Oh, and the flick was just as good, if not better, in the second viewing. It definitely holds up. Don’t miss a chance to catch it on the big screen. Vincent says it should definitely see video distribution, and still hopes for a theatrical run in large cities if he can pique some interest.
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In the new issue of Rolling Stone (the one with Sarah Michelle Gellar on in a nice leather suit) there is a small section in the movie part where Peter Travers (I think) has a little article called Also Dissed by the Academy. The first paragraph reads:
We all have favorites that didn’t make the cut. I would have liked a Best Picture nomination for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights, acting nods to Johnny Depp and Al Pacino (Donnie Brasco), screenwriting acknowledements to Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men) and KEVIN SMITH (Chasing Amy), and a place on the directing honor roll for John Woo (Face/Off).
That isn’t the entire paragraph, just the important part.
Also, he puts Good Will Hunting as the closest runner to Titanic for Best Picture, and says it is a lock for Best Screenplay. However he says that it can’t beat Titanic because of the Academy’s love for epics- Dances With Wolves, English Patient, Schindler’s List, Braveheart, you get my point.
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The Unlikely Link Between Metallica And Matt Damon
In six-degrees-of-separation news, there appears to be a unique, if not immediately obvious, connection between Oscar nominee and Hollywood golden boy Matt Damon and metal mainstays Metallica.
Damon recently told “Movieline” magazine that the love of his life was a doctor with whom he had carried on a long-distance relationship for years. Damon would not reveal the name of the woman, but did tell the magazine that she went on to marry “a f***ing rock star who’s got $80 million and his own jet… a bad rock star too.”
Those who have seen Damon’s multiple Oscar-nominated film “Good Will Hunting” will recall that the actor/screenwriter’s on-screen love interest in that movie is also a doctor played by Minnie Driver. Damon has denied that the character is not named after anyone in real life, but Driver’s character (named Skylar) shares the same first name and occupation as the wife of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.
A publicist for Metallica confirmed that the drummer’s wife is in fact Damon’s old flame. For the record, the normally loquacious Lars had nocomment on being dissed by Damon.
When we asked for site space and donations during our big downtime incident, YOU were there. When we asked for extra scoops, pictures, and articles, YOU were there. Every time that hit counter went up a notch, YOU were there. And we’d like to say thanks. ‘Nuff said.
Runners up (those close to the big one…some tried REALLY hard to hit it) were Matt Leachman, Abe Gray, & Matt E. They win nothing as well. Man we’re cheap.
Thanks, everyone, for visiting us. Let’s start on the next 100,000.
One of the folks who showed up at the Thursday night screening was a chap by the name of Justin Lomba, a 20-year old who posts from time to time on the main board under the handle of Louis Cyphre (remember ANGELHEART?). Anyway, Justin introduced himself before the screening, and afterward offered to take me around and show me San Francisco the next day. Being in the big, bad city all by my self, I took him up on his offer, and Justin pretty much kept me company for my entire stay there, hanging out with me, showing me around, introducing me to his friends (who were equally cool). He brought me to what has to be the greatest video store known to mankind, Le Video, which puts Mondo Kims in NYC to shame – they have a killer laserdisc rental selection that is loaded with rare imports (including many nearly impossible to otherwise find Argento discs), CDs (I picked up an import of the soundtrack to Argento’s masterpiece TENEBRAE), and tapes galore. On Friday we also caught a midnight showing of EVIL DEAD 2 that kicked ass (although the audience was loaded with a gaggle of miscreants and morons). Anyway, Justin basically redefined ‘hospitality’ in my eyes- hell, the dude even got up at five AM Sunday to give me a ride to the airport!
So, while my screenings didn’t sell out, I still had a great time in San Francisco- it’s a really cool city (although it has more homeless people than I’ve ever seen in my life) and, unlike that diseased hellhole Los Angeles, I can’t wait to get back out there for a more extended period of time.
I’d also like to thanks Spazmataz for coming to the Saturday night show – I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to answer any questions you might have had. If you want to know anything, just ask if we run into one another in IRC.
So that does it folks – I’m off to Lehigh University this Wednesday (my birthday- WooHoo!), then it’s back here until March 24th when the bulk of the tour kicks in.
Let’s get a HUGE turnout for the Lehigh screening tomorrow night! We plan on being there, and we know a lot of you are in the area, so stop on by! We’ll see ya at the show.
