Slog - Comments on Dept. of Bad Ideas, Poetry Edition

Comment by Sad Comment

Sad Comment — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:23:48 -0800

Well, you have to admit it is a pretty good cast. Who knows?

Makes a lot more sense than the resurrection of "Knight Rider."

Comment by Irena

Irena — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:35:04 -0800

I'd be horrified if this actually were going to be a film version of "Howl" -- yikes! -- buts it's just a movie about Ginsberg. So I'm only mildly nervous.

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:45:16 -0800

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by bad movies...

Comment by capitalism!

capitalism! — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:49:40 -0800

They should have gone with David Cross. He was a dead ringer for Ginsberg in I'm Not There.

Comment by Jill

Jill — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:24:45 -0800

bring it on. i used to hate franco, and after pineapple express i'm convinced he needs to keep playing freaks, deviants, and free spirits. this could be great (or really terrible)

Comment by Chris in Tampa

Chris in Tampa — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:13:10 -0800

Franco is great in Freaks and Geeks.

Comment by stinkbug

stinkbug — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:19:20 -0800

Yes, the Cross Ginsberg in I'm Not There was freaking fantastic.

But I'll head to anything that Mary-Louise Parker is in so I guess I'll be seeing this film.

Comment by Middleman

Middleman — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:57:05 -0800

WHO WILL PLAY CARL SOLOMON?

Comment by TVDinner

TVDinner — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:14:32 -0800

Poptart, you're a genius. Thank you for that.

Comment by konstantconsumer

konstantconsumer — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:23:50 -0800

i second david cross. franco is a terrible actor and looks NOTHING like him. it's not so much that the guy should be a dead ringer, but to have ginsberg as a tiger beat kid makes no sense.

Comment by one of those angelheaded hipsters

one of those angelheaded hipsters — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:09:50 -0800

As a huge fan of Ginsburg and company, I'm rather excited about this. I wonder if they'll get Lawrence Ferlinghetti involved. Word is he still works at City Lights.

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:23:57 -0800

Fuck it -- I'm going to Rockland

Comment by Phoebe

Phoebe — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:26:43 -0800

if they make him gain weight i'll be very mad. and he was perfect in pineapple express.

Comment by --MC

--MC — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:15:02 -0800

#8 -- I would see this movie, and buy it on DVD, if they cast Steve Buscemi as Carl Solomon. Can you imagine Buscemi in a suit and tie taking off his shoes and throwing them at a taxi cab?

Comment by DENVEROPOLIS

DENVEROPOLIS — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:13:26 -0800

I thought Ron Livingston did a decent job as Ginsberg in BEAT.

Comment by PopTart

PopTart — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:54:15 -0800

@12 I laugh at this invisible humor.