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
I’m surprised Disney is holding “Princess and The Frog” this close, especially given the improved buzz. If “Brothers” and “Ninja Assasin” have broken by this point, why not “Frog?” Limited release or not, Fantasic Fox was review well earlier. “Bolt,” last year’s winter Disney-animated effort was covered snout to tail by this time. What gives?
I just noticed today that the IMAX theater near me is selling tickets for Avatar already, so I emailed a bunch of friends to organize an opening night trip. The second trailer didn’t do a whole lot for me, but… I can’t help it, I’m getting excited.
So none of the newly screened movies are altering the race. And Avatar is the wild card.
My email from Fox today says “Details of the AVATAR media preview will be forthcoming.” so I have no idea what they’re doing with it here.
I’m only going to say this one time and then I’ll shut up about it, and maybe it doesn’t matter because you’re the dad and not the mom but enjoy your slow days and your busy days because it is all about to change dramatically. In a good way. In an exhausting way.
The “Avatar” press screening in Cleveland is being held on Thursday the 10th.
I can’t believe that I’ll be seeing it before you, Dave.
…especially since we don’t get a peek at “Lovely Bones” until next Tuesday, and there’s still no word yet on screenings for “Nine,” “Sherlock Holmes” or “It’s Complicated.” (No press screenings for “Princess and the Frog” here. They’re just doing a promo on Saturday morning the 5th.)
I’m guessing those are the remaining big studio (or “sort of big studio” in the case of Weinstein) “half-a-chance” awards hopefuls.
Oops! I forgot about “Invictus.”
No Cleveburg press screenings for that one either. Just an evening promotional on the 8th.
Hopefully Warners will send out a screener before then.
What Sashastone said. Trust me: The time will come soon when you feel like you’re a participant in a sleep-deprivation experiment. Even now, I still smile whenever I hear the song “Mandolin Rain” — because it seemed like that music video was on VH-1 every single time it was my turn for the middle-of-the-night bottle feeding.
Has anyone seen the clip from Avatar floating around now? Ugh, a giant cartoon rhino chases a cartoon kitty. What the fuck, man?
Am I the only person here who has seen The Deadly Spawn?
Hey, Perm — I just found up that Avatar really is based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs story. Who knew? (Or am I the last to know?)
http://movingpictureblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/princess-avatar.html
HA HA HA The Asylum! Those fuckers are the WORST. They couldn’t make an entertaining movie by accident. Once I was asked to do some work for them. No thanks, I’m low class but I’m not THAT low class.
is NBR going to see something from Avatar? they announce on Dec 3rd
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