Gregg Araki

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I guess I was the only one who really liked 'Smiley face'....sigh...but I really like characters who are aggressively stupid
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'Kaboom' adds four to cast
Thomas Dekker, Kelly Lynch join Gregg Araki indie pic
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Gregg Araki is detonating his next picture.

The writer-director ("The Doom Generation") has cast Roxane Mesquida, Thomas Dekker, Kelly Lynch and Rooney Mara in "Kaboom," which follows the sexual awakening of a group of college students. Araki is shooting the indie feature now.

Araki, repped by Untitled Entertainment, is the director of "Smiley Face," "Mysterious Skin" and "The Living End."

Repped by APA and Untitled, Mesquida has appeared in "The Last Mistress" and "Fat Girl." This will be the French actress' American feature debut.

Dekker, repped by ICM and the Schiff Co., starred in "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and recently appeared in the feature "My Sister's Keeper." He next appears in the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," releasing in April.

Lynch, repped by Talent Works and Crestview Entertainment, appeared on Showtime's "The L Word" and in the features "Charlie's Angels" and "Road House."

Mara, repped by Gersh and Sanders & Armstrong Management, next stars in "Youth in Revolt," hitting theaters in January, and "Nightmare on Elm Street."
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AntiDumbFrogQuestion

yikes sorry, couldn't find the Mysterious Skin thread so I had to coat tail on the Gregg Araki thread

who says Mysterious Skin is a bad book? whoever says this movie or book was bad was never raped or molested as a child

this movie was necessary in showing the perspective of a young child in such a situation and how they are emotionally stilted for life, in one way or another, afterward

Since I don't know any of you personally I can let you in on the following.
my girlfriend was raped as a 3 year old and we watched that movie together and I've never cried more for anyone this has happened to nor has she ever seen a movie that depicts such terrible things so accurately.

Filmmakers and artists need to take more risks like this one to tell it like it is

MacGuffin

Quote from: AntiDumbFrogQuestion on October 10, 2009, 11:35:03 PM
yikes sorry, couldn't find the Mysterious Skin thread so I had to coat tail on the Gregg Araki thread

It's fine. But in case you want to read other members' comments:

http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=7519.0
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Stefen

I think I'll always have a soft spot for Araki because his movies were some of the first independent films I ever saw. I can see now how terrible most of them are, but I'll watch anything he does out of the personal nostalgic factor.

Mysterious Skin is pretty damn good, though.
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matt35mm

I've only seen Mysterious Skin and The Doom Generation and I liked both.  I'm kinda curious to see the movies that you're saying are terrible.

Stefen

Nowhere is pretty bad. That was probably the first independent film I ever saw.
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Smiley Face is awesome fun: Anna Farris' best comic timing/faces, stoner plot with Marxist undertones - what's not to like?
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Quote from: MacGuffin on October 10, 2009, 11:49:43 PM
Quote from: AntiDumbFrogQuestion on October 10, 2009, 11:35:03 PM
yikes sorry, couldn't find the Mysterious Skin thread so I had to coat tail on the Gregg Araki thread

It's fine. But in case you want to read other members' comments:

http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=7519.0


Thank you, MacGuffin!

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Quote from: children with angels on October 13, 2009, 04:07:27 AM
Smiley Face is awesome fun: Anna Farris' best comic timing/faces, stoner plot with Marxist undertones - what's not to like?

The fact that it's not even kind of funny is what's not to like.  I couldn't stand how forced the humor is and how un-real the stoner characters are.  I walked out during the screening.

children with angels

So you didn't get to the Communist Manifesto being strewn across the beach like so much waste paper and being picked up by underpaid refuse workers?! It's seriously beautiful!

