/Woods on the set. They were a joy to work with. I loved talking to Anthony Epp, and Ken Kabatoff on their podcast about Indi film

In tomorrow's Off The Lot we chat with legendary prop master Dean Goodine! From Unforgiven to the Assassination of Jesse James and last year's indie delights Heretic and The Order! Such an insightful conversation! Tomorrow morning! Full episodes at the link below. offthelotpodcast.com/listen

#Film, #Moviesky Here is a clip from tomorrows "Off The Lot" Podcast that focuses on Indi Film about my work on Justin Kurzel's "The Order." The Podcast is available on all the usual streaming platforms. The episodes so far are such a valuable tool for Indi film makers.

youtu.be/-iaY8WPF_fc#... Time to pause the on line anger to appreciate the band Cardinal Black from Wales. Soulful songs with an outstanding John Mayer like guitarist, every song these guys put out is outstanding. Here is "Warm Love" live in studio.

youtu.be/eZHTdNUAn4w#... "The latest spin on the shit were in, blow by blow. And the more you watch, the less you know." Jackson Browne "Information Wars" 1996. Some artists could predict the future; Bowie, Zevon, Petty, Dylan, and Browne to name a few.

youtu.be/_OzbmriDgQc New updated version on the "I Am Canadian Rant"

#Film, #Moviesky, #Filmsky. On Friday this Podcast drops. I talk to writer/directors Ken Kabatoff and Anthony Epp. They reminded me of talking to "Heretic" Directors Beck/Woods. It was fun to talk about my days working on Indi films at the start of my career. Their episodes so far are great!

youtu.be/_l6BziiPheg#... I am always sceptical of somebody covering a classic like Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain." That being said The Highwomen did a scorcher a few years back in Howard Stern. This version is worth it to see Welsh Guitar wiz Chis Buck with Martin Miller's great band.

Is there an actual opposition in the USA for what is going on? I am thinking that maybe it is time for the Democrats to put down "Robert's Rules of Order" and Decorum for Dummies" and watch "The Godfather." Then add in "No Way Out" to understand you have brought a butter knife to a gunfight.

youtu.be/FDoCJDzLMS4#... In Canada "Everybody's Got A Right" Eric Bibb. 🇨🇦❤️

youtu.be/YRyh2s1oWwM 🇨🇦Mood "Backstabbers" The Ojays.

youtu.be/BZecJnJr-9M#... I got a message from a set dec crew in Oklahoma that were all reading my book and laughing a lot at the stories. No prop gets more property masters budget grief than when a producer sees a stick that costs thousands in a budget. This stick was free, but hated by Kate.

youtu.be/Ytk_BzRstug #Musicsky Ringo Starr, Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, Benmont Tench, and Waddy Wachtel join Joe Walsh for this great live off the floor version of "Funk #49"

I love our beautiful Maple Leaf Flag is behind President Zelensky's left shoulder. Canada has always stood up for Freedom, always will. Thank you Britain, and The EU for our place at your table.

youtu.be/SgLaZO5Bg_Y#... #moviesky#Oscars 32 years ago my wife and I were in the Dorothy Chandler Auditorium for "Unforgiven's" Best Picture Oscar. She was nominated for decorating the sets. Here is the film's day one with Clint and Property Master Eddie Aiona on set with the Starr .44

youtu.be/yfgrIRzvZco RIP Joey Molland the last surviving member of Badfinger. Maybe one of the most tragic stories of a band originally signed by the Beatles Apple Records. Their music biography is such a sad story of what could have been. Here is "Baby Blue"

This is a Leader. . .

#Film #Moviesky Oscar Day! It is now 32 years since Janice and I were in the Dorothy Chandler Auditorium watching "Unforgiven" win Best Picture. For me the journey to that night started with me picking flowers in a ditch for Clint on Day one of filming with a teamster. Full video is on Substack

youtu.be/Offm88aKbpA #Musicsky Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit "White Man's World"

#film, #Filmsky, #moviesky "Unforgiven" casting your crew, and my inability to ride a horse on set. Here is an excerpt from my book "They Don't Pay Me To Say No: My Life in Film and Television Props" about that moment.

In Honour of Gene Hackman, and Oscar weekend there is a wonderful featurette on the making of "Unforgiven" on Youtube. It was the perfect set to work on. Everything portrayed in this behind the scenes look shows how lean, and smart the entire crew was. Gene and the cast were a joy. #Film #Moviesky

youtu.be/zrTZF3J6YNk #musicsky Andrew Bird "Bloodless" sets up the day.

youtu.be/QWLBtMz5OuY Mood.

youtu.be/V8NdLznhx_A #musicsky Woody Guthrie worthy lyrics to the state of the world and Freedom today. American Aquarium's Bo Barham nails "The World On Fire." "We must go boldly into the darkness and be the light."

#film, #filmsky, #moviesky. Here is a clip from my substack video about a Property Masters love of Stunt Coordinators and why I think they should have Oscar Recognition.

I was standing on set the moment Gene Hackman arrived the day before he was to start filming on "Unforgiven." He looked at Clint and said he was still trying to figure Little Bill out. Clint had the idea who Gene could use for inspiration. #Film #Moviesky.

youtu.be/Kdzl-j24Ut8 #musicsky "The Optomist swears hope dies last." Father John Misty "Screamland."

youtu.be/F2HH7J-Sx80 #Musicsky Mood watching the news.

youtu.be/0tTuXOtTyIc #musicsky Van the Man

#Filmsky #Moviesky. Here is a rough page from a book I am writing about "Unforgiven" and other Westerns I have worked on. This page is about the moment Gene Hackman arrived at Big Whiskey to play Little Bill Daggett. Gene had not figured Bill out and asked Clint for direction. Here is that moment

#filmsky Here is an Oscar week story as my wife Janice and her co-Oscar Nominee Henry Bumstead "Unforgiven" and I were invited to a private dinner party for Clint Eastwood. Here is a page from my book about Richard Harris at the dinner and his story about being cast as "English Bob."

youtu.be/r4Nbm2t2wek #musicsky "Turmoil back in Moscow brought this "Turbulence" down on me." I miss Warren Zevon.