... And why Phil Luzi splits my sides.
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Click to expand! I have not been able to get to the net in the last 6 days, though I've kept my notes offline. We truly spent every minute pushing to get scenes done, including a re-shoot of a scene with Juan and picking up B roll of scenery, scorpions, crabs, etc.... The two actors from New York and Texas were shooting...

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Click to see full size! The last scene in the film was also shot on our last day with the Canadian actors and our last full day at the Casa. Although not completely true, it is almost true that we shot in sequence... very helpful in the playing out of the story. My last scenes on this last day were with Rob as Pete...

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Changes to the script have been made within the shoot as well as adding a final overt scene of racism between the Eddie and Enrique characters that was not in the last version... but this is basically it. But more on that scene later. Getting to the internet's a bit of a hassle as we couldn't get it at the house, but if possible, I'd like to be able to get a final translation of the van scene from Luis for tomorrow at some point (shooting Saturday)... mainly eager to have it from Luis in order to work the material with Oliver as well, because of the value I place on the different translations....

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The first time I ever came to Mexico was on a Tristar movie shoot when I was a kid. It was my introduction to this beautiful country and its people and when the place first got under my skin. The movie was written by truly the great screenwriter Alan Sharp (Rob Roy) and he was the reason we were there, but more on that another time. That first trip to Mexico was with my father and its his birthday today. He was -- and still is for that matter -- my best friend, my hero as well as my dad. He was a great artist as a painter and my inspiration to this day....

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