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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
watched the master 2012 – somehow i got through a movie over 2 hours – overall – this is one of the most forgettable movies i’ve seen – but good acting.\
there must have been a lot of different ways this could have ended … the one they chose was so average.
in the end – the entire audience of like 12 people were dead silent.
also i saw this in normal film and not 70mm …which i
was fine with.
PT Anderson fooled every critic by making a film that Paul W.S. Anderson would make.
Master didn’t do much for me, either.
However, Lincoln, which I expected to be as boring as anything, kept me rapt the whole time. The only thing I didn’t like about Lincoln, and it’s a complaint that I have with a lot of Spielberg’s movies, is the ending.
SPOILER
The pulling into the flame to do a bit of Lincoln’s second inaugural address really didn’t do it for me. I just spent two hours dealing with the idea of Lincoln trying to sew up the country, and Spielberg had to ruin all his hard work by putting the final stroke on with a sledgehammer.
SPOILER OVER
Still, that was far and away a better movie than Argo. Can’t wait to see Silver Linings, Les Miz, and maybe ZD30.
Loved The Master. It’s my favorite of his filmography so far.
Well I liked The Master and Lincoln.
Just caught a spot for Red Dawn on USA featuring a quote from JOE LEYDON:
“full-tilt excitement”
The context from the original review (from Sept. 27?), though:
“Between stretches of full-tilt excitement, “Red Dawn” slows down for sequences in which actors must deliver dialogue that ranges from serviceable to risible. (Hemsworth and Peck must do some especially heavy lifting.) From time to time, the thesps are a tad too passionately intense for their own good, and aud giggles may result.”
Do publicists know what “risible” means? Hilarious.
Sorry your fame had to come in the Joel Siegel slot, Joe.
THE MASTER was like hooking up with a gorgeous woman you couldn’t wait to see naked then, once you did and it was all over, the build up was way better than the result.
Or, what Sanj said.
with some films – it builds up just for the ending and
when it doesn’t come out as you totally expect then some people either get that or don’t .. with the master – how many times did PT Anderson see it with an audience….if he’s got time he should watch it like a dozen times with audience…
Take Shelter 2011 is also about the ending …
i guess it started for me with fight club ….with that crazy ending..
with the joker in the batman movies – that crazyness was easy to figure out for most people ….how it started.
guess what all of these movies have in common ? the crazy people.
there must be a dozen movies / documentaries in the last 6 months that deal with different types of crazy …
which goes beyond the crazyness of most horror films.
also the savages – if they cut this by 30 minutes – would it be up for movie awards ?
lower than expected review …
Miri and Ben gave this a 1.5/ 10 and 2 / 10
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Blu-ray)
watched DP/30: Hitchcock, actors Toni Collette, Jessica Biel
– well the lighting was different but i liked it – pretty good audio…
– the most interesting part wasn’t even about the movie – it was DP question about photos Biel took way back in 2000 for gear magazine…. kinda came from nowhere
– didn’t bring up more old movies both of them did .. DP usually likes bringing up small indie movies.
– ScarJo was like only mentioned once …
– it took 3 years for Biel to come back for a dp/30 … will she come back next year ?
– Biel is nothing like Jennifer Lawrence in interviews.
more nice and professional like an Ellen Page.
– interview was like 26 minutes – DP should go back and get the other 4 minutes.
Whatever happened to these movies?
HUNTER KILLER with Gerard Butler and Sam Worthington.
KNIGHTS OF BADASSDOM with Peter Dinklage and Ryan Kwanten.
SILENCE with Daniel Day-Lewis and Benecio Del Toro.
TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Brad Pitt.
