Saturday, March 29, 2025

"The Ransom Hunter" Storyboard Trailer

The Ransom Hunter Screenplay Mike Colonna Genre TV Series Suspense - Drama
A former MI-6 agent resurrects his image after 3 years in a UK prison. His new operation’s located in an office Amsterdam’s “Sengel Canal. The “Ransom Hunter” paid by corporations to recover CEO’s kidnapped by “dark web” organizations.
Synopsis: The Ransom Hunter, a former MI-6 agent, and Formula One driver, has had an intriguing journey from prison to running a specialized bounty hunting operation. Based in Amsterdam, he now focuses on recovering ransoms paid to dark web organizations involved in executive kidnappings. With a team of three, he takes on assignments from corporations worldwide, using his expertise and unique skill set to track down and retrieve the ransom funds.
After serving a prison sentence on the Isle of White, the Ransom Hunter decided to utilize his extensive training and experience gained during his time with MI-6. Resurrecting his image, he established a small-scale but highly effective operation in Amsterdam, a city known for its canals and international connections. The Ransom Hunter's main clientele consists of corporations that have fallen victim to executive kidnappings orchestrated by dark web organizations.
The Ransom Hunter takes on the mission of recovering the ransoms and ensuring the safe return of the kidnapped executives. His expertise in intelligence gathering, surveillance, and combat makes him a formidable adversary to the dark web organizations.

Friday, March 21, 2025

"The Life and Times" Segment on Wise Guys Cooking

Frankie Avalon Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940),[2] better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" and "Why" in 1959. Frankie started appearing in films in the 1960s; and appeared in the Beach party films of this decade and for a supporting role in the 1978 musical film Grease, in which he sings the song "Beauty School Dropout".
Avalon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Italian-American parents Mary and Nicholas Avallone. His mother was originally from Sicily. His father was a butcher who was born in Philadelphia, whose father Francesco was from Salerno, in Campania, Italy, and whose mother was from Sicily. In December 1952, Frankie Avalon made his American network television debut playing the trumpet in the Honeymooners "Christmas Party" sketch on The Jackie Gleason Show. Two singles showcasing Avalon's trumpet playing were issued on RCA Victor's X sublabel in 1954. His trumpet playing was also featured on some of his LP songs as well. As a teenager, he played with Bobby Rydell in Rocco and the Saints. In 1959, "Venus", which was a number one single for five consecutive weeks, and "Why" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Why" was the last number one hit of the 1950s.
Avalon had 31 top Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including "Just Ask Your Heart", "I'll Wait for You", "Bobby Sox to Stockings", and "A Boy Without a Girl". Most of his hits were written produced by Bob Marcucci, head of Chancellor Records. Avalon concentrated on acting which detracted from his recording career, "Why" of 1959 would be Avalon's final top 10 hit. Frankies first film was a short appearance in Jamboree (1957), playing a trumpet and singing "Teacher's Pet". In the late 1950s, teen idols were often given roles in films, supporting older male stars in order to attract a younger audience, such as Ricky Nelson in Rio Bravo (1959).
Bobby Rydell Robert Louis Ridarelli (April 26, 1942 – April 5, 2022), known by the stage name Bobby Rydell, was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music. In the early 1960s, he was considered a teen idol. His most well-known songs include "Wildwood Days", "Wild One" and "Volare" (cover of an Italian song by Domenico Modugno, "Nel blu, dipinto di blu"); in 1963 he appeared in the musical film Bye Bye Birdie. In the 1980s, he joined a trio called The Golden Boys, with fellow former teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian Forte. He continued to tour up until his death in 2022.
Early life Rydell was born on April 26, 1942 and was the son of Jennie Ridarelli (née Sapienza) and Adrio "Al" Ridarelli. Both of his parents were of Italian descent. He grew up in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of South Philadelphia. As a child, he mimicked the singers he saw on television, and at the age of seven his father took him around the clubs of Philadelphia, asking if he could sing and do some impersonations. By the time he was eight, his reputation led to an appearance on a talent show on the national television series,TV Teen Club. He won the contest, and the show's presenter, Paul Whiteman, recruited him into the cast, where he remained for several years. It was here that his name was anglicised to Bobby Rydell.
Music career Rydell played in several bands in the Philadelphia area. As a 14-year-old he was the drummer for the Emanons (NoName spelled backward) which included his childhood friend Pat Azzara on guitar. Azzara later assumed the stage name Pat Martino, and went on to achieve recognition as one of the preeminent jazz guitarists of all time. Another band was Rocco and the Saints, in which he sang and played drums. After releasing three unsuccessful singles for small companies, he signed a recording contract with Cameo Records. This was run by Bernie Lowe, who had been the pianist accompanying him on TV Teen Club. After a couple of flops, "Kissin' Time" made the charts in 1959. In May 1960, Rydell toured Australia with The Everly Brothers, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Marv Johnson, The Champs, The Crickets, and Lonnie Lee. His second success was "We Got Love". The album of the same name, his first, sold a million copies and obtained gold disc status. "Wild One" was followed with "Little Bitty Girl" which was his second million-selling single. He continued releasing hit songs with "Swingin' School" backed by "Ding-A-Ling" and "Volare" later in 1960, which also sold over a million copies. It is estimated he sold over 25 million records in total.
In 1961, he performed at the Copacabana in New York City, where he was the youngest performer to headline at the nightclub. In February 1961, he appeared at the Festival du Rock at the Palais des Sports de Paris in Paris, France.[8] Rydell's success and prospects led his father, Adrio, a foreman at the Electro-Nite Carbon Company in Philadelphia, to resign in 1961 after 22 years to become his son's road manager. In 1963, Rydell released the song "Wildwood Days", which reached Number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and remained there for nine weeks.[10] A mural on the Wildwood, New Jersey, boardwalk, painted in 2014, honors Rydell, whose song placed the community in the national spotlight.
Dion DiMucci Dion Francis DiMucci (born July 18, 1939), better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer and songwriter. His music incorporates elements of doo-wop, pop, rock, R&B, folk and blues.[16] Initially the lead singer of the vocal group Dion and the Belmonts, Dion embarked on a solo career, and was one of the most prominent rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era. He had 39 Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a solo performer, or with the Belmonts and the Del-Satins. He is best remembered for his signature hit songs "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer", "Ruby Baby" and "Lovers Who Wander", among others. Dion continued making music after his popularity waned in the mid-1960s, and toward the end of the decade he shifted his style with more mature and contemplative songs, such as "Abraham, Martin and John". During the 1980s, Dion produced several Christian albums, winning a GMA Dove Award in 1984 for the album I Put Away My Idols. He returned to secular music in the late 1980s with Yo Frankie (1989). Between the mid-2000s and 2024, Dion released seven chart-topping blues albums (three at No. 1). Critics who had dismissed his early work, labeling him as a teen idol, praised his later work and noted the influence he has had on other musicians. A Grammy-nominated artist, Dion has released over 40 albums, and scored eleven Top 10 hits (including with the Belmonts) on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[27] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.[28] In 2002, Dion was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Runaround Sue".
Fabian Forte Fabian Anthony Forte (born February 6, 1943), professionally known as Fabian, is an American singer and actor. Forte rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand. He became a teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Eleven of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100. Early life Fabian Forte was born on February 6, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born to Italian-American parents, he is the son of Josephine and Dominic Forte. His father was a Philadelphia police officer.[2] He is the eldest of three brothers and grew up in the South Philadelphia's Lower Moyamensing neighborhood. Discovery Forte was discovered in 1957 by Bob Marcucci and Peter DeAngelis, owners of Chancellor Records. At the time, record producers were looking to the South Philadelphia neighborhoods in search of teenage talents with good looks.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Gene Hackman

