The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
12 Westerns: Cat Roberts Joins the Cast of A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST
We are excited to announce the next cast member to join our Western film production A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST. Actress Cat Roberts will play the supporting role of Mrs. Cleveland in our movie, which enters production next April. Cat has appeared in many...
12 Westerns: Beverly Guettler Joins the Cast of A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST
We are excited to announce the next cast member to join our Western film production A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST. Actress Beverly Guettler will play the supporting role of Helen Robinson in our movie, which enters production next April. This will be...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Eleven – The Ballad of Lefty Brown & China 9, Liberty 37
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 Eleven: The Ballad of Lefty Brown...
12 Westerns: Ward Emling Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce that Ward Emling has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. He will play Sheriff Cliff Herring, a lawman in Franklin County who tries to be fair in the face of prejudice and violence. Ward Emling served as the Film Commissioner for the...
12 Westerns: John Schile Joins the Cast of A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST
We are excited to announce the next cast member to join our Western film production A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST. Actor John Schile will play the supporting role of Horace Robinson in our movie, which enters production next April. This will be John Schile's...
12 Westerns: NATCHEZ TRACE Characters & Sides for Mississippi Casting Call – Part 2
We are excited to share with you the second round of roles from our two-part Natchez Trace films for which you can audition for at our Mississippi Casting Call on July 21st. Click Here for all audition details. Also, below you will find sides to prepare for these...
Writing: ON THE SEVENTH DAY Screenplay Published
I've decided to publish some of my yet-to-be produced screenplays. Over the next six months, I will publish one a month. I'm starting with a film I wrote called ON THE SEVENTH DAY: Click Here to Read This film is based on a news story from Alabama about a preacher’s...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Ten – Doc & The Eagle and the Hawk
Each Monday, I am sharing reviews of Westerns I studied 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 Ten: Doc & The Eagle and the Hawk...
12 Westerns: Filmmaker Diary – May 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 Westerns...
12 Westerns: THE OKLAHOMA KID – Paid Supporting Role in Texas Red Film – Sides & Character Details for Mississippi Casting Call
The Oklahoma Kid is a key supporting role in our film Texas Red. He is Texas Red's partner and friend. I see the Kid as having the live-wire energy of legendary actor James Cagney. He may have actually adopted his nickname after watching Cagney in The Oklahoma Kid...
