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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
I don’t have a vote, so I want to say congratulations to all of you who did, and congratulations also to the Democratic Party in their victory. You have no idea the palpable relief all the way across the Atlantic. I firmly believe America has just avoided a turn that would have had catastrophic consequences and condemned future generations to the plutocratic philosophy of Romney and the extreme right in the Republican Party. Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully it will put an end to its crazy run over the Tea Party Cliff and bring it back to some sense of equanimity.
Obama may have disappointed a lot of people in the last four years, but the way I see it is that the voters have ushered in a new era of America which is truly multi-cultural and progressive. Which is definitely not what Romney’s voters wanted.
Well done, America!
And here I thought the Pope was a cultural conservative.
hcat, I hope the revelation came as a pleasant surprise!
I’ve never been prouder to be an Ohioan.
Onward and upward, America!
It’s not over… Long as they’re still counting votes, Mitt could still win.
But he does NOT HAVE A MANDATE. I heard it on Fox News just now, and read it in a Washington Times COLUMN.
Watching Rove spin and sputter about Ohio while even the FOX hacks LAUGHED at him was a beautiful thing – it was like the end of Lonesome Rhodes in A FACE IN THE CROWD.
Bravo America.
Looking ahead four years, who wants to make a wager that the Democratic/Republican presidential candidates will be (Hilary) Clinton and (Fla.) Bush?
In other words, a last-name replay of the 1992 race (with, hopefully, the same outcome).
I don’t know about Jeb. He will be 63 in 2016 and is the GOP going to nominate another older white guy? There will be a lot of excitement about Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, etc.
Hilary won’t be a spring chicken in ’16 either, Stella. Not that it’ll matter. If the recent campaign proved anything, it’s that the Clinton brand is solid gold.
Personally I think ole Jeb has as much a sense of entitlement as Romney did: that being president is his birth right as a (puke) Bush.
Of course, it would backfire disastrously which is why I’d love to see him run, lol.
My fantasy is that Christie–after the Repub. party continues to treat him like a pariah-traitor for the, uh, events of last week–switches parties between now and 2016 and joins Hilary’s ticket as vp. (Is Julian Castro still too unseasoned for a run?)
It’s happened before–look at Crist in Fla. who went rogue (i.e., “independent”) after being disowned him for perceived sins against the almighty Republican party.
My only disappointment in yesterday’s election was that Ryan and Bachman retained their seats in the house. (Who the fuck keeps voting for batshit crazy Bachman??!! Seriously.)
(I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that Ryan–and Santorum– get caught in career-ending sex scandals before ’16. You can’t deny those dudes both look like pervy time bombs just waiting to explode, lol.)
I agree that she could be a candidate for the Dems in 2016 and I’m aware of her age. It’s different for Jeb though. He has the name recognition (though that could be a hindrance when your last name is Bush) and the GOP likes to nominate 60+ white males. But did they learn anything from yesterday? Will Jeb get pushed to the side as they focus on the likes of Rubio, Jindal, etc.?
I’m sorry, but the Bush brand is permanently tainted. As it should be.
“It’s not over… Long as they’re still counting votes, Mitt could still win.”
LOL!
Sure, Lex, suuuuure.
“Looking ahead four years, who wants to make a wager that the Democratic/Republican presidential candidates will be (Hilary) Clinton and (Fla.) Bush”
Am sure Biden would like a shot, for all the ridicule he gets he can be remarkably elequent and sincere speaker, but he might be too old by that point. I would be shocked if Warren is not on the Dems main ticket within the next three cycles.
I wouldn’t be so sure about that, Christian.
There are still plenty of Americans who think the Bush name is second in holiness only to the sacrosanct Reagan. (A scary thought, I know.)
But I agree with you: “…it should be.”
Enough with those bastard Bushes already.
They’re the American equivalent to the Borgias.
And in answer to your (rhetorical?) question as to whether Repubs learned anything yesterday. Don’t count on it: they’re the same bozos who thought Romney would be their dragon (Obama) slayer this year.
Rubio may be their fair-haired Latino at the moment (he should be:
he’s been metaphorically sucking Jeb Bush’s dick long enough), but Jindal is totally unelectable anywhere outside of Louisiana. Talk about charisma-challenged!
hcat- I love Elizabeth Warren, too. But she’s 63.
In three election cycles she’ll be….75.
That may have worked for Reagan, but I’m not so sure about a Democratic female.
