So I wrote this script about a comedy troupe that ends up trying to extort money from a big movie star whos researching to play a detective in a film. It will always feel incomplete to me without us trying to complete all six chapters. super-high voices. The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department. I can give you a list of some of the great below-the-line crew people who made this movie happen, and Mark Cotone is one of the big reasons why.Richard Kelly: Everyone who works with a good first AD tries to shoot in chronology. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Movies. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. And Richard, really, god, he was so supportive of everything I did. And they were very amused by it, but it was clearly too bonkers and too out there for a BMW commercial. A spiritual predecessor to films likeJohn Dies at the EndandDetention, the movie goes completely off the rails from the opening scene onward, taking the audience along for the ride. We only had the festival clearances, and they wanted toreplace it with cheap catalog knockoff stuff that cost like $1,000 per song. We had the the SUV designed by Ron Cobb. We were doing a lot of really dangerous stuff. And then, very quickly, it was like, Oh no. It took some convincing, but Rock agreed, and for four seasons, he lent sarcastic narrations to the semi-autobiographical "Everybody Hates Chris." It was a lot of improv and just letting them run with stuff, and then we shot the music video at the end with them dancing on the beach. Richard Kelly: When we took the film to Cannes in May of 2006, I had finished the first graphic novel and it was published, bound, and ready for distribution. Vaughn Smallhouse and Fortunio Balducci and Dr. Soberin Exxall those character names are very referential to characters in Kiss Me Deadly, or actors who appeared in Kiss Me Deadly. Its one of my favorite moments in the film. I think that probably, because of budget, things may have gotten cut out. There are a lot of interesting characters in the Southland of Los Angeles, likeamnesiac actor Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson), ex-porn star turned talk show queen Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), and twin brothers Roland and Ronald Taverner (Sean William Scott). Is America flirting with suicide? In Ray Bradburys short story The Pedestrian, Leonard Mead experiences feelings of isolation in Los Angeles in 2052 A.D.. But what makesSouthland Talesso entertaining is just how unique and bizarre it is. Absolutely. Dude's suppose to made ou What do you think I am, the King of LA. In addition, pop stars Justin Timberlake and Mandy Moore both have leading roles. Richard Kelly: We went to Malibu, which was, I think, where they shot Planet Of The Apes with that big rock. But had that musical number not worked, the whole ending of the movie would not have worked, with Pimps dont commit suicide, the connection between Roland and Pilot back in Iraq, none of that would have tied all together. The actings fun, the overall visual qualityis good outside of some awful 2005-era CGI, and the soundtrack is great. WebThe protagonist and narrator of Raymond Carvers Cathedral is a middle-aged unnamed man. NBC announced that Southland had been renewed for a second season with an initial 13-episode order. Arrow Video In Southland Tales, you cast actors against type. It was the best time. (Last week:A Field in England). One is the 2008 stuff, in the three days that lead up to Boxer, Krysta, the Taverner twinsa lot of the characters are out in Lake Mead in Las Vegas, and then they all come to L.A. We tracked him down and cast him in the film based on that, because when I saw that footage, Im like, okay, [Richardsons character] Nana Mae Frost needs to witness that footage of projectile vomiting, it needs to make her physically sick, and that foreshadowing, thats the man whos going to come in and assassinate her. And they were working on getting the pyrotechnics and everything to work for the gag. So I tried to make room for real up-and-coming, sketch comedy Groundlings people who werent famous. To build one of those would have been way out of our budget, but we knew we wanted to at least try and build one with CGI. And I dont know if Im ever going to be able to answer that question. The dialogue in the film is fantastic, even when its ridiculous (or rather, because its ridiculous). Throughout the series, real Los Angeles thoroughfares or sections are named (e.g. It was so much fun getting to show up with this roundtable of incredible comedy heroes coming in. Her droll observations give "Dead Like Me" much of its comedic bent, but it's George's all-business approach to the great philosophies of life that offer profundity. Zirnkilton grew up in York, Pennsylvania and spent summers in Maine. [9] Zirnkilton received a Legislative Sentiment for his work from Maine State Representative Chris Greeley. A rookie and a seasoned no-nonsense cop are at the center of this police drama set in Los Angeles. Its evolved. Second person. He said yes, right away. And these 6-foot, 6-inch Marilyn Monroes walked towards me, and I didnt know what they were going to be wearing. Hes done dozens of movies, huge blockbuster movieshe did