I think it looks interesting, but probably better to wait until there's a confirmed distributor/release date that we can peg it to.




-----Original Message-----
From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: Fri 2/19/2010 5:24 PM
To: Goodman, Abbey
Subject: Re: Burroughs documentary, Peter Wellers/Sonic Youth interview

Sure, here's a five-minute trailer with a good number of clips from the
finished film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU8EUbJ28dc

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Goodman, Abbey <
Abbey.Goodman@rollingstone.com> wrote:

>  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 <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><
> 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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