timing may be a little early now, but maybe not. can i see a clip or two?


-----Original Message-----
From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: Fri 2/19/2010 4:33 PM
To: Goodman, Abbey
Subject: Re: Burroughs documentary, Peter Wellers/Sonic Youth interview

He says they've confirmed a great number of film festivals in spring and
summer, with U.S. art house theatrical release set for early fall.

Thanks,

Barrett Brown
Brooklyn, NY
512-560-2302

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Goodman, Abbey <
Abbey.Goodman@rollingstone.com> wrote:

>
> do you have any sense from him about when it would be released?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com <barriticus@gmail.com>]
> Sent: Fri 2/19/2010 4:27 PM
> To: Goodman, Abbey
> Subject: Re: Burroughs documentary, Peter Wellers/Sonic Youth interview
>
> Hi yet again-
>
> Okay, just spoke to him again. He says he can't reveal specifics yet other
> than that the three biggest indy distributors are bidding, so it should be
> a
> pretty significant release for a documentary of that sort. He can also
> provide exclusive clips. Let me know if you'd like to proceed on this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barret Brown
> Brooklyn, NY
> 512-560-2302
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi again-
> >
> > Just went through a bunch of e-mails Yony had sent me and yes, he's got
> > theatrical distribution lined up. He had mentioned that he'd be making an
> > announcement about specifics on that soon, but I've asked him if he can
> go
> > ahead and let me know about it so that you'd be more inclined to run a
> > piece. Will let you know what I hear.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Barrett Brown
> > Brooklyn, NY
> > 512-560-2302
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, Abbey-
> >>
> >> Sure thing. I just called a few minutes ago but I guess you're out to
> >> lunch. I'll try you again a bit later, or feel free to call me.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Barrett Brown
> >> Brooklyn, NY
> >> 512-560-2302
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Goodman, Abbey <
> >> Abbey.Goodman@rollingstone.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>  Hi Barrett,
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for writing. I am a fan of your work. Am definitely intrigued
> >>> about this and would like to talk more. Will you try me a little later
> this
> >>> afternoon or Monday please? I'm at 212/651-7866.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 2/18/10 5:43 PM, "Barrett Brown" <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> *Hi, Abbey-
> >>>
> >>> This is Barrett Brown; I write for Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, The
> >>> Onion, Skeptic, and few other things here and there, and my second book
> is
> >>> coming out in a few months. I wanted to query you on a piece I'll be
> writing
> >>> soon.
> >>>
> >>> Filmmaker Yony Leyser just sent me a review copy of The Man Within,
> which
> >>> will be the first documentary on William S. Burroughs. The film
> includes
> >>> interviews with John Waters, Iggy Pop, the remaining Sex Pistols, Sonic
> >>> Youth, and Peter Weller, among others, and Leyser has arranged for me
> to
> >>> interview Weller as well as Sonic Youth. Wellers played Burroughs in
> Naked
> >>> Lunch and spent a great deal of time with the author in preparation for
> that
> >>> role. Though he's probably best known for playing Robocop, he's an
> unusually
> >>> erudite fellow in general, particularly for an actor; he won an Academy
> >>> Award in 1993 for having directed the short film Partners, is an
> adjunct
> >>> faculty member at Syracuse and a grad student at UCLA specializing in
> the
> >>> Italian Renaissance, and has been involved lately in a number of
> productions
> >>> for The History Channel in addition to his roles in shows like 24 and
> the
> >>> various sci-fi programs from Star Trek on down. Sonic Youth, meanwhile,
> is
> >>> still Sonic Youth.
> >>>
> >>> Let me know if you'd be interested in either a piece on The Man Within
> >>> incorporating interviews with Weller and Sonic Youth, or perhaps a
> profile
> >>> of Weller linked to his appearances in the upcoming documentary.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Barrett Brown
> >>> Brooklyn, NY
> >>> 512-560-2302
> >>>
> >>> *
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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