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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 did enjoy the way Juggernault was “dealt with”.
Is this thing on?
I’m just happy, that Vanessa was saved. I did enjoy, how the opening credits are annoyed by her being killed. It’s just such a fun movie, and the X-Force scene is the funniest scene in any movie this year. I literally pulled a muscle in a back, from laughing so hard. It’s that tremendously funny.
SPOILER
BO wise, looks like Deadpool has left the Avengers Juggernaut is in the pool.
Juggernaut got out of the pool.
I was thrilled with the Juggarnaut surprise. They kept that a pretty good secret, at least from me. redeems the shit Brett Ratner did with the character.
It was a lot of fun. And the little X-Men cameo was very clever.
Matt Damon’s 2nd Marvel cameo in a year, and I couldn’t tell till after the movie when I was confirming Brad Pitt.
Agreed, the X-Force scene was great. I was rooting for Peter!
DP 2 had alot of great moments, but it had some that dragged on too long.
But, sign me up for a Domino movie ASAP.
Not sure if this is a spoiler thread or not but SPOILER in question:
Next year when Avengers does whatever logistical gymnastics to bring back half a universe, is it going to be a case of “Deadpool did it first.” Did the junior varsity Marvel Uni just successfully troll the big guys?
HC, DP2 is a family movie. Avengers 4 is about giving four characters a happy send off, introducing what the franchise is going to be for the next six years (at the very least), and Captain Marvel beating the crap out of Thanos. Different things.
Sure the tones of the two films are different and how the characters interact and how the deaths move the stories along and all that yes are different. But I was specifically talking plot points. If Avengers uses the same Duex es Marvelna as Deadpool does for the sake of resurrection will it have the same impact since its been done before.
Oh. You talking about time travel. Again, no one is dead, and they are just in the soul stone. Why are Tony and Scott time traveling? Preparing.
The way everyone is saying how disappointing it would be for Avengers to turn time back is precisely why they won’t do it. I mean, if they built up a thing over 19 movies only to create a plot twist everyone can see a mile away, then we’re really not giving Marvel enough credit here. I think they’ve proven that they take this whole cinematic universe seriously.
But then to have people like Richard Brody in the New Yorker use that as justification for a negative review makes me mad. Like, how do you start the review by telling people you’re ignorant of the characters in the MCU and then proceed to review stuff that hasn’t happened yet as if you had any credibility to begin with???
No. Palm, they are doing something with time, because there are pictures to prove it. There’s also postings for period cars from the 40s and 60s. What does it all mean? They are going to prepare for Thanos for decades. All the best and brightest, working together, to save the day.
Also, this is going to be a three hour film. They need it that long to finish this story, because that’s what it is. The end of the first decade and the beginning of the next ten. Using time travel to tie everything together, will let people see a lot of cool stuff on screen, and hopefully build the Goodwill. Nevertheless, the time faders looks like Deadpool’s. Just figuratively saying.
I liked Deadpool 2 better than the original. I liked sitting in a movie and not knowing what was coming next.
SPOILER, jic! I hated knowing that Brad Pitt was in it. I wasn’t thinking ‘oh, Vanishing must be Pitt’ but when he is shown it’s not nearly the happy surprise it coulda been. I found this out be some article headline. So it’s not some loud mouths around the office cooler. So screw you on that, Fox! Did you really have to ruin a good bit for those not in the Thurs night “preview” screening? Did you really think, “uhh, we better let everyone know Brad Pitt is in it or we won’t open over $100M.”
They already set up the time re-set crystal. Even if they don’t do re-set per se, it’s gonna feel just the same as a cheap re-set.
Thanos nothin’ Jim Gianopulos might have just wiped out the entirety of the Transformers Universe with a snap of his fingers.
Netflix took the Bay away