The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Twenty Five – Breakheart Pass & From Noon Till Three
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Twenty Five: Breakheart Pass &...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Amber Rose Mason Cast in Lead Female Role for HEART OF THE GUN
We are excited to announce that actress Amber Rose Mason will be portray Sarah, the principal female character in our film Heart of the Gun, one of our 12 Westerns. Mason, based in Montana, has appeared in several feature and short films. Click Here to visit her IMDb...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Twenty Four – Rio Lobo & A Town Called Bastard
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Twenty Four: Rio Lobo & A Town...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Anquanizia Hall Cast as Dolly in TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce that actress Anquanizia Hall will be portray the real life character Dolly in our film Texas Red, which is one of our 12 Westerns, starting production in late January of 2020. Hall, who auditioned in July at our 12 Westerns casting call in...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Twenty Three – Open Range & The Lonely Man
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Twenty Three: Open Range & The...
12 Westerns: National Casting Call for JONATHAN – Male Co-Lead in SHE WAS THE DEPUTY’S WIFE
We are excited to announce a national casting call for Jonathan, the male co-lead role in our Western SHE WAS THE DEPUTY’S WIFE. This is a paid role and this will be a SAG project. Submissions are accepted from anywhere in the U.S. All video submissions are due...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Herman “J.R.” Johnson Cast as The Oklahoma Kid in TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce that actor Herman "J.R." Johnson will be portray the real life character "The Oklahoma Kid" in our film Texas Red, which is one of our 12 Westerns, starting production in late January of 2020. Johnson, who auditioned in July at our 12...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Twenty Two – Special Western Festival Edition with Bite the Bullet, Man of the West, Monte Walsh, and High Plains Drifter
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Twenty Two: Special Western Festival...
12 Westerns: Filmmaker Diary – August 2019
These are diary entries, tracking my progress and process making the 12 Westerns in 12 Months project. Every now and then I will be publishing these daily notes that were taken on my phone. They have not been edited at all. To learn more about my 12...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Megan Therese Rippey Cast as Lead in SHE WAS THE DEPUTY’S WIFE
We are excited to announce that actress Megan Therese Rippey will be our leading lady in She was the Deputy's Wife, which is one of our 12 Westerns, starting production in March of 2020. Rippey will play Mabel, the principal role in our feature-length Western. She has...
