April 25, 2024
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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
Too high on In the Land of Women. That sucker’s fighting to scrape up $3-4 million this weekend, I guarantee.
Vacancy #1 and Hot Fuzz at #6 Really? I guess I’m just out of touch.
Don’t underestimate the AWESOME POWER of Kristen Stewart, aka K-STEW, who ought to be the NEXT BIG THING.
Hell, by Hollywood logic, she should already be landing 10-million dollar paydays, since THE MESSENGERS *dropped* at number one. But she’s just compulsively watching– kind of like Scarlett Johansson crossed with Evan Rachel Wood, if the former were thinner and the latter more AWESOME.
K-STEW 4 EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, and anyone who laughs at that cross-eyed chick saying MUUUUUURRRRRRDER in the HOT FUZZ trailer deserves the death penalty. Wack-ass, unfunny British humor. Seriously, why not just bring out Mr. Bean while you’re at it?
Why doesn’t DAVID POLAND just break down some day in this blog and say he’s chronically depressed because he covers the industry from a remove? He does good work and all, but wouldn’t ANYONE rather be an actor, all getting paid MILLIONS to make out with EvanJohansstewortman instead of working some lame job? ADMIT YOUR DEPRESSION, blogger and film reviewers of the world. I own up to it… I’d kill to be Brad Pitt or even Adam Brody for three days. Doesn’t it tear your soul apart that they get to be a part of film history, AND bang hot models and actress, just for sheer force of their fame, looks and money? How can any man or woman, but especially man, go to his NON-FAMOUS, NON-ACTOR, NON-MODEL-BANGING JOB every day of their life and not want to kill themselves? If you can;t admit you wouldn’t be happier palling around on movie sets as the STAR instead of a doughy journalist, that’s pure disingenuousness.
Everyone on here– EVERYONE– just try justifying how you believe you wouldn’t be happier as Mark Wahlberg. Do you realize and ACCEPT that you’re never going to have sex with famous women?
Glad I saw this because the update I did last night somehow didn’t upload as I thought it had. I knew that I had upped some of those numbers since Tuesday and couldn’t figure out why they weren’t listed as such.
Vacancy’s the same but the correct predictions are:
Fracture 10.1
In the Land of Women 6.9
Hot Fuzz 6.5
“Vacancy #1 and Hot Fuzz at #6 Really? I guess I’m just out of touch.”
I think it’s more about the fact that Hot Fuzz is in a third the number of theatres of all the other movies.
You could be right Rob, but I have this feeling that younger females who love Adam Brody as well females young and old who love a rom-com will want to see ITLOW this weekend since everything else is either a one-word thriller (Disturbia, Fracture, Vacancy), a comedy (Hot Fuzz, Blades of Glory) or a kid’s flick (Meet the Robinson’s). It doesn’t have much direct competition and if enough of them show up, I have a feeling ITLOW could make closer to double-digits than $3-$4 million.
I only have one one-word thriller left to see. Vacancy is as painfully mediocre and unsatisfying as Disturbia. I do not understand the positive reviews for either. Each has an awful ending that is quite laughable and what precedes it is not anything special at all. I hope Fracture is better. If nothing else Hopkins and Gosling should make a better team than Wilson/Beckinsale and Labeouf/Morse.
If young females loved Adam Brody that much, they would’ve kept watching THE O.C.
“Vacancy #1 and Hot Fuzz at #6 Really? I guess I’m just out of touch.”
Ed beat me to it, but yes, Hot Fuzz is opening on just over 800 screens.
Moving on. It just occured to me that I had never seen a trailer for Vacancy and got on YouTube to have a look (my interest was piqued by the good reviews and that sort of amazing poster) and someone who goes by the name of IceVallejo left this amusing comment:
“another Hostel wannabe…”
Another… HOSTEL (!) wannabe. That amuses me to no end.
Damn, I should have kept my big mouth shut and not bothered to upload that update cause I was a lot closer on Tuesday than when I updated with actual theatre counts. Disturbia wins the weekend with over $14 million. Fracture is #2 with over $10 million. Blades of Glory and Vacancy are neck and neck for third.
LexG
some people blog and work in the industry. And for the record, i wouldn’t want to be an actor, ever. Even a famous actor with money who fucks models.
Only stupid people believe that everyone’s aspirations to work in the industry hinge on money and fucking hot women. You can have money and fuck hot women without being in the entertainment industry.
I don’t doubt that there are a lot of armchair filmmakers/studio execs on blogs like this. But you paint with a real broad brush and sound like a real dick.
I’ve met a lot of famous people and worked with a few, and i can tell you that the most miserable sons of bitches i ever met were actors with some degree of success. Money and sex don’t make them any happier. If you believe that those things are what makes your life ‘better’, than you obviously have never had a lot of either.
Thanks for the laugh though.
The Five-0 rocks
Hot Fuzz will be a sleeper hit. The big three one word titles suck…anyone who likes the Beastie Boys “Sabotage” will find something to like here.
add more screens dudes
Not to mention, anghus, that last I checked there were a ton of beautiful women in the world, most who are not famous, so I could really care less if I can’t “have sex with famous women.”