Best movie about movies

Paul Sedillo · August 14th, 2002, 02:10 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Eric Emerick : Check out Project Greenlight on HBO. It's a serial doc of giving a first time writer/director a million$ budget and a garanteed showing of the finished product. Produced by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck. Interesting and entertaining. I'm not sure how many episodes are left, but it's easy to jump into. -->>>

They are moving into their second season and have changed the format just a bit. Now they are looking for a screenplay writer and a director. Listed below is the link to the site:

http://projectgreenlight.liveplanet.com/

Chris Ward · August 14th, 2002, 03:24 PM

I hated Project Greenlight. That "filmmaker" was the biggest whore on the planet. While I'm at it, I think every copy of "State and Main" should be burned. Why? Because they kept offering an Associate Producer credit instead of money to anyone who could help get the film made. That's what I do! Someone I'm trying to use in the future may have seen that film and then the jig is up! Let's all band together now to get "State and Main" banned.

By the way, my favorite line comes from The Big Picture. The young director, played by Kevin Bacon, wants to shoot his movie in black & white and the studio head, played by the great character actor JT Walsh, says "Why? They're just going to colorize it anyway."

Marc Betz · August 14th, 2002, 03:36 PM

Your comments on State and Main didn't make any sense to me. Could you clarify?

Chris Hurd · August 14th, 2002, 03:39 PM

Well, Marc, he's just jealous... can you blame him?

;-)

Chris Ward · August 14th, 2002, 03:50 PM

Marc, I was joking (duh!). Have you seen "State and Main"? It might make more sense if you've actually seen the movie.

Chris, I'm still reeling from that angora sweater crack!

Now what's your favorite line from a movie about movies??

Jason Wood · August 14th, 2002, 04:26 PM

Not sure what my favorite quote would be, but the scene from "Bowfinger" where they go to the boarder and wrangle up a crew of illegal aliens is humorous.

Charles Papert · August 14th, 2002, 09:49 PM

Hi Chris. Yeah, back in the "Scrubs" world again. Great bit of business in this week's episode where Colin Hay (lead singer of Men at Work) keeps popping up in a hospital johnny, wielding an acoustic guitar and singing their song "Overkill". Very random (typically Scrubs-ian). He's a lot of fun. And we just learned that Heather Locklear will be with us for three weeks--gee, THAT's going to suck--not.

I think I like my job.

Steve McDonald · August 18th, 2002, 08:34 AM

"Singin in the Rain" is right at the top. If you can eagerly watch a film time after time and never tire of it or see any of it going out of date, it's a great one. "The Gods
Must Be Crazy (#1), is a must-see and "Crumb" is one that seems it would entertain someone who never heard the slogan, "Keep on Truckin'".

Steve McDonald

Jason Pechman · January 2nd, 2003, 12:41 AM

Anyone see Entropy? Same director as "The Ref", my favorite Christmas Movie. Entropy is about a Director, that made it big doing U2's videos. It is going to be a classic.. Check it out people.. Don't fall asleep at the wheel on this one..

Joe Carney · January 3rd, 2003, 05:13 PM

>>In a more recent vein, "State and Main" is pretty fun too.

A couple of years ago I worked on a Fox series called "Action" starring Jay Mohr as a a**hole movie producer. That was a great show, any of you guys catch it? We only did half a season before cancellation, but the reruns show up on F/X occasionally.
<<
Saw State and Main, excellent.

Yes I saw Action, I really liked the woman who was the hooker turned production assistant. Her technique for curing writers block was inspiring. Sorry I forgot her name, could you post it?
She was also in some movie about 60's era song writers. I'm just bad with names.

David Mintzer · January 6th, 2003, 01:59 PM

What about Truffaut's Day for Night???

Mark Argerake · January 6th, 2003, 03:14 PM

Gotta go with Truffaut's Day for Night, Big Picture and S.O.B.

Charles Papert · January 6th, 2003, 03:20 PM

<<es I saw Action, I really liked the woman who was the hooker turned production assistant. Her technique for curing writers block was inspiring. Sorry I forgot her name, could you post it?
She was also in some movie about 60's era song writers. I'm just bad with names.>>

Joe, that was Ileana Douglas.

Richard Alvarez · January 6th, 2003, 04:16 PM

State and Mane heads my list, probably followed by The Player, Barton FInk, Day for Night, Oblivion... they're all good.

ANd in its own curious way, "Shakespeare in Love"... think about it. The guy in the rowboat trying to foist off a script, the line, "There's never any profits... OH! I think you might be on to something!" Even the opening credits with the playbill being posted... really a clever send up on the biz.

Bill Angstrom
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Joe Carney · January 8th, 2003, 09:43 PM

And we just learned that Heather Locklear will be with us for three weeks--gee, THAT's going to suck--not.

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Charles, is her butt look as good in person as on screen? I know she's pushing 40, but darn, she still has it.

Okay, don't asnwer that, I don't want you to lose your job. I'll just imagine it is.

Thanks for posting Ileana Douglas' name.

