Harmony Korine will make people kill each other on film again, James Franco helps
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Film Hipsters unite!
Not the first time Harmony does some fucked up shit for a project
[quote]James Franco, tonight's Oscars co-host with Anne Hathaway, is regarded as one of the hottest and most versatile actors of the moment in Hollywood. Nominated for Best Actor for his role in "127 Hours," Franco also just unveiled an art film at the Gagosian Gallery and taped a return as a serial killer on "General Hospital."
Now, we've learned that Franco has his eye on a project about a side of Los Angeles far removed from the glamour at the Kodak Theatre -- a violent new art film including a real and possibly bloody LA street-gang fight. Sources told Page Six he's working with director Harmony Korine on the project, which they hope will climax in a gory battle at an iconic location such as the Griffith Observatory.
Our source said, "They are looking to film two actual street gangs doing a fight scene. The twist is they want the two gangs to fight, using real knives. The production team is panicked that they'll end up with blood, injuries and potentially dead bodies on set."
Korine is best known for his work on the screenplay for 1995 teen sex- and violence-filled "Kids." He spawned a cult with the 1997 movie "Gummo" about cat-killing teenagers, which won fans including Gus Van Sant, a close friend of Franco.
Korine had been working on a video called "Fight Harm," filmed by illusionist David Blaine, which included Korine engaging strangers in street fights in New York. But he was hospitalized after six fights and forced to abandon the project. He said in 2000, "I got a lot of bones broken, I was thrown in prison and I had really bad court costs."
A Korine rep told us, "I can confirm that there is indeed a piece of video art in the works involving gang fights by James and Harmony," but declined to comment further.
This year, Franco's also reported to be starring in Noah Baumbach-directed "While We're Young," then Disney's "Oz: The Great and the Powerful," and a stage revival of "Sweet Bird of Youth" -- all while studying for a Ph.D. in English at Yale.[/quote]
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Those crazy fuckers
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aww man, i thought franco was cooler than this
God hollywood is full of crazy motherfuckers.
Hardcore.
Isn't Korine the guy who did Gummo, that film's fucked up man.
It amazes me the nonsense that people can get away with doing by calling it "art"
harmony korine is a genius guy i quite like his films
All I can think of is Bloody Good Time.
So are they making some kind of point about the violence, or is it, "Look how horrifying this is, give me awards!"
They're doing it because they know that people will watch it.
They're gonna do it anyway, might as well film 'em doing it.
I enjoyed Gummo quite a bit. Same reason I liked eraserhead though eraserhead was more polished. In that select few number of films that managed to truly horrify me.
[QUOTE=dranei;28336808]I enjoyed Gummo quite a bit. Same reason I liked eraserhead though eraserhead was more polished. In that select few number of films that managed to truly horrify me.[/QUOTE]
eraserhead's david lynch though
I love James Franco.
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no it was pretty funny actually
this is just fucked up, encouraging real, potentially fatal violence just for a stupid movie that probably not many will watch? Come on, you can get it real looking without actually trying to knock out or kill the other person.
[QUOTE=BenJammin';28337571]this is just fucked up, encouraging real, potentially fatal violence just for a stupid movie that probably not many will watch? Come on, you can get it real looking without actually trying to knock out or kill the other person.[/QUOTE]
it doesnt have the same effect if it isn't actually real, even though the audience may not be able to tell the difference
it's the same reason that companies spend millions shooting commercials at exotic locations such as under the Mediterranean Sea despite that no one would notice if they just shot it in a pool in a studio
Sounds like a family flick?
[QUOTE=lil_n00blett;28338005]it doesnt have the same effect if it isn't actually real, even though the audience may not be able to tell the difference
it's the same reason that companies spend millions shooting commercials at exotic locations such as under the Mediterranean Sea despite that no one would notice if they just shot it in a pool in a studio[/QUOTE]
Oh well that makes it okay then. :rolleyes:
well harmony korine's previous film where he picked street fights till the death with people ended because he got too injured and had to stop
he's awesome, makes exactly the type of super-artsy fartsy films that i like
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he's awesome, makes exactly the type of super-artsy fartsy films that i like[/QUOTE]
I like Airplane better. That movie was funny. Why do artistic people gotta be so negative all the time?
[QUOTE=Mingebox;28338273]I like Airplane better. That movie was funny. Why do artistic people gotta be so negative all the time?[/QUOTE]
well art movies aren't supposed to be anything
[QUOTE=BenJammin';28337571]this is just fucked up, encouraging real, potentially fatal violence just for a stupid movie that probably not many will watch? Come on, you can get it real looking without actually trying to knock out or kill the other person.[/QUOTE]
mixed martial arts, you should watch it some time.
[QUOTE=thisispain;28336855]eraserhead's david lynch though[/QUOTE]
I know. I was just comparing the two films not saying they were the same director. I love Lynch's work, he's a pretty eccentric guy.
snuff film!!!!
Sounds like 'Manhunt'.
this is some pretty fucked up stuff
i dont care if it's going to inevitably happen to some street gang, if you find pride and joy in watching real people tear at each other then there's something very wrong with you
What makes this different from a snuff film?
[QUOTE=bulletshield;28355633]What makes this different from a snuff film?[/QUOTE]
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It's disgusting to think that this pompous ass is willing to have people die for his "Art"
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