The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.News: Dina Meyer cast as Suzie in our next feature Durant’s Never Closes
We are proud to announce that we have cast Dina Meyer as the female lead character Suzie in our next feature Durant's Never Closes. Dina Meyer is best known for her leading role in Starship Troopers and four of the Saw horror movies. She continues to appear in...
52 Reviews in 52 Weeks: James Joyce’s The Sisters
Movie critic Hal C F Astell has taken on the challenge to review all of the 52 films we made in 52 weeks in his own 52 weeks. So here is the first of his reviews, for our short film James Joyce's The Sisters. Read it here, enjoy the excerpt from the review and a clip...
100 Crime Films is Back!
Travis Mills's video blog series 100 Crime Films is back with three new entries. Here he discusses James Gray's The Yards, 70s thriller The Onion Field, and Tony Scott's underrated movie Revenge.
News: Tom Sizemore cast as lead in Running Wild’s new feature
We have very exciting news to announce. Tom Sizemore has been cast as the lead in our next feature film, Durant's Never Closes. Best known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan, Natural Born Killers, Heat, and Black Hawk Down, Sizemore continues to be a great presence...
New Project Announcement: Bride of Violence
We have very exciting news. Running Wild Films has optioned the short story BRIDE OF VIOLENCE by famous mystery writer Lawrence Block (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Block) author of 8 Million Ways to Die (movie with Jeff Bridges) and the upcoming A Walk Among...
Spotlight On: Mia Moss
Mia Moss, 18, is the youngest member of the Running Wild team, and in most ways she's far beyond where any of the team was at her age. Recently, Mia chronicled the Behind the Scenes material during the filming of Duel at the Mound. She has just graduated high school...
Gus & Travis Talk Film: Film Noir
Gus and Travis are back with a new film talk. This time they discuss the Film Noir genre, touching on such films as Body Heat, Detour, Chinatown, Kiss Me Deadly, Double Indemnity, Night Moves, and The Killing.
Running Wild Films collaborates on “Across Crazy”
A unique collaboration is on the horizon for Running Wild Films and filmmaker Christin Easterling. "Across Crazy" is a slasher film that will be shot on a cross country journey from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, FL. Easterling is driving her beloved Shonda the Honda...
What’s Next for Running Wild Films and 5J Media?
As many of you know, we completed production on our fifth feature film, DUEL AT THE MOUND, April 30th. The film is a baseball-themed drama set for release Fall 2014. But what's next for Running Wild Films and our partner company 5J Media? Just a few projects... Here...
Gus & Travis Talk Film: William Holden
Gus and Travis are back with a new film talk. This time they discuss William Holden, a classic lead actor who starred in such films as Stalag 17, Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, Fedora, Bridge on the River Kwai, The Turning Point, The Wild Rovers, Alvarez Kelly,...
