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Bruce and Dom, Scene Twenty-Two: For the Last Time

January 8th, 2013

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Twenty Two: For the Last Time Several weeks removed from their last conversation, Dom goes to pick up some things from Bruce’s. Bruce and Dom Trivia This is the final episode of the serialized version of Bruce and Dom.  I sincerely appreciate all of you that stuck around till the end. […]

Bruce and Dom, Scene Twenty-One: Cupid’s Goodbye

January 2nd, 2013

  “Bruce and Dom” Scene Twenty One: Cupid’s Goodbye Richie has a message for all the haters.  Bruce and Dom Trivia Richie Sempowich is the name of the young man dressed in the Catholic school uniform, playing air piano and constantly suppressing a smirk. He taught me firsthand the humor and humility in working with […]

Bruce and Dom, Scene Twenty: The Logical Conclusion

December 27th, 2012

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Twenty:   The Logical Conclusion Bruce and Dom have their final conversation: Bruce and Dom Trivia This is the longest scene in Bruce and Dom. From the Archives: “A Tag Sale Fairy Tale” This short story was written way back in the spring of 2005.  It’s a romantic comedy about two […]

Bruce and Dom, Scene Nineteen: The Night Before

December 19th, 2012

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Nineteen:   The Night Before With the big talk coming tomorrow, Bruce and Dom have a little chat:  Bruce and Dom Trivia ‘The Night Before’ contains a reference to the Mountain Goats song “Palmcorder Yanja” off the album “We Shall All Be Healed.” It is one of multiple references to music […]

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Eighteen: Bruce-iloquoy

December 11th, 2012

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Eighteen: Bruce-iloquoy With Dom fast asleep, Bruce relates her hopes and dreams: Bruce and Dom Trivia ‘Bruce-iloquoy’ is my favorite scene of the film. From the Archives: “A Night at the Rinks” A Night at the Rinks was written in February of 2007 while I was living at Sasona Co-op in […]

Bruce and Dom, Scene Seventeen: Car Fight

December 3rd, 2012

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Seventeen:   Car Fight Returning from a weekend visiting the parents, things get heated in the car: Bruce and Dom Trivia Location three of the film was the church basement of St. Patrick’s Parish in Huntington, New York. Permission was granted to us to film there by the late Alan Jones, […]

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Sixteen: The Creative Ultimatum

November 20th, 2012

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Sixteen:  The Creative Ultimatum Dom asks Bruce what she liked about his project and complications arise: Bruce and Dom Trivia One interesting thing to consider about Bruce and Dom is the take count. For the first two-thirds of the movie, everything is done in one take. This is done for two […]

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Fourteen: Hesse

November 6th, 2012

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Fourteen: Hesse Bruce and Dom discuss what would happen should it one day come to an end: Bruce and Dom Trivia At 1:27 long, Hesse is the shortest scene in the film. It marks the conclusion of the comfort phase of the relationship. Hesse is perhaps my favorite author. His novel Siddhartha […]

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Thirteen: Love is a Hot Mess”

October 30th, 2012

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Thirteen:  Love is a Hot Mess This week, a special hurricane-delayed edition of the Bruce and Dom saga.  In it, B and D discuss how to train your significant other: Bruce and Dom Trivia This scene is based on a real article, actually titled “What Shamu taught me about a Happy […]

“Bruce and Dom” Scene Eleven – Dom-iloquoy

October 16th, 2012

Reposted from www.BruceandDom.com   “Bruce and Dom” Scene Eleven: Dom-iloquoy John Speaks to Alexandra while she sleeps: Bruce and Dom Trivia I’d like to dedicate one of these trivia sections to plug the work of Ramsey Ess, who has always been tremendously supportive to me in my creative endeavors. He’s helped me design all of my […]

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