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Oh, dear Anne Hathaway.  Try as you might (and TRY you did – to the point of collective wincing among my Oscar-viewing gang), all of the perkiness in the world couldn’t make up for the tux-adorned personality-void standing next to … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s Christmas in February as far as I’m concerned!  Merry Oscar Day!  I do love this ceremony for better and for worse.  The gorgeous and outrageous gowns, the painful musical numbers, the lame jokes, the annoying acceptance speeches.  Count. … Continue reading →

The week in Wisconsin has brought forth some unexpected events.  No, Bill Gates did not show up on the Brenner doorstep – checkbook in hand – ready to launch his next career as an Executive Producer of independent, Wisconsin-based films. … Continue reading →

So I arrived back in Wisconsin today expecting a cascade of squeals and giggles from my nieces at my surprise Valentine’s Day arrival.  Well…while there was genuine surprise for approximately two seconds, it quickly shifted into my 9-year-old niece CeCe … Continue reading →

Lest you think my recent days in La-La land have been consumed with Oscar movies and driving Mr. JJ, I do want to assure my dear bloggy readers that work on the Deliberate front is still getting done.  In fact, … Continue reading →

As I settle into this life of self-employment, I’m getting a good sense of my overall work patterns.  Why is it my productivity level evaporates during the time period between 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.?  I think I would adjust to … Continue reading →

I have to say that for the first time in a long time I’m really excited about the Oscars this year.  Well, I should rephrase that.  I’m always excited for the Oscars – my friends and I joke that they … Continue reading →

First of all, I want to give a big thanks to Deliberate’s Vice-President of Marketing Barbara Durand for her excellent and informative guest blog entry.  Babs has been instrumental in helping me launch the company and also maintain my own … Continue reading →

When I was invited to write a blog entry for Deliberate Productions, I had to think long and hard about what might be the right topic.  Deliberate is all about making movies so I thought I could give my review … Continue reading →

Now that I’m back in Los Angeles, I feel like this was my first official week of self-employment.  Luckily, Lucy and Sophia did remember me when I returned – I have some love scratches from Lucy to prove it! (Yeah, … Continue reading →