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03-29-2006, 12:00 AM
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CJ
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ever watch a film with the director in the room?
i've seen dawn of the dead dozens of times, but i got to enjoy it tonight with george romero in the same room.
it was in a small theater at wellesley college, where his daughter attends. he came for a screening of the film, and to give a short talk to a film studies class. he was a nice guy, pretty funny, and he answered a bunch of questions from the audience, which was probably less than 50 people. and i got my dawn of the dead 4 disc set signed.
i'm not one to go nuts over famous people, but it was nice to meet him, and tell him in person that i love his film.
anyone else watch a film with the director there?
CJ
And then when I feel so stuffed I can't eat anymore, I just use the restroom! And then I CAN eat more!
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03-29-2006, 12:08 AM
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No, sadly not, but I am rather jealous right now. The closest I came to that was attending a Kevin Smith Q&A. We talked for a good ten minutes, it was a blast.
Just curious, did anyone ask what Romero thought of the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead?
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03-29-2006, 07:30 AM
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I saw Leaving Las Vegas with Mike Figgis in the crowd. He did a Q&A after the show which unfortunately wasn't very interesting.
Not a director, but I attended a screening of Robocop with co-writer Michael Miner in the crowd. He was pretty entertaining after the show, although Harry Knowles kept pestering him about Starship Troopers, which he wasn't involved with  |
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03-29-2006, 08:01 AM
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I saw "Donnie Darko" with director Richard Kelly in attendance about 3 years ago, and he had a pretty good Q&A session afterwards.
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03-29-2006, 08:30 AM
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No director, but I did watch Apollo 13 with Jim and Marilyn Lovell in the auditorium, followed by a Q&A with Jim.
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03-29-2006, 09:39 AM
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I saw "While You Were Sleeping" with Jon Turtletaub in the theater at Disney. He did a Q&A, and is a very nice guy.
"If you write a story about a soldier going AWOL and kidnapping a pregnant woman and finally shooting her in the head, it's called searingly realistic, even though it's never happened in the history of mankind. Whereas if you write about two people falling in love, which happens about a million times a day all over the world, for some reason or another, you're accused of writing something unrealistic and sentimental."
-Richard Curtis, Screenwriter and Director
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03-29-2006, 10:27 AM
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I did watch Apollo 13 with Jim and Marilyn Lovell
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Sounds like something pretty neat. Did they provide any special insights, Chuck? Thanks!
He's got the bit between his teeth... all right!
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03-29-2006, 11:07 AM
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It's been 11 years, but I remember Jim saying it was a lot like what the movie shows EXCEPT that he didn't remember the astronauts using the same colorful language they did in the movie Meeting him (even if briefly), I almost believe that. He also stated he had seen the movie about 7 times (it was the end of the summer it was released - 1995), including a viewing with the President.
It was a neat experience, as the audience knew they were watching it with he and his wife, and reacted accordingly. |
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03-29-2006, 11:13 AM
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Um... I saw Camp with the director and four or five of the stars...
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03-29-2006, 11:42 AM
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Well, if you go to a film festival odds are pretty good you will. They won't be famous directors, but directors just the same.
I got to see a movie called Cross Bronx last year, which was quite good. The director and his producer were in attendance and I actually felt bad for them because the image and sound were totally out of whack. The irony was they had won technical awards at other festivals, but it was a testament to their film that no one left despite the poor presentation. I felt less embarrassed for my city when the owner of the venue immediately apologized and accepted the blame for it though.
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03-29-2006, 11:54 AM
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I saw Hard Boiled with John Woo and Terence Chang in attendance. They did a Q&A afterwards, and I got Woo's autograph.
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03-29-2006, 12:47 PM
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