Fuck Yeah, Southland Tales

A collection of theories, comments, images, and all sorts of other delightful things related to J. Richard Kelly's film, Southland Tales.
stultsified: “The Power” - the epic LA crime saga about a paranoid schizophrenic cop, starring Boxer Santaros and Krysta Now. For those who can recall the plot of Southland Tales, this is the screenplay they keep talking about. Made for the Double Fake Out series on Fake Criterion Collection

stultsified:

“The Power” - the epic LA crime saga about a paranoid schizophrenic cop, starring Boxer Santaros and Krysta Now.

For those who can recall the plot of Southland Tales, this is the screenplay they keep talking about.

Made for the Double Fake Out series on Fake Criterion Collection

lastdaysofandrewjara: Number 6:  Southland Tales Spoiler-free plot: Set in the future, this story tells of the end of the world and how a movie star, a cop, a porn star and time travel play into it. Also Justin Timberlake sings the killers at one point.  Why it’s so weird (Possible Spoilers) : This is the second film of Richard Kelly, who directed Donnie Darko, and I think people hate it for the wrong reasons.  I’m pretty sure it’s a comedy but if you look at it as a straight-forward film then it’s pretty bad. But with lines like “I’m a pimp. And pimps don’t commit suicide.” I don’t see how it can not be a comedy.  It’s very complicated and I’m not even gonna try to go into what it’s about but my favorite story is about The Rock/Dwayne Johnson losing his memory and trying to get it back after being found in the desert.  It’s a weird pic but I say give it a chance  especially if you liked Donnie Darko but keep an open mind.  the themes include religion, energy, identity, celebrities, the military and time travel.  A funny all over the place film. 

lastdaysofandrewjara:

Number 6:  Southland Tales

Spoiler-free plot: Set in the future, this story tells of the end of the world and how a movie star, a cop, a porn star and time travel play into it. Also Justin Timberlake sings the killers at one point. 

Why it’s so weird (Possible Spoilers) : This is the second film of Richard Kelly, who directed Donnie Darko, and I think people hate it for the wrong reasons.  I’m pretty sure it’s a comedy but if you look at it as a straight-forward film then it’s pretty bad. But with lines like “I’m a pimp. And pimps don’t commit suicide.” I don’t see how it can not be a comedy.  It’s very complicated and I’m not even gonna try to go into what it’s about but my favorite story is about The Rock/Dwayne Johnson losing his memory and trying to get it back after being found in the desert.  It’s a weird pic but I say give it a chance  especially if you liked Donnie Darko but keep an open mind.  the themes include religion, energy, identity, celebrities, the military and time travel.  A funny all over the place film. 

Thank, man!  :) And yeah, I found that out the other day!  I haven’t looked directly at his Twitter profile in a while since I follow him (no need), so it was pretty surprising to find it linked over there, not to mention flattering.

Thank, man!  :)

And yeah, I found that out the other day!  I haven’t looked directly at his Twitter profile in a while since I follow him (no need), so it was pretty surprising to find it linked over there, not to mention flattering.

Sarah Michelle Gellar at Cannes Film Festival 2006 - Southland Tales Premiere

She looks great.  Shame The Ringer got cancelled (I can’t speak to the quality of the show overall, I didn’t watch it, but she’s a fine actress), hope she picks up something new soon.

(via smgellar)

howtostudyeconomics:

I AM NOT ACTUALLY RICHARD KELLY, says guy who is clearly Richard Kelly. You can send your movie pitches to him.

fyeahsouthlandtales:

I’ve gotten no less than four messages over the last couple days from people asking me to please, please consider producing their movies. Once again, I’m not actually Richard Kelly! I’m just someone who enjoys his movies quite a lot (yes, Southland Tales is on my required watch-list every July…

Lol you jerk—this was the first thing I saw this morning and it made me laugh hard enough to almost inhale my damn tea.

(Seriously, don’t send me pitches.)

Nota Bene:

I’ve gotten no less than four messages over the last couple days from people asking me to please, please consider producing their movies.  Once again, I’m not actually Richard Kelly!  I’m just someone who enjoys his movies quite a lot (yes, Southland Tales is on my required watch-list every July 4th, as it should be!).

I cannot produce your movie, that’s not what I do. (I also strongly suggest some of you do some research into pitching, because if I was in a position to produce your movies “You should email me and I can tell you all the info!” isn’t exactly awe inspiring.  You don’t have to tell people every little detail about your next great movie/tv show, but give them something.)  I also cannot send your information on to Mr. Kelly.  I don’t have that power and even if I did, it wouldn’t be my place to.

There are other, better ways to get your script seen/read/put on the big screen than sending it to me.  I promise.  (I’m sure Mr. Kelly has an agent of some kind.  Start there.  IMDb Pro is a great resource for that kind of info.  If you really, really want direct contact with him, messaging him on Twitter really is your best bet, but if he doesn’t answer, don’t get upset.  The guy is busy and gets a ton of messages on Twitter every day.  I don’t answer all of my messages, and I’m pretty sure I don’t get as many as he does.)

If, on the other hand, you’re looking for a no-nonsense, no-holds-barred, doesn’t put up with nonsense but has a soft-side actress for your lead, drop me a line and we’ll talk. :)

hardcorebrown asked: Thank you for existing! I thought I was the only one that absolutely LOVED this movie - I saw it around 3 times when I first rented it, and I haven't been able to find anyone else that enjoyed it like I did. Southland Tales forever!

You’re welcome!  It turns out there are actually quite a few of us who are fans of this movie!  :)