Steven Martini
@stevenmartini.bsky.social
Actor/Writer/Filmmaker/Musician Cadet Alex Stone in Major Payne, Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire, South Beach, Flash Gordon, Lymelife, Louis, Bolden, + new film BitterSweet.
Friday.
Unity achieved.
Nobody knows how.
Please remain calm.
We're doing our best.
Unity achieved.
Nobody knows how.
Please remain calm.
We're doing our best.
February 7, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Friday.
Unity achieved.
Nobody knows how.
Please remain calm.
We're doing our best.
Unity achieved.
Nobody knows how.
Please remain calm.
We're doing our best.
Waiting on notes.
Draft feels great.
Creative limbo sinks in.
Must choose what to write next.
One script to make. One script to sell. One script to rule them all.
Draft feels great.
Creative limbo sinks in.
Must choose what to write next.
One script to make. One script to sell. One script to rule them all.
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Waiting on notes.
Draft feels great.
Creative limbo sinks in.
Must choose what to write next.
One script to make. One script to sell. One script to rule them all.
Draft feels great.
Creative limbo sinks in.
Must choose what to write next.
One script to make. One script to sell. One script to rule them all.
Our world is too noisy and oozing with ick.
February 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Our world is too noisy and oozing with ick.
Watched Full Metal Jacket to celebrate finishing my new draft.
Felt inspired to let moments breathe, so I added three pages of pure directing on the page.
Because I can.
Kubrick’s comedy chops still don’t get talked about enough.
108 pages.
Felt inspired to let moments breathe, so I added three pages of pure directing on the page.
Because I can.
Kubrick’s comedy chops still don’t get talked about enough.
108 pages.
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Watched Full Metal Jacket to celebrate finishing my new draft.
Felt inspired to let moments breathe, so I added three pages of pure directing on the page.
Because I can.
Kubrick’s comedy chops still don’t get talked about enough.
108 pages.
Felt inspired to let moments breathe, so I added three pages of pure directing on the page.
Because I can.
Kubrick’s comedy chops still don’t get talked about enough.
108 pages.
After a full day of digging into notes and pulling the script apart, something major finally clicked at 2AM. Hard but fun. Good writing day.
January 28, 2026 at 10:24 AM
After a full day of digging into notes and pulling the script apart, something major finally clicked at 2AM. Hard but fun. Good writing day.
LA screenwriters: Screenwriting Threads meetup tomorrow night in Santa Monica. I’m planning to go mingle with the coolest introverts in town so we can mumble and nod as we wrestle the great slugline conundrum. Bold and underlined.
January 27, 2026 at 5:58 PM
LA screenwriters: Screenwriting Threads meetup tomorrow night in Santa Monica. I’m planning to go mingle with the coolest introverts in town so we can mumble and nod as we wrestle the great slugline conundrum. Bold and underlined.
John Book and his Amish Bretheren will return in Avengers Doomsday.
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 AM
John Book and his Amish Bretheren will return in Avengers Doomsday.
This was one of my favorite moments when we were filming Major Payne. It was hard to maintain a straight face but we managed to keep it serious and tense.
January 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This was one of my favorite moments when we were filming Major Payne. It was hard to maintain a straight face but we managed to keep it serious and tense.
If you think people can't change:
I was a lifelong dog person,
hated cats,
and was severely allergic.
Now I’m owned by these two adorable weirdos. 🐱
Change sneaks up on you.
I was a lifelong dog person,
hated cats,
and was severely allergic.
Now I’m owned by these two adorable weirdos. 🐱
Change sneaks up on you.
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If you think people can't change:
I was a lifelong dog person,
hated cats,
and was severely allergic.
Now I’m owned by these two adorable weirdos. 🐱
Change sneaks up on you.
I was a lifelong dog person,
hated cats,
and was severely allergic.
Now I’m owned by these two adorable weirdos. 🐱
Change sneaks up on you.
Who among us can really write through a headache? Stomach ache? Depression? Which ailments make you skip writing and what kind of pain can you push through and still get decent pages done?
January 21, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Who among us can really write through a headache? Stomach ache? Depression? Which ailments make you skip writing and what kind of pain can you push through and still get decent pages done?
2 Back To The Futures: Same script. Same character.
Dark wardrobe = dramatic Marty.
Sky-blue wardrobe = comedic Marty.
Clothing is more than decoration, it’s storytelling.
They fired Eric Stoltz for being too dark. If were him, I'd be so mad at the costume designer.
