The riders are 8 days into the ride and rolling toward the Canadian border. We’ve been updating the official site, and the Facebook page is getting tons of input from folks along the route. Jump over and have a look at the excellent photos and videos pouring in from across the country.
Jun 09
The LVMR kicks off next week (June 17th) at Fresh Tapas and Tonics in Va Beach.
Hope to see you there.
Details and schedules are on the official site.
Apr 30
NEW YORK, April 29, 2010 – Mactavish Pictures has optioned the motion picture rights to SEAL of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of LT Michael P. Murphy, USN.
http://www.sealofhonor.com
The book, authored by Gary Williams and published by the Naval Institute Press, has generated significant national buzz and advance sales have been robust. The official street date is May 5th, 2010.
LT Murphy, a United States Navy SEAL, earned the Medal of Honor on 28 June 2005 for his bravery during a fierce fight with the Taliban in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan. The first to receive the nation’s highest military honor for service in Afghanistan, LT Murphy was also the first naval officer to earn the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, and the first SEAL to be honored posthumously. A young man of great character, he is the subject of Naval Special Warfare courses on character and leadership, and an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, naval facilities, school, post office, ball park, and hospital emergency department have been named in his honor.
Mactavish Pictures is a motion picture development and production company with offices in New York City and Virginia. Founder Scott Mactavish is a filmmaker, best-selling author and veteran of the United States Navy. He has served as an advisor to author Gary Williams and the Murphy family since October 2009. “I’m humbled and honored to bring Mike Murphy’s story to the big screen.” said Mactavish. “He was a fierce warrior and true standard bearer for honor, courage and commitment. Every American should know his story.”
A feature film based on SEAL of Honor is now in development.
Bennett Fidlow of Schroder, Fidlow, Titley & Davis, PLC, negotiated the deal on behalf of Mactavish Pictures, and Stephen Moore of the Paul Kohner Agency, Beverly Hills, for the Naval Institute Press.
Contact:
Scott Mactavish
T: 646.963.6054
F: 877.381.3134
http://www.mactavish.us
info@mactavish.us
Apr 28
I don’t necessarily agree with his politics, but so what? I respect and enjoy John Sayle’s films, especially since he makes them as a writer, first and foremost.
By this, I mean his films are tight, compelling, evenly paced and short on special effects and other visual shenanigans.
John recently signed a book deal, and I wish him well. An epic novel based on colonial Philippines should be a fascinating read. From the AP:
NEW YORK — More than a year after his agent first shopped the manuscript, filmmaker John Sayles has a deal for a long historical novel.
Sayles’ fictionalized account of the U.S. occupation of the Philippines around the turn of the 20th century is tentatively titled “Some Time in the Sun.” It’s more than 1,000 pages in manuscript form.
It will be released in 2011 by McSweeney’s, the San Francisco-based press founded by author Dave Eggers.
Sayles is best known for such films as “Eight Men Out” and “Matewan.” He’s also the author of several books. He has lamented that he couldn’t find a publisher for his new work.
McSweeney’s editor Jordan Bass said Tuesday that the novel “felt like equal parts (E.L.) Doctorow and `Deadwood’” and praised its “captivating pacing.”
Apr 20
I posted this some time ago, but felt it worthy of a new post now that boating season is kicking off.
Apr 20
This story would be hilarious, if it weren’t typical VA ineptitude.
Apr 12