My wife Kathy pulled up an old picture of our friend Gene Hackman . Gene was one of the greatest actors of anyone's generation. He was a powerhouse, adept at comedy as he was drama. We've lost a legend. Gene was a giant of the movie industry. RIP Gene and Betsy.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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The Wine Guys Pilot

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Sinatra Quotes

Saturday, October 12, 2024

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Hideout open and close

Host Frank DiSalvo performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities. The show parodies real talk shows, as well as the sort of fare one might expect from a small-town locally produced TV program.

Open Frank's Hideout.

I'm Frank DiSalvo, host of Frank's Hideout. Today's guest is______________________________. Let's welcome____________________.

Monday, October 7, 2024

Cowboys

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Cop Interr

Friday, September 20, 2024

Presents Shorts

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San Pedro Cops X

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San Pedro Cops Open

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Jupiter Rough Cut Storyboard Trailer

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Scripts in Development Storyboard Trailers

 

The Trojan Horse

A special unit in the LAPD during the 80’s specialized in gang-related activities. By hook or crook, they’re assigned to infiltrate some of L.A’s s most feared criminals. The band of LA Brothers, 12 of them, drive a mysterious black unmarked UPS delivery truck. These are their stories.

Sorbo The Ransom Hunter

A former MI-6 agent resurrected his image after spending 3 years in a prison on the Isle of White in the middle of the English Channel. He now runs a three man operation out of an office located on a famous canal in Amsterdam. He’s a “Bounty Hunter” hired by corporation around the world to recover ransoms paid out to “dark web” organizations that kidnap executives from large corporations.

The Phantom (Ghost) Platoon (The Homeless Detective)

A disgraced plastic surgeon joins the Marine Corp’s and his 12 man platoon in Afghanistan is wiped out by a roadside bomb, he is the lone survivor. His brain injury gives him the power to communicate with his deceased brothers. They form a bond that solves crimes as undercover agents for the LAPD.

San Pedro Cops (Sorbo)

Sorbo and his partner Mila, a former UFC fighter, team up to solve cold cases  and thwart future plots by criminals. Sorbo lives aboard a hi tech sailboat in San Pedro Harbor and his computerized TESLA can change it’s identity for the purposes of Time Travel past and future. Together they solve cold cases ignored by authorities and bring justice and closure to families that have lost loved ones.

