So I met Cronenberg last night...
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So I met Cronenberg last night...
Really nice guy. The Arclight in Sherman Oaks was doing their AFI Director's Series and he was the guest for a Q&A after a showing of Eastern Promises. Most of the people picked asked some stupid questions, but he did sign for everyone afterwards. Of the quick q's my friend and I asked him he said he'd love to do horror/sci-fi again if the right script came along, he "personally, could do without" seeing his films remade (we told him about The Fly, Scanners and The Brood) and he was asked to do a Masters of Horror episode but couldn't due to time constraints. I had him sign my copy of The Fly dvd (that white cover begged for something more) and Naked Lunch: CC, plus I got a pic with the man.
Anyone else attend this screening or others like it? The Arclight is a beautiful theater and the intimate q&a sessions afterwards are a great way for fans to meet and talk to directors they normally wouldn't get that kind of time with.
Here's my pic, for those who care:
<img src=http://a402.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/26/l_3f42bf715097d2d97d81bfc7aa55e921.jpg alt=cron
Anyone else attend this screening or others like it? The Arclight is a beautiful theater and the intimate q&a sessions afterwards are a great way for fans to meet and talk to directors they normally wouldn't get that kind of time with.
Here's my pic, for those who care:
<img src=http://a402.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/26/l_3f42bf715097d2d97d81bfc7aa55e921.jpg alt=cron
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Very cool. My favorite director of messed up movies ahead of David Lynch. Don't want to hijack the thread, but I've been dying to post how I met Mel Brooks in Vegas last week. I went up to him and gushed "I'm a huge fan; Spielberg, Hitchcock, Mel Brooks - the three greatest directors of all time."
He said "Spielberg Hitchcock Mel Brooks? Why couldn't you put me FIRST?"
My absolute highlight of 2007.
He said "Spielberg Hitchcock Mel Brooks? Why couldn't you put me FIRST?"
My absolute highlight of 2007.
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Originally Posted by KillerCannabis
Really nice guy. The Arclight in Sherman Oaks was doing their AFI Director's Series and he was the guest for a Q&A after a showing of Eastern Promises. Most of the people picked asked some stupid questions, but he did sign for everyone afterwards. Of the quick q's my friend and I asked him he said he'd love to do horror/sci-fi again if the right script came along, he "personally, could do without" seeing his films remade (we told him about The Fly, Scanners and The Brood) and he was asked to do a Masters of Horror episode but couldn't due to time constraints. I had him sign my copy of The Fly dvd (that white cover begged for something more) and Naked Lunch: CC, plus I got a pic with the man.
Anyone else attend this screening or others like it? The Arclight is a beautiful theater and the intimate q&a sessions afterwards are a great way for fans to meet and talk to directors they normally wouldn't get that kind of time with.
Here's my pic, for those who care:
<img src=http://a402.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/26/l_3f42bf715097d2d97d81bfc7aa55e921.jpg alt=cron
Anyone else attend this screening or others like it? The Arclight is a beautiful theater and the intimate q&a sessions afterwards are a great way for fans to meet and talk to directors they normally wouldn't get that kind of time with.
Here's my pic, for those who care:
<img src=http://a402.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/26/l_3f42bf715097d2d97d81bfc7aa55e921.jpg alt=cron
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Originally Posted by Rival11
Very cool - but why didn't you ask him if he really ever intended on doing a sequel for Eastern Promises.......you let me down.
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I met him at Comic-Con '05. He was very nice and unassuming. I guess I wasn't sure what he would be like in real life, considering some of the movies he's done. Oh, he was shorter than I expected
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Congrats KillerCannbis!!
I'm crazy jealous.
I'm crazy jealous.
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That's cool.
I met Oliver Stone once, during a show at U.C. Davis before JFK came out. He was a total dickhead. Self-important, snobby, and arrogant. I still like his work, but can't stand the man. Oh, well.
I met Oliver Stone once, during a show at U.C. Davis before JFK came out. He was a total dickhead. Self-important, snobby, and arrogant. I still like his work, but can't stand the man. Oh, well.
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Originally Posted by DieselsDen
That's cool.
I met Oliver Stone once, during a show at U.C. Davis before JFK came out. He was a total dickhead. Self-important, snobby, and arrogant. I still like his work, but can't stand the man. Oh, well.
I met Oliver Stone once, during a show at U.C. Davis before JFK came out. He was a total dickhead. Self-important, snobby, and arrogant. I still like his work, but can't stand the man. Oh, well.
I met Cronenberg a few years back when the American Cinematheque in Hollywood was doing a retrospective. We discussed writing novels and adapting them to the screen. I also mentioned one of my teachers in film school was his sound mixer for The Dead Zone. Really nice guy.
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Originally Posted by TomOpus
Oh, he was shorter than I expected
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Originally Posted by Toad
Your thread almost got me to pick up Eastern Promises last night.
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Originally Posted by KillerCannabis
Toad... buy Eastern Promises now. You won't regret it. Hell, I'll refund the money for you if you don't, it's that good.
1) I'm a wuss about gangster movies. Seeing Pesci and his brother beaten and killed in Casino ruined me.
2) While I liked A History of Violence, I thought Viggo's performance and the older son's performance were off, and Maria Bello's anorexia (?) distracted the shit out of me.
Still, I'll likely give it a shot at some point.