The Worthy Adversary

Category: Shameless Plugs

  • A Worthy Book for a Worthy Cause – MILLSTONE

    Tomorrow (Cyber Monday), Jim Dunlap is launching his long-awaited murder mystery/thriller MILLSTONE. He’s also donating 10% of proceeds from the book to nonprofits that support victims of child sex abuse and cover-up in the Catholic Church. Pretty worthy, don’t you think?

    From the Amazon page:

    Detective Danni Pierce only wants one thing: justice for the victims of sexual crimes. But she never dreamed that one case–a case involving a Catholic Priest–would lead her down a twisted path of betrayal, cover-up, and murder. When confronted with a danger greater than anything she has ever faced, will her resolve be enough to save her life?

    Based on true events, Millstone is the tale of one woman’s pursuit of justice, and the only way she will survive is by relying on her dogged perseverance and her faith in those she loves.

    Jim is a good friend and a good writer. The book, which adapted from his screenplay of the same name, is loosely based on events surrounding his son. It’s definitely worth your time and your $4.99 (for the Kindle version – or $14.99 for the paperback).

    You can buy the book at this link Monday, November 26. If you like the book’s Facebook page, you can also participate in their Abuse Awareness Event tomorrow, too.

    Not only will you support Jim and organizations that help victims of sex abuse, but you can help a book by a small publisher get the recognition and sales it deserves.

     

    And yes … I am getting on to finishing The Worthy Adversary …

  • Makes me wish I liked beer …

    However, the irony of the name of the brewery will not be lost on some …

  • Altarcations debuts at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

    “A bishop. A priest. A woman. A boy.”

    My friend Steve Julian‘s play Altarcations will debut in June at the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival. I met Steve (whom some of you may recognize as the morning host of KPCC‘s Morning Edition) after I “outed” one of his former high school teachers as an admitted perpetrator in the New York Times. When he told me about this play, I flipped (in a very good way). I’ve been lucky enough to see early drafts and talk to him about the progression of the play and the growth of the characters.

    It’s going to be an amazing production.

    Then I found out the play had been accepting into the Hollywood Fringe Festival. I flipped again.

    The play runs from June 8 to 14 24 at The Actors Circle Theater. Tickets are a VERY AFFORDABLE $10 to $15. You need to go. And then you need to tell your friends to go. You can buy tickets here.

    You can also donate to help offset the cost of the production through the Pasadena Arts Council EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program. We all know that ticket sales alone do very little to help offset the costs of producing a play. An added plus: all donations are tax deductible. When you donate, you will sleep better at night and like yourself more, knowing that you contributed to the growth of live theater in Los Angeles.

     

  • It’s not all about bustin’ bad guys

    Sometimes, I get to be a part of something beautiful.

    You should come see us (when we are actually wearing make-up and concert dress).

     

  • Two Movies You Should See At Sundance

    … or go and see in theaters six months from now if you are terminally unhip like me.

    I have not one—but TWO—friends with documentaries at Sundance this year. Apparently, I am the perfect random, non-movie-industry person to know if you are a filmmaker. (I like to pretend I actually had something to do with their success)

    Filmmakers Victoria Bruce and Karin Hayes will be showing their new film We’re Not Broke, which chronicles the events that blossomed into the Occupy movement. Vicky and I grew up in Santa Ana together and she’s pretty damned cool. The film has been selected for the documentary competition.

    Writer and director Amy Berg will be premiering her documentary West of Memphis, about the West Memphis Three.  I met Amy when she was working on her film Deliver Us From Evil, which was nominated for an Academy Award.  The film told the story of serial predator priest Oliver O’Grady and the path of destruction he left through northern California.

    These are some pretty talented, smart, feisty, tenacious, and compassionate women. I am lucky to call them my friends.