Jessica Alba in The Fantastic Two
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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
I don’t think anyone will complain about that.
Hey, remember what I posted months ago after seeing the first “Fantastic Four” poster: I don’t remember Invisible Girl ever looking quite that slutty in the comic books.
who cares about the comics anymore???
give me jessica
I used to think she looked like a twelve-year-old when she was on that lame TV show a few years ago. Looks like she’s, er, matured, since then.
YESSSsssthh!! That was aweschome!
That was my geek getting aroused impression.
As a straight gal, I’m even turned on by Miss Alba.
Anyone else hear how Tom Cruise had his people ask out a list of young 20 something chicks? Numero uno on the list was Jessica Alba. Holmes was 5th.
If BluStealer’s unbelievably fake comment above doesn’t prove that all of the rightwing pseudonyms on this site come from one and the same warthog, I don’t know what will.
Jessica Alba has attractive, perky breasts that are accentuated by the sheer material of her blouse. If Ms. Alba were ever to call me up and ask me out on a date, and I were currently unattached, I would be likely or very likely to agree to this date. At some point during the evening, I would, if given the appropriate signals, attempt to touch, or fondle, Ms. Alba’s upper body area, including the breasts and facial area.
I think you’d say regardless of wife, girlfriend, mistress, etc etc etc
I have ties older than Jessica Alba.
Ah yes, that’s why I come to this blog…
So…anyone think this is just another sheer & subtle branch of the marketing campaign?
I do.
Dave knows how to post pictures.
No no Scott…Fox is too busy messing up X-Men to worry about if they’re getting the ‘proper’ PR for FF.
On a practical note, a friend pointed out that perhaps she wasn’t aware but the flash of the camera (or multiple flashes) illuminated the thin fabric quite well. He pointed to Kerry’s daughter as an example. Of course that’s just a theory…
She knew.
Hooray for Jessica Areola!
(and bully for our pal DP)
Youve got to love stylist. They probably helped her pick this dress, told how great she looked in it, but forgot to mention the power of a CAMERA FLASH on sheer material. They got paid a good chunk of chain to show the WHOLE WORLD Alba’s breasts. Man, youve got to love Hollywood.
Is this karmic justice for not taking it off in Sin City?
Well played, scum-sucking paparazzi, well played. And thank you David. That one photograph will likely be better than the entire film of the Fantastic Four.
And going along with DP’s title for this blog entry, would it have been “Jessica Alba in Skin City” two months ago?
I guess it just proves what I like, as I can’t stop staring at her gorgeous hair. But then, I’ve always prefered hair to breasts. I guess I could keep going so that this post is the same length as my usual essay-level rants, but that’s all I have now, so uh… flame on!
Actually, here’s a question, am I the only one who really loves Burton’s Batman films and is sad that they are likely going to be displaced in the cannon as the definitive Batman live action treatment? Please share.
Scott Mendelson
Scott –
Sad? Nope…I think ‘Batman Returns’ is a brilliant piece of subversive filmmaking, but it’s not really Batman in the way it should be.
I have hopes for Nolan’s Batman.
There’s 4 pix of Ann Hathaway from a week ago in the english section of jaggle.nl
same sheer fashion sense
I must say I like it
I’ll vote for Mandy Moore to be next
If she came in, wearing that blouse, and told me and my other collegues on the bench to reverse our recent ruling on medical marijuana, I would be game.
I actually rewatched Batman Returns again the other day after about 8 years and it is pretty great. Much better than the first!
Michelle Pfeiffer, damn!
And that production design was something to behold.
Hopefully Begins has a great Gotham.
Hair over breasts? INCONCEIVABLE! She does have nice hair though. However, Scott, I actually like Batman Forever more than any of Burton’s films. Even though Batman 89 did make for a great Summer. What Burton put on screen never came close to being, BATMAN! Much like some of the better graphic novels of Batman. Burton’s two films sort of fall into more of an interpretation of Bats than anything else. Nolan, making a Batman film that just exudes ‘BATMAN.’ Should easily replace to films interpreted by Burton and his whack view of the world.
Truth be told, I understand those who prefer Batman Forever to the others. As I’ve said here and there, each of the four Batman films are representative of a certain period of the comics (part 1 – early 40s, part 2 – late 80s, early 90s, part 3 – 70s with dash of late 40s camp, part 4 – late 50s, early 60s crap-o-rama). As it is, most purists consider the 1970s Dark Night Detective ‘rebirth’ era as prime Batman, and aside from the botching of Harvey Dent’s character, it’s a pretty accurate representation.
Also, while the first two Batman films are twisted, gothic art-house freak shows (that, in their own way are quite faithful in many details to various Batman mythos, which is why I defend them so), the third is simply the purist in terms of ripping action adventure. Of course, it helps that much of the ‘plot’ was cut out of the original script… regulating what would have probably been the best written Batman film in its original form, into merely a B+ adventure film.
Scott Mendelson
Scott, give some details about the script for Batman Forever. If you could. Since I am curious at how bad the script got gaffled.
