Comments on: Going to France

By: Schmetterling

Schmetterling — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:00:53 +0000

Get on their good side and tell ‘em that using a German castle at Disneyland was ‘totally’ a travesty.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:16:07 +0000

Last time I was in Paris, I was told about an underground (both literal and figurative) screening “room” in some obscure offshoot from the famous Parisian catacombs. I don’t know if it is a secret altogether or known just by word of mouth, nonetheless, pertaining to France and to film, this is easily the most intriguing thing I’ve learned of. The missing details and general clandestine nature of it only adds to its mystique.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:40:14 +0000

In all the time I’ve been reading your blog, this is the first time I’m actually, officially jealous!

By: Synthian

Synthian — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:17:51 +0000

Its cause somebody sprinkled crazy-dust on their freedom fries.

Seriously… If I came up to any one of these Pavlovian-pseudo-patriots and just said, “A movie is shooting in France… its a bad movie… in fact, its a short… and I can barely even afford to pay your expenses, but I’d like you to come and work with John August for a bit and doctor the script. Make it better.” You know what you’d hear??? “Where do I friggin sign?”

Because no matter how opaque the political blinders pretend to be, we still know one thing about ourselves. — Its the reason we came here… To this city, AND this blog. Its the reason we budget for Starbucks and “share a loft”… Its the reason your iTunes playlist is organized the way it is… Its the reason we breathe the 3rd worst polluted air in the world and sit through that RIDICULOUS CLUSTER FUCK called the 405. Because when it comes down to the amount of toxins, fraud, and straight out destitution we’re willing to endure… we’re champs. Because there’s simply nothing the world can say that will make us forget that: We love making movies.

So while the, “I’ll pay for parking everywhere I go and devote at least two years of my life to the terribly unlikely speculation of possibly one day getting paid while slowly choking to death in the career-failure capital of the world… but I certainly won’t take a trip to France cause that would just be wasteful and self destructive.” theory is tempting and brilliantly conceived… I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to “suck it”.

By: MNKY

MNKY — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:57:44 +0000

Simply put, France will be awesome John. Gotta love French women :D.

Since we're on the subject of travel, have you made your way down to Australia yet? If not you should definitely check it out.

Our films may suck, but that doesn't make us bad people...

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:41:42 +0000

Weird how after 1,000 posts, I still can’t predict which ones will get a ton of comments.

By: Krypter

Krypter — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:54:42 +0000

I hope you'll get to visit the 15th arrondissement! :) So I can stalk you guys.

Wait... Did I say that out loud? :O

By: Leo

Leo — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:28:12 +0000

Forget about France and the smell,stay home with your WGA members and work to elect OBAMA

By: Stan Marks

Stan Marks — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:02:44 +0000

Obviously no on here has worked with a Canadian crew. They are absolute fucking shit. Incompetent wankers. Thats why more and more directors are running the other way screaming when the studio suggest shooting in Canada. Fucking hacks.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:00:15 +0000

I’m afraid there is no equivalent of this french initiative yet in Spain. But I’ll be happy to help you meet spaniards and know a bit about this country if you ever came around Madrid!

By: Synthian

Synthian — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:57:59 +0000

@Nick - PERFECT. - Thanks man.

I'm glad someone could put the feeling into a single brief sentence... cause the water is way too deep to even begin explaining the billion reasons why being retarded is retarded.