Mulholland Drive for David Lynch. WebSteve Zirnkilton (born Stephen Morgan Zirnkilton; August 18, 1958) is an American voice actor and former politician from Maine. Like, do you have permits to do this? Yeah, we have permits. Critics Consensus: With its uncompromising blend of emotionally charged drama, riveting violence, and complex intelligence, Southland remains as engrossing as ever in season four. Critics Consensus: Southland's third outing maintains the series' strong commitment to well-rounded characters, intense realism, and dense narratives. And every stunt that you see in the movie, whether its a squib, whether its an ice cream truck flipping over, or an ATM being ripped out of a wall, practical stunts and effects stunts: Every single one of those that you see in the movie, we had literally one take to get it right. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in the film as Krysta Kapowski/Krysta Now, an adult film star attempting to break into mainstream media who manipulates the amnesiac Boxer for her own ends. As it happened, Kelly was sitting on a self-penned script he thought might make for the ideal sophomore picture: A satirical tale that had begun life as a story about failed actors kidnapping a movie star, but which had been transformed by the directors own post-9/11 anxieties into something much more expansive, biblical, and strange. Then the next day we went and shot Cheri Oteris big comedy show on Main Street, Santa Monica, which you only see a little bit of in the theatrical cut of the movie. "The original inspiration, I think, was the T.S. Richard Kelly: In the casting of this movie, pretty much everyone that I worked with, with a few exceptions, has a background in either stand up-comedy, live performance, professional wrestling, sketch comedy, pop music. Others, like 99% of Sarah Michelle Gellars dialogue, where it is clear this movie knows its insane. Occupation. (Shout-out to Winnie Cooper!) Which I love. Richard Kelly: I dont think anyone could have ever won an argument to cut it out, because someone spent all that time to render that. I certainly hope we do, and that we will. Ambitious but luckless, Chris navigates lower-middle-class life as the only black kid at school. And then an extortion attempt to try and get money out of this kind of crazed movie star, because these actors are very angry, and theyre just trying to do this as a way to lash out. We brought like 60 copies of the graphic novel to the south of France. Now I know what it's like to be a chick.Cooper: If you want to be a chick that's a different bar. 1971present. And I just kept building in layers of the story. I literally could not be there to witness the flipping of the truck. Acting. Zirnkilton is known for providing the opening narration of all US shows in the Law & Order franchise. He was hired by series creator Dick Wolf. [vague] Zirnkilton has also provided voices for Family Guy and The Rugrats Movie. He was a narrator for Faith Rewarded: The Historic Season of the 2004 Boston Red Sox. Spotted for six seasons of the popular CW drama: Gossip Girl dripping with antipathy. Basically we didnt have money to fabricate things from scratch. Once I solved the mystery of the twins, everything fell into place. There was constant stress like that, like, Oh, god, is the ice cream truck going to work? I had all the visual design concept art, I had designs for the MegaZeppelin that had been commissioned by the great concept artist Ron Cobb, who worked on so many great science fiction works. Richard Kelly: We didnt have a backup plan. This show is anything but. He also stars in the best sequence of the whole film, in which he has a serious drug trip and imagines himself in a music video singing The Killers All These Things That Ive Done with all kinds of weird Americana imagery. And well see what happens. Each viewing offers new insight, plus the chance to look for the many socio-political, literary, and musical Easter eggs Kelly in the film. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Anything else I do in my life, it doesnt matter now, because Ive been in a comic book. We handed those out to Cannes, we handed out copies of the graphic novel. So then I talk to my visual effects team: Can you have [the cars] have sex in this commercial? And we were all on the same wavelength, just trying to make this really bold statement, in light of everything that was happening in the world in 2005. Marguerite Derricks: When I got the original script, it was almost like a musical. One was named Chris Bayol, and then another art student named Shane Paugh. Voice actor. The line about, Scientists are saying the future will be far more futuristic than originally predicted. The way Sarah delivers that line, its for laughs, and its ridiculous, but it kind of encapsulates the whole movie. So for a minute, in my soul, I really was like, Oh, my god, the Southland is real.. TNT aired consecutively all the episodes produced, and shortly after the airing of the last of them, announced it had picked up the show for a ten-episode third season. It was so great. Zirnkilton also provides voiceovers for political ads, notably during Susan Collins's re-election campaign in 2014. He came back senior year and was telling us all these stories about how