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"I just watched "Worlds Greatest Dad". I really don't know where to begin. MY girlfriend said that people in Hollywood will do anything for money and attention and I realized, if that is true then you do have one excuse. I saw Robin on that talk show with you and I couldn't wait to see your movie. I have never written anyone about a movie. I would really like to give you a chance to try and let me understand where you were coming from when you wrote this "comedy". I believe in art by accident and in left field antics. The only reason I watched the whole movie is to be sure that over extreme prodictablity would ring true to the very end, as it did. I knew he would tell on himself before he finished the meeting with that horrible actor/comic that was playing the grief counselor. Who I'm sure is also an old friend like Robin. Which is probably the only reason this "comedy" got made in the first place. I respect an artist staying true to his vision or even lack there of. I understand wh ... "
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"In the director’s statement slipped into the press notes for his Robin Williams-starring Sundance entry World’s Greatest Dad, Bobcat Goldthwaite says it took him 25 years in show business to figure out that what he really wants to do is direct movies, and doing so makes him feel like he’s “getting away with murdr.” That’s a fair description of what he pulls off in Dad, in which a frustrated novelist/high school teacher (Williams) exploits the death of a loved one to plump up his own popularity. Though far more polished than Goldthwaite’s 2006 Sundance competition film Sleeping Dogs Lie (also known as Stay), Dad rides the same line between obscene satire and almost mushy sincerity. I talked to "
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"I just watched "Worlds Greatest Dad". I really don't know where to begin. MY girlfriend said that people in Hollywood will do anything for money and attention and I realized, if that is true then you do have one excuse. I saw Robin on that talk show with you and I couldn't wait to see your movie. I have never written anyone about a movie. I would really like to give you a chance to try and let me understand where you were coming from when you wrote this "comedy". I believe in art by accident and in left field antics. The only reason I watched the whole movie is to be sure that over extreme prodictablity would ring true to the very end, as it did. I knew he would tell on himself before he finished the meeting with that horrible actor/comic that was playing the grief counselor. Who I'm sure is also an old friend like Robin. Which is probably the only reason this "comedy" got made in the first place. I respect an artist staying true to his vision or even lack there of. I understand wh ... "
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"This interview was originally published during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. World’s Greatest Dad debuts in New York this week, and it’s already available on VOD. In the director’s statement slipped into the press notes for his Robin Williams-starring Sundance entry World’s Greatest Dad, Bobcat Goldthwait says it took him 25 years in show business to figure out that what he really wants to do is direct movies, and doing so makes him feel like he’s “getting away with murder.” That’s a fair description of what he pulls off in Dad, in which a frustrated novelist/high school teacher (Williams) exploits the death of a loved one to plump up his own popularity. Though far more polished than Goldthwait’s 2006 Sundance competition film Sleeping Dogs Lie (also known as Stay), Dad rides the same line between obscene satire and almost mushy sincerity. I talked to Goldthwait about self-Googling, why he has no desire for his stand-up fans to see his movies, and why he’s not going on Celebrit "
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"This interview was originally published during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. World’s Greatest Dad debuts in New York this week, and it’s already available on VOD. In the director’s statement slipped into the press notes for his Robin Williams-starring Sundance entry World’s Greatest Dad, Bobcat Goldthwait says it took him 25 years in show business to figure out that what he really wants to do is direct movies, and doing so makes him feel like he’s “getting away with murder.” That’s a fair description of what he pulls off in Dad, in which a frustrated novelist/high school teacher (Williams) exploits the death of a loved one to plump up his own popularity. Though far more polished than Goldthwait’s 2006 Sundance competition film Sleeping Dogs Lie (also known as Stay), Dad rides the same line between obscene satire and almost mushy sincerity. I talked to Goldthwait about self-Googling, why he has no desire for his stand-up fans to see his movies, and why he’s not going on Celebrit "
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"I admit the film redeemed itself in the last half, though I was still so shocked by the raunchy behavior of the son early in the film that I was unable to get over it. While I don't necessarily recommend this film, I feel Goldthwait did a great job confusing our emotions and taking us on a dark journey to explore the true inner soul of most. Robin Williams is fabulous in this film as all others. "
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"I’ve been tagged by Indiepix’s Danielle DiGiacomo to participate in this Sundance favorites blog meme. I’ve, in turn, tagged eight over bloggers. Find out if you’re one of the lucky octuplet after the jump. Rules: 1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. 2. Players start with listing their Sundance favorites, separated into 8 categories. 3. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their 8 favorites and include these rules. 4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 8 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and that they should read your blog. Here goes: 1. Favorite feature: Moon by Duncan Jones 2. Most problematic/interesting/though t-provoking feature: A tie between O’er the Land by Deborah Stratman and Spring Breakdown, starring Rachel Dratch, Parker Posey and Amy Poehler. I’ll be writing more about the surprising connections between the "
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"I’ve been tagged by Indiepix’s Danielle DiGiacomo to participate in this Sundance favorites blog meme. I’ve, in turn, tagged eight over bloggers. Find out if you’re one of the lucky octuplet after the jump. Rules: 1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. 2. Players start with listing their Sundance favorites, separated into 8 categories. 3. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their 8 favorites and include these rules. 4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 8 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and that they should read your blog. Here goes: 1. Favorite feature: Moon by Duncan Jones 2. Most problematic/interesting/though t-provoking feature: A tie between O’er the Land by Deborah Stratman and Spring Breakdown, starring Rachel Dratch, Parker Posey and Amy Poehler. I’ll be writing more about the surprising connections between the "
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"In the director’s statement slipped into the press notes for his Robin Williams-starring Sundance entry World’s Greatest Dad, Bobcat Goldthwaite says it took him 25 years in show business to figure out that what he really wants to do is direct movies, and doing so makes him feel like he’s “getting away with murdr.” That’s a fair description of what he pulls off in Dad, in which a frustrated novelist/high school teacher (Williams) exploits the death of a loved one to plump up his own popularity. Though far more polished than Goldthwaite’s 2006 Sundance competition film Sleeping Dogs Lie (also known as Stay), Dad rides the same line between obscene satire and almost mushy sincerity. I talked to "
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