Barrett

An explosive action-drama that delves into the world of global politics, military contracts, and personal vendettas. A disgraced former Special Ops leader uses his wits and military acumen to challenge the establishment.


Mike Colonna

714-747-5670

WiseGuysCooking@Gmail.com

 

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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Sunday, May 21, 2023

ANGEL STREET

 Angel Street 

By Mike Colonna and the LaQuinta Writers

Logline: It doesn’t pay to fail when you owe a debt to the Mafia.

Genre: Drama - Suspense - Comedy


St. Peter’s Bar The bar was dark except for the multiple twisting neon signs. “Coors,” “Corona” and “Closed” all buzzed to create a surreal, mystic glow. A long counter ran the width with 20 bar stools lined up waiting for patrons. The polished mirror reflected colorful glass bottles. Blue gins, golden bourbons and clear vodkas lined the shelves. Polished black granite counters sparkled with the neon’s reflections and clear well-shined glasses stood in formation. In the corner a curled-up ball of a man began to move. His leg straightened and his hand crept up to his head as a loud moan escaped from his lips. 

Disheveled and confused he unfolded and sat up slowly, grabbing at a chair with one hand and his head with the other. 

JAMES BRANIGAN

“What the...”. 

He said, wincing. Slowly turning, he took in his surroundings. 


“Where the hell...?

TAKE DOWN

 

TAKE DOWN 

Creators Mike Colonna Robert Steward Pat Stewart

714-747-5670

 Synopsis

 

A veteran CIA agent has gone missing.  It transpires that he is being kept in a remote cave in the Middle East where he is chained to a wall while awaiting a very unpleasant prospect:  he's to star in a snuff movie that will feature him being skinned alive, among other tortures.  This has been arranged by his nemesis, Badr, a wealthy man with many faces and a hand in a good number of illicit enterprises. His heart is not pure, which is to be seen.

 

Through a stroke of ingenuity the manacled agent, Dink Getty, escapes the cave and is making his way down a mined  mountain trail when he hears a great tumult ahead and, closer, he sees that an Arabic woman is about to be the victim in a public stoning.  Very close now, a blood-hungry local is about to brain the woman, Zahra, with a rock when Dink steps forward and shoots the man in the head.  He manages to take the woman back up the trail but several members of the mob are in pursuit.  All are armed, while Dink is in possession of a pistol that now has but three bullets remaining in it.

 

Eventually, utilizing a good number of unorthodox ploys, he eliminates the pursuers but he has been badly cut up in the process and the rescued woman (a recent rape victim) has also sustained numerous injuries.  Utilizing a phone stolen in his escape from the cave, Dink makes a Mayday call to his old partner, Carson Barrett, in the hope that he can arrange a helicopter evacuation from this remote location.  The chopper arrives but since there's no place to land it a rope ladder is lowered for Dink and Zarah, but Dink isn't strong enough to ascend the ladder; but a man he doesn't recognize is able to get him aboard.  That man is Carson. 

 

However, a disoriented Dink is unable to recognize Carson, primarily because his appearance has been altered—his longtime partner now looks many years younger than previously.  It will transpire that a secretive and  mysterious substance that has come from Armenian caverns is responsible for this transformation.  This product, aurak, is but one example of a great horde of treasure that has been stored here ages ago.  Later, Carson will show Dink a number of shocking sights within these vaults, which are soon to host several astounding events.  But in order for these to happen an archaic riddle must first be solved:

                                               

                                    “Through the open door, the whore and her spore

                                      The only way back, through a portal black                                    

                                      Down through a crack, and to an ancient stack

                                      To suffer no lack, and avoid an attack

                                      Destroy the hidden tomb, shrouded in gloom”

                                               

Finding a solution doesn't come easily but eventually the riddle is solved, largely through the intuition of a young girl, an Armenian savant.  Also an unlikely contributor is Carson's mother, Violet, once a noted scholar, but who until recently languished in the depths of Alzheimer's disease and was at death's door in Colorado.  But then she underwent a pair of airplane trips and before long began to be dosed with aurak, resulting in an amazing recovery of intellect.                        

 

Barrett himself had also been forced to go dark, due to a pair of bent American agents stationed in Dubai and involved in a massive counterfeit money operation, an operation intended to bring the world into an electronic monetary system.   Carson has found sanctuary in Armenia quite near historic Mount Ararat and has integrated himself into a group, the Armenian Christian Society, that has been tasked by government to administer the complex of deep and mysterious caverns in this area, which are associated with the time of the landing of Noah's Ark in this locale.

 

Dink will eventually learn that the race of hybrid beings that had once dwelt here, and were responsible for mining and storing the treasures within the caverns were the biblical giants, the Nephilim, a rebellious and blood-thirsty order of fallen angels who had resided here many years until the flood of Genesis.   In fact, these cannibalistic pagans were the target of the flood.   As punishment, the Creator drowned them all, along with corrupted mankind--with the exception of  just eight people.  However,  the genetic code of one of these eight carried Nephilim DNA, which resulted in the reappearance of this race throughout the Middle East and was a great menace to the land and people of Israel.

