Herzog Saves Johnny Cash (Atn: AwDamn)
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A****y and dem,You see this?http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18278,00.html Werner Herzog to Joaquin's Rescue!by Josh GrossbergFeb 2, 2006, 10:10 AM PTWe have a pretty good idea who Joaquin Phoenix's favorite director is these days.In an only-in-La-La Land bit of serendipity, Phoenix tells the Los Angeles Times that none other than famed German director Werner Herzog came to his rescue after Phoenix accidentally flipped his car last week on a winding canyon road.The 31-year-old actor, who scored an Oscar nomination earlier this week for his performance as Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line, walked away from the mishap escaping serious injury.According to the police report, the actor was driving along Lookout Mountain Avenue near Laurel Canyon Boulevard in the Hollywood Hills at about 3 p.m., when his brakes suddenly gave out. Trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle, Phoenix veered his car into an embankment, where it overturned, causing the driver's side airbag to deploy. The other driver was uninjured.After the vehicle rolled over on its roof, Phoenix, who was wearing his seatbelt was flung into the passenger side. He told the Times he felt "a bit confused."Enter Herzog."I remember this knocking on the passenger window," Phoenix said. "There was this German voice saying, 'Just relax.' There's the air bag. I can't see, and I'm saying, 'I'm fine. I am relaxed.' ""Finally, I rolled down the window and this head pops inside. And he said, 'No, you're not.' And suddenly I said to myself, 'That's Werner Herzog!' " There's something so calming and beautiful about Werner Herzog's voice. I felt completely fine and safe. I climbed out."An icon of German cinema, Herzog has been known for his sometimes reckless, hot-tempered and even dangerous approach to filmmaking--particularly in his ability to coax masterful performances from his onscreen foil, eccentric German acting legend Klaus Kinski. The two collaborated on such '70s classics as Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Woyzeck and Nosferatu.In the Criterion documentary Burden of Dreams, chronicling the making of the epic Fitzcarraldo, Herzog is shown deftly handling the seemingly half-crazed Kinski and commanding his crew to haul a steamboat over a mountain at a 40-degree angle.In 1980, the volatile director famously ate his shoe--no, we're not kidding--after losing a bet with a filmmaker Errol Morris. Herzog scarfed down the boiled footwear with a bit of garlic and Tabasco sauce as he held forth on art, literature and life, all captured in the documentary Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe.The 63-year-old's latest production is his most acclaimed in years. The documentary Grizzly Man details the heartwrenching story of naturalist Timothy Treadwell who became famous--and controversial--for his up-close-and-personal encounters with bears in the wilds of Alaska before meeting an untimely end. The film earned Herzog the award for Best Documentary Director from the Directors Guild of America last weekend. (The film was deemed not eligible for the Oscars.)Herzog could not be reached for comment, but a rep for Lions Gate, the studio that released Grizzly Man, confirmed the director had indeed helped Phoenix out of the wreckage. And the actor is grateful."I got out of the car and I said, 'Thank you,' " Phoenix recounted. "And he was gone."
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Joaquin played Johnny Cash, not a gay cowboy.
(i.e. I'm retarded.... subject has been edited to hide retardation)
-e
I am a cynical guy. I'm thing hey Phoenix knows guys who know how to make cars flip over, maybe the whole thing was staged. Maybe he was hoping to get sympathy votes for the oscars. Maybe he wanted his name in the tabloids, but didn't want to date Jennifer Aniston.
What I really want to say is Aguirre Wrath Of God is the scariest movie I have ever seen.
Dan
I'm with you man... I think everything in Hollywood is staged. And I mean everything.
DJ Ferrari
Why? Was it TOO good or something?
- spidey
Co-sign...
check this out... Werner Herzog Shot During Interview
"He had a bruise the size of a snooker ball, with a hole in. He just carried on with the interview while bleeding quietly in his boxer shorts."
An unrepentant Herzog insisted, "It was not a significant bullet. I am not afraid."
Dude's film "White Diamond" is most beatiful.
This IS the same crowd who thought that Cassidy shootign some kid was a PR stunt too, though. I shouldn't be surprised.
[soulstrut]I think Abe Lincoln's assasination was masterminded by his PR man, to ensure his place in the history books! [/soulstrut]
I stand accused, I don't think anyone else has said it was a publicity stunt.
Dan
Gamble.
In what sense? I just saw this and although I think it was a good movie, I didn't find it scary at all.
I've never heard of Werner Herzog 'til this thread. Well, I heard the name but really wasn't familiar with his work. I saw Grizzly Man a couple days ago and decided to rent Aguirre after reading the above quote and the thread that mentioned that Klaus Klinski dude. (What's his deal? Is he supposed to be one of "the greats?" I'm being serious here. He didn't seem too mindblowing in Aguirre, although his skill might've been lost in the subtitle translation.)
What else should I check from these 2 guys? I'm thinking of keeping Aguirre an extra day or two to watch it again with Herzog's commentary. The little I've heard so far seemed pretty interesting.
Herm
P.S. To add to his
While a great director his performance in Julian Donkey Boy is also something to treasure.
I'm guessing seeing it on the big screen is one difference.
The other difference is I totally believed that Klinski was a mad man floating down the Amazon with monkeys swarming over him. And that is what was so scary, just totally believing it to be real. (After I figured out why the Spanish Conquistadors were speaking German.)
I should also say I almost never go see Friday 13th, Chainsaw Massacre type movies. So when I say it's the scariest movie I've seen I'm comparing it to things like When Harry Met Sally.
Dan
so yeah, werner saving lives is one thing. but this and the story where he gets shot and continues the interview while bleeding is much too much. this man has already had such an interesting life and legacy and now at age 63, this saving lives & getting shot biz?
CANTSTOPWONTSTOP
It's a shame that Grizzly Man got snubbed for Best Documentary
i'm with gamble, i think this is way too far to go for some publicity... if you guys are serious. on the other hand, i don't buy a "brakes failed" excuse either, and its not asking too much to believe that he and werner were drinking absinthe and conducting orgies with high school girls in the car while trying to navigate the curvy canyons above sunset blvd.