12 Angry Men For the Price of One…

Posted in Cast
November 24th, 2009 by Circus-Szalewski

jury blog no addressIt arrived in the mail today! The paycheck for a three day “gig” in early November. All the days of phoning in to check if I’m needed, all the frustration of finding the best transportation arrangement in proximity to where I’ll have to check in, everything I learned in school and the life experience gathered since then, all the hours have finally paid off! Read the rest of this entry »

I Googled Myself, And Then Came Terry Cronin…

Posted in Friends of trippin'
November 24th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

comiccongangSo, let’s be honest we all do it from time to time.  There’s no need to be ashamed.  tt042600croninOnce in a while we just get the urge to Google ourselves.  It’s only natural.  And it can lead to beautiful things.  Read the rest of this entry »

Let the Bodies Hit the Floor…

Posted in Diary of a Directrix, On the Fest Circuit
November 23rd, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

devi tribeca sign sm…is still going through my mind.  The lyrics to “Bodies“  by Drowning Pool was both the theme song and mantra in which programmer Michael Hein would lead us prior to each screening at the New York City Independent Horror Festival which, incidentally, was a total blast this past weekend.  Read the rest of this entry »

NYC – the Horror!

Posted in Diary of a Directrix, On the Fest Circuit
November 20th, 2009 by Devi Snively (The Directrix)

devi ian frank smSo, I’m back in my old stomping grounds here in the Village.  To quote Dorothy Gail once more, “There’s no place like home.”  From the instant our plane descended to JFK I felt that old familiar energy.  NYC will always be a part of me.

I’m staying with a new fest friend, Ian Fischer whom I met at Dragon*Con a few months back.  He’s got a fab place not far from where I used to live back in the day.  Opening night was fun.  Read the rest of this entry »

Juror Duty

Posted in Diary of a Directrix
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 »