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LIFETUS INTERUPTUS

Yes we disappeared. Yes we neglected our loyal viewers, readers and others. We were working on an original TV pilot for contest submission and then blew it, cause they wanted only non-original material, a spec of something already airing on TV/Cable. So not only are we morons for neglecting you guys, we are morons period. And my 14 year old dalmation Sparky died.

So these last few weeks I have been stupid and sad. Hope you will forgive our absence, cause we have lots to share.

ARE YOU FUNNY?
We are loking for a man or woman that is funny as hell and loves doing on the spot stuff. SPENT TV has a new reality series, and we are looking for the host or hostesy with the most or mostest. Production begins in two weeks. Email our casting director at labfilmla@yahoo.com if you are interested.

MOMS AND POPS UPDATE

Cary and I have been dealing with the continuing dilemma of being first time directors - which actually is a bunch of bs as far as we are concerened, cause we've been directing for over ten years with some pretty amazing results. But when dealing with people that you are asking to invest 2 million dollars on your dream, we get why there may be some hesitation. We aren't just asking for lunch money. What's funny is, one way they "assess"your talents is by seeing how many credits you have on IMDB and what your popularity index is, two things you can buy - yes you read this right - BUY.  Consultants charge you to pump up your numbers and to find "projects" willing to atach you for $$$$$.

So you can have less experince and more credits if you have some extra money to throw around. We don't, cause we actually use that 'extra' money to create the content WE DIRECT.

So, we are hoping a very talented man, ADRIAN CARR, will come on board to direct our project.  We are in the midst of one last script polish and then it will be off to him. Hopefully he'll say yes. 

We are considering OLYMPIA DUKAKIS for the role of MOMS also, stay tuned on that one too.

SO IN THE MEANTIME... A SILENT SHORT?

Like the 'seasoned' industry vets we are - lol - we learned early on not to dump all your dreams in one basket, so we have a second low-low budget feature on the SPENT burner ... a romcom. The cool thing is we have written a silent short as a prequel that we plan to shoot at the end of the summer. It's a definite acknowledgement to the fun and freedom of the recent Oscar winning black and white silent movie THE ARTIST. We haven't yet decided if we are doing the whole black and white thing, but we are locked in on the no-talking thing. More to come....

ADULT ANNIE MAKES A NEWSWOTHY APPEARANCE

Hugs and congrats to PORTLAND HELMICH,  our "Adult Annie" star,  for scoring a guest role on Aaron Sorkin's NEWSROOM. Woot woot! Getting recognized for the tlent we know she has is awesome! Will keep you posted on the air date.

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