Gregg Araki is the cult director of such acclaimed films as The Living End, Nowhere and The Doom Generation. His latest film, Mysterious Skin, is the first film he's done in five years and is also his first adaptation of a book. It stars Brady Corbet and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Kansas teenagers Brian Lackey and Neil McCormick. Both were sexually abused by their baseball coach at the age of nine and over the years they have dealt with their experiences in different ways. By age 18, Brian has come to...
Wow! I love Gregg Araki! Great interview, very interesting. I always wondered what this guy looked like and how he acted when interviewed. He's such a unique filmmaker.
I think it is true that Gregg has a rep for making films about teens, but everyone needs to know that the freaky thing about 40 something people is that they are also teenagers. Your life adds onto you, so one always has the sense that Gregg's films are about their life.
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Missy
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MAY 05, 2005 06:00 AM