My most recent television work includes “Southern Fried Stings” (truTV, 2010), “High School Reunion” (TV Land, 2010), “Stringers: LA” (truTV, 2008-2009), “Party Heat” (truTV, 2008-2009), ”Dance Machine” (ABC, 2008), “Speeders” (Court TV, 2007) and “Bandits vs. Smokies“ (CMT, 2007). I wrote and directed a special for American Movie Classics: The Great Christmas Movies (1998). Other television credits include “The Bachelor: Paris” (ABC, 2006), “Blind Date” (1999-2003), “The Fifth Wheel” (2003), “Fast Food Films” (FX, 1998-99) “Reel Wild Cinema” (USA Network, 1996 - 1997), “Hollywood Babylon” (syndicated, 1992) and others.
I have written hundreds of introductory scripts for American Movie Classics hosts such as Cher, Alec Baldwin, Jodie Foster, Winona Ryder, Billy Bob Thornton, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Stefanie Powers, Morgan Fairchild, Phyllis Diller, Brendan Fraser, Shirley Jones, Ali MacGraw, Kirsten Dunst, Lesley-Anne Down, Patrick Wayne, Lesley Ann Warren, Sean Young and many others.
I wrote and co-produced “Frank Capra: A Personal Remembrance” (VidAmerica, 1992), and “The Making of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’” (Republic Pictures, 1991), both of which appear on the DVD and Blu-Ray releases of “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
I have contributed to several film encyclopedia and have written for magazines such as American Cinematographer, American Film, Film Comment, The Big Frame, The Hollywood Reporter, The Disney Channel Magazine, Sight and Sound, Tower Pulse! and Texas Monthly.
I have also written for many newspapers, notably The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The San Antonio Express News.
I recently served as Guest Curator for a major museum exhibit called “Hollywood Comes to South Carolina: A Century of Filmmaking in the Palmetto State” which ran from January through October, 2008 at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia SC. This is a follow-up to my exhibit ”Texas Movies” which ran in 2005 at the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin, Texas.
In 2004 I had a brief but (for me) memorable cameo in “The Alamo.” I also wrote two books that tied in with the film.
I have written and/or produced several videos and recently contributed audio commentary to more than a dozen classic films, notably “Wild Boys of the Road” (1933), “The Time of Their Lives” (1946), “McLintock!” (1963), “Hondo” (1953) and “Track of the Cat” (1954). For more, click on “Videos.”
I live in North Hollywood, California with my perfect wife Claire and our less-than-perfect dogs Maggie and Jake.