TWO MOTHERS with Naomi Watts and Robin Wright.
i’m kinda surprised that Mitt Romney is no longer in the
news media … it’s like one day your running for the president and then all those super old dudes on cnn don’t care about you at all….even the late night comics dropped him pretty quick.
does anybody care about him anymore ? dude had plans….would any of them actually work or would it be like watching a Roland Emmerich movie come to life .
like Mitt becomes president and then 24 hours later – wall street shuts down and the global economy goes down.
shout out to DP for actually getting Jake Gyllenhaal …this went by super fast and no crazy questions / answers … big difference for me than the Maggie Gyllenhaal dp/30 which i didn’t like … but i did like their dad Stephen dp/30 .
hopefully Jake will get more dp/30’s for his future films
next year.
Kril, they either fell off the map or they will be in theatres sometime in the next year.
new parody movie –
30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
watched – DP/30: 2012 – The Year of Matthew McConaughey
well this wasn’t a standard dp/30 – i can see why some people don’t like this interview – not really DP’s fault.
it’s his answers are long and with lots of metaphors…
reminds me of deepak chopra in a way …
also good – didn’t spoil any of the movies he was in ..
still waiting for amber heard / rachel leigh cook dp/30’s
dp/30 tv series that are needed… ..bullet in the face tv series – crazy stories – with real acting performances by max williams – kate kelton …. if it weren’t on ifc tv …and got on hbo / fx / it would get way more attention. you could be on tv and still be hidden from the critics … 6 episodes is all they made …at least the tv series is avaiable for digital download . some people might give this a show …considering how much is out there right now.
hey DP – are you going on tv for oscar picks anywhere ? you can use it to promote the dp/30’s …actually show some clips …i was watching cnn and i think the guy from the wrap was doing oscar picks . you should post a quick notice for media who want interview you .
if the US media don’t want you go to the bbc ..they have like a dozen channels.
also DP – if you get Jessica Chastain again for dp/30 make her do the entire interview in british voice.
red hook summer 2012 comes out on bluray at the end of december .. but critics don’t seem to care about old Spike Lee anymore … the dp/30 with spike was strange
for the first 15 minutes .. he’s lucky he got oldboy and inside man 2 …
finally what happened to mighty fine 2012 ? DP you seemed to have the exclusive interview which i kinda liked and yet Rainey Qualley isn’t that huge of a name right now .
these indie movie stars should do some tv guest stars to get known … Brit Marling could be such a big star on hbo with her own show right now with millions of viewers …
some movie stars are afraid of doing tv and some tv stars just can’t be huge movie stars ….. thats what they won’t admit too. some actors just got lucky…. truly lucky.
Mike hates Lincoln’s own speeches.
huge discussion ..
which famous people gets too much hype ..
Lady Gaga woke up to find over thirty of her biggest fans hiding in her garage last night (22nd November) during her stay in Peru as part of her ‘Born This Way Ball’ world tour.
Rashad, I think his speeches are great. It was the movie’s timeline I found weird.
SPOILER
For two hours we see him leading up to his second innauguration. Then we see him killed. Then we go back to the second innauguration. Seemed clunky and didn’t work for me.
Despite all the “Les Miz” and “ZDT” awards rumblings this weekend, l still think it’s too soon for Hooper and Bigelow to repeat.
Do you really think a journeyman (Hooper, who just won 2 years ago) or a–ewwww!!!!!!!!!–woman (who just won 3 years ago) will bag two Best Director Oscars before, say, Marty Scorsese?
Which means that “Silver Linings” and “Lincoln” (it’s never too soon for the Academy to throw another statuette at SS; and he hasn’t won since ’98) are still the true front runners.
Unless “SL” refuses to pick up steam at the b.o. (weirdly, it hasn’t so far), I’d say it’s Spielberg (and “Lincoln”s) award(s) to lose.
Consider:
(A) A “BIG” historical topic
(B) DDL in a once-in-a-lifetime performance
(C) SS, the crowned prince of Tinseltown
(D) A major critical AND (will wonders never cease?) b.o. success
(E) A movie that makes Hollywood feel good about itself.
If Harvey wasn’t in the mix, I’d say it was no-contest at this point.
