July 2009 - Posts

Fortified with philosophy.
Tue, Jul 7 2009 11:58 AM
Time's Steve Snyder sits down for an interview with Werner Herzog, available in print and also as a video, to talk about the filmmaker's new book "Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo," put together from the journal he kept during production of the film. There's much signature Herzog verbiage: "I have enough stability inside of me to not be traumatized. If I were a soldier, I would not be the one to come back with posttraumatic stress disorder, because I think I have fortified myself with enough philosophy." On that note, Sandwich Films imagines a Werner Herzog cooking show, below, a concept that seems niche enough to destroy any potential viral video future, but which includes a decent Herzog imitator proffering a few more than decent faux Herzogisms: "There was a tree that had to be moved out of our path... it took ten men sixteen...
by IFC.com - Indie Eye
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