Burden of Dreams: They're Back!

There's a story that Franco (the General not the Mayor of Gaytown) was on his deathbed, slipping in and out of a coma; in one of his lucid moments, he called an aide over, to ask about the hubbub outside.

He's Francostein and we're his monsters.

Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life with Richard E. Grant is a hoot…

@X the Anonymous Man or Woman Thanks for the link: that was fucking fantastic…Blade Runner in water colours…I love it.
You did that? Bravo!

I thought it was eminently suitable for someone who thinks Gilliam directed Bladerunner…

It's been 20 years or more since I saw it but weren't both Bridges and Williams saved by the love of good women? I guess there were all sorts of 'noises off' but wasn't that what it boiled down to?

You'll also appreciate this: Blade Runner In 60 Seconds animation.

Yeah…that puzzled me, too. I'll watch anything Gilliam does but Quixote is not only unfilmable but one of the famously unreadable 'classics' (for the record, I've read it; I'd go with animation).

I'm with you on this. The Fisher King veered too close to sentimentality/mawkishness  (a man saved by the love of a good woman etc etc) for my tastes. I, too, liked Doctor Parnassus, although I don't regard it as a success; but it had it's moments.

Jeez…that sounds like just the sort of nightmare that makes for a killer documentary; do keep us a posted. I've always greatly admired Gilliam. He rarely plays it safe and the studios apparently hate his guts. Of course, the intelligence of studio execs is legendary.

It's almost as good as John Waters' Spartacus starring Divine (natch)…

That's because the communist gubbbint of Obummer takes away our FREEDOMZ!!!

…and Francis schooled Donald O'Connor and he ended up in Singin' In The Rain (O'Connor, not Francis), so, you know…there are worse teachers: killer whales, for example…

Larry, Mo and Albert DeSalvo…

Starring Maximilian Schell…

Stella as in:

I missed that one, although Mann seems to be a bit of a hit-and-miss director. But I can forgive the guy who made Manhunter, Thief, Heat and Collateral a lot.

I think that given the right director and a decent script, Fraser can do a fine job. I thought he was excellent in The Quiet American.

Thanks for those recommends. I'll get on it. And I've been meaning to get around to Nesbo, who's been getting a lot of critical acclaim in the UK literary snakepit.