"I'm writing this week's newsletter in what can only be described - probably unflatteringly - as a full-on pouty sulk. Why am I in such a stroppy, petulant funk?
Well, I was just chatting to our man on the Uncut film desk, Michael Bonner, and with an irritatingly casual flourish, he just happened, in passing, as if it was a matter of little consequence, that he's off shortly to a special preview of the new Michael Mann film, 'Public Enemies', which stars Johnny Depp as legendary American gangster, John Dillinger, trailers for which have been whetting, as they say, our appetites here at Uncut for the last few weeks.
And not only is the appallingly smug Bonner going to see the film at a showing so swankily exclusive only a chosen few have been invited to attend, he'll later be meeting director Michael Mann for a doubtless cosy wee chat, probably over drinks and nibbles. Meanwhile, I'll be here, wrestling with budgetary spread sheets, final proofs and a ton of other things to do before sending the next issue to the printers.
Would it be too callous, in the sour circumstances, to imagine him - Bonner, that is, not Mann - choking on a pretzel, peanut or pistachio and being carried blue-faced and coughing like a dog to a waiting ambulance? Yes, probably, it would - but in my present foul mood, it seems like a not unreasonable price for him to pay for his breezy swagger.
I hope when he meets him, Michael asks Mann what he thinks of John Milius' 1973 Dillinger, starring the great Warren Oates in the title role. It's an almost forgotten classic, Milius' first film as a director, and one of the few leading roles Oates got to play. Here's a link to a great clip. Will Johnny be as good as Oates? We await Michael's verdict with surly interest..."
Well, I was just chatting to our man on the Uncut film desk, Michael Bonner, and with an irritatingly casual flourish, he just happened, in passing, as if it was a matter of little consequence, that he's off shortly to a special preview of the new Michael Mann film, 'Public Enemies', which stars Johnny Depp as legendary American gangster, John Dillinger, trailers for which have been whetting, as they say, our appetites here at Uncut for the last few weeks.
And not only is the appallingly smug Bonner going to see the film at a showing so swankily exclusive only a chosen few have been invited to attend, he'll later be meeting director Michael Mann for a doubtless cosy wee chat, probably over drinks and nibbles. Meanwhile, I'll be here, wrestling with budgetary spread sheets, final proofs and a ton of other things to do before sending the next issue to the printers.
Would it be too callous, in the sour circumstances, to imagine him - Bonner, that is, not Mann - choking on a pretzel, peanut or pistachio and being carried blue-faced and coughing like a dog to a waiting ambulance? Yes, probably, it would - but in my present foul mood, it seems like a not unreasonable price for him to pay for his breezy swagger.
I hope when he meets him, Michael asks Mann what he thinks of John Milius' 1973 Dillinger, starring the great Warren Oates in the title role. It's an almost forgotten classic, Milius' first film as a director, and one of the few leading roles Oates got to play. Here's a link to a great clip. Will Johnny be as good as Oates? We await Michael's verdict with surly interest..."
Allen Jones' 'Chair' as plagiarised in 'A Clockwork Orange'(Yes indeed - it's obviously decadence ALL day long @ 'Uncut Towers'!
Not like the old days in the nissen hut south of the river Allan, eh?)
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