[Editor's note: While your Flavorwire editors take a much-needed holiday break, we're revisiting some of our most popular features of the year. This post was originally published August 10, 2011.] Earlier this summer, a shocking number of our readers flocked to read (and amend) our list of the harshest author-on-author insults in history. But you know who is even more childish, trifling, vindictive, and nasty than your favorite scribes? Your favorite filmmakers. These directors may not have quite the same precision with the written word as those rancorous authors, but when it comes to pettiness, they can’t be beat. After the jump, we’ll run down 30 of our favorite slights, slanders, and cheap shots from filmmakers both classic and contemporary; we’d love to hear yours in the comments.
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Since its inception in 2000, All Tomorrow’s Parties has embraced its role as the alternative to traditional summer rock festivals. This September, ATP returns to New York keeping the three-day event’s focus much the same as last year. Friday brings the “Don’t Look Back” series, where artists play a seminal live album of their choosing. Saturday is set of bands curated by ATP, while Sunday has a set curated by the Flaming Lips. We talked with ATP founder Barry Hogan about the upcoming lineup, and his future plans for fest.
Flavorpill: What was your motivation for inviting the Flaming Lips onboard?
Barry Hogan: We try to pick people who have an interesting take on pushing bounds. The festival is not dictated by what’s trendy and what’s not, it’s more a case of trying to pick curators with interesting record collections. I feel like when you go to see the Flaming Lips, when they’re playing on tour, they have interesting support acts — from Deerhoof to Black Moth Super Rainbow. I felt like if they were curators on Sunday, they’d probably pick some weird and interesting stuff, and it seems to have paid off! [laughs] Read More »
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Imagine a man who combines the best traits of Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon, but would rather be thought of as someone entirely different: himself. Would you have him father your children now or later? Alden Ehrenreich is this man. Alongside Vincent Gallo, Ehrenreich stars in Francis Ford Coppola’s new film, Tetro, which opens in theaters Friday.
Besides the obvious directorial draw — it is Coppola’s first original screenplay in 30 years — Ehrenreich’s spectacular portrayal of the optimistically angsty Bennie revitalizes the traditional coming-of-age story and provides enough reason alone to see the film. Ehrenreich sat down with Flavorpill to chat about his role, the idea of storytelling, and the frustrating rhetoric known only as, “Hollywood Hybridism.”
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