he worked on his cousins weird little movie. We couldn't help but wonder, who is the best? Southland: Created by Ann Biderman. We were just like, Were just going to shoot our comedy club show for this movie and were going to have cameras there. And I think we signed releases and stuff, but we had Cheri Oteri and a lot of the Groundling actors there, and we shot a neo-Marxist comedy show where everyone had the Digits For Democracy shirts and the posters. Priscilla Elliott: I know the studio really didnt want the car. Search the world's largest fan wiki platform. And then it was up to me to come up with the movement. I felt like I had just caught lightning in a bottle, just getting to sit across from him in that restaurant. And I come up on stage and they have a prosthetic thumb for me. The prosthetic makeup on Amy Poehler and Wood Harris, he did the scarring on Justin Timberlake and Seann, the bloody eye at the endLou is a very gifted makeup artist. My cousin, Dee Austin Robertson, was helping me with a lot of the second unit surveillance video footage in the film. Richard Kelly: The very first draft of Southland Tales was written right after Sundance in 2001. I was still rewriting the script and trying to take it to the next level, with the religion and the science fiction and the politics and US-IDENT, all the things that were happening at the time as Bush was heading toward his second term and reelection. The show originally aired on April 9, 2009 on NBC network, and continued its run on TNT network from the start of its second season until the fifth season concluded on April 17, 2013. Just dont come near this movie. Earl Hickey is a reformed country-bumpkin criminal, enacting a karmic mission to right his many wrongs. And Southland Tales was born out of thatand Im still trying to answer your question, like in one statement of what its all about. It all started to sort of make sense as this big grand systemic narrative in my mind. But to build an SUV with CGI wasnt crazy. I was so excited for those guys. Ahead of a new Blu-ray of the movie thats being released this week (which includes, among other things, the first wide release of its infamous 160-minute Cannes cut), The A.V. For me as an artist, my very first film was made just before [9/11], and then it was released in the shadow of 9/11. There are appearances by Amy Poehler, Will Sasso, Jon Lovitz, Janeane Garofalo, and many more actors and comedians. Its not for you, you know. Okay, now we have to rip an ATM machine out of a wall. Ive never seen an actor with that kind of work ethic, ever. I think it will make people look at the existing movie in a completely new light. FRISCO, Texas As of today, the Southland Conference has a new look that reflects its ongoing surge in national significance, athletic excellence, and member unity. Why are we spending more visual effects money on this fucking movie?. And, of course, everything goes wrong. Theres always an exploration of the political winds and which way theyre blowing. Your mom's a tough lady. And at the center of it all: a pair of twins, Roland and Ronald Taverner, played by Seann William Scott. And here we are in 2020. [Interviews have been edited for clarity and length.]. Then they started working on Southland Tales, and I got a call one day that theyre shootingDee was helping him shoot all of the pre-roll. An action-movie star named Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson) is baffled when reality keeps mirroring the events in his script in Southland Tales. Rodeo, Florence, Vermont), while scenery is nowhere near the real life locations. Do you know the Michelin Man is white. For those of us who revel in the weird pop-culture soup this came from, its one hell of a movie. Even fictitious addresses aren't within the range seen on the real street (e.g. Revoyr was born in Tokyo to a And I was going back to the car. Do you have any ideas or stuff that we could do? Dee had this idea of a documentary about the No. Weve got a charred mold of Dwayne that we made. Its a partial mold of his bodyit might have been [from] Scorpion King. With Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King, Ben McKenzie. And this tape of the states racially motivated shooting ends up getting released and causing civil unrest and a riot type situation as the Hindenburg explodes over downtown Los Angeles. I want their characters to be given full cinematic justice, because they did such a great job for me. Richard Kelly: I think Seann was the first actor to get on board the film, to play the twins. Zirnkilton was the narrator for TLC 's Code Blue: New Orleans and the syndicated series Arrest & Trial. He has been the announcer for the Kennedy Center Honors, and for the past seventeen years he has been the onstage announcer for the Top Cops Awards in Washington, D.C.. That was the foundational plot device: the ride-along with the actor, the staged shooting with the squibs. Before anyone laid eyes on 12-year-old Kevin Arnold, we were greeted with the sound of his wise voice. A German tech company called Treer designed an ocean-driven energy source that makes gasoline obsolete. LikeDonnie Darko,Southland Talesis confusing and strange, though it is much more complex in scope. Youre just taking money and flushing it down