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Re: What was he thinking?

--- In mysterytrain@y..., KaliNichta wrote:
> So far this is about the only poor critique I
> have of Jim... What in the world was going on with the
> L.A. segment of "Night On Earth?" Was Winona Ryder
> just inappropriate for the role? Was Jim's direction
> poor? Did actor and director just not click? I love
> NOE, but I find this segment difficult to watch. Any
> opinions?

Here's what he was thinking: he once said that he wrote a story for
John Turturro, but he couldn't play the part, so Jim scrapped it and
wrote a story for Rowlands and Ryder to replace it. It was very last
minute, thus, not very good.




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So far this is about the only poor critique I have of Jim... What in the world was going on with the L.A. segment of "Night On Earth?" Was Winona Ryder just...
KaliNichta
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Jul 14, 1999
3:55 pm

... Here's what he was thinking: he once said that he wrote a story for John Turturro, but he couldn't play the part, so Jim scrapped it and wrote a story for...
xbudcortx
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Sep 5, 2002
2:59 am

I was standing outside Irving Plaza in NYC after a Joe Strummer concert and I turned around and there he was! He's very sweet, but I think he's kinda shy. As...
Chloe_Hait
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Jul 16, 1999
7:51 pm

Did Jim tell you when Ghost Dog would be released? Winter, fall?<br><br>By the way, I'm new to this club and I'm very happy it's here. Looking forward to ...
larryda4
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Jul 18, 1999
7:44 am

I love Gena Rowlands in that segment, though. She's grand. She makes smoking look cool, which for me is saying something, because I've never had the desire to...
larryda4
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Jul 18, 1999
7:47 am

I think it might have been interesting (and who knows?, he might have tried it . . . ) to swap the Ryder and Rowlands roles. Rowlands driving, Ryder backseat. ...
tadeuszsr
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Jul 18, 1999
4:50 pm

&lt;&lt;But I have yet to see Ryder in a truly (or even mincingly)<br> compassionate part, or at least induce more than maudlin sympathy in ...
KaliNichta
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Jul 18, 1999
7:13 pm

I was kind of excited, so everything seems a little surreal, but I did ask him about the release and I believe he told me it should be released late this...
Chloe_Hait
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Jul 19, 1999
4:54 pm

I went to see "The Blair Witch Project" this weekend (which was great btw). A friend told me yesterday that the night he went (friday) they showed a preview ...
larryda4
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Jul 20, 1999
12:50 am

I can corroborate the Blair/Ghost preview; at least, as far as Los Angeles goes (so goes the . . . or so it goes).<br><br>Although there aren't many positive...
tadeuszsr
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Jul 20, 1999
6:33 pm

&lt;&lt;I can corroborate the Blair/Ghost preview; at least, as far as Los Angeles<br> goes (so goes the . . . or so it goes).&gt;&gt;<br><br>A friend who saw...
KaliNichta
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Jul 20, 1999
10:48 pm

The Jim Jarmusch one is great. It's a tie between that one and Tom Waits as my favorite. Seeing Tom Waits put a fish down his pants is just too ...
larryda4
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Jul 21, 1999
12:53 am

Hi everyone. I'm glad someone started a Jarmusch club! It seems like there is little info on the web about the greatest filmmaker of our times!!! I was so ...
WBlake1971
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Jul 21, 1999
2:43 pm

If anyone has Jarmusch related links or photos they'd like to share, feel free to post them in the appropriate sections....
KaliNichta
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Jul 26, 1999
6:06 pm

From <a href=http://upcomingmovies.com/ghostdog.html target=new>http://upcomingmovies.com/ghostdog.html</a> ... been mentioned as<br>a possible 1/14/00...
KaliNichta
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Aug 18, 1999
4:30 pm

"Ghost Dog" is to play the LFF in November, and Jarmusch will apparently being doing an interview with the London newspaper, The Guardian.<br><br><a...
KaliNichta
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Sep 25, 1999
5:09 pm

Yahoo now has a little write-up about GD here: <a href=http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/guide/ghost_dog__the_way_of_the_samurai.html...
KaliNichta
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Oct 18, 1999
6:35 pm

I saw Ghost Dog and Saturday night and had the honour of attending an on-stage interview with Jarmusch in which he talked about his career and philosophy. ...
kdlondonuk
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Nov 16, 1999
5:36 pm

Thanks so much for sharing a little of your experience with us. To see the film and to see Jim... I am doubly jealous. Can't wait to check out that...
KaliNichta
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Nov 16, 1999
6:06 pm

Go to www.borders.com, they have new copies for $16.98. I've also seen it in the Borders store. It's out of print, and I haven't seen it anywhere else,...
mretrain
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Nov 16, 1999
9:13 pm

From the London Film Festival, with sound clips and picture gallery:<br><br><a href=http://www.lff.org.uk/News_Story/0,5979,103909,00.html...
KaliNichta
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Nov 29, 1999
3:40 am

This is great, thanks!...
mretrain
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Nov 30, 1999
2:58 am

Anyone seen Permanent Vacation, Jarmusch's first film from '82 or so? If so, what'd you think?<br><br>Rod...
mretrain
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Dec 22, 1999
5:05 am

"Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" is now slated to be released in the States on February 18, 2000. (Yahoo! Movies indicates that this is the New York/Los ...
KaliNichta
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Dec 23, 1999
7:10 pm

<a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000121/ut_broadca_1.html target=new>http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000121/ut_broadca_1.html</a>...
KaliNichta
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Jan 22, 2000
1:26 am

GO see "MR DEATH". It is worth it. Or "AMERICAN MOVIE"....
docufilm
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Jan 24, 2000
1:08 am

I'm starting to get very frustrated about this. According to Yahoo! Movies, the American release has been pushed back again. This time it is listed as New...
KaliNichta
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Jan 29, 2000
12:02 am

For those of us who don't speak French, Japanese, or German but have been drooling over their Ghost Dog sites, Artisan finally has their official site up in...
KaliNichta
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Feb 7, 2000
5:48 pm

Does anyone know who Jims agent is?? Ive been working on a screenplay for 2 years that has to be made by him.Im trying to find out where I could send it.get me...
samuraigo
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Feb 14, 2000
3:43 am

According to us.imdb.com, his agent's address is.<br><br>Jim Jarmusch<br>c/o ICM<br>8942 Wilshire Blvd<br>Beverly Hills, CA 90211<br>USA<br><br>Though since,...
KaliNichta
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Feb 14, 2000
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