This is what we call the Startini shot.

Rebuilding on Tik Tok after being mysteriously banned is not for the faint of heart but... A fan just called me a “DreamBoat.” I kinda love this word. Can we bring DreamBoat back? #DreamBoat #DreamBoatSky

Maybe this is what got me banned from Tik Tok...

I guess my film is too controversial… my TikTok account was banned while I was promoting the ad campaign for BitterSweet. As I rebuild, I’ll be reposting favorites, celebrating BitterSweet’s nominations for Best Indie Comedy & Best Indie Romance at Film Threat's Award This! #FilmSky #IndieFilm

Rebuilding on a platform that permanently banned me for no specific reason is not for the faint of heart. But neither is making and releasing an indie film. Yet that's all we can do to keep going. It's been 1 day and I already got .1% of my followers back. #TikTok #TikTokSky

Darkness dwells in Culver City. While we were on strike at Sony I discovered a secret portal in the Backstage bathroom which told me where to stick my strike sign. Please investigate this cosmic corruption, Pam Bondi. #CulverCity #CulverCitySky

Here’s some young Cadet Alex Stone to cleanse your timeline. Curious what kind of trouble he’s getting into these days…

Friday. Unity achieved. Nobody knows how. Please remain calm. We're doing our best.

Waiting on notes. Draft feels great. Creative limbo sinks in. Must choose what to write next. One script to make. One script to sell. One script to rule them all.

Our world is too noisy and oozing with ick.

Watched Full Metal Jacket to celebrate finishing my new draft. Felt inspired to let moments breathe, so I added three pages of pure directing on the page. Because I can. Kubrick’s comedy chops still don’t get talked about enough. 108 pages.

After a full day of digging into notes and pulling the script apart, something major finally clicked at 2AM. Hard but fun. Good writing day.

LA screenwriters: Screenwriting Threads meetup tomorrow night in Santa Monica. I’m planning to go mingle with the coolest introverts in town so we can mumble and nod as we wrestle the great slugline conundrum. Bold and underlined.

John Book and his Amish Bretheren will return in Avengers Doomsday.

This was one of my favorite moments when we were filming Major Payne. It was hard to maintain a straight face but we managed to keep it serious and tense.

If you think people can't change: I was a lifelong dog person, hated cats, and was severely allergic. Now I’m owned by these two adorable weirdos. 🐱 Change sneaks up on you.

Who among us can really write through a headache? Stomach ache? Depression? Which ailments make you skip writing and what kind of pain can you push through and still get decent pages done?

2 Back To The Futures: Same script. Same character. Dark wardrobe = dramatic Marty. Sky-blue wardrobe = comedic Marty. Clothing is more than decoration, it’s storytelling. They fired Eric Stoltz for being too dark. If were him, I'd be so mad at the costume designer.

Finished draft 3 of my newest script. That distinct feeling of wanting to share the moment while also wanting to preserve it. A good reminder I’m on the right track. 101 pages.

A family tracked down my Dad to say they loved my movie BitterSweet.They watched it during a large family gathering in Staten Island. A room full of 25 people who usually fight about movies but they all clapped at the end of mine. That feels good. Laugh, gasp, clap, here tubitv.com/movies/10004...

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Anaconda is fun for the whole family. A celebration of filmmaking itself. The meta making a movie about making a movie plays really well on the big screen. Action/comedy gold, the theater was lololing, me being the loudest. Great end credits sequence. More adventure than horror.

The Overton window is so wide open that abducting leaders from sovereign nations is now on the table. Which means it’s finally time to free John McTiernan from director jail. I'm assembling the perfect search and rescue team...

Looking back I see such a productive year from scripts to screens to streams. I wrote 2 features & 2 shorts, had 2 movies on the big screen and now I'm grateful 1 is streaming free on Tubi. tubitv.com/movies/10004...

