Paul Kyriazi's Blog (11)

Five Movies to Keep You Out of the Economic Abyss

Here's five movies that you can use when times are tough and you want to get to the next level of lifestyle and not fall into the abyss. "When a man stares into the abyss and sees nothing but darkness, this is the time that he finds his character. And it is his character, that keeps him from falling into the abyss." These movies have helped to keep me out of the abyss. Rocky 3 The "Eye of the Tiger" song and opening montage, will get you into the success mood. Rocky has… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on June 22, 2009 at 11:44am — No Comments

Need a Publisher for Your Business Book? Read This Before Wasting Time.

Many business people want to have a book published to advertise themselves. I agree that a book is a great toolto give a business person credibility. But I have strong feelings about trying to get published. This is what will happen to you: You will send your manuscript to publishers that you can convince to receive it. It will sit there for months, even years, and nobody will read it. And if they do, they will want you to completely re-write it. And then they will tell you, it's still not good… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on April 6, 2009 at 10:58am — No Comments

My Movie Career with 22 Stars

At age 8, I see 'The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' on Disneyland TV and decided to become a movie director. Age 16, I start filming 20 minute action stories using my father's 8mm camera. Age 18, a professional cameraman, tells my father, "If he's serious about movies he has to shoot in 16mm." So my father bought me a used Bolex camera. I shoot a 30 min color action movie that wins the Berkeley Film Festival. I start taking karate to be like James Bond. My Sensei introduces me to samur… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on April 1, 2009 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

Directing Frank Sinatra Jr. in 'McKnight's Memory'

It was a dream working with Mr. Sinatra. I had heard his audio commentary on two of his father's movies on DVD, Robin and the Seven Hoods and Oceans Eleven. His voice, articulation, as well as his respect for character actors impressed me, so he was approached to take the listener along on this conspiracy tale. Mr. Sinatra requested his recording be done at night as that is when most singers feel their voice is the best. He gave a concentrated performance, often coming up with changes in the te… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on March 31, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Directing Rod Taylor in 'Rock Star Rising'

I've been a fan of Rod Taylor since I saw The Time Machine. And who better to take us through the narration of a story than the guy that most boys, and the young at heart, have taken the ride with him countless times in his machine. His narrative voice is strong and gentle at the right times and we trust him to guide us on our adventure together into the future. So for me, he was the only choice for my audio-book Rock Star Rising. We planned to start recording at 9 am. My producer and friend L… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on March 31, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Sam Phillips Gives Johnny Cash Advice

In the new bio-pic Walk the Line, we see young Johnny Cash singing a gospel song to record producer Sam Philips. Sam stops him and says: "I don't believe what you're singing. But if you were hit by a truck and were lying out there in the gutter dying and you had time to sing one song. One song people would remember before you're were dirt. One song that would let people know about how you felt about your time on earth. One song that would sum you up. Something real. Something you felt. What wou… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on March 31, 2009 at 4:46am — No Comments

Frank Sinatra Learns the Value of True Friendship

In 1952 Frank Sinatra was down on his luck and singing to small Audiences at Skinny D'Amato's club in. He planned to go to Africa to visit his wife Ava Gardner who was there filming the Movie "Magambo" with Clark Gable. She had sent him the airfare, But Sinatra was broke. Seated at a lounge table with Joe DiMaggio and Skinny D'Amato, Frank asked the baseball great for a thousand dollar loan so That he could buy Ava a gift. DiMaggio refused. When Sinatra was absent, DiMaggio said to D'Amato, "I… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on March 31, 2009 at 4:37am — No Comments

Searching for a Publisher? Read This for Sure.

I get a lot of questions about how to get a publisher. I have strong feelings about this. You will send your manuscript to publishers that you can convince to receive it. It will sit there for months, even years, and nobody will read it. And if they do, they will want you to completely re-write it. And then they will tell you, it's still not good enough to publish. Or if you are very lucky they will print five thousand copies, with a bad cover design, send you twenty copies, promise you a perc… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on March 31, 2009 at 4:31am — No Comments

Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes Stalked for his Vegas Win

You know Edd Byrnes from the John Travolta movie Grease where he played Vince Fontaine, the star of "National Bandstand" for the dance contest scene. Or if you were around in the 60's he became a household name playing "Kookie" on TV's 77 Sunset Strip. His recording of Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb, earned him a gold record. He went on to many movies, TV roles, and stage plays. I worked with Edd on my audio-book McKnight's Memory. Edd was great playing the part of "Floyd" the henchman to He… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on March 31, 2009 at 4:30am — 2 Comments

My Movie Business Turning Point

At age 30, I had directed two feature films. One I financed by going into debt and one I was hired to do, that gave me a salary, but no sharing in the profits when it became a hit. The credit for writing and directing Death Machines was more important. But now it was three years later and even though I tried, I couldn't get another feature film going, only some independent TV directing on small documentaries. I had written a great action script. A script that had all the swashbuckling action s… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on March 31, 2009 at 4:23am — No Comments

Elvis Presley Saved My James Bond Project

Fear is the key on a new project. You stay scared, you stay alive. There is never a right time to start a new venture. And you will always feel like an outsider trying to get in. Embrace the fear and use it's energy. Here's how I came to understand that: Nine years ago I was driving down highway 5 from San Francisco to Los Angeles to record my first 90 minute audio-book that I believed strongly in. 'How to Live the James Bond Lifestyle'. A course that I had made up myself, using the ideas I ha… Continue

Added by Paul Kyriazi on March 31, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments