Category Archives: Press

A SNEAK PEEK AT PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Don Swaynos

Bad Lit just posted a teaser trailer for my (almost-finished) feature film Pictures of Superheroes. Check out Bad Lit’s write-up here or check out the teaser after the jump. For more on the film, visit the official site, or follow … Continue reading →

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SOMEBODY LIKED BLOOD BREW

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Don Swaynos

Blood Brew, my surreal horror-comedy tribute to ’60’s drive-in films like The Undertaker and his Pals and The Gruesome Twosome, was a semi-finalist at Screamfest LA. You can find more information about the script after the jump and find a … Continue reading →

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PRESS FOR SATURDAY MORNING MASSACRE

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Don Swaynos

Spencer Parson’s Saturday Morning Massacre (which I’m editing…) received its first press from the fine folks over at Dread Central, you can read the article here.

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THE STATESMAN LOOKS AT UPCOMING TEXAS FILMS

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Don Swaynos

I’ve been doing a poor job of posting project updates on here, fortunately The Austin American Statesman published a list of Texas films currently in production which includes two of the films I’m currently working on. The article discusses Jollyville … Continue reading →

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PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Don Swaynos

I’m currently directing a feature-length comedy called Pictures of Superheroes. It stars Kerri Lendo, Shannon McCormick, and John Merriman and is being produced by Tate English and Kelly Williams. The film’s already received some press from Bad Lit so hopefully … Continue reading →

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A FISTFUL OF PRESS

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Don Swaynos

Here’s a quick round-up of the press some of my projects (an ad I wrote and directed and two features I edited) have picked up in the past month: The NBC affiliate in DFW ran a “Spin Check” on our … Continue reading →

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FILM THREAT REVIEWS S&M LAWN CARE

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Don Swaynos

Mark Potts’ S&M Lawn Care (which I edited) received a four-star review over at Film Threat (Check it out here). The film is premiering at the Friars Club Film Festival in New York City this Friday, September 24th, with more … Continue reading →

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JOLLYVILLEPICTURES.COM IS NOW ONLINE

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Don Swaynos

JollyvillePictures.com is now online and so is Tate English’s critically-acclaimed, award-winning short film The Ballad of Friday and June (which I produced and edited). Since being posted, the film has receive some nice press from Bad Lit and Film Festival … Continue reading →

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COLLECTION AGENCY FILMS FEATURED ON THE HUFFINGTON POST

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Don Swaynos

A screen grab from Collection Agency Film’s ad for Charles Wheelan (which was written by Dano Johnson and myself, from an idea by Bill Hillsman) was recently used as the photo for the Huffington Post’s story on “The Craziest Political … Continue reading →

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THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE TALKS ABOUT JOLLYVILLE PICTURES, THE BALLAD OF FRIDAY AND JUNE, COLLECTION AGENCY FILMS, YEAR AT DANGER, ZOMBIE A GO GO, etc.

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Don Swaynos

The Austin Chronicle’s Marc Savlov recently wrote an article about the “loosely knit” filmmaking collective Jollyville Pictures, to which I belong. Savlov mainly talks about The Ballad of Friday and June, calling it “one of the most exquisite short films … Continue reading →

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