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A Small Bubble of Heaven

My god! Sharing a marquee with Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep) and Alain Resnais (Private Fears in Public Places).
mudede364%282%29.jpgThis is as close to heaven as I will ever get. Those who hate my work, my very being, every idea I produce, please allow me this moment of real happiness. Burnett is the greatest African American director, and Alain Resnais is the greatest French director of his generation. Realistically speaking, I’ll never make a work of art that can compare with Burnett’s To Sleep With Anger or Resnais’ Hiroshima mon amour, and so it is nothing more than enough that I get to share this Manhattan marquee with the gods of my imagination.

Comments (24)

1

I'll start: Heartfelt congratulations, good sir.

Posted by laterite | April 25, 2007 2:49 PM
2

yeah. congrats.

Posted by josh | April 25, 2007 2:55 PM
3

No love for Jodorowksy? You're a man after my own heart, Charles.

Posted by annie | April 25, 2007 2:56 PM
4

Aww! Yay, Charles!

Posted by Soupytwist | April 25, 2007 3:00 PM
5

congrats Charles! soak it up and enjoy these days.

Posted by brian | April 25, 2007 3:04 PM
6

i don't know anyone who hates you or your work. i like your stuff so much i want to get high with you.

DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'!

Posted by maxsolomon | April 25, 2007 3:09 PM
7

That's great Charles. I look forward to whatever you produce next, even if you don't think it will ever measure up to your heroes work. :-)

Posted by Timothy | April 25, 2007 3:18 PM
8

he who loves men, loves their happiness
- thomas merton
congrats.. i can't wait to see it..
love always,

Posted by riz | April 25, 2007 3:23 PM
9

So very happy for you. Enjoy this, you've earned it, and congratulations

Posted by Boomer in NYC | April 25, 2007 3:26 PM
10

Resnais? Please. Godard and Truffaut blow that pretentious ass-clown out of the water. Seriously, congrats though.

Posted by Camus | April 25, 2007 3:42 PM
11

Resnais? Please. Godard and Truffaut blow that pretentious ass-clown out of the water. Seriously, congrats though.

Posted by Camus | April 25, 2007 3:42 PM
12

Warmest congratulations.

Posted by Erik | April 25, 2007 3:46 PM
13

Congratulations, Charles. I see many more moments of happiness in your future.

Posted by Sean | April 25, 2007 4:17 PM
14

much love and respect to you, charles. congratulations.

Posted by kerri harrop | April 25, 2007 4:20 PM
15

Gordon Parks was the greatest African American director.

Posted by elswinger | April 25, 2007 4:50 PM
16

I saw on article on your movie on Slate, but it had Robinson Devor as the director, not you. Is that a psuedonym or a different person?

Posted by curious | April 25, 2007 5:23 PM
17

@16: Robinson Devor is the director; Charles Mudede is the unusually involved writer.

Posted by annie | April 25, 2007 5:31 PM
18

I was so thrilled to see the review in the New York Times this morning. Congratulations.

Posted by Mark Mitchell | April 25, 2007 5:37 PM
19

that is great Charles. Many congrats and wishes for long savored happiness.

Posted by gnossos | April 25, 2007 6:38 PM
20

Please don't give away what the Enumclaw Horse will wear at the premiere!

Completely awesome plus, Charles. :)

Posted by matthew fisher wilder | April 25, 2007 7:46 PM
21

Blank pages.
Happiness.

Posted by Tim Keck | April 25, 2007 8:42 PM
22

You're also sharing a marquee with The Holy Mountain. You have reached the summit of cool, my man, and you don't even realize it.

Posted by segal | April 25, 2007 9:02 PM
23

Je t'embrasse!

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement | April 26, 2007 12:12 PM
24

This post was the feel good read of the day for me. Get 'em Charles!

Posted by Fiddle | April 27, 2007 3:24 PM

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