So you say you’re a screenwriter? Cute. Do you know cats don't need saving (9 lives)? The Hero’s Journey? There & back again. Round-trip discount. And yes, Virginia, there are more than 3 acts. Join my ScreenWriteRebellion. Insert sassy clap backs to the status quo here:

Ella McCay and Jay Kelly will return in Ella Kelly and Jay McCay

Full Metal Kitty: this is my bowl there are many like it but this one is mine

Our kitty Stella opened up her Christmas gift

some of the best movies seen in 2025: by the stream magellan bittersweet wake up dead man father mother sister brother nouvelle vague casey makes a mixtape (interesting for indie recreation of the 1980s) (also, from last year) young ali: those were the days

My Christmas Movie Idea: Scrooge Mclane Haunted on Christmas Eve by Ellis, a celebrated alternate-reality hero White-Knight who negotiated his way through the infamous Nakatomi Plaza Christmassacre saying "Booby", visits a regretful cop to make him confront missing his plane to Los Angeles

Just took my 10 year old son to his winter camp and as I walked him to the recreation center he said "Dad you don't have to walk me inside" I said it's raining and I want to make sure you're- "I'm fine Dad just walk me to the door" I did and walked away weeping. I turned to see-

Excited to be flying to Brooklyn to show BitterSweet tomorrow Friday 12/12. Tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/bitterswee...

Netflix and Paramount are like Daddy and Mommy fighting for custody of the kids. Splitting up Warner brothers in different homes on different coasts, the biggest point of contention is who gets Batman on the weekends?

I had a great time talking to legend Chris Gore about my film BitterSweet 2x nominated for Best Indie Comedy and Best Indie Romance @FilmThreat @AwardThis! indie filmmaking, and of course Major Payne. youtu.be/QN8XMVaQAlc

Pluribus only makes sense once you understand it's based on the 2023 WGA/SAG strikes when the notorious Carol Lombardini fought against the demands of basic human decency and living wages for the union hive mind. The twist here is she's actually the hero.

I worked with Matthew Lilliard on a film called Dish Dogs. He was a great guy and a natural actor. I'm pretty sure Tarantino's disparaging remarks just started a whole new wave of Lilliard's career...

3I/ Atlas is not just a comet, it is a film festival projecting my movie BitterSweet all over the unknown regions of deep space. On Decemeber 12 it will be flying by Brooklyn. I will be there for the show. Come meet and watch and enjoy some sweet icy comet tail. www.eventbrite.com/e/bitterswee...

AFM 25 was well worth the admission fee. I didn't take many videos because I was focused on working & schmoozing but I met some amazing people dedicated to helping Veterans learn the filmmaking process for free. 🔗 to Veterans-TV below 👇

I just got dropped off at the airport and I did the thing. I told the Lyft driver "You too!" after he said "Have a nice flight!" He laughed at me so I kept going "I mean it, I hope your Lyft learns to fly and that you learn to fly it and we all have nice flights on flying cars someday soon"

So honored my film BitterSweet is nominated for best indie comedy by the coolest and only truly indie awards that matter Film Threat's Award This! #ScriptSky #FilmSky #IndieFilmSky

At AFM today I saw Ai all over the place. On the walls. Under the tables. In the pipes. Bartender poured it for a girl on a stool. She saw me wincing, raised her glass and smirked out a slurry "Slop 'em if ya got 'em. "

Happy Veterans Day to all who served and told me how much Major Payne made you laugh even while on duty, during battle, swimming in a river of shit to hell and back. Former cadet, maggot, turd, greenboy, and now Major Alex Stone salutes you all🫡

It was a such a tight race, neck and neck, tusk to tusk, boob v. boob, so I have never been prouder than my glorious win over Dek Yautja and Sydney Sweeny for Best Protagonist at The Innuendo Awards! Click link in bio/reply to watch my winning protagonist at work.

Decided to wake up and finish watching Frankestein and now I am weeping on Monday morning. Beautiful adaptation of Mary Shelley's haunting classic. Wonderful performances of these tragic characters. GDT is an epic filmmaker for all times. Bravo.

Treading these algorithms as they flood with endless Ai while promoting my actual 💯% human hand made movie has not been for the faint of heart. But I've been getting contacted by fans who have seen BitterSweet on Tubi. Personal messages like this are fuel for the fire in my belly

I've just been a derp-derp derping on social media since it's insidious inception. What am I supposed to do with this information? Please don't encourage me to keep posting about Disney derp-derp subscription fees.

Remember, remember the 5th of November.

I think Disney figured out how to get their 200 million budget so they can greenlight Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh's Star Wars X: The Hunt For Ben Solo

I've watched this movie several times now because you notice funny and understated details every time. In a world where screen is more frequently simplified so people can scroll on their phones while they watch, I appreciate a filmmaker who doesn't dumb it down.