gus van zandt and brett easton ellis

this sounds like it could be really interesting. the source material is kind of bizarre and reminds me a little of friedkins 'bug'..

from the guardian -

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It is a tale of intrigue, paranoia and harassment by unseen forces, one which takes in the rock star Beck, the Church of Scientology and 9/11 conspiracies. It ends with the deaths of two wildly successful and popular artists who may have killed themselves to escape the demons – real or imagined – that were pursuing them.

 

Variety reports that director Gus van Sant and Bret Easton Ellis, writer of American Psycho and The Rules of Attraction, are to work on the screenplay for a new film about the lives and deaths of Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake, a couple who became darlings of the downtown New York and Venice, California art scenes. Their script will be based on a Vanity Fair article, The Golden Suicides, by Nancy Jo Sales, which was published in January last year.

 

Duncan was 40 when she overdosed on prescription drugs on 10 July 2007. Blake, 35, followed a week later, walking into the Atlantic ocean off Rockaway Beach to end his life.

 

In her article, Sales detailed a boho lifestyle of shared creativity, glamour and ambition, underpinned by a powerful emotional bond. Duncan had been a successful producer of videogames for girls, whose work was credited with opening up a new market for the industry, while he was the celebrated creator of a new type of "digital painting" – kaleidoscopic images shown on plasma screens. At the time of her death, Duncan also reportedly had a two-movie deal with studio Fox Searchlight.

 

Sales suggests that the lovers may have felt they were being targeted by agents from the Church of Scientology, stemming from their ties with Beck. Duncan had planned to involve the singer in her abandoned film project, Alice Underground, in 2004, while Blake supplied the artwork for his Sea Change album. But the relationship soured and Duncan started to blog, alleging harassment by Scientologists.

 

That was the start of their downward spiral. By their final months, they were also reportedly interested in a number of CIA plots and leftwing 9/11 conspiracy theories and had alienated many of their former friends with their obsession.

 

Van Sant is co-writing the screenplay with Easton Ellis, but has not yet decided whether to direct, Variety reports. The Oscar-nominated film-maker most recently brought Milk, his biopic of the assassinated gay politican Harvey Milk, to the big screen.

I have yet to see a REALLY great movie based on any kind of material written by Bret Easton Ellis and I have yet to watch a movie by Gus Van Sant that really blows me away, so you won't see any jizz in my panties just yet.

I have a boner for this film, and I'm not afraid of sharing it

for a small fee.

Drugstore Cowboy was my favorite Van Zant film.

yeah drugstore cowboy's kind of the only van sant film i remember.

has anyone here seen the electric kool-aid acid test? i'm wondering if he ruined it as much as i imagine?

I don't think it's out yet.

i thought it was out on restricted release this year but i see it's not out til next year or 2011. oh well it'll be shit anyway.

  On 10/28/2009 at 1:56 PM, Squee said:

I have yet to see a REALLY great movie based on any kind of material written by Bret Easton Ellis and I have yet to watch a movie by Gus Van Sant that really blows me away, so you won't see any jizz in my panties just yet.

what about gerry / elephant/ last days ?

last days i thought was an amazing movie about kurt cobain's last 24 hours

Elephant is overrated.

My Own Private Idaho is stunning and flawed like most art I enjoy, and I'll always have a soft spot for van sant because of it.

im surprised no one mentioned paranoid park. fantastic film, probably his best.

  On 10/28/2009 at 3:36 PM, Squee said:

Elephant is overrated.

so is drugstore cowboy, i heard so much hype about it most of my adult life and was super underwhelmed when i first saw it.

the only gus van sant movie i really liked was Milk

  On 10/28/2009 at 10:42 PM, Z_B_Z said:

im surprised no one mentioned paranoid park. fantastic film, probably his best.

i have this saved on my DVR and have been meaning to watch it

Could be interesting. I wonder if they'll incorporate Blake's actual artwork.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuehJaCeS1I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLM9wQcCrFo

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

that would be cool. he did the credit sequence to "punch drunk love" as well.

i read that article the script is supposedly going to be based on. a fucking sad tale. two people that brought out the best and the worst in each other in equal measures. also been scrolling through duncans blog. she was incredibly intelligent and had great taste in music.. really quite depressing when you consider all the wasted talent..

heres the article if anyones interested.

My link

thread title reads FAIL

are you referring to the extra t in bret?

oops and i fucked up van sants name too

im referring to elephant/psycho remake crossed with american psycho..

a movie with ellises screenplay called teh informers failed miserably, i didntr like it, although chris isaak had a nice role idk ellis should stick to writing novels, and only american pyscho seems to be good, teh rest sucks.. fu im drunk

  On 10/28/2009 at 10:45 PM, Awepittance said:

 

  On 10/28/2009 at 10:42 PM, Z_B_Z said:

im surprised no one mentioned paranoid park. fantastic film, probably his best.

 

i have this saved on my DVR and have been meaning to watch it

i thought it was predictable and boring. actually underwhelming is the perfect description.

I really enjoyed the slo-mo skating set to ambient soundscapes, I could watch that shit forever.