The Blues Ain’t Nothin’ But A Good Man Feelin’ Bad

Back when my first movie Crossroads (1986) was produced, I remember feeling incredibly blessed to be able to bring my screenwriting and my music together. Things have come full circle now as I find myself working with Mick Jagger and T-Bone Burnett (Last Train to Memphis). So I’ve been in a bluesy state of mind… Read More »

Chato Red Cloud (1979-2014): Western Movie Star

No matter how many horses might come into your life over the years, there will only be just one that is truly your horse, that one partner and companion you shared the better part of your life with, rode the most miles on, trusted your very life with, got to a place where you were… Read More »

Scouting Kazakhstan

We are officially 10 days away from starting production on Marco Polo, and I find it fitting that I’m flying from Kazakstan — the Silk Road city of Almaty– to Venice tonight. We start rolling in Venice on the 31st, shooting for 4 days where it all began and then returning to Kazakstan for the… Read More »