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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
Walk the Line is fast becoming my must-see movie of the Fall. Nice to see Joaquin Phoenix finally stepping into a significant lead role with such a great character to play.
Nice to see Phoenix keep getting good roles.
The review of Walk the Line has me pencilling it in for a must see. Glad to see Reese Witherspoon back to doing good work.
walk the line a must see. this confirms it.
Had the opportunity to see Breakfast on Pluto the other day…I predict lots of magazine covers with Cillian Murphy at the end of the year as “Breakout Star of the Year.” He’s great (although he so becomes the part, you forget its him). This is Neil Jordan’s best film in years, and one of the best so far this year.
It’d be odd seeing Cillian as the breakout star of 2005 because wasn’t that 2003? 28 Days Later, Intermission, Girl With A Pearl Earring and Cold Mountain is an impressive little list for one year.
I spose now he can be considered famous or whathaveyou.
I can’t wait for Reese to be nominated for an Oscar just to knock all the haters.
Murphy has only been in a few movies but he has taken diverse roles. Showing off his range. I’m expecting big things from him in the long run.
Why would you post a link to ANYTHING by Michael Wilmington? He is the single stupidest, no talent hack reviewer in the business. When he was in LA I would go to any movie he panned just because I know it was going to be good and vice versa. His writing is awful. His sentences read like chewed meat. I don’t understand linking to him. He cheapens your site worse than the Munity stuff did (does?) and that says a lot.
But I’m sure he’s a nice guy in person.
Mike has quirky tastes sometimes, but his knowledge of film is amongst the best in the country.
Stupid hack? Absurd.
Knowitall’s name says it all, non?
Speaking of awards and the like can I just point out that Ebert (and Roeper) both really liked An Unfinished Life and Proof. So all of those who take Dave’s word as gospel (er, no offence Dave) should know that others think it’s actually good. So, ya know, don’t cross it off yet.
i’ve never even heard of this wilmington character. whos he work for?
I don’t take any critic as gospel. Too many like movies like Brokeback Mountain. The kinds of movies I’ll never see. And too many hate movies like Caddyshack and New Jack City. Movies I’ll watch 50 times.
What was wrong with Wilmington’s list? Not like he went out on a limb or anything.
Isn’t Caddyshack considered a classic?
And if they find a comedy that’s actually good they get behind it! 40-Year-Old Virgin is the best reviewed wide release of the year or something along those lines.
Caddyshack is my favorite comedy of all time. Genuis performances all the way around in it. Spaulding!