Dark wardrobe = dramatic Marty.
Sky-blue wardrobe = comedic Marty.
Clothing is more than decoration, it’s storytelling.
They fired Eric Stoltz for being too dark. If were him, I'd be so mad at the costume designer.
January 21, 2026 at 4:46 AM
2 Back To The Futures: Same script. Same character.
Dark wardrobe = dramatic Marty.
Sky-blue wardrobe = comedic Marty.
Clothing is more than decoration, it’s storytelling.
They fired Eric Stoltz for being too dark. If were him, I'd be so mad at the costume designer.
Dark wardrobe = dramatic Marty.
Sky-blue wardrobe = comedic Marty.
Clothing is more than decoration, it’s storytelling.
They fired Eric Stoltz for being too dark. If were him, I'd be so mad at the costume designer.
Finished draft 3 of my newest script.
That distinct feeling of wanting to share the moment while also wanting to preserve it. A good reminder I’m on the right track. 101 pages.
That distinct feeling of wanting to share the moment while also wanting to preserve it. A good reminder I’m on the right track. 101 pages.
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Finished draft 3 of my newest script.
That distinct feeling of wanting to share the moment while also wanting to preserve it. A good reminder I’m on the right track. 101 pages.
That distinct feeling of wanting to share the moment while also wanting to preserve it. A good reminder I’m on the right track. 101 pages.
A family tracked down my Dad to say they loved my movie BitterSweet.They watched it during a large family gathering in Staten Island. A room full of 25 people who usually fight about movies but they all clapped at the end of mine. That feels good. Laugh, gasp, clap, here tubitv.com/movies/10004...
BitterSweet (2025)
A father fights to keep his family together as a powerful government system targets him as the cause of their struggles.
tubitv.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
A family tracked down my Dad to say they loved my movie BitterSweet.They watched it during a large family gathering in Staten Island. A room full of 25 people who usually fight about movies but they all clapped at the end of mine. That feels good. Laugh, gasp, clap, here tubitv.com/movies/10004...
Reposted by Steven Martini
These are L.A.'s nine best places for getting to know Venezuelan cooking, from its beloved arepas, tequeños, and cachapas, to its national dish of pabellón criollo.
The full list: lataco.com/best-venezue...
By Hadley Tomicki
The full list: lataco.com/best-venezue...
By Hadley Tomicki
January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
These are L.A.'s nine best places for getting to know Venezuelan cooking, from its beloved arepas, tequeños, and cachapas, to its national dish of pabellón criollo.
The full list: lataco.com/best-venezue...
By Hadley Tomicki
The full list: lataco.com/best-venezue...
By Hadley Tomicki
Anaconda is fun for the whole family. A celebration of filmmaking itself. The meta making a movie about making a movie plays really well on the big screen. Action/comedy gold, the theater was lololing, me being the loudest. Great end credits sequence. More adventure than horror.
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Anaconda is fun for the whole family. A celebration of filmmaking itself. The meta making a movie about making a movie plays really well on the big screen. Action/comedy gold, the theater was lololing, me being the loudest. Great end credits sequence. More adventure than horror.
The Overton window is so wide open that abducting leaders from sovereign nations is now on the table.
Which means it’s finally time to free John McTiernan from director jail.
I'm assembling the perfect search and rescue team...
Which means it’s finally time to free John McTiernan from director jail.
I'm assembling the perfect search and rescue team...
January 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The Overton window is so wide open that abducting leaders from sovereign nations is now on the table.
Which means it’s finally time to free John McTiernan from director jail.
I'm assembling the perfect search and rescue team...
Which means it’s finally time to free John McTiernan from director jail.
I'm assembling the perfect search and rescue team...
Looking back I see such a productive year from scripts to screens to streams. I wrote 2 features & 2 shorts, had 2 movies on the big screen and now I'm grateful 1 is streaming free on Tubi. tubitv.com/movies/10004...
BitterSweet (2025)
A father fights to keep his family together as a powerful government system targets him as the cause of their struggles.
tubitv.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Looking back I see such a productive year from scripts to screens to streams. I wrote 2 features & 2 shorts, had 2 movies on the big screen and now I'm grateful 1 is streaming free on Tubi. tubitv.com/movies/10004...
So you say you’re a screenwriter?
Cute.
Do you know cats don't need saving (9 lives)? The Hero’s Journey? There & back again. Round-trip discount. And yes, Virginia, there are more than 3 acts.
