Being nervous is a terrible excuse not to go for your dreams. You’ll be nervous to be a production assistant. You may as well be nervous to be a director.
We raised the full budget for The Screener on social media. We didn't have to cast anyone we didn't love. We got to make it how we wanted, we got final cut, it's the best thing I've ever made, and it premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
I cannot wait for you to see it.
“We made this thing to support the filmmakers,” says Jim Cummings after The Screener (co-directed by Cummings and PJ McCabe) debuted in the Episodic section. “Some people might say we hate the industry. It’s not true. We love filmmakers more than anything.”
The Screener is more than your average showbiz spoof. Read more about the show's debut: https://t.co/9DCSui7CDZ
@turo My host canceled a confirmed Dec 20–28 Hawaii trip I booked in September. Comparable cars are now $1k–$2k more.
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It’s unbelievable how normal thoughtless movies have become that now if you see vivid colors, competent framing, intentional staging, etc. it feels like total whiplash.
“I’m just an actor,” he said. “Tom, you gotta try,” I told him.
And he did.
- Brian De Palma on Mission: Impossible (1996)
Even Tom Cruise had a Day 1🤭