Hilary is ready; she’s earned it; and she and Bill will get a lot of campaign help/support from incumbent two-time prez Obama. (He owes them, lol.)
Scarlett Johansson new tattoo –
“Don’t count on it: they’re the same bozos who thought Romney would be their dragon (Obama) slayer this year”
Don’t know about that, they tried absolutly everyone else before settling on Romney, and their first complaint will be that he lost because he wasn’t conservative enough to make a clear distinction.
But if they go with a Christie/Huckabee ticket in 16, they are going to have to go against their principles and hire union crews if they want those poduim platforms reinforced properly.
As for Clinton, I would say sure if this was the Republicans who often seem to pick whomever is next in line, but it was actually her turn last time, and the dems have a tendency to all of a sudden pick someone out of nowhere (Bill for instance).
And for the right the guy they will be seeing go head to head the most with Obama for the next four years will be Boehner. A tall guy pushing 70 that will have been in the house for a quarter century.
From Ohio.
I’m kinda embarrased to admit that I’ve seen Silent Hill:Revelations 3 times. It has incredible 3D!
I love 3D!
back to film, really thought Sons of the Clouds was a excellent documentary about nomadic Sawrawi tribes caught between land wars in Morocco and Western Sahara, with narration by Javier Bardem who also was one of the producers
this is new …
gaming mouse that requires internet connection for online play – mouse can spy on your online activity…
http://boingboing.net/2012/11/07/razer-naga-gaming-mouse-requir.html
Sanj, Scar Jo’s tat is about as apropos as LeBron’s “Chosen One”
Props to GOD RYAN for winning his congressional re-election! YAY! I’m moving to Wisconsin. There’s never been a politician (other than maybe Rick Perry) who seemed more like my kinda dude than Paul Ryan. CANNOT WAIT for his presidency in 4 years. I will actively be a volunteer for Ryan if he runs.
Seems like an AWESOME DUDE.
Yeah, Paul Ryan is a douche. If your kinda guy is a douche then please volunteer for the guy in 2016, who could not help Romney win his home state in 2012.
The same cut and paste schtick for years now. Aren’t you kinda tired of it?
I think he is right about Ryan; it’ll be “his turn” and Rubio will get the Veep slot in a pathetic attempt to woo Latinos and help carry Florida.
However, I’m less sure about Hillary. She keeps saying she’s had enough and I’m inclined to believe her. My hopes are on Warren, who would be the first truly liberal Prez since JFK, but my money is on someone we’re not even considering at this moment.
In 2016, Biden will be 74 and have served for 40 years. I definitely think he’s had enough.
You two COMMUNISTS really would rather hang out and roll into a metal show with JOE BIDEN over Paul Ryan? Ryan is GOD.
dp/30 stuff you guys can skip.
watched – DP/30: Melissa Leo, actor, Francine, Flight
– standard dp/30 ..
DP/30: Brooklyn Castle, documentatian Katie Dellamaggiore, subject Alexis – why isn’t this on Ellen ?
at this point – i want all dp/30’s outside in sunlight with nice chairs – i don’t know wh y DP is afraid of sunlight. it makes for a better interview and probably easier to sell on tv for future uses.
plus the flight dp/30’s should have been done inside DP’s private jet with the entire cast. Denzel is too famous for a dp/30 – he’s been acting for 20 + years and no DP/30 … how is this possible ?
i listened to a few oscar podcasts – and those kinda suck cause they record people using cell phones so the audio ins’t great – the oscar bloggers spend a lot of time talking about movies that they haven’t even seen yet and are predicting awards for it …they might be right but they don’t spend a lot of time talking about great acting during the first 6 months of the year.
they seem to be unfair and unbalanced half the time and yet they are experts at movies.
DP/30: Flight, screenwriter John Gatins is right now my favorite and needs to be on the front page – make a banner for this guy …
i want all dp/30′s outside in sunlight with nice chairs
there would be too much ambient noise to deal with
Just read DP’s reasons for voting for Mitt Romney. I couldn’t have said them better myself!
What an awesome night! O in for 2nd term, FOUR STATES APPROVED MARRAIGE EQUALITY, TWO FOR 420, Elizabeth Warren got in and McCaskill legitimately kicked butt.
We are moving forward and there’s no turning back.
Elizabeth “I’m a Native American” Warren for President?
Do you folks live in one of those states that legalized marijuana?