Join my ScreenWriteRebellion.
Insert sassy clap backs to the status quo here:
Cute.
Do you know cats don't need saving (9 lives)? The Hero’s Journey? There & back again. Round-trip discount. And yes, Virginia, there are more than 3 acts.
Join my ScreenWriteRebellion.
Insert sassy clap backs to the status quo here:
January 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
So you say you’re a screenwriter?
Cute.
Do you know cats don't need saving (9 lives)? The Hero’s Journey? There & back again. Round-trip discount. And yes, Virginia, there are more than 3 acts.
Join my ScreenWriteRebellion.
Insert sassy clap backs to the status quo here:
Cute.
Do you know cats don't need saving (9 lives)? The Hero’s Journey? There & back again. Round-trip discount. And yes, Virginia, there are more than 3 acts.
Join my ScreenWriteRebellion.
Insert sassy clap backs to the status quo here:
Ella McCay and Jay Kelly will return in Ella Kelly and Jay McCay
Ella McCay in her BOGO era
Got a Fandango notification on my phone for what is probably the most desperate promotional campaign I've seen in awhile.
December 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Ella McCay and Jay Kelly will return in Ella Kelly and Jay McCay
Full Metal Kitty:
this is my bowl
there are many like it
but this one is mine
this is my bowl
there are many like it
but this one is mine
December 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Full Metal Kitty:
this is my bowl
there are many like it
but this one is mine
this is my bowl
there are many like it
but this one is mine
Our kitty Stella opened up her Christmas gift
December 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our kitty Stella opened up her Christmas gift
Reposted by Steven Martini
some of the best movies seen in 2025:
by the stream
magellan
bittersweet
wake up dead man
father mother sister brother
nouvelle vague
casey makes a mixtape (interesting for indie recreation of the 1980s)
(also, from last year) young ali: those were the days
by the stream
magellan
bittersweet
wake up dead man
father mother sister brother
nouvelle vague
casey makes a mixtape (interesting for indie recreation of the 1980s)
(also, from last year) young ali: those were the days
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 AM
some of the best movies seen in 2025:
by the stream
magellan
bittersweet
wake up dead man
father mother sister brother
nouvelle vague
casey makes a mixtape (interesting for indie recreation of the 1980s)
(also, from last year) young ali: those were the days
by the stream
magellan
bittersweet
wake up dead man
father mother sister brother
nouvelle vague
casey makes a mixtape (interesting for indie recreation of the 1980s)
(also, from last year) young ali: those were the days
My Christmas Movie Idea:
Scrooge Mclane
Haunted on Christmas Eve by Ellis, a celebrated alternate-reality hero White-Knight who negotiated his way through the infamous Nakatomi Plaza Christmassacre saying "Booby", visits a regretful cop to make him confront missing his plane to Los Angeles
Scrooge Mclane
Haunted on Christmas Eve by Ellis, a celebrated alternate-reality hero White-Knight who negotiated his way through the infamous Nakatomi Plaza Christmassacre saying "Booby", visits a regretful cop to make him confront missing his plane to Los Angeles
a man with a beard sits in a chair with his eyes closed
ALT: a man with a beard sits in a chair with his eyes closed
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My Christmas Movie Idea:
Scrooge Mclane
Haunted on Christmas Eve by Ellis, a celebrated alternate-reality hero White-Knight who negotiated his way through the infamous Nakatomi Plaza Christmassacre saying "Booby", visits a regretful cop to make him confront missing his plane to Los Angeles
Scrooge Mclane
Haunted on Christmas Eve by Ellis, a celebrated alternate-reality hero White-Knight who negotiated his way through the infamous Nakatomi Plaza Christmassacre saying "Booby", visits a regretful cop to make him confront missing his plane to Los Angeles
Just took my 10 year old son to his winter camp and as I walked him to the recreation center he said "Dad you don't have to walk me inside" I said it's raining and I want to make sure you're- "I'm fine Dad just walk me to the door" I did and walked away weeping. I turned to see-
December 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just took my 10 year old son to his winter camp and as I walked him to the recreation center he said "Dad you don't have to walk me inside" I said it's raining and I want to make sure you're- "I'm fine Dad just walk me to the door" I did and walked away weeping. I turned to see-
Excited to be flying to Brooklyn to show BitterSweet tomorrow Friday 12/12. Tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/bitterswee...
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Excited to be flying to Brooklyn to show BitterSweet tomorrow Friday 12/12. Tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/bitterswee...