Depends on how big a head of steam Les Miz gets. If it becomes a mamouth, it could take diector with it.
I’m not sure the Academy agress with your assessment on Hooper. They don’t tend to worry too much if others think a director is a journeyman, as long as he lines up with their sensibilities. Can’t you just see the Academy giving Hooper a second before Marty? Seems like a realistic probability.
Seems like a realistic probability.
But an infinitely depressing one, Mike.
No matter how good, even terrific, “Les” turns out to be.
That said, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if there’s a repeat of ’98 when Spielberg won for director–over John Madden, another British “journeyman” type–and “Private Ryan” lost out to “Shakespeare in Love.”
IF “Les” really is everything it’s being cracked up to be.
PSY – Gangnam Style – hit 800 million views –
– the power of social media + a catchy pop song….
– there could be a chance this video could hit 1 billion views at some point
– i kinda got bored after watching it 3 times….i watched
the friday video more times..
– psy did all this without doing any dp/30’s . DP missed out. DP needs to start dp/30 music . start with somebody easy like the rolling stones. get on that DP.
only DP could understand what Keith Richards is saying.
– nobody seems to care about Adele anymore – she had 1 hit song – thats it. now she might get mentioned in
the tabloids.
sanj: Adele has had three number one singles in the U.S., and “Skyfall” is currently at number eight. She recently had a baby, and undoubtedly will be out of the spotlight for a while. Then she’ll come out with a new album, and probably be a sensation all over again. I wouldn’t worry about her. She’s only 24.
Yancy: I think he was just spreading rumors ’bout her.
“IF “Les” really is everything it’s being cracked up to be”
initial reactions aside, it’s got some issues…i’d say the only ‘lock’ is anne hathaway…
i was watching interviews for life of pi 2012 – actor Suraj Sharma had zero experience acting experience…this wasn’t some low budget film – pretty neat…cool story that DP missed out for a dp/30 .
that kid from beasts of the southern wild got a dp/30 – but DP never posted the dp/30 .
maybe the dp/30 format should change to reality show – actors fight each other to get interviewed by DP .
the losing actors go to the trade magazines that nobody reads.
oh, and btw — just watched ‘liz and dick’ from lifetime…hands down, the best turkey of the holiday…jus’ sayin’…..
Christie Will – writer / producer of tv series mostly –
she’s done some movies with the latest being
Slightly Single in L.A. also LOOK AT HER!
she hasn’t landed that big tv sitcom writer on a major network … or a big movie at sundance. which could
all probably happen at some point in the future.
DP – get a dp/30 with her before she becomes
famous…
Christie Will
http://christiewillfilms.com/
Hay, it took Marty close to 40 years to win his FIRST Oscar! He’s still got time, as well as a contender next year.
funny 3 minute video …if a more famous comic tried doing this ..this would get a lot more views.
if he did this for an hour straight – i’m gussing best buy
would be mad .. there’s a whole free speech issue thing going.
Mark Dice – Ridiculing Shoppers in Line at Best Buy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAeMeLhjswQ
where are the diary of a wimpy kid dp/30’s ? they made 3 movies and nobody shows up for a dp/30 ?
Chloë Grace Moretz was in one . now she’s super famous and stuff.
“Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, writing “It’s nimble, bright and funny. It doesn’t dumb down. It doesn’t patronize. It knows something about human nature”
Diary of a Wimpy Kid –
http://www.wimpykid.com/
the best Liz and Dick lifetime movie twitter comments …
so the reviews seem bad and comics are having a blast with this …
it took Lindsay Lohan to get peoiple hyped up about the lifetime network. this is truly the power of celebrity + tv.
meanwhile real movie critics are too busy with real movies to even deal with this tv movie .
Collin Sherwin @USFCollin
Congrats to me for getting through 6 min of Liz and Dick before I scooped my eyeballs out with a grapefruit spoon.
