Originally posted by philnic: Partial credit to Spaulding for mentioning the name Don Siegel, although this is only PART of the answer for Smithee.
Well, everyone knows that after the Siegel incident, the name was used for all who wanted their name removed. I assumed that was assumed. Bradbury used Douglas Spaulding before this happened in 1969. By the way, on the copy he gave me to duplicate, it had his real name on it.
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A point for Bird-Ellison, although I should push you to give first names as well as surnames.
Harlan.
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Nothing for not knowing Fazak. (And a point deducted from philnic for the misspelling. It's supposed to be Vazak.
Aha! You confused me with the misspelling. There goes Edinburgh! Now I'll never meet Jo Rowling!
"Live Forever!"
23 October 2008, 12:14 PM
philnic
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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding: ...Now I'll never meet Jo Rowling!
Yeah, you will. She's a big name in Hollywood these days.
Full marks for Smithee. Just one clarification, it's a pseudonym generally adopted by DIRECTORS rather than writers.
Full marks for Harlan Jay Ellison.
I'll put you out of your misery for Vazak. It's a pseudonym used by screenwriter Robert Towne of Chinatown fame. I think he used it on Greystoke. Vazak was the name of his dog.
In all cases, the names are/were used to express dissatisfaction with the finished film.
Originally posted by philnic: Just one clarification, it's a pseudonym generally adopted by DIRECTORS rather than writers.
I knew that. What was I thinking!?
I shall deduct one point from myself for sheer stupidity!
Arggghhh!
"Live Forever!"
24 October 2008, 01:42 AM
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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding: I shall deduct one point from myself for sheer stupidity!
Arggghhh!
In that case, you have just enough points to make it to a place 3 miles off the coast of Scotland. You will have to swim the rest of the way. Arggghhh indeed!
John King Tarpinian You know what you are, Mr. Bradbury? ... You are a poet! -- Aldous Huxley
19 December 2023, 12:10 PM
Richard
Anyone with a interest in the trials and tribulations involved in the filming of THE PICASSO SUMMER, the not-so-good movie made from Ray Bradbury's wonderful short story, "In A Season of Calm Weather", should check out the 1979 book RESURRECTION IN CANNES: THE MAKING OF 'THE PICASSO SUMMER", by producer Wes Herschensohn. The book is long out-of-print, but copies can likely be found on the Advanced Book Exchange (ABE), eBay or Amazon.
And while I have previously posted the following on-line link to a fine article about the film before, I thought I would re-post it for any newcomers to the Board. The article is "LIGHTS! CAMERA! PICASSO! ...and Me" by artist Sandra Sallin, whose husband was involved in the making of the film. Just click on the link below.
Continuing with the film, THE PICASSO SUMMER, there are a few good things in it. First, there is an animated sequence, using Picasso's art as the basis for the animation. That sequence can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
And, in my opinion, the best thing about the film is Michel Legrand's wonderful score, which became the basis for the beautiful song "Summer Me, Winter Me":