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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
We all know New Line has the ability to royally screw certain people over in these sorts of things. *waves at Joan Allen*
But, I think Winslet is an actress that they obviously have no issue with nominating again and again (when stuff like Eternal Sunshine was easily ignorable for the Academy they nominated her anyway – still my favourite perf from Winslet) so unless NL really do fumble this ball (they got a late release and there’s no confusion over whether this is a comedy or drama, ala Allen) then I reckon she’s in.
But it’ll be a sprint to the finish I think. Surely there’s some people who really wanna make it up to Bening for making her lose to Hilary Swank twice in a row. Surely there’s be some who want Streep to take home her first in 20 years (or is it longer?). Surely there will be some who are charmed by people like Cruz.
ATM this is nowhere near as cleancut as last year’s race was by this time.
What do you reckon the chances of Black Book being nominated for Foreign Language film are? The Netherlands are submitting Verhoeven’s film for consideration.
So that was why Rachel Weisz won her Oscar…I didn’t think what was on the screen merited it. Will DP be pushing her again for The Fountain or is he moving on to Winslet (whom I adore)?
“So that was why Rachel Weisz won her Oscar…I didn’t think what was on the screen merited it.”
Talk for yourself, i thought Rachel Weisz was amazing in the Constant Gardner. I hope Kate Gets an Oscar as well.
Dave mentioned all throughout the last Oscar season how she was so charming at every awards show. I mean, obviously she was good in Constant, but the personality maybe got her over the voters’ line.
Rachel Weisz was great in the film, I agree with Mike. As for Winslet, she’s a good actress. I love her performance in Eternal Sunshine and I’m sure she’s also great in Little Children. I hope she gets to take home the little golden man come Oscar time.
Hold on. You’re saying the Oscars are a popularity contest? I’m gonna need a minute here.
Kate Winslet has been overdue for an Oscar for far too long.
“I did find out who the object of my ire in the last entry is, and this person has been a good enough friend over the years to be given easy absolution.”
The answer to the question we’ve all been waiting for via the Marshall McLuhan theory that a medium affects the society it plays a role in.
“Kate Winslet has been overdue for an Oscar for far too long.”
… And she’s only 30.
I thought they were gonna enter Streep in Supporting…?
I see there’s a new trailer up for Apocalypto, I guess they’re sticking with Dec. 8 for a release date.
What I’m curious about now is, how similar will it be with Children of Men, since both seem to be predicated on personal quests and (apparently) pregnant women in the midst of civilizational decline.
“I thought they were gonna enter Streep in Supporting…?”
They probably were until people started screaming for her to be given the Oscar.
The thing with Winslet is that while she’s been nominated four times (FOUR!) already, only Eternal would I have wanted her to actually win (and that was because my #1 for that year, Kidman in Birth, wasn’t nommed). Sense and Sensibility? No. Titanic? Nah, not over the other ladies nominated. Iris? nup. But, man, do I love her so.