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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
the strange teasers of trailers trend continues with 15 seconds of Oliver Stone’s Savages trailer
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682446/savages-trailer.jhtml
Jennifer Lawrence dp/30 animated
http://theymeantforustoforget.tumblr.com/post/19608699031/dp-30-interview-2010-x
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So nowhere in west los angeles is playing Titanic flat? First I tried to find it in Imax (fake Imax at century city doesn’t count). Then I tried to find it flat, and didn’t bring up anywhere. The only place it might not be 3D is in the dome at Arclight, but I don’t really like the curved screen.
I won’t risk 3D at Arclight again, the active shutter glasses they use turn every movie a jaundiced urine yellow (except for Transformers 3, which forced them to use a different system or supplied DCP for their 3D system that countered the urine color cast of the 3D glasses) Landmark’s 3D is consistently dull with low brightness. Pacific theatres are hit and miss, but I remember it as being painfully dark (darker than even Landmark). AMC is pretty much the same painfulness as Pacific.
Since it isn’t playing flat anywhere, looks like we may have to miss seeing it. š
edit: ahh haha, so I can see it at Arclight Beach Cities at 9:45 AM saturday or sunday, or The Grove at 1:30 on Sunday?
Be careful when you click on the home-page link to the DARK SHADOWS soundtrack. Some of the track titles are SPOILERS. DP, you should add a warning. š
Just got back from seeing Bully. I’m not ashamed to say I cried more than once. It’s incredibly potent. I do think that because there are so many stories to tell, the filmmakers tried to incorporate too many into 95 or so minutes. Some aren’t given the attention they deserve and left me wanting more. But wow most of it is raw and heartbreaking. And also maddening because too many adults are still sticking their heads in the sand and acting as if exhibiting violent behavior is just a normal part of being a kid and nothing to be overly concerned about. Powerful stuff.
Thanks for the heads up… yeeks.
Jeebus, sanj, couldn’t find a page with a more irritating animated gif right near everything, could you?
Lots of kids were bullied when I went to school. I’m very close with a few of them still. They’re fine. This “problem” is a 21st century “epidemic”.
I was told that when my grandfather was bullied in school, he gathered together all the other victims of this gang and they proceeded to beat the crap out of the bullies.
Problem solved.
(I, however, didn’t have such a handy support group and had to quietly take it.)
Kids have been beating the shit out of one another forever and guess what arisp? IT’S ALWAYS HAS BEEN BULLSHIT. Going to school shouldn’t be freaking hellish experience, but assholic kids with shit parents, keep terrorizing good kids all across the country. Seriously, the parents of these little hellions should be held more and more accountable for their kids behaviour.
One kid does point out that when he eventually strikes back against the bullies, they leave him alone.
And that is really touching arisp. Is it possible that not every bullying experience is the same? When kids are literally strangling and beating a 12-year-old on a bus, every single day, should we just shrug it off as kids being kids? Do we want school administrators whose job is to ensure a safe school environment for all pupils to flat-out ignore kids who say that they are being physically and verbally harassed inside the school building? If your kid was being beaten on the bus, would you have no problem with as Assistant Principal telling you there’s nothing they can do because the last time they rode the school bus all the kids were well-behaved? Just because it’s a new “epidemic” does not mean it isn’t a real problem. Not everything was better in 1953.
i’m guessing ‘arisp’ doesn’t have any kids
That seems likely. It really hits home for those of us who do. Alex’s mother summarizes it extremely well, talking about how much faith you put into adults at school responsible for your child’s well-being, and what it feels like when they let you down.
Haven’t seen Bully yet, but I’m hoping they acknowledge that it’s not the kids, it’s the system.
The whole thing is devolving into a penitentiary system to freeze young adults from entering the job market for internships or little pay, which would knock off older, higher paid workers. What we’ve witnessed over the past decades is the domino effect of behaviors and attitudes dropping down the chain.
I think Bully portrays the system and adults as far more responsible than the kids. It conveys that nothing will change if parents and school officials turn a blind eye to it or pretend it’s not a real problem. Countless times concerned parents say school officials tell them it’s just kids being kids or boys being boys.
Yeah, kids get bullied. But now it’s codified by cruel prank and reality shows. And now these bullied kids have greater access to firepower than ever.
Witness: Oakland.
The trailer for Savages is pretty great. Overheated Oliver Stone/Tony Scott-style mayhem.
I agree, Smith.
That’s an awesome trailer. It’s now one of my most anticipated for the whole summer. I hope Stone knocks it out of the part. Looks great.
There’s apparently a scene in Bully where an assistant principal wraps up a sit-down with two boys who had been fighting by telling them to shake hands. One boy looks shocked and disgusted while the other is all smiles and more than happy to accept this solution.
Guess which one is the bully.
Bully Spoilers
The boy who looks shocked and is reluctant to shake hands is indeed the victim. The other boy has been threatening to stab him and hitting him on the playground, among other things. So the Assistant Principal (who is a moron throughout) suggests he avoid the bully. The kid says he goes out of his way to avoid him, but the bully basically stalks him, follows him wherever he goes. Eventually the Assistant Principal allows the bully to walk away because he extended his hand (with a shit-eating grin on his face) and she proceeds to chastise the victim. She’s a real winner.
Hardly a spoiler. In this increasingly hateful and violent nation, more often than not the victim is “at fault.” I’m sure you’ve heard of the Texas high school cheerleader who was ordered by the court to pay damages to the classmate who raped her. Indeed, there’s a bill pending in at least one Southern state that would literally change the term “rape victim” to “accuser.” We’ve created a society where bullying–and worse–is considered acceptable, even admirable, behavior.
“Iām sure youāve heard of the Texas high school cheerleader who was ordered by the court to pay damages to the classmate who raped her.”
Was that the one who was dropped from the team because she refused to cheer for the football player who raped her?
“Lots of kids were bullied when I went to school. Iām very close with a few of them still. Theyāre fine. This āproblemā is a 21st century āepidemicā.”
You could say the same thing about child abuse. Or rape. Times change. Letting kids abuse one another is absolutely indefensible. So is a school system that isn’t safe for kids. It’s not complicated.
Americans often secretly love bullies.
Foamy: Yes.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/05/06/164194/scotus-texas-cheerleader/