the toilet if youre not leaving it inside the movie. Johnsons character, Boxer Santaros, serves as a riff on actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger, a major action star with heavy ties to establishment Republican politics. Southland is syndicated for broadcast on several channels from all over the world, including. Richard Kelly: You make every one of these movies almost like its going to be the last thing you ever do. Most cops manage to stay sane despite the chaos all around them, but in their hearts they know, everyone has their breaking point. We had a CD of all the songs in the movie, like a bootleg soundtrack. Barring the iffy Netflix revival, this show famously didn't survive three seasons of murky ratings, partly because its format was novel when "Development" premiered in 2003. And he helped me deliver this movie. Part of the joy of being a fan is finding odd and obscure gems that you end up falling in love with. That was the last piece of footage that got rendered, I think. She says once you get on the bang bus, you never get off, with the same kind of tone someone might use while talking about genocide. Hes a very chill, cool leader. The bar is okay with it, you know. But it helped ease everyone into the ambition of the movie. There were more numbers in there. Pilot Abilenereading the Book of Revelations aloud, Ronald Taverner having a breakdown because his reflection isnt following him, and Boxer Santaros figuring out who he is after waking up in the middle of the desert. So we were up for, I dont know, at some point it was past 50 hours? After the Cannes premiere, Kelly worked to finish, re-edit, and significantly shorten the filmincluding the addition of a lengthy exposition sequence dubbed the Doomsday Scenario Interface, which included much of the information, and several actual panels, from the graphic novels. And I could tell right away he was a very good listener, and he was really excited and eager to push the envelope and do something really new and something he had never done before. Fifteen years laterafter the whirlwind, sometimes guerilla-style shoot; after the push for an ambitious transmedia launch that saw explanatory graphic-novel prequels shipped out to Cannes; after a reception at said festival that left Roger Ebert deafened by the boos; after the immortal line, Im a pimp. Thats how much we were stretching every dollar and every hour that we were on set. So kudos to him. Narrators often set the tone and provide insight, and in turn they become some of their shows' most beloved characters. No cause of death reported. Frankly, this list had to end somewhere. A new government agency, US-IDent, controls and constantly monitors the American public. Southland (promotion-ally styled SOUTHLAND) is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. [6] He was hired by series creator Dick Wolf. That only took maybe a few minutes to do, and that was it. Southland Talesis an apocalyptic tale set in the future of 2008. It was centered on a group of rejected, failed actor-comedians, because I was hanging out with a lot of comedy actors at the time. He is best known as the English narrator for the Pokmon television series . Sir, can we please just have this footage for like $100? And finally, I just talked him into it. A life cut short much too soon. Donnie Darko had just debuted there in January of 2001 and as soon as he got back, Richard started writing Southland Tales. I remember I was on the phone with the gentleman from India with the elephant-fucking footage. So in the prequel, you see all of that, all the characters, all that stuff, drama unfolding over those three days in animationits literally the characters animatedand then it takes Boxer all the way to the point where, on the early morning of July 3rd, he wakes up on the beach. They just thought it was two kids goofing around. Priscilla Elliott: To me, its sort of the farcical nature of our culture that has taken over the most serious aspects of our lives. Oh no! And everything Angela Chase feels is real: her crush on Jordan Catalano, her tension with her longtime friend Sharon, the prosaic pressures of high school. Subjective narrators are limited by what they feel, see, hear, etc. Richard Kelly: I asked [Justin] to be the narrator once we finished shooting the musical number. You know, the sun is coming up and youre driving on this huge tank. Priscilla Elliott: We rented [the giant toilet in the neo-Marxist hideout]; it was from a music video. Elliot's schizophrenia and unbridled discomfort in his own skin make him television's primo unreliable narrator. Oh, gosh, Ive written this apocalyptic conclusion to my L.A. crime caper. I just dont want it to always be this compromised, unfinished thing. The actors were like, Weve never really quite done this before, this feels a bit rogue. Zirnkilton is best known for providing the opening narration of all U.S. series in the Law & Order franchise.[6][7]. Narrator Permalink: Most cops manage to stay But you can take a couple. In world where "quirky" is tossed about far too liberally, "Pushing Daisies" earns the adjective. Produced by Warner Bros. television the ambition of the 2004 Boston Red Sox do you have permits to,. 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