Big shout out to Greg who actually brought the topic back to movies. I might check out SH:R now.
>there would be too much ambient noise to deal with
the car traffic or animal noises like birds ?
if DP was in NYC he could do all the dp/30 on top of the statue of liberty. good location. kick all the tourists out.
a few minor changes in the dp/30 format would really help in 2013.
Sanj, I don’t open strange links. Where on her body did ScarJo get a tat? If it’s not foot, ankle, or tramp stamp, it doesn’t count hotness wise.
LexG – ScarJo – its a mini horseshoe that says lucky you on the side of her ribcage…
No way the GOP nominates a white man in 2016. They’re tired of the Left using the “racist, sexist” cudgel. Paul Ryan has no shot. Chris Christie has no shot. Don’t even try.
Marco Rubio, Kelly Ayotte, Nikki Haley, Bobby Jindal, etc., will be the ones the GOP will be looking to.
Dems won’t pick Elizabeth Warren. She’s from Massachusetts. Need I say more?
Bringing it back to movies, LA County just lost its porn industry.
Saw a new ad for This is 40. A thousand times better than that awful first trailer. Thank God someone realized how off putting the marketing was.
Jindal looks good far away, but the closer you get he gets weirder and weirder. Very catholic. The whole “Bobby” thing is complete bullshit. His real name is Piyush – he changed it when he decided to be a politician.
BUT let’s keep it real. It’s up to the primaries, meaning its up to who can raise the most money the fastest, which who can get backing from the big guys…and that list gets pretty small. Jeb’s on there. Haley Barbour.
But if they want a more ‘moderate’ – see how well Jon Huntsman did.
I don’t think Hillary will run. Which means it’ll get pretty interesting on that side too…
Villaraigosa is running for either Governor or President – can’t wait to see how that will turn out.
Evan Bayh – who I met recently – is running for something. he’s not done yet, but he has pretty limited options.
I’d vote for Elizabeth Warren in a heartbeat, and hope she runs.
Jindal blew it a year ago when the GOP shoved him forward as their Diversity Guy to respond to the SOTU and he flubbed it. He’s like Dinesh D’Souza without the obvious self-loathing (and marriage scandal which just proved he’s another hypocritical Judeo-Christian Values asshole.)
“see how well Jon Huntsman did.”
Because of the dying Tea Party loons. They got beat down yesterday. NOBODY in the current clown crop will be run. It will be a Jon Huntsman or new moderate.
Double D: If that bothers you, you should see what Ben Kingsley’s real name is.
And Christie is angling for the 2016 run. The GOP won’t give it to him, because he betrayed Mitt. The man never even said his name at the RNC.
As a Californian (and porn fan!) I’m stunned Measure B passed. How fucking STUPID. Now porn will shoot outside of L.A. and probably California and lose the state millions in tax money. Ridiculous.
Mario Kart + Drive Trailer … 2 minutes
I voted early, more than a week ago … today I got a jury duty summons in the mail …. set for Dec 10, I called and had the date pushed back to Jan 7 (after the apocalypse natch)
Paul Ryan is burnt toast. Not sure how the guy who CO-SPONSORED the “legitimate rape conception” bills with Todd Akin and stimulus taker is going to be seen as the GOP’s next knight given how women responded to him this time around. They played that Galt card and failed.
Rubio is just the Latino version of the automatons (Dan Quayle; Mitt Romney; ad nauseam) Republicans like to try ramming down our throats: “cosmetically” perfect, but empty, empty vessels.
How is the porn industry not already dead by the fact that there’s so much free porn out there already available? Or am I the only one who stumbles across people scrompin’ when doing random searches or chasing various links?
Remember the canard: Conservatism can never fail, it can only BE failed.
The GOP will conclude that Romney wasn’t conservative enough (astonishingly, in hindsight they say that about Dubya as well). They’ve driven out almost all the moderates and establishment conservatives (hi, Richard Lugar). They will demand a total tea-party loon in 2016, and Ryan is their fair-haired boy.
Jindal’s finished. He won’t even be re-elected Governor. He’s made too many stupid pronouncements to be taken seriously, and having brown skin does him no favors in a party that thinks Hawaii is a foreign country.
The most frightening thing about today’s GOP isn’t even necessarily their xenophobic POV — it’s the willful denial of reality. Liberals are the quickest to start whining about and fair-weathering their candidates; conservatives just project their fantasy onto reality — as Karl Rove’s Lonesome Rhodes FOX hurrah showed. And it’s more hilarious when the Right like to say, “Liberals are ruled by their emotions…” Well GOP…Cry Baby Cry!