 

Early in this saga ex-Marine Grady Barrett, a young college basketball coach and family man, is content with the status quo, but other forces have different ideas in mind for him and he soon faces charges of murder and immoral/lewd conduct.  An alternative to a prison sentence is an offer instead of a life in the Arabian Gulf where he will be coaching a touring U.S. military hoop team while living in Dubai and, as needed, take part in covert activities.  He will be immediately immersed in an attempt to rescue his lovely wife, Madison, kidnapped in a case with a bizarre twist of a one-in-a-million chances of double jeopardy.  

 

Grady  has no idea that he and his family are essentially bait.  Because  nefarious parties want to eliminate Carson, who has mistakenly been sent a report that he was never meant to see.  Grady, his dad, and old friend Dink will all be utilized in confronting espionage, murders, counterfeiting schemes, and hostage rescue.  Confronted with  several layers of problems, Grady and allies are tasked with taking them each down.  These allies include American Special Forces, Israeli Skunk spray, a precocious 7-year-old daughter, Emma, who owns a thought-provoking Doodle Board that she's named Syncranatic, and an Afghanistan-trained military dog with no ears.  Which would be the fearless and loyal Uncle Sam.

 

 

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Elvis Memory

Happy Birthday! December 3, 1968 we were preparing for the 11 PM News w/Tom Brokaw and Ross Porter at KNBC, Burbank. Director Joel Tator asked me to pick up some artwork at Graphic Arts, I ran down the stairs, noticed a guy in black leather trying to figure out where the dime slot was on our "infamous" apple machine. Stopped to help, it was Elvis right before his "Comeback Special." We BS'd he wanted to meet Brokaw, we entered the News Studio much to Brokaw and Porter's surprise. Talked. I remember it like it was yesterday. A super memory!!!!

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Shawn Pierce Trailer

"Ghosts Of Palm Springs" Series Storyboard Trailer

Deans Home is located in "Little Tuscany," off of Vista Chino and N.Palm Canyon. Palm Springs.