No - fair enough: I can see that it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea. I think you probably have to find Faris inherently somewhat hilarious (as I do) to be quite so charmed by her absurd interpretation of a stoner here... Also, it's the total unreality and lack of logic in the narrative that makes it so wonderful: the lack of plot drive conveys both crippling mundanity and surreal flights of fancy in a totally deadpan way - it's just one thing, then something else, then this odd encounter here, then a socialist revolutionary speech there, but all done through this character with this fucking goofy smile and this nonsensical interpretation of events, being played by the best comic actress of our time, who ultimately sees things as equal, and probably fine, when all's said and done... Because she's stoned, and thus isn't seeing life as a narrative that could possibly make coherent sense.

And her dialogue is so simultaneously matter-of-fact commonsensical and out-of-this-world stupid:

"When I'm get home I'm gonna frame pictures of a bunch of stuff I love. Like lasagna. I love lasagna. It's SO good... And cheesy. You know who else loves lasagna? Garfield. Man... that cat really loves lasagna. Maybe I should put a picture of Garfield in a frame. You know, as a kind of shorthand way of saying 'I love lasagna.' That would be so fucking inside... Or how about a photo of President Garfield? Oh shit...! That would be totally META!! People would be all like: 'Jane, why do you have a photo of President Garfield on your mantle?' And I'd be like: Because I like lasagna of course...!!!"

It's stupid at the same time as it's clever, and dumb at the same time as it's smart. It really is one of the weirdest films I've ever seen, and I can completely understand why most people would hate it, but for me it totally clicked - and, just to clarify, no: I am not a total stoner.
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"We always do..."

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Stefen

Anna Faris is the bomb. She's pretty much the best thing about all the awful movies she does.
Falling in love is the greatest joy in life. Followed closely by sneaking into a gated community late at night and firing a gun into the air.

children with angels

So have you not seen Smiley Face? It's her Raging Bull! (Though I haven't seen House Bunny...)
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"We always do..."

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Stefen

Gross. I don't wanna watch anything where she packs on the pounds.
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Gregg Araki And Steven Soderbergh Team Up For Starz Series 'Now Apocalypse'
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Starz just announced a new series, and judging by the talent involved, the show is shaping up to be unlike anything else on TV.

Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh, who had previously worked with Starz on "The Girlfriend Experience," "Now Apocalypse" was just given a 10-episode straight-to-series order from the network. Filmmaker Gregg Araki, best known for films "Kaboom" and "Mysterious Skin," is also on board the series, where he will co-write and direct every episode.

"Now Apocalypse" follows Ulysses and his friends Carly, Ford, and Severine, as they venture on various questions pursuing love, sex, and fame. As Ulysses deals with sexual and romantic dating app experiences, he begins having foreboding premonitory dreams that the reality around him. According to Starz, the series "explores identity, sexuality, and artistry, while navigating the strange and oftentimes bewildering city of Los Angeles."

"If this isn't the craziest thing I've ever read, it's tied for first," said Soderbergh. "We will not be responsible for people's heads splitting in half when they see it."

"Gregg brings an incredibly unique and adventurous story to the Starz brand and we cannot wait for the world to meet the bold, sexy and fun characters of 'Now Apocalypse'," said Carmi Zlotnik, President of Programming for Starz. "It's exciting to bring diverse and compelling storytelling to the screen as part of Starz's ongoing programming strategy to provide premium content to reach underserved audiences."

As mentioned above, Araki is co-writing the series and is joined by writer Karley Sciortino, the author/columnist who created and hosts the series "Slutever" on Viceland.

Araki hasn't directed a feature film since 2014's "White Bird in a Blizzard," but has been scratching his TV itch on a variety of series, including "American Crime," "Red Oaks," and "13 Reasons Why." Exec producer Soderbergh is no stranger to TV, either. While he has worked with Starz previously, as we mentioned, he's also responsible for "The Knick," Netflix's "Godless," and HBO's "Mosaic."

"Now Apocalypse" doesn't have a release date, but will soon join the aforementioned "The Girlfriend Experience," "American Gods," "Ash vs. Evil Dead," "Sweetbitter," and other series on the premium network.