This isn't actually new news, but I forgot to blog about it the other week, and then today I found more info.
In news that pretty much makes my brain explode and the rest of my body go jittery, Johnny's signed up to narrate a new documentary by director Tom DiCillo about The Doors, called When You're Strange. That 2nd link is to a review of the film on DiCillo's website (the doco is all done and has screened already, but with DiCillo narrating), which declares it a fabulous doco, authentic and truthful about those brilliant-but-very-troubled young men.
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Latest report is that they're having trouble getting time in Johnny's schedule to do the recording before the film is due to screen at the SXSW Film Festival on March 15. Bugger! I'm crossing my fingers that they can get it sorted.
Latest report is that they're having trouble getting time in Johnny's schedule to do the recording before the film is due to screen at the SXSW Film Festival on March 15. Bugger! I'm crossing my fingers that they can get it sorted.
4 comments:
Thanks for the nod to the Doors film. The correct title though is WHEN YOU'RE STRANGE.
best,
Tom
Hi Tom! You're very welcome, thanks for dropping by. I'm so sorry to have got the title wrong. I'll edit the post.
Hope everything's staying on trck for you. Good luck at SXSW!
Hey Sumara,
No worries. Some people mix it up with People Are Strange, which it also is not.
WHEN YOU'RE STRANGE. I wrote a post about the title; explaining why it was chosen.
It is now definite we won't make SXSW. I'm disappointed but very excited to let Johnny take as much time as he needs to make the narration personal to himself.
So, in the long run we will emerge better off.
best,
Tom
What a shame you won't make SXSW... I guess one of the best and most well known actors in the world can be a little hard to pin down!
As you say, though, you'll end up better off, and perhaps you'll end up with an even more spectacular premiere for the film.
I read a fair bit on your website/blog today and was very impressed. I love the way you described "People Are Strange". It's true that "strange-ness" is a pretty common feeling. I know when I was a teenager I used to sing that song all the time, it made me feel less weird about myself!
I'm really looking forward to the film now, having read about the way you made it. I hope it makes it to a screen somewhere in my neck of the woods.
Thanks Tom. :-)
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