The Benefits of Talking to Me
I haven’t formally interviewed all that many people for pieces I’ve written under my own name, but of the two or three people I have, one has just hit the big time in a very significant way.
Back in 2003, I interviewed Dustin Lance Black for his little known, but very good, documentary film about Dr. Donald A. Reed, the late founder of the Academy of Science, Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films and the Count Dracula Society — who I personally knew as an early teen just coming to terms with my geekitude. You can read my lengthy explanation of all that, plus the actual interview via Film Threat.
Now, if Dustin Lance Black’s name is familiar to it’s because he is getting a great deal of attention now as the writer and executive producer of Milk, the much buzzed about biopic of on assassinated San Francisco politician and gay icon Harvey Milk, starring Sean Penn directed by Gus Van Sant. Terry Gross interviewed Dustin yesterday and you can read more about Dustin — who could not have been any nicer or more forthcoming when I spoke to him — and listen to his interview here. Kind of exciting.
And here’s the Milk trailer. Looks good.
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Yes, I’m also anxiously awaiting the release of “Milk.” I had no idea Diego Luna had a role in it until I watched the trailer. Seems like he’s been well under the radar since “Y Tu Mama Tambien.”
By Jamie on 11.23.08 9:46 pm
Luna did a few few U.S. films right after “Y Tu Mama” including “Criminal” (which, unfortunately, I haven’t seen) and “Open Range” (which, unfortunately, I have seen). But looking at his IMDb page, he’s been quite busy in the Spanish speaking world and has made 37 films — not at all bad considering he’s 29.
A few years ago, I attended a festival screening of one of his Spanish language films, Nicotina, which I was reviewing for Film Threat. I got the impression he was a pretty huge star in Mexico and elsewhere.
By bob on 11.24.08 12:16 am
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