Saturday, December 31, 2022

"Get Mahoney" Book Trailer

PRESS RELEASE “Get Mahoney!: A Hollywood insider’s Memoir” is Available Online by Jim Mahoney, One of Hollywood’s Most Trusted Insiders During its Golden Age, and PR Advisor to Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Steve McQueen and Many More Entertainment industry secrets disclosed including details of the Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnapping and surviving Las Vegas in the ‘60s with The Rat Pack, confidential dealings with Steve McQueen, Debbie Reynolds & Eddie Fisher, The Rolling Stones, Colonel Parker, etc… Available now at www.GetMahoney.com and www.BookBaby.com – pre-order hard cover copies will start delivery around February 22, 2023, to coincide with the PR veteran’s 95th birthday – will post soon at Amazon Kindle Store along with other eBook retailers
January 2, 2023 (La Quinta, CA) – Hollywood super-insider, Jim Mahoney, whose career spanned more than 50 years at the pinnacle of the entertainment industry’s Golden Age, has released his long-awaited memoir entitled, “Get Mahoney!: A Hollywood Insider’s Memoir”. Filled with dozens of never-before heard anecdotes with some of the most famous figures in Hollywood, it’s about his dedication to his craft for the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony-award (EGOT) winning clients he represented, with assorted tales revealing secrets behind some of Hollywood’s biggest names. From his earliest days working at MGM studios directly for Clark Gable (at Gable’s request) and as personal tour guide for special guests of studio chief, Louis B. Mayer, to his career through the turbulent 60s and 70s and eventually to the 90s and early 2000s, “Get Mahoney!” chronicles a career that few in the entertainment industry can compare and only a handful have ever experienced. “Get Mahoney!” was the phrase desperately cried and all too frequently screamed by stars and their “handlers” throughout Hollywood, when they knew the sh*t was about to hit the fan. It was usually to avoid press coverage rather than achieve it. Often referring to himself as a better “sup-press-agent” (to keep his client’s names out of the press) than press-agent, Mahoney was known for his ability to make arrangements with the authorities to keep the dirt swept neatly under the carpet – where it belonged.
“From Gable to Garland, from The Stones to Sinatra, my job was to keep the sweet smell of success from turning into the foul stench of scandal,” Mahoney commented for the book jacket. “All my life I’ve dealt with the blemished face of celebrity. My job has been to sanitize the stars and keep them sparkling.” He did so, often under the most arduous of circumstances. Some call it “fixing” and it’s been written about before when chronicling Mahoney’s mentors like legendary MGM PR icon, Howard Strickling and his sidekick “the fixer”, Eddie Mannix. From early days working under their tutelage and with columnists like Walter Winchell, Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons to later-day entertainment news icons like Larry King, ET’s Mary Hart and TMZ, Mahoney learned from the masters of the medium the difference between an amusing story that the fans could marvel over, versus one where a “misunderstanding” could threaten careers – and he frequently did it from the golf course. As Bob Chew, another PR-expert and frequent golf partner, adeptly wrote in a recent article when describing Mahoney’s passion for golf and ability to merge it with his PR career, “You’ll often hear Clint Eastwood, Nick Faldo or Jim Nantz give a nod to Jim (during a network broadcast recently of the AT&T tournament in Pebble Beach). Along the sub-cultural crossroads of golf, Hollywood, and the press, or at least the press of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Jim Mahoney is the real deal.” Mahoney’s entertainment industry golf pals included a who’s who of Hollywood, and many were clients, like Glen Campbell, Sean Connery, George C. Scott, Jim Garner, Sinatra, Hope, Jack Wagner, Mac Davis, Newhart and Joe Namath. Befriending celebrity golfer Bing Crosby in the 50s, he also shared plenty of rounds with pros including: Arnold Palmer, Jack Niklaus, Sam Snead, Nick Faldo, Lee Trevino and Tony Jacklin and his single-digit handicap was respected from St. Andrews to Bel-Air CC and Pebble Beach. Nicknamed “Crime”, it was because “Crime doesn’t pay”, and likewise, Mahoney never loses.
Friends and colleagues have extolled Mahoney for his accomplishments, including: Robert Wagner; “Jim is a class act… one of my closest friends.” Nancy Sinatra; “Jim was a solid friend all the way. I can’t remember my life when Jim wasn’t in it.” Todd Fisher; “My father Eddie Fisher, and my mother, Debbie Reynolds, were both represented by Jim Mahoney during some of the most important times in their lives.” Bob Newhart; “Jim Mahoney was my friend and publicist. He represented the top entertainers in town and his behind-the-scenes stories are a fun read and are about the biggest stars in Hollywood’s Golden Age.” Mahoney had life-long friendships with Barron Hilton (Hilton Hotels – both were kicked out of LA’s Loyola High School together), and billionaire Las Vegas hotel and studio owner, Kirk Kerkorian, (they shared brown paper sack lunches on MGM’s back lot). He reminisces about visiting Ronald Regan’s White House with Oscar winner Jack Lemmon and visiting Havana’s opera house where he unexpectedly shared cigars with Cuban President Fidel Castro. Throughout all, Mahoney was like a Hollywood Zelig, and his understanding of the relationship between high-profile figures and the press never wavered. He was regarded as one of the most trusted and respected figures in Hollywood from studio heads to top agents and managers for more than half a century.
Mahoney is turning 95 in February 2023 and lives quietly in La Quinta, CA, on one of his favorite golf courses – and the one where he won the 1977 Bob Hope Celebrity Pro-Am. He can frequently be found on his back patio overlooking the 18th fairway enjoying a cigar and regaling guests with stories you’d think were Hollywood fantasy but were in fact his every-day life for decades, and just another reason the phrase “Get Mahoney” was so pervasive during Hollywood’s Golden Age. To get your copy of “Get Mahoney” visit www.GetMahoney.com.” CONTACT: Sean Mahoney hello@GetMahoney.com C. 310-867-0670

Thursday, December 8, 2022

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Wise Guys Cologne

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Dark Elevator Intro Storyboard Trailer

Unconfortable afraid of heights, and confined spaces, an elevator may not be the best place for you to be. An elevator can conceal shattering secrets that explore the depths of the mind and repressed secrets. Open the door, press a button and prepare to travel into the past present and future. Enter the Dark Elevator at your own risk.

Monday, May 23, 2022

Ransom Hunter Storyboard Trailer based on True Events

A former SAS operative forms a company in Amsterdam that recovers ransoms corporations have paid kidnappers. Mylott Sorbo travels from South America, Eastern Europe, Russia, tracking down dangerous criminals.

The Vintage Store Storyboard Pilot

Enter a time travel series as shoppers visit the towns second hand thrift store.

The Dark Elevator Storyboard Pilot

Unconfortable afraid of heights, and confined spaces, an elevator may not be the best place for you to be. An elevator can conceal shattering secrets that explore the depths of the mind and repressed secrets. Open the door, press a button and prepare to travel into the past present and future. Enter the Dark Elevator at your own risk.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