Gungan Joe @GunganJoe
I guess this is the Padme and Anakin frolicking in Naboo portion of Liz and Dick.
elan gale @theyearofelan
Lindsay Lohan breaks new ground and shows her versatility in Liz and Dick by playing a chain-smoking emotional wreck pill-popping alcoholic
Alan Cumming @Alancumming
Judging by my twitter feed, I might be the only self-respecting queer not to have seen Liz and Dick. How was it? Really. #tvscaresme
Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack
I am neither watching football nor “Liz and Dick” so I basically don’t exist right now.
Abby Elliott @elliottdotabby
Was Liz and dick en par with baby geniuses or what?
mary lynn rajskub @rajskub
How long before I knock my husband out with a bottle of vodka and turn on Liz and Dick
John Fugelsang @JohnFugelsang
It’s like Cinemax threw up and the vomit wrote Liz and Dick.
Adam Shankman @adammshankman
Why does it feel like Liz and Dick, starting in one hour is like waiting for the Mayan Apocalypse…
J @metafictioned
flipping back and forth between “liz and dick” and a documentary about the mumbai terrorist attack, not sure which is the bigger massacre..
Jen @princessigh
It makes me sad that people are complaining so much about Lilo in Liz and Dick. It’s like yall want to see her fail.
hey DP – anybody showing up for a Les Miserables dp/30 ?
i mean they clearly want awards so some of them have to show up – Anne – Hugh and Russell are too famous for a dp/30 – so you’ll be stuck with Seyfried ,,,
but it’s not fair for rock of ages – there were like 10 actors who could have shown up for a dp/30 .
somehow this les miz is like 100 times better ? besides you hear all the music for free on youtube.
doesn’t that bug critics ?
do famous actors singing cover songs really deserve a oscar ? they could have made this film at anytime …
i really want a Jessica Chastain dp/30 with a british accent. she’s evolved to being british super award winning actress …same thing with Amy Adams.
who’s coming up for dp/30 in december – come on DP – you gotta hype some of your interviews..make more this week in dp/30 videos.
i watched liz and dick – lifetime
new thoughts –
– it makes sense if somebody from grade 9 wrote this . the logic of the movie made my head hurt.
– what did LexG think of this movie ?
– this was a experience that might be needed in a theatre
– any Katherine Heigl romantic comedy is better than this …
– why didn’t Liz care about her kids ?
– do real actors watch this and hang their heads in shame?
– Joe Leydon was probably married to Liz Taylor at some point
watched DP/30: Middle of Nowhere, actor Emayatzy Corinealdi
– standard dp/30 ….questions and answers were alright didn’t learn nothing about the film . most of the other dp/30’s are more balanced out …
– the word sundance was mentioned every 3 minutes.
– i did watch a couple of interviews with Omari Hardwick
which i liked
hey DP – the biggest dp/30 shock was how much i liked
Jake Gyllenhaal interview but hated the Maggie Gyllenhaal
interview.
– there’s so many people i want back for a dp/30 ..and yet i also want totally new people … balance it out.
there’s a dozen people i want for a dp/30 by the end of the year … how many telegrams do i have to send to the dp/30 factory so somebody can phone these super rich actors to show up ? it’s not about them getting awards for performances i like …it would be nice but it’s about a performance.
Michael Stuhlbarg / MIB 3 and Emily Blunt / Looper were my favorite actors – so if they ever come back for a dp/30 – i want DP to actually talk in detail about those movies. DP talked to Biel about action movies but never actually mentioned the total recall movie… sometimes i wonder how DP forgets movie titles are months old ..
where William Friedkin talked about every movie he’s done ever ….
also a big shock – cloud atlas dp/30 – only the directors came but the huge acting cast stayed away for dp/30.
also – i liked Anna Karenina dp/30 a lot but have very little desire to even watch this movie .
also – the bbc has like 12 different channels – get bbc to run the dp/30’s . …the uk has no idea who you are DP you could have a monopoly on movie interviews over there.