I’m pretty sure Drew’s Script O Rama has the whole thing (I read it there years ago)… but some highlights:
The order of the first act is changed. The movie opens with a scary, violent escape of Two-Face from Arkham (he possibly kills two guards and hangs them from a chair, with the words THE BAT MUST DIE written in blood). Then it moves onto the scene at Wayne Tech, where Wayne meets Nygma, and all of that. When the Bat-Signal interupts them, it’s not to see Chase, but it’s because Two Face has taken over the bank and the scene flows as we know it, but with more and better Batman-Harvey dialogue (this not only flows better, but since the interruption inadvertently causes Nygma to go nuts and kill at least one person, Chase is no longer responsible for this death).
– The apparent hypocracy of Bruce yacking about how killing is very very bad, despite killing several in the first two films, is addressed and dealt with. He’s killed before and it’s harmed him emotionally, so he doesn’t want to see Dick go down the same path. Harvey calls Batman a killer in the helicoptor and Chase is forced to defend Batman’s kiiling on a talk show (Napier and Cobblepott are referred to by name).
Lots of interlocking scenes that make the whole movie make sense. For example, Riddler’s TV box also sends mixed signals to the Bat Cave and the police, so Batman and the police never know where Two-Face and Riddler will strike and Batman often stumbles into the wrong would-be crime scene.
A few lines make mention of an underground cave, which contain the Bat Wing and the Bat Sub, along with the new Sonar Suit. Which explains why Batman seemingly has all of his toys after the cave is destroyed.
Batman’s final riddle to the Riddler makes a lot more sense. Don’t recall the details, but I remember thinking ‘oh, that makes sense now’.
Remember, that whole diary bit? Ya know, the WHOLE DRAMATIC ARC OF THE MOVIE??? Well, here’s the story:
The murder of Grayson’s parents (which Bruce kinda blames himself for) triggers a buried memory that slowly becomes clear. The red book is a diary, and it contains the fact that Bruce pestered his parents into going to the movies the night they died, thus his guilt. But, after he gets knocked out and the manor trashed, he loses his memory. Thus, he ventures into the undersea cave and reads out of the journal, and he reads the rest of it. The last entry reveals that while he wanted to go to the movies, his parents chose which movie they would see, so it’s not his fault. At this moment, a large (be it literal or symbolic) bat flies toward him and he stands fearless and embraces it. (not literally of course). Thus, the guiltless Bruce Wayne can now be Batman and Bruce Wayne not because he has to be, but because (stirring music…) he chooses to be.
Chase doesn’t discover Bruce’s secret, though it’s hinted that she might know, as Harvey still calls Batman Bruce in front of Chase and she asks about that afterwards.
Again this version, however long it was (gee, I guess they couldn’t afford to cut that silly laundry sequence, or to shorten the silly scene where the Batmobile is stolen by Dick), is a complete and logical movie, with real characters and a real and honest dramatic arc for Batman. It feels like the script that Burton was going to use to finish off the trilogy, had he gotten the chance (since Bruce’s dissatisfaction with his life was a theme in Batman Returns). It’s a shame it didn’t work out, and there are rumors that Schumacher will be allowed to restore some of the missing material on a future DVD release. Here’s hoping he does.
Scott Mendelson
Damn. That movie had even more to it. I wonder how much of this they shot? Since the Bat films are going to get the special edition treatment one day. I hope that some of that makes it on to a DVD. If it were shot, and if it still exist. That movie would have easily been one of the better comic book films ever made. I guess they cut out most of it due in large part to having a different Batman. Shenanigans.
I believe most of it was shot, as I know that preview audiences felt it was too long, or too dark, or whatever (they were especially out to cut that what was dark after the Batman Returns happy meal fiasco). You can see clips of the opening Arkham sequence in the U2 video, and I’ve seen pictures of the big bat that confronts Bruce in the cave.
Never let it be said that I didn’t do anything for you people. Enjoy
http://www.godamongdirectors.com/scripts/batmanever.shtml
Scott Mendelson
Batman Forever gets a bad rap.
Batman and Robin is just shit though.
For me it goes:
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman
Injecting heroine into my pupils
Batman & Robin
BF only gets a bad rap now because of B&R…I remember enjoying it when I saw it, while B&R was a laugh fest…I dunno…I’d love to see the extended version of Batman Forever though…that script sounds great.
I cannot get enough of looking at her breasts. Whomever she’s dating. I hope they have a better ability of focusing than I do. Because I would just stare, creep her out, and just not care.
She is dating some Production Assistant. It’s Hollywood so he’ll probably be on Oprah next week, jumping up and down, and proclaiming his love for her. Do the Tom!!
Why Jessica Why? Honey is one of the premiere films of the last 5 years.
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Welcome back, guy(s)!
Jessica Alba is here. She actually talked to me; hear what she said you won
Jessica Alba is here. She actually talked to me; hear what she said you won
That a girl,
That’s me at the club’s.
I have the same blouse and do the same thing when clubbing on girls night out. I get allot of free drinks. If you have why not show them .once you get older all the fun is gone.