Holy fuck. I might have an interview with Bruce Campbell as soon as tomorrow.
Whoa. WTF?!
P.S. Here is the story behind that enigmatic statement. Around 9:30 tonight I was kicking around the house, debating whether or not I should just go to bed and have a decent night's sleep. I figured that was the good choice, and decided to check my mail before I did so.
In my mailbox was a message from the former Film Editor of the weekly (Terminal City)where I am the current Film Editor. She was informing me that Bubba Ho-Tep was starting on Friday in Vancouver and none of the local papers were giving it any press, so if I wanted to quickly put together an interview with the director or even Bruce Campbell, they were down and I should give them a call ASAP.
I called the director but he was out, so now I have to try to get him to call me at work tomorrow to make plans, because the article has to be in on Wednesday afternoon AT THE LATEST.
In any case, at least I have seen the movie now, thanks to me rushing downtown in a blind panic to catch the 10:45 screening in order to have viewed it by tomorrow just in case. (Incidentally, it's really good and you should see it if you get the chance. It will make you laugh. Bruce Campbell is good. End review.) (See why I get to do this in a magazine? Me reviews make good.)
A funny story about the theatre: so, I get down there and I run into an acquaintance of mine named Calan who works across the street at another theatre called the Globe. Here is a transcription of our conversation with the ticket girl:
Me: One for Bubba Ho-Tep, please.
Ticket Girl: Adult or student?
Me (trying to figure out a way that I might be able to score cheaper tickets, but figuring I'll get busted): .......... adult.
Calan (riding on his theatre connections): I work at the Globe.
Ticket Girl (to me): Do you work at the Globe?
Me: .......... no. But I'm a journalist.
Ticket Girl: .......... oh. Nine dollars.
Me: *handing her the money* I'm gonna need a receipt for that.
Ticket Girl: What?
Me: I need a receipt. So I can get my money back.
Ticket Girl: I can't actually give you one right now.
Me: Right. Because I'm gonna need that to live. (nb. Not entirely a lie, as I have $15 to my name until I get paid.)
Ticket Girl: How about I just give you the nine dollars back, void the sale and let you in.
Me: Uh, okay. Thanks!
So, I don't know what's going on with the interview, but I figure that I can write an article on it even if it doesn't happen. I like to write articles about good movies. It's almost as fun as writing articles about really shitty ones. ,D
P.P.S. Final update: I just finished talking to Don Coscarelli, the director, and told him that I simply wasn't prepared enough to do an interview right now (not enough prep time, no phone-recording equipment), but what I would do for him would be to write an article for TC in Vancouver (making sure that it gets some positive pre-press), and then later, if it was cool, do a longer interview for SuicideGirls. He was totally down with that, so with any luck, in the next couple of weeks, I'll be doing a Bruce Campbell interview for here. FUCK. SO AWESOME!
Whoa. WTF?!
P.S. Here is the story behind that enigmatic statement. Around 9:30 tonight I was kicking around the house, debating whether or not I should just go to bed and have a decent night's sleep. I figured that was the good choice, and decided to check my mail before I did so.
In my mailbox was a message from the former Film Editor of the weekly (Terminal City)where I am the current Film Editor. She was informing me that Bubba Ho-Tep was starting on Friday in Vancouver and none of the local papers were giving it any press, so if I wanted to quickly put together an interview with the director or even Bruce Campbell, they were down and I should give them a call ASAP.
I called the director but he was out, so now I have to try to get him to call me at work tomorrow to make plans, because the article has to be in on Wednesday afternoon AT THE LATEST.
In any case, at least I have seen the movie now, thanks to me rushing downtown in a blind panic to catch the 10:45 screening in order to have viewed it by tomorrow just in case. (Incidentally, it's really good and you should see it if you get the chance. It will make you laugh. Bruce Campbell is good. End review.) (See why I get to do this in a magazine? Me reviews make good.)
A funny story about the theatre: so, I get down there and I run into an acquaintance of mine named Calan who works across the street at another theatre called the Globe. Here is a transcription of our conversation with the ticket girl:
Me: One for Bubba Ho-Tep, please.
Ticket Girl: Adult or student?
Me (trying to figure out a way that I might be able to score cheaper tickets, but figuring I'll get busted): .......... adult.
Calan (riding on his theatre connections): I work at the Globe.
Ticket Girl (to me): Do you work at the Globe?
Me: .......... no. But I'm a journalist.
Ticket Girl: .......... oh. Nine dollars.
Me: *handing her the money* I'm gonna need a receipt for that.
Ticket Girl: What?
Me: I need a receipt. So I can get my money back.
Ticket Girl: I can't actually give you one right now.
Me: Right. Because I'm gonna need that to live. (nb. Not entirely a lie, as I have $15 to my name until I get paid.)
Ticket Girl: How about I just give you the nine dollars back, void the sale and let you in.
Me: Uh, okay. Thanks!
So, I don't know what's going on with the interview, but I figure that I can write an article on it even if it doesn't happen. I like to write articles about good movies. It's almost as fun as writing articles about really shitty ones. ,D
P.P.S. Final update: I just finished talking to Don Coscarelli, the director, and told him that I simply wasn't prepared enough to do an interview right now (not enough prep time, no phone-recording equipment), but what I would do for him would be to write an article for TC in Vancouver (making sure that it gets some positive pre-press), and then later, if it was cool, do a longer interview for SuicideGirls. He was totally down with that, so with any luck, in the next couple of weeks, I'll be doing a Bruce Campbell interview for here. FUCK. SO AWESOME!
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