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Watch This: Gus Van Sant's 'The Discipline of DE'
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"DE is a way of doing. It is a way of doing everything you do. DE simply means doing whatever you do in the easiest most relaxed way you can manage which is also the quickest and most efficient way, as you will find as you advance in DE." -- William Burroughs
You might already be a fan of the fabulous William Burroughs essay/short story Do Easy, but did you know that Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk) adapted the essay for the screen in the form of a short film called The Discipline of DE (which also happened to be the director's first project wayyy back in 1982). The short, while on YouTube, is also part of the new Wholphin DVD, which is a quarterly DVD magazine from McSweeney's that showcases -- what they like to call -- "unique and ponderable films designed to make you feel the way we felt when we learned that dolphins and whales sometimes, you know, do it." Not only is this a really quirky and fun film to watch (read the essay too!), but it's message is a timely one -- what with the new year and all. So check it out below and enjoy.
Christine Vachon Prepares to Tackle the Beats!
Filed under: Drama », Deals », Scripts »
When it comes to cinematic resumes, few women have a roster as impressive and alluring as Christine Vachon. She's been behind some really great films over the last few decades, as well as some irresistible cult doozies. There are more challenging films like Kids, Safe, and Happiness, as well as the hard-hitting and wonderful Far From Heaven. But then there's her impressive array of biopics -- I Shot Andy Warhol, Boys Don't Cry, Party Monster, The Notorious Bettie Page, Infamous, I'm Not There. ...Basically, this producer has got a solid hold on the film world of modern icons and newsmakers, and now she's adding one more. Variety reports that she's optioned John Krokidas (who will direct) and Austin Bunn's spec called Kill Your Darlings -- a biopic thriller about Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. Why a thriller? This is about the infamous 1944 murder. Now this isn't that William Tell mess in 1951, but rather the story of Lucien Carr -- one of the Beats who murdered Burroughs' childhood friend David Kammerer. As the story goes, Kammerer had been pursuing Carr for a while, and met his death after a sexual advance and physical attack.
Vachon's involvement bodes well for the piece, but it will come down to who is cast in these iconic roles. Any ideas?
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