Gonzo Film

Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol.2

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Great news folks,

Wayne Ewing returns with the eagerly anticipated sequel to Breakfast with Hunter. Anointed as the official “man behind the camera” by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, the critically acclaimed producer, director and cinematographer brings us yet another intimate portrait of one of the most important figures in 2oth Century American literature. It is an invaluable record but its brilliance resides in Ewing’s ability to pierce the shroud of myth surrounding Thompson to reveal the true artist and writer beneath. The title of this sequel – Animals, Whores & Dialogue, stems from the words affixed to Thompson’s typewriter – subject matter that he turned to in order to fire up the Gonzo engine and get into gear as the high priest of hedonism who danced right to the edge of the abyss as he lamented the death of the American Dream.    

 

With a release date of July 13th head on over to Wayne Ewing’s Official Site and order your copy today.

Cheers,

R

Saturday Night In The City – Hunter S. Thompson

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Hey,

Thanks to Jerry Nguyen for sharing this short film version of Saturday Night In The City from Generation of Swine.

Shot by a group of friends and filmmakers in Toronto, here is what Jerry had to say about the making of the film:

“We shot this back in the summer of ’09. It came about when the fellow that plays Thompson (Nic Di Lollo) and I were in a pub shooting the breeze, after another short film we worked on. We went out for smoke – I use a cigarette holder and we started discussing Hunter S. Thompson. he called me a few nights later doing a Hunter impression, in character, all the way through, it was uncanny, and I was convince we could pull it off. http://vimeo.com/7935875 “

I read through a lot of Hunter’s stories and settled on shooting Saturday Night In The City, because it seemed like cheapest one to produce. We’re filmmakers which means we’re broke most of time. also because it allowed us to explore another aspect of Hunter which was never really seen in Where the Buffalo Roam or Fear and Loathing – Hunter and women. Though we took a bit of creative license when shooting the sequence in chinatown.

Everyone was awesome to work with. Jo (who played Maria) actually gets a tattoo on camera, which is pretty bad ass, and me and the boys from the Baldwin Street Tattoo shop went on to shoot this:

So there you go folks, I must say I think it is great and would love to see more people do creative projects inspired by Hunter like this.

All the best,

R

 

Presenting: The Rum Diary (Movie Tie-In Edition)

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Here you go folks, a first look at the movie tie-in edition of The Rum Diary. Apart from a movie orientated cover there will also be an introduction by Johnny Depp. Keep an eye on Amazon and related sites for a release date!

Good to finally see the ball rolling on this film. There was a screening in L.A. this week and the early reviews are all positive.

All the best,

Rory

Last Minute Advanced Screening in San Diego – The Rum Diary!

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Ok so there have been numerous reports of a screening taking place in San Diego tomorrow (Jan  13th). Details are scarce and this is all I have been able to find:

What: Last Minute Advanced Screening – The Rum Diary

When: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:45 PM

Where:
AMC Theatres La Jolla 12
8657 Villa La Jolla Dr
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 558-2262

http://www.meetup.com/allthingssandiego/it/calendar/12287711/

Make of it what you will and if you happen to be able to see it then be sure to let us know what it was like!

Cheers,

R

Wayne Ewing on Hunter S. Thompson: The Eulogy

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Hey folks,

Another great update by Wayne Ewing to be found here.

I highly recommend you check it out – it is pure vintage Hunter at his best/worst. 🙂

I also noticed that Wayne is working on Breakfast With Hunter 2

Can’t wait for that!

Later,

Rory

Chris Young to score The Rum Diary?

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This news is from an unofficial source so keep that in mind!

“Christopher Young will score Bruce Robinson’s adaption of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckart and Giovanni Ribisi. The Rum Diary marks the second collaboration of Robinson and Young after Jennifer Eight. The movie is set to be released in 2010 and tells the story of Paul Kemp (Depp), a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean.”

via http://www.chrisyoung-filmmusic.info/

Ron

Withnail and I – Cake and Fine Wine!

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For those of you unfamiliar with Bruce Robinson (shame on you) and wondering how on earth he ended up directing The Rum Diary then these three clips should ease your fears. Withnail and I is a masterpiece and if you haven’t seen it then DO SO NOW!!!

Hell’s Angels NOT heading for theatrical release! (UPDATED!)

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Ready, set, go…ah well not exactly. Just to clarify some incorrect reports that are circulating the web, Hell’s Angels by Hunter S. Thompson is NOT currently being adapted for the big screen by Tony Scott and Stephan Gaghan. They are in fact working on a project about Sonny Barger based on his autobiography called Hell’s Angel. Apparently earlier reports on various websites confused the two books and thought that it was Hunter’s book that they were working from. Sorry but that is not the case, which is a pity as it deserves the big screen treatment.

I knew it sounded too good to be true. In my opinion they went with the wrong book.

Ron Mexico

UPDATE: It appears that there is more to this than meets the eye, reports now indicate that the movie might draw from Hunter’s book after all. Head on over to HSTbooks for more info.

Hunter S. Thompson’s Puerto Rico

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Vodpod videos no longer available.

more about “Hunter S. Thompson’s Puerto Rico“, posted with vodpod

 

 

Came across this video here

Enjoy,

Ron Mexico

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