The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Four – The Cowboys and Cowboy
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 Four: The Cowboys and Cowboy...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT : National Casting Call for SARAH – Female Lead in HEART OF THE GUN
We are excited to announce a national casting call for Sarah, the lead female role in our Western HEART OF THE GUN. This is a paid role. Submissions are accepted from anywhere in the U.S. and even from international talent with the understanding you would have to...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Miles Doleac Joins the Cast of the NATCHEZ TRACE Films
We are excited to announce Miles Doleac has joined the cast of our NATCHEZ TRACE project. Doleac will play Joseph Thompson Hare, one of the notorious outlaws who committed crimes on the Trace. Our Natchez Trace project, part of our 12 Westerns in 12 Months, is an epic...
Movie Monday: Western Movie Reviews – Week Three – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee & Last of the Line
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 Three: Bury My Heart at Wounded...
Friday Announcement: John Maxwell Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce that renown actor John Maxwell has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. Maxwell will be playing the character Coochie, based on the real life a sharpshooter and tracker, in the massive manhunt for Texas Red. Maxwell earned fame...
Movie Monday: Western Movie Reviews – Week Two – Johnny Guitar & Straight Shooting
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 Two: Johnny Guitar & Straight...
Porches Sequel Premiere Date Scheduled for August 2nd in Brookhaven
We are excited to announce the movie premiere for If These Porches Could Talk, our sequel to Porches and Private Eyes! This debut for our movie will take place August 2nd at 7:30pm at the Brookhaven Country Club. Tickets are now on sale! Ticket prices: General...
12 Westerns: The Texas Red Table Read
On April 29th, we gathered in Meadville, Mississippi at the Franklin County Museum to hold the first table read for one of our 12 Westerns, TEXAS RED. Actors including the legendary John Maxwell, Shannon Williams (one of our leading men from Son of a Gun), Darrell...
Friday Announcement: Producer Butterfly Rose Cherry Joins the 12 Westerns Team
Every Friday, we are making special announcements about our 12 Westerns project! Producer Butterfly Rose Cherry has joined the team for our 12 Westerns. She will be a producer on Heart of the Gun, one of our Westerns slated for production in Arizona. Butterfly is a...
Movie Monday: Western Movie Reviews – Week One
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 One: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Grey...
