Tavern Talk: Phil Lollar
Posted on May 9, 2015 by James RileySound Effects, Creative Tension and “Adventures in Odyssey” Part One of Our Phil Lollar Interview on Tavern Talk We invited Phil Lollar, the co-creator of the very successful radio drama, “Adventures in Odyssey” to stop by the Hawk’s Head Tavern at Riley’s Farm to talk about his new show “Iliad House.” He graciously accepted. (Can […]
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NEW: Veteran Screen Actor Returns to the Courage Tavern
Posted on March 24, 2015 by James RileyIn a crowded New England tavern, after a court of general sessions, Merry Pugwell (Chris MacDonnell) can’t sleep; he shakes off a nightmare and wakes to find Simeon Trapp (Basil Hoffman) in similar straits. Anxious for company, Pugwell initiates a conversation, but the news Trapp has to offer leaves Pugwell worried his nightmare is just […]
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Vignettes from Courage, New Hampshire
Posted on March 20, 2015 by James RileyNew on Colony Bay: Alexandra Oliver & Lorraine Pope in “Before the Travail” If you haven’t seen episode one of Courage, New Hampshire, our seven day free trial offers the hour long episode up free, along with two new Courage, New Hampshire webisodes. “House Arrest” isn’t just a reality in the era of digital ankle bracelets. During […]
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The Life of Riley
Posted on March 10, 2015 by James RileyJoin the Colony and Watch “The Life of Riley” Is there anyone over twelve years old in the English speaking world who hasn’t heard these words at some point in their life: “they should make a reality show about you?” I doubt it. We certainly hear it a lot. When you consider our situation here […]
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Magic for the Masses
Posted on March 6, 2015 by James RileyCan little independent companies produce a television channel you’re willing to pay for? A few days ago, my fourteen your old son Gabriel re-discovered the visual wizardry of a young guy who can create glass-shattering car accidents without getting anyone hurt. He can bring down skyscrapers without real-world tragedy. He can build entire underground command […]
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Our Take on Turn
Posted on May 5, 2014 by James RileyParental Warning: a few scenes in Turn may not be appropriate for younger children and teenagers. Almost from the moment of its rumored pre-production, I’ve been asked by friends and fans of Courage what I thought about the new Revolutionary War spy series, “Turn” on AMC. A few folks even appear sheepish about it — […]
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The Charming Puzzle
Posted on January 20, 2014 by James RileyPiecing it Together We inadvertently stumbled onto a pretty big industry party the other night. Mary and I were off to see a friend’s concert and we booked a room at Pasadena’s historic Langham Hotel, and, frankly, we fell into a crowd that was a tad intimidating. There we were in our three year old […]
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Courage Season II Update
Posted on November 26, 2013 by James RileyIf you’ve been following our posts on Facebook, you know that last week, we called in cast and crew to shoot some second season footage and that we’ve been issuing invitations for crowd funding. Our hard-working director of photography, Drew Ganyer, used three cameras for this last shoot, all hand held, and it made for […]
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Courage 2nd Season Shoot, November 16, 2013
Posted on November 16, 2013 by James RileyPosted in Production | Tagged Cameras Courage Deductible Donations Expense Fundraising Lights New Hampshire Production Update Season II | Leave a comment