Just like Sheila E., Devi wants to live the glamorous life. She’s not quite there yet. In the meantime, here’s where she’s at…


Juror Duty

November 19th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

jury-boxoldfashion-lookTalk about feeling “all grown up.”  For the first time I am in the juror’s as opposed to the filmmaker’s seat for a festival.  It’s pretty super cool actually.  It came about in an interesting way.

At Shriekfest a month or so back, a fellow filmmaker saw my nametag and proclaimed, “Hey, you’re Devi Snively? You reviewed my film.” Read the rest of this entry »

trippin’ in L.A.

November 18th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

screening2smarmaghetto screeningSunday night we had about 20 people here for a sneak preview screening of trippin’.  The technology wasn’t optimal.  A too small TV perched upon cardboard boxes, bad speakers and seating that ranged from folding beach chairs to a rock hard sofabed does not quite compare to the Arclight, but bless our dear supporters for enduring.  They were a truly generous audience and I believe a rather good time was had by all. Read the rest of this entry »

An Evening with the Antichrist

November 17th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

premiere keith deviSo Saturday evening after attending brilliant cartoonist Keith Knight’s L.A. welcome signing at Meltdown Comics where he entertained us with a fabulous slide show, we went to check out Lars von Trier’s Anti-Christ.  Oh boy. ab_fabI’ve only seen 2 Von Trier films previously – Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark – both which I loved (though the latter I had to watch in 20-minute increments separated by episodes of AB Fab just to keep from wrenching my guts out.)  BTW is a bit more accessible for Von Trier newbies.  Emily Watson is probably my favorite contemporary actress – man, I’d love to work with her one day.  But  I digress. Read the rest of this entry »

Life At the Grown-Up Table

November 16th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

kids+table+(2)figaro1Just got up after actually sleeping last night.  What a wonderful weekend!  It began on Friday with a great coffee meeting with filmmaker friends Steph and Alec (soon to be highlighted in our friends of trippin’ section so stay tuned…)  I always feel so inspired after hanging with them.  Our films couldn’t be more different, but I believe our motivations for making them are spot on.  We go through so many of the same ups and downs on our journey and it’s become a fun tradition to analyze them over caffeinated beverages at Café Figaro. Read the rest of this entry »

“Armaghetto Teapot”

November 12th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

arma-ghetto teapot 2So, I destroyed my teapot a couple months back.  I put some water on and spaced it until all the water was gone and the teapot got all burnt up.  Since then, I’ve been boiling water for my morning coffee in this saucepan we have.  Anyhoo, I was boiling some water when Kenny walks in and shakes his head. Read the rest of this entry »