And we told everyone: We sent out fliers to the local [paper]and to the whole neighborhood, and said, Were going to host a fake Fourth of July barbecue for a major motion picture. Zirnkilton was the narrator for TLC's Code Blue: New Orleans and the syndicated series Arrest & Trial. And this tape of the states racially motivated shooting ends up getting released and causing civil unrest and a riot type situation as the Hindenburg explodes over downtown Los Angeles. It was my big Los Angeles film. We flew to Abilene. Theres like three of us. Marguerite Derricks, choreographer: The one thing that I really remember is Sarah Michelle Gellar was probably one of the most committed actresses Ive ever worked with. Thats how much we were stretching every dollar and every hour that we were on set. Its one of my favorite moments in the film. After plunging through the woods and through ice, with Dolly snarling only one leap behind him, Buck finally passes through the camp And then I wrote the first draft of Southland Tales, which did not have any science fiction in it. Richard Kelly: So the instructions were: When Boxer emerges, hes very childlike and vulnerable, almost like a little boy lost, and then for the Jericho side of his personality, we looked at Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly. And I was going a little loopy, and we didnt have enough money to shut down the pier. One of the films most repeated lines is Pimps dont commit suicide, which is spoken by Boxer Santaros/Jericho Cane in reference to the films complicated body-double plot, and then becomes the final piece of Timberlakes narration as the time-split Roland/Ronald Taverner clasp hands, initiatingpossiblythe end of the world. Part of what makesSouthland Talesso interesting is its complexity and the confusion it creates. We know he'll be okay. I just can't make things disappear. Is America the pimp nation? Priscilla Elliott: I know the studio really didnt want the car. Like a heavenly guidepost, the voice emanating from a protagonist's head or an outsider's scrutiny shepherds the story across multiple seasons. J.D. Priscilla Elliott: We only had the pier for 24 hours. Which all stemmed from a meeting that I had with Benicio del Toro, maybe six months before I met with Dwayne. Critics Consensus: With its uncompromising blend of emotionally charged drama, riveting violence, and complex intelligence, Southland remains as engrossing as ever in season four. Critics Consensus: Southland's third outing maintains the series' strong commitment to well-rounded characters, intense realism, and dense narratives. I never would have felt that he was feeling any of that pressure. Richard Kelly: You make every one of these movies almost like its going to be the last thing you ever do. Richard Kelly: In the casting of this movie, pretty much everyone that I worked with, with a few exceptions, has a background in either stand up-comedy, live performance, professional wrestling, sketch comedy, pop music. Those little glowing orbs, like the one that The Rock finds on the zeppelin at the endthat was just from my bocce ball set. It just felt like there was this kinship, and it just felt like these were some of my favorite people. Im getting ready to go to Boston to shoot my big Warner Bros. movie thats hopefully going to salvage my career. Is it going to work? And then someone called over the radio, We got it. Yeah, I thought that was okay.. A spiritual predecessor to films likeJohn Dies at the EndandDetention, the movie goes completely off the rails from the opening scene onward, taking the audience along for the ride. Howard's narration was among that originality, considering it was rare for sitcoms to use callbacks and in-jokes to extend the story. I want them to have a movie with a full, complete story. WebA subjective narrator is a narrator who sees events through a character's eyes and knows the thoughts and feelings, and viewpoints of that character. The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department. But most crimes of passion are actually a crime." Its a silly line of dialogue on one level. Yeah, sure man, sure!. So I tried to make room for real up-and-coming, sketch comedy Groundlings people who werent famous. Zirnkilton grew up in York, Pennsylvania and spent summers in Maine. Cops are suppose to hold the line between chaos and civilized society. Finally, they announced the purchasing of the rights to the original seven episodes, as well as the six completed episodes from its second season. Narrator Private Pilot Abilene (Justin Timberlake), is a soldier returned from Iraq with serious PTSD and a gnarly scar across his pretty face. Richard Kelly: The very first draft of Southland Tales was written right after Sundance in 2001. Richard Kelly: It was the most amazing meeting of my life. I remember us discussing it being like a nod to the classic MGM musicals that we were doing, because there was a classic look about the girls [in the All These Things That Ive Done sequence] all having that kind of Busby Berkeley look where they all had the same wigs and they all looked alike. Hes a very chill, cool leader. The other part of what makesSouthland Talesa fun watch is that its completely insane. Richard Kelly: And this is literally one week before principal photography was set to begin. Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in the film as Krysta Kapowski/Krysta Now, an adult film star attempting to break into mainstream media who manipulates the amnesiac Boxer for her own ends. Beyond the basic plot, viewers can also develop theories on Southlands mythology and the impending apocalypse. At Fandom, we like hunting for offbeat and off-the-wall films and TV shows that might become your own secret treasures. Earl Hickey is a reformed country-bumpkin criminal, enacting a karmic mission to right his many wrongs. This guy is like Ralph Meeker. To his surprise, it was accepted. WebThe narrator describes what "you" do and lets you into your own thoughts and background. We could all tell, by the end of shooting the musical number, that it was going to work. He can also be heard debating his murder skills and willing himself into (non-)action with thoughts like, "I will not kill my sister, I will not kill my sister, I will not kill my sister." But what makesSouthland Talesso entertaining is just how unique and bizarre it is. Really, it's just an hour of drama that chugs along according to a motor-mouth dude who sets up scenes with bubbly commentary that carries a tinge of judgment. Priscilla Elliott: We rented [the giant toilet in the neo-Marxist hideout]; it was from a music video. Were going to make this an NC-17-rated car commercial.. And I was so exhausted. Voice actor. We got it. And everyones applauding. You've got a problem with gay people, that's your right, OK but I don't want to hear about it every day. You know, Ill dedicate the rest of my life trying to make it happen. Well have burgers and hot dog and games and squirt guns.. It all started to sort of make sense as this big grand systemic narrative in my mind. It was really crazy, but it was just like a leap of faith, you know? Second person. During his final term in the House of Representatives, Zirnkilton served in leadership as Assistant Minority Leader. Death is inevitable, and in some ways beautiful, she reminds us. Southland: Created by Ann Biderman. Richard Kelly: When we took the film to Cannes in May of 2006, I had finished the first graphic novel and it was published, bound, and ready for distribution. Hes our doomsday narrator. So the second I realized the musical number was working, my gut wasI had already made that decision, but I hadnt asked Justin yet. We rented two Sony HD cameras. And theyre like, Okay, well No ones going to see this movie., Todd Berger: I remember being so excited. So they were shooting at this venue [OBriens Irish Pub & Restaurant] in Venice or Santa Monica. She put so much time into rehearsal; she just wanted to be perfect. And I dont know if Im ever going to be able to answer that question. I had a really great first AD named Mark Cotone, one of the best in the business. With jaunty nonchalance, he shepherds us from one mishap to the next, revealing subtle twists, zany motivations and anecdotes like Gob's dead childhood parakeet. And I was like, Okay, lets just try to justify the existence of these books and give the audience a tease of it in this little animated prologue. And we had no money. They were really pissed off. As Krysta Now, she delivers lines with the kind of arrogance and ignorance one would expect from a porn-star-turned-talk-show-activist. I want their characters to be given full cinematic justice, because they did such a great job for me. I would love to see it shine for another day. Which I love. Dude's suppose to made out of tires and they make him white. Zirnkilton lost the primary to fellow State Representative Richard A. Bennett, who eventually lost the general election to State Senator John Baldacci.[11]. It was super gross and super fun. Howard Brand, 66. So we kept getting all this footage and it was working. Maybe there was someone at some point who wanted to cut it out, but anyone who wanted to cut that out of the movie was probably someone at some point who was like, Can you cut the Justin Timberlake dance number? I think those are the same kinds of people who were like, Can you cut the cars fucking? You know, like clearly someone who just has no business ever watching this movie, should just stay a thousand feet away from this movie for the rest of their life. People are going to need that information, theyre going to need to know what happens in those books. And like, well, hopefully theyll be able to still follow chapters four through six. My cousin, Dee Austin Robertson, was helping me with a lot of the second unit surveillance video footage in the film. Richard Kelly: I think that was me. In world where "quirky" is tossed about far too liberally, "Pushing Daisies" earns the adjective. And then I had this idea of doing the prologue in Abilene, Texas, knowing that we have these two nuclear attacks that happened mysteriously in Texas that are sort of the catalyst for the alternate universe. Richard Kelly: And before we wrapped that night, it was literally a 16- to 18-hour night at the Santa Monica Pier. There is a lot of political content that could offend some viewers. On May 10, 2013, TNT announced the series of Southland after five seasons (no season six). We brought like 60 copies of the graphic novel to the south of France. I am so grateful that someone gave me the resources to make this. I suppose my biggest concern is that one of my favorite shows (i.e. But I kind of come back to 9/11. Ron Howard is practically a member of the Bluth family, even though his identity as a narrator is never explained on "Arrested Development." Marguerite Derricks: We went to the arcade for Justins number, and I saw where we would be shooting. 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