"Just Rocky and Me," Trailer

Just Rocco and Me My name is Basko. I’m a German Shepherd and I’m eight weeks old. I was born in Montana. My father had a crazy German name like “Herman von Schtupen,” and weighed more than 140 pounds. My mom was “Hilda von Worshsteiner” or something like that.” She was a shapely Eighty-five pounds. I wondered why they didn’t share their last name, but I guessed they were just living together. I was lucky, my breeder owned a world famous German Shepherd Breeding Ranch. They posted my picture on the internet alongside several other Shepherd breeders. Hundreds would visit their web site each day. I was born with a black coat. I would soon turn into a combination of black and auburn, with a thick fur coat. I was destined to be a handsome devil. A college kid saw my picture, paid cash for me and I was booked on a flight to Long Beach, California. My breeders scooted me into a small traveling crate, and wished me a good trip. I was off to Long Beach, by way of Seattle. But there were complications. When the Alaska airlines flight landed in Seattle, I was escorted out of the baggage compartment onto a luggage carrier and wound up, forgotten, in the cargo storage area. It seemed like an eternity; I had to go potty and no one to turn to. My bark sounded like a whimper. Next thing you know, a flight attendant approached my crate and gave me the bad news, I missed my flight. Hey, I’m just a puppy, what the heck do I know? She looked at my tag, “Basko I’m in charge of getting you on the next flight to Long Beach. Your new owner’s been waiting for hours. He’s not a happy camper.” This is where my “tale” begins, Pardon the pun. Next thing I know, I’m on a baggage carrier speeding out of the storage area. I saw an Eskimo Page 2 of 9 Just Rocco and Me smiling from the tail of another Alaska jet. The baggage handler picked up my crate, walked up the rear gangplank and handed me off to a flight attendant. “You’re so cute, bet you would like a snack.” Snack?

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Stringer/Bond

Stringer 
         TV series          
Creator Mike Colonna
714-747-5670

GENRE: Action-Drama

LOGLINE: Nick Stringer, an ex-SAS Agent turned Formula One race car owner, dodges a ruthless drug cartel, and eludes a Scotland Yard “sting” while smuggling cocaine in the tires of his race cars.

SUMMARY: “It was pure, unadulterated bullshit!”  Getting caught, smuggling cocaine in the tires of Formula One cars. Nick Stringer, a charmer, and ex-SAS covert operator, stumbles onto the dark side. Stringer was a decorated soldier in the first gulf war.  He and two other coalition special operatives hid under the Saudi Desert sending real time information to the Florida war room. The Desert Storm “rats” caught the Iraqi Army sneaking out of Kuwait.  Air and land forces finished them off. The “Highway of Death”, made world headlines.

After the war, Stringer continued his passion for formula one racing. .  He became a hero after rescuing his pal, Ricardo Baltoni, from sure death, during the Long Beach Grand Prix. Stringer and Brigitta, his soul mate, lived the dream his yacht Arrows in Monaco Harbor.

Needing money, he smuggled cocaine from Bolivia in his race cars.  A handsome ladies man, Stringer knew all the right people. Drug profits were not enough to keep his Arrow’s team afloat. Stringer moonlighted as a high paid mercenary for MI-5, the CIA, and the Mossad. He killed insurgents in South Africa, escorted Gitmo detainees to “Black Sites,” he broke up a suicide bomb factory New York City, and blew up a shipment of uranium headed from France to Iran.

After months of surveillance Scotland Yard had Stringer by the short hairs. They tracked him from his yacht in Monaco to his flat in London. Customs documented his bank withdrawals and deposits. He was charged with selling and distributing cocaine to London’s elite.

He escaped during a botched Scotland Yard sting. Customs wanted him in prison the cartel wanted him dead. After a daring high speed chase, Stringer made it out alive. The Secret Service and Bolivians eventually cornered him New York. Like Houdini, he disappeared to live another day.

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

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Wise Guys Trailer

Thursday, December 22, 2016

St. Tony's Summary

St. Tonys

Creator Mike Colonna
714-747-5670



GENRE: SCI-FI/ADVENTURE

LOGLINE: A Jesuit priest assigns his autistic students to use computer science during Christmas for a trip back in time for the birth of Jesus.

SUMMARY: Father Hanson, a computer genius, works with his autistic students in a secret laboratory at St. Anthony High School in Wisconsin. Father Hanson discovers a way to go back to the time of Christ. He teaches these special students how time travel works. Break-trough hypotheses and formula’s turn back the clock thousands of years.

Three students volunteer to travel back to the birth of Jesus. Father Hanson creates an elaborate invention called the “Boomerang.” It’s designed to transport the volunteers back to the past within seconds.  In Israel they meet young ancient’s.  The ancient’s hide the volunteers from Roman patrols searching for a baby named Jesus.

The ancient’s lead Hanson’s students to a stable where they see three men dressed like kings. They see Mary and Joseph huddled over a baby in a manger.  A bright star streams a light down on the stable. The two teens are in awe. Their friend has been taken by a Roman patrol. The ancient’s observe the arrest. Time is running out. One of the ancient’s distracts the two Roman guards, the St. Anthony student escapes into a side alley. An ancient then leads him to the stable where his two friends are waiting. Now reunited, Father Hanson types in the correct codes that return the travelers back to the present.
Christmas will never be the same.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Stringer Summary

Stringer 
         TV series          
Creator Mike Colonna
714-747-5670

GENRE: Action-Drama

LOGLINE: Nick Stringer, an ex-SAS Agent turned Formula One race car owner, dodges a ruthless drug cartel, and eludes a Scotland Yard “sting” while smuggling cocaine in the tires of his race cars.

SUMMARY: “It was pure, unadulterated bullshit!”  Getting caught, smuggling cocaine in the tires of Formula One cars. Nick Stringer, a charmer, and ex-SAS covert operator, stumbles onto the dark side. Stringer was a decorated soldier in the first gulf war.  He and two other coalition special operatives hid under the Saudi Desert sending real time information to the Florida war room. The Desert Storm “rats” caught the Iraqi Army sneaking out of Kuwait.  Air and land forces finished them off. The “Highway of Death”, made world headlines.

