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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
Dear god the advertising campaign for The Dark Knight has been genius. I can’t flippin’ wait to see it.
Got a bad feeling about that Speed Racer movie.
Isn’t Iron Man coming out in May? Checking IMdB, yes…Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury? Cool.
One out of three ain’t bad. In baseball, that gets you to the Hall of Fame.
No.
No.
Video.
Cartoon. Sitcom. Comic book. Looks like another ve-ery long summer…
Snob.
Snob.
Snob.
But Sidney Lumet DEMANDS to be seen on the big screen!
(to be fair, I won’t be seeing Get Smart unless it’s raved)
Have you seen the teaser for Get Smart. It’s gotten a very positive responce from most people. Very funny and revelling in what made Get Smart so good in the first place (I just hope they don’t make Steve and Anne lovers).
I’m actually very much anticipating all of these, so that’s good.
I have a feeling that Speed Racer will be loved by fans and abandoned by mainstream audiences. Everything’s going dark these day, why spend this much money on something so colourful?
60’s cult cartoon.
60’s cult sitcom.
60’s cult superhero.
Lumet works fine on video. But U23D must be seen on a big screen.
I will definitely go see Get Smart for Anne Hathaway. Hopefully, Meryl Streep will make a cameo to yell at her in some way.
The Dark Knight looks phenomanal. I think Ledger might very well ace Nicholson…provided his performance isn’t too one note. Still, I can’t wait.
I also think Get Smart looks like fun.
The wild card seems to be Speed Racer. I must say, I was never a fan of the show nor am I anything but a casual watcher of The Washowski Siblings ouevre. It seems hard to place who the film is aimed at. The tone looks kiddie, but clearly they are hoping the W brand of The Matrix will bring in the teens and young adults. As for me, I think I’ll sit that one out. I can’t see it doing more than 150 if it is a hit and worst case scenario, might only be a 60-70 million curio.
Okay, is that U 23 D or U2 3-D?
I’m sorry Mutinyco,
But I have to put on my geek gloves and bitchsmack you something fierce.
Batman, is a character that has been around since ’39.
The 60’s camp era of the Batman TV show is only one incarnation of the character and the one that is least representative of the character’s real emotional story or narrative drive. For a superhero myth, Batman is a very interesting and layered character that explores many themes.
I’m sure you’re also in the camp that loves to propagate the homosexual metaphor because of the Robin character.
Now, in the spirit of IO’s playground crassness, I must say towards your snobby, high-culture obtuse judgement:
Eat a dick
[just playing!]
No.
Maybe.
Absolutely.
THX, I think you swung too wildly, completely missed me, and wound up slapping your own ass on the followthrough.
mutiny: at least we agree on U2 3-D.
That thing is going to redefine the concert film.
The Speed Racer definitely put me off seeing the movie. And its trailer was painful.
On the other hand, go go The Joker.
Naw buddy. You’re still reeling. Here’s some Ice for that Jaw…
“Everything’s going dark these day, why spend this much money on something so colourful?”
because everything’s going dark these days. People don’t want every summer movie to be all deep feelings and emotions. I’m almost tempted to think The Dark Knight is going too serious (which would be ironic).
Tip your hat to doug r. He and I see a potential smash hit ruined by unnecessary name-checking.
Tip your hat to doug r. He and I foresee a potential box-office smash ruined by unnecessary name-checking.
Doug R sees no such thing. He doesn’t explain why he has reservations about the movie. You, meanwhile, are annoyingly predictable, Chucky.
Why do you have this thing against name-checking? You are the only person on Earth with this issue.