Walking Shadows - An update
It was a while ago, but some of you may remember my entry on Jack Bennett’s Walking Shadows (I was young and foolish then – I feel old and foolish now – February 17, 2003). If you don’t remember it, check it out. Then come back here for updates on the stories.
Jack finally got around to checking out the entry, himself (February was a busy time for him – and so was March. And the beginning of April) and sent me an e-mail with a couple of updates and corrections.
First of all, I made several references to Walking Shadows as a “film” or “movie”. Jack informs me that he has made the decision to split Walking Shadows into two parts, effectively making it a “mini-series.”
Second, I made a reference to it being a “4-hour film.” See the above about its being a “film”. As for four hours, Jack tells me that part one only runs 1 hour and 40 minutes. Of course, as he points out, episode two has yet to be completed. So while I won’t retract “4-hour” completely, I will admit that it may turn out to be shorter.
Third, I said that Walking Shadows was “five years in the making.”
Of course, Walking Shadows was only four years in production. It is currently in post-production. My bad. And the script was written in 1998.
Fourth, Jack really likes the fact that I called his movi—I mean, mini-series—“Short Cuts meets Scream. Glad I could be of service, Jack. Feel free to use the quote in your promotional materials.
Fifth – I am happy to report that I have not been replaced in editing by a brown penny loafer, as originally reported. Yet.
Thanks to Jack for providing us with these corrections. And buy his mini-series when it comes out on DVD. You know you want it.