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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
If anyone wants to see a zombie movie I was in, it’s playing the New Beverly, December 19th at 1 p.m.
Perfect for the season: it’s called “Silent Night, Zombie Night.” Basically a dark romantic comedy that just happens to have a Christmas zombie apocalypse as the setting. It’s a good time.
Some sensational reviews are coming in for SHERLOCK HOLMES, which I thought was under embargo till the 14th, but I guess not. Here’s Ray Greene of BOX OFFICE:
http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2009/12/sherlock-holmes.php
Having seen Holmes also, I should warn that there is a significant spoiler in that review.
To me the movie’s just okay. Fun performances but awkward storytelling. Great score.
Well, they can’t all be Saw.
martin – when you see the movie, you’ll realize that’s a pretty ironic comment…since there actually is a scene that DIRECTLY draws from the Saw movies. Not kidding. You’ll know it when/if you see it.
Yeah, I’m not gonna see it. I gave up on Guy Ritchie after I couldn’t understand half the dialogue in Snatch.
Better not see any Mike Leigh or non-studio Jim Sheridan movies either.
yeah fuck them too
Whatever one’s problems with Holmes, I don’t think not understanding the dialogue will be a huge issue.
Thanks for the spoiler warning, Luke. I’ll wait for the next review.
@ Martin – lol. Awesome.
Boxoffice.com has a reputation for breaking early in the hopes of getting lines in ads/trailers…still….I’m excited.
So what DID happen to “The Last Station.” Still want to see it, but I can’t even tell if it was released or not last week.
Looks like Wong Kar-Wai’s “The Grand Master” is actually getting made. More WKW is always a good thing. Rumours (from Monkeypeaches.com) have Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Brigette Lin (I thought she retired in ’95?) joining Tony Leung…
Ethan, STATION is having a one-week qualifying run in L.A. (ends tomorrow). I assume it’ll have an official release after the holidays.
After Zombieland, Holmes is the most anticipated movie of the year for my son & his friends…girls ‘n guys…mom, too. Looks fun! If it weren’t opening Xmas Day, would be organizing a big group outing.
As Christmas releases go, Parnassus > Sherlock. But Parnassus will only hit big if they have the balls to crassly play up the Heath Ledger angle.
“Perfect for the season: it’s called “Silent Night, Zombie Night.” Basically a dark romantic comedy that just happens to have a Christmas zombie apocalypse as the setting. It’s a good time.”
A good time for whom? 😉
You. Yes, you. You’re going to love it, or I promise to foreswear my salary from it. 😉
kick ass, LYT. i don’t suppose ‘SN, ZN’ is getting an international release at some point
(weirdly i thought ledger was the weakest link of ‘parnassus’)
No distribution deal is in place yet…so I can’t speak to international at this point. We showed it in London, though.
I cannot begin to tell you how bummed I am to see Editor & Publisher is being shut down. (The sad story is linked on Movie City News.) Another very bad sign of the times. But inevitable, I guess, for a publication that relied heavily on…. classified ads for journalism jobs. Over the years, I got at least two gigs — and, believe it or not, many years ago, a job interview with the National Enquirer — thanks to ads I placed or read.