Portrait of screenwriter Mike Meier Poster artwork for The Love Hex
Mike Meier
The Love Hex, or Nicest Flings in Mexico
Written/Created By Mike Meier

Synopsis

It is 1929, shortly before the Great Depression. Two American ladies seek healing in the hot springs of Mexico and find love with Mexican gigolos. Rose is unhappily married to a mobster lawyer and suffers from early-onset arthritis; her doctor recommends a hot spring treatment. Her friend Alice, recently widowed and a mother of three, suffers chronic fatigue. Eventually, both travel to the hot springs in Mexico and hook up with two young gigolos. The days are jolly until, on the Día de los Muertos, Rose’s jealous husband arrives out of the blue.

The Love Hex, or Nicest Flings in Mexico is a comedy about the many things in life we don’t quite understand – such as love, enchantment, and magic spells. It begins at the Meadowbrook Polo Club in 1929, where Rose watches her husband Spencer play.

  • Depth of Field International Film Festival – Gold
  • New York Movie Awards – Finalist
  • Hollywood Gold Awards – Finalist

Shangri-La-La

Written by Mike Meier & Peter Giambalvo; music by Mike Meier
Poster artwork for Shangri-La-La

Shangri-La-La is a comedy musical that follows Joshua, a wide-eyed young German who arrives in Las Vegas chasing his glittering dream of glamour, excitement, and reinvention. Landing a job as assistant to Vegas legends Siegfried and Roy, Joshua believes he’s finally found paradise – until he discovers that “Sin City” has more truth than sparkle. Beneath the neon lights lurks a world where mobsters, magicians, and hustlers rule, and justice is sold to the highest bidder.

Drawing on the Wild West tradition of “hanging judges” and the city’s mob-built roots, the show blends outrageous satire with toe-tapping musical numbers to explore what happens when innocence collides with corruption. With a mix of spectacle, absurdity, and heart, Shangri-La-La is both a send-up and a love letter to the city of illusions – where what glitters might dazzle, but the real gold is learning to see through the show.

  • WRPN.tv – Platinum