tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post9111367947060705795..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: What's it like at a Hollywood screening? By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12355063947465092582015-05-05T17:26:37.574-07:002015-05-05T17:26:37.574-07:00I attended a Showtime premiere at the theater at P...I attended a Showtime premiere at the theater at Paramount. The movie was a Sundance winner that Showtime had picked up and was actually pretty good. Wound up dating an actress from it, the Food and desserts were off the charts and although that's the only premiere I've ever attended, I'd have been happy to make a career out of that, just for the after party.Doktor Frank Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513210116049815764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71029755574428876462015-05-05T08:23:34.139-07:002015-05-05T08:23:34.139-07:00Sometimes going to an industry screening can sour ...Sometimes going to an industry screening can sour your impression of a movie you might otherwise enjoy. I was at one in particular in which people around me were mumbling "Oh, Gawd" and rolling their jaded eyes so much, it lowered the film in my eyes, even though it became a critical and box office smash.<br /><br />When the 1973 musical version of LOST HORIZON was screened for the industry, the vinyl soundtrack album was given to each attendee. That evening after the screening, the street was covered with record albums that many of them Frisbeed onto the pavement. Greg Ehrbarhttp://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/category/animation-spin/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57266824516335932732015-05-04T18:24:04.647-07:002015-05-04T18:24:04.647-07:00Back when Attack of the Show was on the G4 Channel...Back when Attack of the Show was on the G4 Channel, and had a pretty high profile because of its youthful cable audience, the two hosts (one of which was Olivia Munn) attended the premiere of the second Transformers film. Within 20 minutes they snuck out, refused to go back in and then revealed that on the air. It didn't matter because the Transformers series are films which are basically review proof, like the 3 Star Wars prequels were.James Van Hisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658381884799398658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4756171048769470212015-05-04T11:13:56.893-07:002015-05-04T11:13:56.893-07:00The post show greeting of friends in a bad stage p...The post show greeting of friends in a bad stage play can be tricky. I just throw my arms open and say, "Let me kiss the star!"Steve Mcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31353404416936408352015-05-04T10:34:40.107-07:002015-05-04T10:34:40.107-07:00Ken, did you ever attend such a screening expectin...Ken, did you ever attend such a screening expecting to hate the movie, and then being pleasantly surprised? - ArthurAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57787915189797733742015-05-04T05:28:30.863-07:002015-05-04T05:28:30.863-07:00An entirely unrelated Friday question for you: The...An entirely unrelated Friday question for you: The MASH community on tumblr has always been a fan of the idea of a bisexual Hawkeye, and recently it was suggested that perhaps the writers intended him to be bisexual but had to keep it subtle due to the era. Personally I think this is highly unlikely, so I thought I'd come straight to the source. So, did you (or anyone else that you knew of) consider Hawkeye to be bisexual?Sidneyhttp://asinfreedom.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74907868004615741822015-05-04T04:39:01.781-07:002015-05-04T04:39:01.781-07:00"And if not, I keep my Emmy in my trunk.)&quo... "And if not, I keep my Emmy in my trunk.)" In a pinch, helps if the jack's not working.<br /><br />" I once sat in the same row as Nicole Kidman!" She still brings it up at the dinner table with Keith from time to time.<br /><br />"I haven’t been to a big studio advance screening in years." That will all change after this post. More awkward exchanges in the receiving line are in your near future.<br /><br />"Can I get back on the lists?" Done. Call Mr. Spielberg's executive assistant's intern's voice mail box, which is always full.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12030333130516166752015-05-03T17:56:19.753-07:002015-05-03T17:56:19.753-07:00It doesn't have to be big movies. I found myse...It doesn't have to be big movies. I found myself invited to a screening (held in a proper Hollywood screening room on one of the lots, I forget which one) of an acquaintance's indie movie. Such screenings are possibly even more awkward because, even if you manage to sneak out once the movie is over (like we did), you're still going to have to speak to them eventually.<br /><br />Of course nobody's career is hanging by a thread with an indie production, so that's one things that's better, and even Kubrick's first few films sucked, so you can put into perspective, too.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60219705995992703212015-05-03T15:37:33.097-07:002015-05-03T15:37:33.097-07:00Friday question: I read that the WGA rules prohibi...Friday question: I read that the WGA rules prohibit anyone from getting a "producer" credit in television unless they've made a provable contribution to the shooting script. <br /><br />Is that the case when actors start getting "producer" credits halfway through shows? Do they start spending time in the writer's room?Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31799065808334540862015-05-03T12:27:42.814-07:002015-05-03T12:27:42.814-07:00Question: Was there ever a premiere or test screen...Question: Was there ever a premiere or test screening that wasn't good or bad but just unreal? As in the gobsmacked audience in the original "Producers"? <br /><br />Or one where the audience just let go and derisive laughter actually took over? <br /><br />I've read where the cast of "The Giant Claw", a 50s scifi with a giant bird monster, thought they'd made a decent little thriller until they saw the hilarious DBenspecial effects for the first time in a crowded theater. They joked, but remembered it as hell.DBensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36926797519799400612015-05-03T12:19:39.516-07:002015-05-03T12:19:39.516-07:00JOHN CENA STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN NELLY LADY GAGA ...JOHN CENA STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN NELLY LADY GAGA NELLY FURTADO NE YO PITBULL WILL BE IN FAST AND FURIOUS 8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83365797827737772022015-05-03T10:23:12.854-07:002015-05-03T10:23:12.854-07:00To the last poster: The movie was probably Alex a...To the last poster: The movie was probably Alex and the Gypsy. tsvmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87198811117496554102015-05-03T10:15:20.892-07:002015-05-03T10:15:20.892-07:00I remember hearing Jack Lemmon tell the story in a...I remember hearing Jack Lemmon tell the story in an interview of a real stinker he was involved in, I forget which one. The story was that at the end of the screening he asked his best buddy, Walter Matthau, what he thought. Matthau's advice: "Get out of it."<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76114227891056840382015-05-03T08:53:02.145-07:002015-05-03T08:53:02.145-07:00Temptation Island is so 2001.Temptation Island is so 2001.Eduardo Jencarellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16873808287070632108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36673932922376729842015-05-03T08:06:35.954-07:002015-05-03T08:06:35.954-07:00"Let's not get caught here in the intermi..."Let's not get caught here in the intermission. They'll stone us to death."Oat Willienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89174589654676809342015-05-03T05:55:13.198-07:002015-05-03T05:55:13.198-07:00Hi Ken,
I've been streaming MASH and am up to...Hi Ken,<br /><br />I've been streaming MASH and am up to the season when Charles first is added to the cast.<br /><br />At this point in the run, did the show employ a writer's room or did each set of writers do an episode on their own? Reason I'm asking is that I notice that the writing credits have changed since earlier seasons. You and David are now listed as "story editors" but someone else had the main "written by" credit.<br /><br />Also, early on when Charles is introduced there seems to be a lot of joking sexual tension between him and Margaret...even if in their own minds. But Margaret really does suck up to his surgery skills. A lot! Was this to make the tie-in back to Frank? And when did the writers decide to abandon?ScottUSFnoreply@blogger.com