Pick up a copy of the Silicon Valley Metro, or check it out online here. An exciting write-up on the upcoming premiere of Canary at Cinequest by our favorite Bay Area critic, Richard von Busack. Special mentions of Carla Pauli, Michael Umansky and Sammy Samuelson! It makes me want to see this movie!

Thanks to all the cast members who have sent me their releases. For those who haven't, please mail or fax them as soon as you can. If you aren't able to print the release, I can send you a copy.

Hello Canary-friends!

As you know, we'll be premiering on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 6:30 PM at the San Jose Repertory Theatre. Our second screening is on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 4:00 PM. Tickets and information here!

We're working on some sort of premiere party after the March 1st screening, but have no details yet. We'll keep you posted.

If you're on Facebook, you can become a fan of Canary and get occasional updates.

There's also a Facebook event listing for the premiere - invite your friends!

Please send your signed releases to us as soon as possible, and let us know if you need us to mail you a hard copy. We're excited to see all of you again and hope you can make one (or both) of the screenings!

The first two interviews I've done for Canary have been in the form of rich, even provocative conversations with other filmmakers conducted on their personal blogs. The latest interview might be more self-revealing than the previous--I'm always surprised to find how much I have to say, regardless of what's asked. This new interview comes as a result of a recent networking blitz on Twitter. Thanks to Brian Spaeth for taking an interest in our film and for posting my answers without cuts. Brian advises his readers to put on their thinking caps before diving in, so I guess I should do the same.

Brian Spaeth interviews Alejandro Adams

Three drives marked with occult symbols copulate behind a chair which protects them from marauding young children. The secreted file will be transferred to HDCAM and delivered to Cinequest next week. This will be the exhibition "print," a de facto final cut. So, is the film done? It had better be.

Cinequest has invited Canary for its 2009 festival, which is a big honor considering that we did not officially submit the film (no form, no fee). There is a strong possibility that we will accept the invitation, not least of all because they gave us a bit of red carpet treatment with Around the Bay--two high-profile Saturday night screenings at their best venue and a review in Variety, among other things. Their 2009 iteration will take place from 2/25 through 3/8 in downtown San Jose.

An in-depth interview about Canary (and other things).

whenever I think about this film, I remember how real everyone was...with a goal, a video on button, and prepared actors in a new setting...the, stir or shake, and roll film.

It's been a year since we were meeting at the coffee shop and I still remember it clearly. For some reason, this film sticks with me. All the little details of the shoot, the day, the people. So clearly that I can close my eyes and be there, immediately. It wasn't a good experience and it certainly wasn't a bad one, but it was a visceral. I LOVE that.

"Like the best 'little' films, Canary is a very big film...full of wonder and menace...[I]t is a film to be reckoned with, to be savored, and not to be forgotten."

http://professordvd.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/10/canary-alejandro-adams...

Good Evening:

This time, she's acting in a stage reading of my one woman show, "My Pregnancy, by Kirsten Kozlowski," at the Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco, on November 18. I think she's going to do a great job.

...to seeing the first rough cut of the project!