April 26, 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” ā 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 ā 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 ā he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” ā and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging ā I was with her at that moment ā 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 namedā” “Yeah, sure ā 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 Iām on the phone with you now, after all thatās 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 didnāt seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. Thereās not a case of that. He wasnāt using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had ā if that were what the accusation involved ā 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. Iām not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, āYou know, itās not this, itās thatā? Because ā let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. TimesĀ piece, thatās what it lacked. Thatās 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 had the immense pleasure of seeing LET THE RIGHT ONE IN at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, AL over the weekend. It’s absolutely amazing. Funny, sad, touching, gory, violent, creative and thought provoking. It’s an absolute must see. Especially before the idiotic American studio that bought the rights to remake it completely destroy what is essentially a fairly perfect film. “From the man who directed CLOVERFIELD comes a complete raping of a foreign film masterpiece…”
I think it’s releasing in October here and is still playing a few film fests like Dead Channels in San Francisco this weekend (Friday night in fact) and Screamfest in L.A. October 18.
It’s the kind of film you see and slowly get pulled in before realizing as the credits role that you’ve just been steamrolled in a wonderful way. I cannot wait to see it again!
Also, the Sidewalk Film Festival is a terrific lil fest. I can see it steadily building over the years to becoming a real player in breaking new filmmakers. Great time, great fest and a neat city.
I’m seeing Let the Right One In next week at the Vancouver Film Fest. Can’t wait for it.
Saw I’ve Loved You So Long today. Definitely my favourite film of this year. During the opening I had the same feeling that I had during the first few minutes of No Country For Old Men last year – that I was in for something really special. It definitely was true. Kristin Scott Thomas was heartbreaking and beautiful; the way she clings to her cigarette packages was great…a nervous fidget yet something else too. Anyhow, can’t wait to see it again.
Other stuff I saw this weekend: Sugar (B), My Marlon and Brando (C), Revanche (C+) and Three Monkeys (B) – the latter film being somewhat overrated as far as I’m concerned. Interesting but suffers under its own thematic weight. Glad I saw it though.
RELIGULOUS IS GOING TO COMMAND YOUR ASS.
BILL MAHER = MOST BRILLIANT MAN ON EARTH.
Why does everyone talk up that smarmy STEWART like he’s a DAILY MUST-SEE, yet they fail to GIVE PROPS to BILL FUCKING MAHER.
JON STEWART’S only distinction is looking like a 1000000000000% replica of ANDREW DICE CLAY, only nowhere near as funny or awesome.
MAHER owns this fucker up and down the track. MAHER was in D.C. FUCKING CAB. Who CARES what Jon Stewart thinks? He’s callow and smug and always seems like an obnoxious debate club prick who likes Cameron Crowe movies trying to use big words and shit.
MAHER IS YOUR FUCKING GOD. GET ON YOUR KNEES AND BOW.
Does LIMP-DICK STEWART MAN UP and take on organized religion with the FERVOR that Maher has? Is he an admitted PUSSYHOUND like GOD MAHER?
MAHER goes to the Mansion and BANGS HOT FUCKING CHICKS. Stewart’s probably too busy looking up big words in his WORD FINDER and reading some bullshit newspaper like a total douche.
AND WHY DOES JON STEWART HAVE GRAY HAIR? Isn’t he still like 28 YEARS OLD?
QUIT TRYING TO ACT SMART, STEWART,
And I don’t even know WHAT THE FUCK that Colbert shit is. Like, doesn’t it EVER GET TIRESOME? OOOHOOO, it’s a smarmy Bob Saget looking rod acting all superior, cuz he’s supposed to be like O’Reilly or something.
HAVE A FUCKING SOUL, DUDE. Doesn’t this dude ever get tired of having to live life in character? There are fucking GAME SHOW HOSTS WHO HAVE A LOOSER SHTICK.
I AM THE MOST BRILLIANT HUMAN BEING IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
I AM SUPERIOR TO YOU. I AM YOUR GOD.
BOW TO ME.
“Doesn’t this dude ever get tired of having to live life in character? ”
IRONY!
Lex’s TOP 10 IDOLS:
BILL MAHER
TOM LEYKIS
FRED DURST
PHIL ANSELMO
ANDREW DICE CLAY
JIM NORTON
DANE COOK
NEIL LABUTE
HUGH HEFNER
KOBE BRYANT
FUCK YEAH, BOW.
I was reading that list thinking, great, someone’s parodying Lex now…then I see it is Lex. Oh boy.
If Dane Cook is such a man why can’t he open a romantic comedy?
A list that reads like a Most Likely To Date Rape.
That’s quite the collection of worthless and/or semi-talented chumps.
I like Maher, and you have to respect Hef, but other than that….
Fred Durst?? Seriously?
OWNAGE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9IqY51CcoQ
Stella’s Boy: So the only real men in the movie biz are Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey? š
I was reading that list thinking, great, someone’s parodying Lex now…then I see it is Lex. Oh boy.
Are you suggesting that Lex has become a predictable, one-note self-parody of a poster?
Because, well, I NEVER
Wow, I just re-read my Jon “Smarmy Douche” Stewart rant again, and godDAMN is that brilliant.
Just great writing and use of irony, strong imagery and completely of a piece with my other work.
It’s very underrated, and I’m actually a little surprised it didn’t generate more attention.
It’s practically undeniable that I am the most brilliant person in the entire history of the universe.
Imagine the riches you could collect with a blog of your very own!
Or even a mind.