“What ever happened to that Secret Film Project you were working on? You know, the one that you hinted at while finishing REPLAY, back in 2007?” Well, fuck. Here’s the short version: Around the time I finished my short film, REPLAY, I began writing a feature film that I was really excited about. It was [...]

Jen asked me to shoot her headshots recently and it got me thinking that it might be fun to work with some actors on headshots/portraits for a little while. If anybody’s interested, check out the info page that I set up: http://www.reyniermolenaar.com/headshots

You can check out the first and second episodes of the Young At Heart series that I cut for Fox Searchlight Pictures. I’m working on a 3rd episode at this very moment… coming soon. I’m not terribly satisfied with these cuts, as I had to alter them considerably in order to meet Searchlight’s needs. But [...]

I need to find a way of managing my thoughts — or risk simply going mad. I have a lot of trouble escaping the sense that there’s always work to be done and I feel like it’s gotten to the point where I have trouble enjoying the simple things in life because I keep thinking [...]

Jen and I cruised up north to hang out at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where “A Plumm Summer” was screening (to a sold-out crowd). It was the first time I had seen the finished version of the film (I watched a previous cut in the editing bay with Caroline Zelder, the director, and [...]

I delivered the first episode of the “Young At Heart” series to Fox Searchlight a few days ago and got some feedback: they really dig it so far. They really, really love the story-structure that I came up with and the editing style (very fast, high-energy, VH1-ish). Due to some clearance issues concerning the music [...]

Ggggrrrrr! I’ve had a bitch of a time wrestling the 14+ hours of footage from the “Young At Heart” series into something manageable, but I think I’ve finally made some break-throughs. I’m working on the first episode, which is always the hardest. Not only do I have to cut a coherent, unscripted narrative based on [...]

Today, I began reviewing the footage for the web series that I’m editing for Fox Searchlight Pictures. The series will be used to promote Searchlight’s new documentary film, “Young At Heart,” about a group of super-seniors that tour Europe, singing in a lively rock-choir. For the web series, Searchlight sent a camera crew to get [...]

I had lunch with Caroline Zelder and Frank Antonelli, writer-director and writer-producer, respectively, of the upcoming indie film “A Plumm Summer.” Caroline and Frank used to have an editing suite next door to my office when I was at Fox Searchlight (this was in late 2006) and we all became friends. So when they asked [...]

Fox Searchlight has approached me about editing a series of web serials about their upcoming documentary, Young At Heart. So I went to the studio yesterday to watch it and discuss the project with their creative team. I’m not really allowed to say too much about the film, but it is a beautiful and moving [...]