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Posted Sunday, July 29th, 2007 - 14 Comments »

Lunch With Don Murphy Redux (aka Part 2)

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More talk about Shoot ‘Em Up, sequels, and lactating hookers.
Part 1

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14 Responses to “Lunch With Don Murphy Redux (aka Part 2)”

  1. Noah says:
    July 30, 2007 at 12:47 am

    Gosh, I just want to hug him. I thought it was really interesting that he said he only wants to work with folks he enjoys working with, ideally. If you’re there, Don, I’m curious how important awards would be to you? Basically, would you want to work with a douchebag director who you thought was amazingly talented because you knew he could help get the film nominated? Or are you more comfortable in the realm of action flicks and comic book movies?

  2. KamikazeCamelV2.0 says:
    July 30, 2007 at 5:16 am

    Sorry to change the subject, but you guys are all asleep right now.
    Ingmar Bergman has died. Very sad loss, indeed.
    And unlike Robert Altman, Bergman didn’t get the chance to even win an honourary Oscar despite being nominated for nine of the buggars. I need to catchup on my Bergman films though. Too many having been hanging around my DVD queue without ever getting towards the top.

  3. Ian Sinclair says:
    July 30, 2007 at 6:00 am

    RIP Ingmar. It’s hard to feel too much grief over a person who had such a fulfilling career and died at 89.
    Re: Don Murphy. The alarming metamorphosis of a one-time fire-breathing internet demagogue into a fluffy, french-fry frolicking teddy bear continues unabated.

  4. Joe Leydon says:
    July 30, 2007 at 7:48 am

    Kamikaze: Well, he got the Irving Thalberg Award. That should count for something, right?
    BTW: When he was up for Best Original Screenplay for Wild Strawberries, Bergman lost to… Pillow Talk.

  5. The Pope says:
    July 30, 2007 at 8:43 am

    I know this thread is supposed to be about Don Murphy, but since Kamikaze mentioned the passing of Bergman, let’s not totally bash the Academy. Three of Bergman’s films won Best Foreign Language Picture: The Virgin Spring, Through a Glass Darkly and Fanny and Alexander. Not that Bergman ever cared for such accolades. To my knowledge, he never turned up once. He was one of the most astonishing talents the 20th century saw, and given that he was 89, let’s celebrate what he gave us and not dwell on what the Academy did or did not give him.

  6. Don Murphy says:
    July 30, 2007 at 9:03 am

    Noah- I don’t care about awards (though I wouldn’t say no) I just want to make films that I think are cool. And no, fuck all douchebag directors whoever they may be. Only good ones should be tolerated.
    I had a Priest at Georgetown who taught a Berman class and managed to see a large portion of them that way. His worldview and style was unique and amazing. RIP.

  7. Don Murphy says:
    July 30, 2007 at 9:06 am

    BERGMAN
    can’t fix the typo

  8. mutinyco says:
    July 30, 2007 at 9:42 am

    Yes, Dave, from $50,000 for an ILM clip to Mutiny City News for $0. The internet has come a long way…

  9. T. Holly says:
    July 30, 2007 at 10:30 am

    Maybe I’ll deal with this later, right now I’m in mourning. Well’s has an obit up, at least.

  10. Hallick says:
    July 30, 2007 at 10:47 am

    I woke up this morning to the news on my clock radio telling me that Tom Snyder passed away too. His final series on CBS was one of the last long-form interview shows on television, and I’m eternally grateful for the Harlan Ellison, Robert Blake (before the murder, fascinatingly), Bonnie Hunt, Roger Ebert, etc. sit-downs he did. There’s still Charlie Rose, but Snyder’s show had a lot more freewheeling fun and he really could reach his guests on an emotional level. Goodbye, Tom.

  11. jeffmcm says:
    July 30, 2007 at 11:04 am

    Gone to that big spider in the sky, RIP Bergman.

  12. Cadavra says:
    July 30, 2007 at 11:24 am

    Well, someone SHOULD teach a Berman class. Shelley, that is.

  13. The Carpetmuncher says:
    July 30, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    I thought Tom Snyder was great, and was lucky enough to meet him on a number of occassions. Great guy. He will be missed…

  14. KamikazeCamelV2.0 says:
    July 30, 2007 at 11:53 pm

    On the news down here they had a story about him and on the bluescreen area behind the newsreader where they have an image relating to the story they had Bergman’s name but it was spelt wrong! It was BERGMEN and I was all “Geez! Spell it right!”
    Joe, good point, I didn’t realise he won that.

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