After the war, Stringer continued his passion for formula one racing. .  He became a hero after rescuing his pal, Ricardo Baltoni, from sure death, during the Long Beach Grand Prix. Stringer and Brigitta, his soul mate, lived the dream his yacht Arrows in Monaco Harbor.

Needing money, he smuggled cocaine from Bolivia in his race cars.  A handsome ladies man, Stringer knew all the right people. Drug profits were not enough to keep his Arrow’s team afloat. Stringer moonlighted as a high paid mercenary for MI-5, the CIA, and the Mossad. He killed insurgents in South Africa, escorted Gitmo detainees to “Black Sites,” he broke up a suicide bomb factory New York City, and blew up a shipment of uranium headed from France to Iran.

After months of surveillance Scotland Yard had Stringer by the short hairs. They tracked him from his yacht in Monaco to his flat in London. Customs documented his bank withdrawals and deposits. He was charged with selling and distributing cocaine to London’s elite.

He escaped during a botched Scotland Yard sting. Customs wanted him in prison the cartel wanted him dead. After a daring high speed chase, Stringer made it out alive. The Secret Service and Bolivians eventually cornered him New York. Like Houdini, he disappeared to live another day.

Fort Red Bull Summary

Fort Redbull
TV Series
  Created by Mike Colonna
 714-747-5670

GENRE: Action-Drama

LOGLINE: A young billionaire creates a private air force that becomes a CIA target.

SUMMARY: A convoy of former team of Navy Seals, Delta Force, and Black Ops, would escort an American CIA officer through a busy Baghdad market place on their way to the U.S. Green Zone.  The convoy comes to a screeching halt when large crowds block their path.  A group of militants are standing next to a truck loaded with rockets and grenade launchers.

The crowd surrounds the convoy, the American security team exits their SUV’s to clear a path, then all hell breaks lose.  The insurgents shoot indiscriminately into the crowd killing women and children.  Mayhem ensues, the crowd disperses, and the truck loaded with bad guys chases the convoy to the Green Zone.

Colonel Brad Barrett, the leader of the Special Ops team, is furious with the CIA officer, Allan Markus.  Markus was clearly responsible for choosing the route that ultimately made world headlines.

Barrett’s security company is blamed for the event and is discharged from doing business  with the American government.  Barrett receives twenty five million dollars, “golden parachute” from the Senate Armed Services Committee.  Barrett has a running feud with the CIA knowing he was framed by Allan Markus the CIA director.

Flash forward,  Barrett’s severance package from the US government becomes seed money for his next endeavor, a private air force.  His creates a private airforce. He armor plates “crop dusters” into lethal bombers.  Small nations  looking for an inexpensive way to thwart insurgencies line up to purchase Barrett’s Dusters.

Markus, now Chief CIA Director, wants to put Barrett out of business.  Plane manufacturers  bribe Markus. Barrett needs to go away.  Barrett around the world selling planes to foreign governments.  Markus makes Barrett enemy number one!.

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"Stringer Storyboard Trailer" screenplay by Mike Colonna

"This was pure unadulterated Bullshit! Getting caught smuggling cocaine in tires of Formula One cars was the biggest mistake I made in my Life." But that wasn't the beginning, my life as a mercenary, killing for MI-5, the Israeli Government, and the South African Secret Service made me millions. I became a celebrity supplying "coke" to my London pals, until Scotland Yard made me a target. I threw it all away having a beautiful girlfriend, living the life on a 60 foot yacht in Monte Carlo, that was to easy. Nope, I had to get into the dark side and it cost me dearly. Fortunately I managed to land on my feet."      Here's my story.       
 