“Dean Chambers, the man who garnered praise from the right and notoriety on the left for his “Unskewed Polling” site, admitted today that his method was flawed.
“Nate Silver was right, and I was wrong,” Chambers said in a phone interview.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/08/unskewed-pollster-nate-silver-was-right-and-i-was-wrong/
As for Ryan, even super-rightie site Newsmax has him as TWO of the reasons the Republicans lost:
1. Paul Ryan. Romney’s choice of Ryan was almost inexplicable.
A good conservative, Ryan was unqualified for the job of vice president, and therefore the job of president. A sitting member of Congress, he held no leadership position on the Hill.
Romney’s VP selection was the most important one of his campaign, and by it he telegraphed his lack of political wisdom to the nation.
With his VP pick Romney had the opportunity to show he was willing to reach out to middle voters and break out of the GOP’s demographic box (think Rubio, Nevada’s Brian Sandoval, or New Mexico’s Susana Martinez) or pick a Republican heavyweight who exuded gravitas while potentially giving him a state (think Rob Portman or Tim Pawlenty).
2. The Ryan Plan. Romney had endorsed Ryan’s plan for Medicare even before he tapped him as a running mate. But by selecting Ryan, he was nailing the odious plan to the masthead of his campaign.
Ryan’s plan, which first called for abolishing federal Medicare in 10 years and later for a substitute voucher program, proved to be disastrous for Romney and other Republican candidates.
As far as I could see, the Ryan plan was the No. 1 policy focus of Obama’s and other Democratic attack ads against the GOP.
I am not sure what the GOP was smoking when they decided to propose demolishing or radically altering the cherished healthcare program for seniors.
Apparently, the Romney campaign began to realize Ryan’s negatives late in the campaign, banishing his public appearances to secure red states. But it was too late.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/why-romney-lost-obama/2012/11/07/id/463241#ixzz2BfFr2Xpk
Wow what a relief! i was worried the empire might strike back with revenge of the sith, but the jedi returns (see, movie refs). the smarmy ‘back to the good old days of the 1950’s’ bible-thumpers are kept at bay, the world breaths easier.
I don’t know how porn continues to generate revenue. They HAVE found a way to stay afloat ahead of Hollywood (as usual) by some of the big companies “secretly” owning the free porn sites (like Red Tube) and they make tons of cash selling advertising on those. They just buy up old movies and footage or flat out steal it and program it on those sites. Pretty genius.
HBO turns 40 today,
Just thought I would toss that out before Sanj dropped it.
sanj says:
HBO is pretty old…thought it started with sex and the city…
DP should do a DP/30 with HBO….
DP doen’t have a great track record with hbo for dp/30’s …
i asked for a entourage dp/30 – didn’t get one.
i asked for a eastbound and down dp/30 – didn’t get one.
kenny powers power!
i figured girls would get a dp/30 – but didn’t .
plus the cast of sopranos has like 20 actors in it – ain’t nobody showed up for dp/30 . Robert Iler – the kid –
hasn’t done any acting recently . ..also Tony Soprano is too famous for a dp/30. he would just sit there with a baseball bat and hit DP if DP asked any crazy questions.
hbo gets all the tv awards so isn’t that where DP should be … hbo should have gotten like a dozen dp/30’s by now.
sanj, you never disappoint!
Romney wasn’t a conservative, and neither was Bush.
“Romney wasn’t a conservative, and neither was Bush.”
Nope, they’re just your average rich white dude.
Rashad: The next four years are gonna be pretty fuckin’ miserable for you, aren’t they?
“Romney wasn’t a conservative, and neither was Bush.”
Then why does the so-called conservative party keep fronting candidates who aren’t conservative?
Great, to the point speech today by our Socialist dictator today. Demanded republicans work with dems to solve tax issues or EVERYONE’S taxes go up, extended tax cuts for the middle class, continued to drive home that the rich must pay more.
God forbid the Romney supporters give props….even Fox News can’t spin it. Bravo!
Then I listened to talkradio hack Michael Medved actually whine that Obama had no mandate and is already striking the wrong demanding tone. When a caller pointed out Bush’s “Now I’ve got political capital and I’m going to spend it” line, Medved sputtered that was different.
The Media Right have learned NOTHING.
And they never will.