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"It might be on the front of every paper!" Bit worse pet, they're burning your effigy around the globe.

"Sorry, I'm going to be terribly rude, did you or did you not start an international race hate war?"

You could say the same about football tbh.

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Who was more important to mainstream cinema in the 90's? With just 2 of his films as director he was the dominant force of the decade like Spielberg was of the 70's and Hitchcock the 50's.

I want to win the lottery but the chances are slim. No-one wants to buy the club* and no-one wants to manage it. I'm grateful for small mercy's in that the people currently at the club are going the right way with an entire team of our top players yet to come back. Robson had us up there challenging and people moaned him out of his job too. Never satisfied. *Though I hear Souness wants to put some money into a club.

I don't think it's his intended point but I think a point has been made, that some fans insist on instant success and will complain bitterly until there's a trophy being paraded around St James' (a proper one, made out of metal). They whinge and moan when we're fighting relegation, they whinge and moan when we climb out of danger, they whinge and moan as we start pushing the European places. It's the kind of attitude that gives me (a very little bit of) sympathy for Shepherd and gives him a small excuse for his terrible record of hiring and firing managers.

I heard it was the rusty trombone you played.

I was going to be shocked then remembered you don't watch subtitled films. It's brilliant.

I've intermitently persisted with the guitar for about 15 years. Never played to more of an audience than the pissed people in friends living rooms. Tried keyboard for a year. Tried Harmonica for a few months. Had a slide whistle for about ten years and a penny whistle for about 5. Got Finger Drums for christmas.

Is it just an extra on the Dancer in the Dark DVD? Can't remember seeing it like.

Yep. turbo turd. Aye. I did say like, but if you will listen to Ted Maul...

It's in my rental Q. Did you hear Von Trier has written an auto biographical script for someone else to shoot? I didn't, but that's interesting, I wonder who'll get the chance? I'd quite like to see him do it himself, it'd be interesting to see what he'd do with it, is it a straight autobiography or has he embellished it in any way, do you know? It's called Erik Nietzsche - de unge år (Erik Nietzsche - the young years) Erik Nietzsche is a fictional character but has been credited as the writer....actually Von Trier. Jacob Thuesen will direct. http://www.dfi.dk/english/Danish+films/Fea...tm?FilmID=17694

It's in my rental Q. Did you hear Von Trier has written an auto biographical script for someone else to shoot?

Directors aren't important in Hollywood. Fuck Off man, Hollywood churns out some very good films by directors with their own stamp. Tarantino is overrated like the Beatles are. Doesn't mean they aren't awesome. Name me even 3 directors who's involvement alone can green light a movie? Spielberg Tarantino Soderbergh I'd only agree with the top one. Howay man Parky, Tarantino just has to be mates with someone making a film for it to get the green light. Only if it has a miniscule budget. What about Peter Jackson and James Cameron then? Or George Lucas? Or Clint Eastwood? Anyway, what's your point? Yes Lucas!!! Took yer time. And of course Eastwood deserves to have everything he wants to make green lighted. You'll notice the above are all part of or have been franchise driven dear. Not Eastwood. My point is that there is a paucity of auteurship in Hollywood and unlike upto the 70's the Dir has much less power and movies are basically producer or franchise (studio) driven. Directors aren't really important for Directing unless they have a/the franchise in tow. 90% of the time they are an afterthought (a safe pair of hands etc...) Soderbergh and Tarrantino are/were basically small budget/Independant directors, but both have crossed over in terms of accessible film language for a mass audience. Not an easy thing to do Lynch is the only true auteur working within/without Hollywood, but you know he gets a lot of his money from Europe when he does get money that is. Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson just to name the A's. Studio's are opening production houses to cater exclusively for more arthouse fare that can only be funded by the bankable directors above.

Coppola can't get a sandwich made tbh. his heydey is long gone.

Directors aren't important in Hollywood. Fuck Off man, Hollywood churns out some very good films by directors with their own stamp. Tarantino is overrated like the Beatles are. Doesn't mean they aren't awesome. Name me even 3 directors who's involvement alone can green light a movie? Spielberg Tarantino Soderbergh I'd only agree with the top one. Howay man Parky, Tarantino just has to be mates with someone making a film for it to get the green light. Only if it has a miniscule budget. What about Peter Jackson and James Cameron then? Or George Lucas? Or Clint Eastwood? Anyway, what's your point?

It's in the house. Hopefully this weekend. Loved Amores Perros and liked 21 grams, so looking forward to it.

Directors aren't important in Hollywood. Fuck Off man, Hollywood churns out some very good films by directors with their own stamp. Tarantino is overrated like the Beatles are. Doesn't mean they aren't awesome. Name me even 3 directors who's involvement alone can green light a movie? Spielberg Tarantino Soderbergh

Directors aren't important in Hollywood. Fuck Off man, Hollywood churns out some very good films by directors with their own stamp. Tarantino is overrated like the Beatles are. Doesn't mean they aren't awesome. Look I don't want to crucify his work, for the most part it is highly enjoyable. What I won't stand for is crime scene investigation with film theory books and geeky dribbling. In the cannon of modern cinema he has sealed a position and I like the way he made it from his video store job and I respect him for that. But at the end of the day I don't really find much in his work I can take away. Post your 100 favourite films again mate, I fancy a laugh.

Directors aren't important in Hollywood. Fuck Off man, Hollywood churns out some very good films by directors with their own stamp. Tarantino is overrated like the Beatles are. Doesn't mean they aren't awesome.

He might be overrated but the fact is he's the most important Hollywood director of his generation.

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