Based on True Events Written by Mike Colonna ________________________________________ PART ONE: The Man Behind the Wheel The first time I met Nick Stringer, it was during the high-glamour buzz of Grand Prix week in Monte Carlo, back in the early 1980s. My friend Whitey, who worked with Frank Sinatra and had a foothold in Hollywood’s more exclusive circles, was the one who set it all up. Our home base for the week was the glamorous Lowe’s Hotel, perched above Monaco Harbor with a perfect view of the iconic Grand Prix hairpin curve. If you were anyone, you were here. But even in this crowd, Whitey made it clear that Stringer wasn’t someone to miss. Whitey was eager for us to meet this guy, Doug Morris—though he insisted on calling him "Stringer." Apparently, he wasn’t just a mercenary, but one of those rare men who had worked covert operations for the CIA, MI5, and even Israel’s Mossad. He had recently wrapped up a particularly dangerous mission in South Africa, where, according to Whitey, Stringer had helped eliminate diamond smugglers who’d been operating in the remote hills of the country. Whitey didn’t say it directly, but I got the impression Stringer had probably pocketed a few diamonds himself. He was that kind of guy—hands-on and always playing the game by his own rules. As we arrived at Monaco Harbor in a cab, I couldn't help but feel the buzz of the city around me. It was dazzling, glittering, like the people who filled it. Whitey led us up to Stringer’s yacht, an impressive vessel that gleamed in the sunlight. It was hard to tell where the boat ended and the man began. Stringer was exactly what I expected—dark hair, chiseled features, and a body built like a Navy SEAL. He was barefoot, his bare chest glistening with water as he hosed down the deck. His girlfriend, Yolanda, a statuesque Danish beauty, was sunbathing on the top deck, completely topless, enjoying the Mediterranean warmth. Stringer greeted us with a firm handshake, his gaze steady and intense. There was a quiet authority about him, the kind that didn’t need to be spoken. We talked about racing—he was heavily involved with the "Arrows" Formula One team at the time—and he invited us to join him during the time trials. Stringer seemed to enjoy the thrill of the sport, but even more so, he appreciated the freedom it gave him to move in circles few could imagine. Soon enough, Stringer and I became fast friends. He’d visit my beach house in Belmont Shore when he was in town for the Long Beach Grand Prix, and we’d hang out with a mix of Hollywood royalty—actors like Gene Hackman, and musicians like Ringo Starr and George Harrison. It was easy to forget that Stringer wasn’t just a racer or a party-goer. He was a man with a shadowy past that no one, not even Yolanda, ever pressed him about. He wasn’t the kind of guy you asked questions. The less you knew, the better. But in those early days, I never fully understood what made him tick. ________________________________________ PART TWO: The Dark Side of Speed Nick Stringer wasn’t just a decorated soldier or a daredevil racer. Beneath the polished surface of a man with expensive tastes and powerful connections, there was something darker—much darker—lurking. Stringer had lived a life full of high-stakes missions, not all of which were on the side of justice. After serving as a covert operative in Operation Desert Storm, where he played a key role in calling in airstrikes on Iraqi troops (an action that would later be known as the "Highway of Death"), Stringer found himself drifting into a different world. With the war behind him, Stringer returned to his passion—Formula One racing. But he wasn’t just there for the thrill of the race. He was financing his lifestyle by smuggling cocaine, hidden in the tires of his Formula One cars. It was a perfect cover, blending his love of speed with the opportunity to move illicit goods across international borders. Stringer’s career in the covert world had also included high-profile jobs for MI-5, the CIA, and Mossad. He had assassinated diamond smugglers in South Africa, escorted Gitmo detainees to secret “Black Sites,” and even recovered ransoms for corporate kidnappings. He was a man with the skills to get in and out of situations most people would never even dream of. But as his drug-dealing side business grew, Stringer found himself crossing paths with people who would make his life a living nightmare. ________________________________________ PART THREE: The Chase It wasn’t long before Scotland Yard started to notice. Stringer’s operations were becoming harder to conceal, especially as he played a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with law enforcement. After months of surveillance, they finally raided his Kensington flat. But Stringer was no ordinary target. He escaped the bust in a daring high-speed chase through the streets of London, with bags of cocaine flying out the back of his car like confetti. For two years, Stringer was on the run. The Bolivian cartel had put a bounty on his head, desperate to silence him for cutting them out of the deal. Scotland Yard’s customs agents were just as determined to see him behind bars. But Stringer wasn’t easy to catch. His escape routes spanned the globe—France, South Africa, and, with the help of Israel’s secret service, even back to New York City. There, he thought he might find some safety, some refuge, but once again, he was cornered. The U.S. and British authorities were closing in on him. But Nick Stringer wasn’t a man to be caught so easily. Like Houdini, he slipped away, leaving his pursuers frustrated and confused, wondering how a man could vanish without a trace. ________________________________________ PART FOUR: A World of Danger and Loyalty Through it all, Stringer’s network remained tight-knit. His associates in the criminal underworld and on the fringes of law enforcement never truly turned on him. People like Johnny Morris, an old friend who helped Stringer with his dealings in London; Colonel Hackman, the CIA operative with a military demeanor who coordinated many of Stringer’s more sensitive jobs; and even Sierra, his Danish girlfriend who, though suspicious of his secretive nature, never fully understood the scale of his activities. But loyalty ran deep in Stringer’s world. And as he kept one step ahead of both the law and the dangerous people hunting him, his true nature remained a mystery. Was he a hero? A villain? Or something else entirely? Perhaps the answer didn’t matter. For Stringer, the only thing that counted was survival—and that was something he had mastered. And as for me? Well, I knew better than to ask too many questions. Some stories are too dangerous to tell, and some men—like Nick Stringer—are too dangerous to fully understand. ________________________________________ Epilogue: A Life on the Run Nick Stringer’s story is still being written. As the years pass, he continues to dodge bullets, disappear into shadows, and live a life that most people could never imagine. For those who know him, he’s a man of extraordinary skill, courage, and, above all, survival. But there’s always a price to pay when you live on the edge. And sooner or later, Stringer will have to face the consequences of the choices he's made. Maybe then, the truth will come out.

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