It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
Aw, tell the truth, Poland: You and Paris Hilton had a long weekend, and you didn’t care f-all about your faithful readers while you were whooping it up.
Poland and Hilton. What a combo.
Dave: “…the surprise of the weekend was that the film was able to make 50 million domestically and 120 internationally, due possibly in part to increased TV advertising…”
Paris: “OOOOHH YES DAVE, YOU MAKE ME SO HOTTTTT!!!!!”
…just kidding Dave, I enjoy your box office rundowns
Putting the “box” back in box office.
Actually, Paris’ trailer for House of Wax (aka Texas Wax Saw Masscre) was attached to Constantine. She better not lose that Blackberry address book.
Guess what! Million dollar baby has come to México! (I know you dont care)But just wanna say I loved this movie and will win Best Movie, Director, actress and supporting actor.
Poland can blame technology, but we all know
he spent the last few days hunting the Yeti. Much
like Yukon Corneilus, David Poland has been searching
in vain for this most elusive beast. Just this
past week, Poland succeed in capturing the Yeti.
What followed the capture comes down to the following.
Poland: “So I have shown you all 5 Best Picture
nominees. Who do you want to win?”
John Franklin Richard the 15th aka “YETI”: “While
M$B has the worst ending of any film I have seen
since the late 30s. I am going with Sideways for
Best Picture. Why not?”
There you go folks. David Poland brings you
the Yeti’s Oscar prediction. YOu just cant say
the same for Tom Oneil now can you?
…?
What is so confusing? Poland not only kicks it
as a critic, but he also has a thing for capturing
and/or interviewing the rarest of creatures known
or unknown on the planet Earth.
Coming soon…David Poland talks to Nessy about
“THE SON OF MASK!”
i don’t think anyone wants to talk to any person about son of the mask
bicycle bob nailed it right on the head.
Can we all cut off Jamie Kennedy now after that and Malibu’s Most Wanted? I think he wore out his shot.
No, we cannot cut him off. He gets to do a dramatic
lead or supporting role before that happens. If
he fails at that. Then he will be sent to the salt
mines, aka, TV! There he will work 5 days a week
on a sitcom or an HOUR-LONG if lucky!
Get to work Jamie! GET TO WORK!
Coming soon: David Poland sits down with the
Chipacabra to discuss the fallout from this years
Oscars!
And no, the Jamie Kennedy Experience does not count!
all the goodwill he created off that show is now history.
Well it is apparent hes not a leading man. Solid supporting actor though. Some guys have it. Some don’t.