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Production notes from the Director, Amy Pickard
 


 

November 30, 2003

Hey Glennmovie readers!

Hope all of you are well and having a groovy winter! I won’t tell you about the great weather we’ve been having in Los Angeles. It's lovely here on the left side but I've busted out my romper/kitty suit for the chilly California evenings! Well, plenty of news to tell from the One For the Road camp: The movie is FINISHED! My editor Jeff and I are just adding the finishing touches... little tweaks to the flick but the donkey work is done and I’m extremely proud of the results. We’ve had to subtitle Glenn throughout since us yanks find him hard to understand! His mumbling and rambling are a bit confusing so I thought it best to subtitle him. The feedback I’ve had so far about the documentary has been extremely positive and I’m very, very excited about getting the movie out there to people. It’s not going to blaze a cinematic trail of genius, but I definitely think people will know Glenn a bit better and appreciate his talent. And, who can ask for more than that?

The plan for the movie remains the same: I’m going to enter it into film festivals and have it shown around the world for the next year, then try and sell it to television (BBC, are you listening?) and then ultimately, release it on DVD chock full of all the extra goodies I was unable to include in the final version of the film. Remember I’m a Squeeze fan just like you guys and I wanted to hear practically all of the songs in their entirety! But I wanted to make this movie for the general public as well and not just the hardcore fan base so I had to make some tough decisions. Keep your fingers crossed, as “One For the Road” is unleashed in 2004! Check out our new merchandise page with added holiday treats such as Xmas cards, ornaments and a few other cheeky items! I won't spoil the surprise, but let's just say that nothing conveys the spirit of the independent filmmaking community and the holiday season like a festive thong! Go forth and purchase and all proceeds will now go to our film festival fund. Every film festival that we apply to not only asks for an entry fee, you must FedEx the submission via registered (expensive) mail! I had to buy the ornament for my tree!

Speaking of all this film festival talk, we heard from Sundance today and we didn't get in. You can go to the link www.sundance.org and click on the film festival and see the announcements of who got in. You will find my name missing from the list! If only Glenn had been a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (link currently not working) or if he'd been on Death Row, we might have had a chance! Alas, the glennmovie did not make the cut for this year's Sundance. I wouldn't call it unexpected, but hey, I consider it a victory to have entered and I'm positive that the flick will get into the fun (perhaps better suited?) festivals like South By Southwest in Austin and such. Methinks my documentary is a tad whimsical for Sundance if you check out some of the titles. But never fear, just because Bob Redford's posse didn't dig the flick doesn't mean I'll stop trying to spread the Glenn love! Perhaps I'll start my own film festival and call it 'Shmundance' ... featuring only documentaries about musicians and their RV's! Anyway, thanks to all who had fingers crossed... you can uncross them now!

In other news, my mates in the band MINIBAR are playing London’s 12 Bar Club on December 18th. I took Glenn to see them a few years back and he loved them so I’d love it if you could drop by and experience their heavenly harmonies, their excellent musicianship and their fabulous songwriting! You’ll have a bit of Southern California rock to warm your cockles whilst in icy cold London! I saw many a gig at the 12 Bar when I lived in London and wish I could be there for the gig but you guys need to go down and represent! It’s a tiny place so buy your tickets early!

Now I hope all of you are sitting down since I have some news! I am now gainfully employed! Yes, with the completion of the movie, I found myself not really needing to focus on 'One For the Road' as much. so I got myself a job. I am an Associate Producer for the Jack Osbourne show “Union Jack” which airs on Channel 4 in the UK on Sundays at 12:55pm. Tune in if you like that sort of laddy, schoolboy humour! You might even catch me in a few episodes in the background! I’m having a great time and the people I work with are fantastic and it reminds me of the old days when I worked in telly in Britain. I’m the only American on the crew and I’m having a blast. After working non-stop on the movie for two years and having my confidence shattered; not knowing if the decisions I was making were the right ones since I was doing it by myself for the first time, it’s great to just go into work at 10, do my job, do it well, get positive feedback and then go home at 6 - leaving the job behind! And the joy of a steady paycheck is one that I thought would be elusive for many months to come so I’m loving life in a big way as we approach the end of 2003. I've been a bit solitary in the last two years and am looking forward to spreading the glennmovie love in the coming year.

Glenn’s currently on tour in the UK and I hope all of you are getting a chance to experience the Glenn love firsthand. Enjoy a ‘Cheers then!’ for me while you’re there! We’re going to add some new things to the website and will let you know of all the groovy changes. I’m currently working on a proper version of the movie poster and will let you know how that’s going! I’m also hoping to publish a companion book to the movie and have been busy working on that in my spare time. I want to take this time out to thank you all for all of your support. Thanks for signing up on my mailing list and for emailing your best wishes. I always enjoy hearing from you. After all, you have excellent taste in music! Why wouldn’t I?! I hope all of you have a happy and safe holiday season and I really hope to see all of you in 2004 when my movie will hopefully be screened in your area! Keep your eyes on the website as we’ll keep you updated on all the latest news! Thanks again.

Cheers Then!
Amyx


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