August 14th, 2002, 02:10 PM	#16
Paul Sedillo Major Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 607	<<<-- Originally posted by Eric Emerick : Check out Project Greenlight on HBO. It's a serial doc of giving a first time writer/director a million$ budget and a garanteed showing of the finished product. Produced by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck. Interesting and entertaining. I'm not sure how many episodes are left, but it's easy to jump into. -->>> They are moving into their second season and have changed the format just a bit. Now they are looking for a screenplay writer and a director. Listed below is the link to the site: http://projectgreenlight.liveplanet.com/ __________________ Paul Sedillo Image::Studio http://www.image-studio.com Houston, Texas

August 14th, 2002, 03:36 PM	#18
Marc Betz Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NH Posts: 95	Your comments on State and Main didn't make any sense to me. Could you clarify? __________________ Marc Betz

August 14th, 2002, 03:39 PM	#19
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Well, Marc, he's just jealous... can you blame him? ;-) __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

August 14th, 2002, 09:49 PM	#22
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Hi Chris. Yeah, back in the "Scrubs" world again. Great bit of business in this week's episode where Colin Hay (lead singer of Men at Work) keeps popping up in a hospital johnny, wielding an acoustic guitar and singing their song "Overkill". Very random (typically Scrubs-ian). He's a lot of fun. And we just learned that Heather Locklear will be with us for three weeks--gee, THAT's going to suck--not. I think I like my job. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

January 2nd, 2003, 12:41 AM	#24
Jason Pechman Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 38	Best movie about movies Anyone see Entropy? Same director as "The Ref", my favorite Christmas Movie. Entropy is about a Director, that made it big doing U2's videos. It is going to be a classic.. Check it out people.. Don't fall asleep at the wheel on this one..

August 14th, 2002, 03:24 PM	#17
Chris Ward Contributor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: New England Posts: 68	I hated Project Greenlight. That "filmmaker" was the biggest whore on the planet. While I'm at it, I think every copy of "State and Main" should be burned. Why? Because they kept offering an Associate Producer credit instead of money to anyone who could help get the film made. That's what I do! Someone I'm trying to use in the future may have seen that film and then the jig is up! Let's all band together now to get "State and Main" banned. By the way, my favorite line comes from The Big Picture. The young director, played by Kevin Bacon, wants to shoot his movie in black & white and the studio head, played by the great character actor JT Walsh, says "Why? They're just going to colorize it anyway."

August 14th, 2002, 03:50 PM	#20
Chris Ward Contributor Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: New England Posts: 68	Marc, I was joking (duh!). Have you seen "State and Main"? It might make more sense if you've actually seen the movie. Chris, I'm still reeling from that angora sweater crack! Now what's your favorite line from a movie about movies??

August 14th, 2002, 04:26 PM	#21
Jason Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 87	Not sure what my favorite quote would be, but the scene from "Bowfinger" where they go to the boarder and wrangle up a crew of illegal aliens is humorous.

August 18th, 2002, 08:34 AM	#23
Steve McDonald Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 366	"Singin in the Rain" is right at the top. If you can eagerly watch a film time after time and never tire of it or see any of it going out of date, it's a great one. "The Gods Must Be Crazy (#1), is a must-see and "Crumb" is one that seems it would entertain someone who never heard the slogan, "Keep on Truckin'". Steve McDonald

January 3rd, 2003, 05:13 PM	#25
Joe Carney Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Centreville Va Posts: 1,828	>>In a more recent vein, "State and Main" is pretty fun too. A couple of years ago I worked on a Fox series called "Action" starring Jay Mohr as a a**hole movie producer. That was a great show, any of you guys catch it? We only did half a season before cancellation, but the reruns show up on F/X occasionally. << Saw State and Main, excellent. Yes I saw Action, I really liked the woman who was the hooker turned production assistant. Her technique for curing writers block was inspiring. Sorry I forgot her name, could you post it? She was also in some movie about 60's era song writers. I'm just bad with names.

January 6th, 2003, 01:59 PM	#26
David Mintzer Rextilleon Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Pleasantville, NY Posts: 520	What about Truffaut's Day for Night???

January 6th, 2003, 03:14 PM	#27
Mark Argerake Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 227	Gotta go with Truffaut's Day for Night, Big Picture and S.O.B.

January 6th, 2003, 03:20 PM	#28
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	<<es I saw Action, I really liked the woman who was the hooker turned production assistant. Her technique for curing writers block was inspiring. Sorry I forgot her name, could you post it? She was also in some movie about 60's era song writers. I'm just bad with names.>> Joe, that was Ileana Douglas. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

January 6th, 2003, 04:16 PM	#29
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	State and Mane heads my list, probably followed by The Player, Barton FInk, Day for Night, Oblivion... they're all good. ANd in its own curious way, "Shakespeare in Love"... think about it. The guy in the rowboat trying to foist off a script, the line, "There's never any profits... OH! I think you might be on to something!" Even the opening credits with the playbill being posted... really a clever send up on the biz. Bill Angstrom ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

January 8th, 2003, 09:43 PM	#30
Joe Carney Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Centreville Va Posts: 1,828	And we just learned that Heather Locklear will be with us for three weeks--gee, THAT's going to suck--not. << Charles, is her butt look as good in person as on screen? I know she's pushing 40, but darn, she still has it. Okay, don't asnwer that, I don't want you to lose your job. I'll just imagine it is. Thanks for posting Ileana Douglas' name.