Mr. Juice
07-19-2005, 02:51 PM
This past weekend I was attending a UFA Filmmaker's expo/workshop in Toronto. To my surprise the itinerary for Saturday's events included a 2:30PM discussion on "How-to Make-the-Transition-From-Foreign-Film-to-Music-Video," moderated by none other than Nathanial Hornblower (!).
Most of his dialogue was incoherent, but I did catch a few interesting anecdotes. Evidently, Sir Stewart Wallace is a real person. Hornblower told some story of how many years ago, Wallace was supposed to sponsor his visa (something like that), but later reneged on the agreement. He swore that once he established himself in the “industry” he would get revenge on Wallace. That day came when he forced Yauch to not only dress-up like Wallace in the “Sabotage” video, but also depict him as a drug dealer. The negative portrayal of Wallace caused him great shame in his home country, and he’s been an outcast ever since. Another neat story I never knew was how Hornblower was supposed to direct the “Root Down” video. He turned it down because his feelings were hurt on the set of “Sure Shot” when he noticed that the song name-checked director John Woo, but never mentioned him. He also likened Evan Bernard’s portrayal of “Root Down” to a sheepdog eating its own pooh.
After the forum, Hornblower opened up the floor for discussion, but everyone just kept asking about the Beastie Boys. He eventually stormed off muttering something like, “If they take another six years, I’ll never be able to buy my goat farm.”
I saw him the following morning at a Denny’s and asked to take a picture with him. He stuck his finger in my face and said, “Who do you think I am? Lloyd Bridges?”
Needless to say, I was hoping my first encounter with one of my favorite video directors would have gone a bit better. Oh well.
P.S. He ordered two Denver scrambles and a glass of chocolate milk for breakfast.
Most of his dialogue was incoherent, but I did catch a few interesting anecdotes. Evidently, Sir Stewart Wallace is a real person. Hornblower told some story of how many years ago, Wallace was supposed to sponsor his visa (something like that), but later reneged on the agreement. He swore that once he established himself in the “industry” he would get revenge on Wallace. That day came when he forced Yauch to not only dress-up like Wallace in the “Sabotage” video, but also depict him as a drug dealer. The negative portrayal of Wallace caused him great shame in his home country, and he’s been an outcast ever since. Another neat story I never knew was how Hornblower was supposed to direct the “Root Down” video. He turned it down because his feelings were hurt on the set of “Sure Shot” when he noticed that the song name-checked director John Woo, but never mentioned him. He also likened Evan Bernard’s portrayal of “Root Down” to a sheepdog eating its own pooh.
After the forum, Hornblower opened up the floor for discussion, but everyone just kept asking about the Beastie Boys. He eventually stormed off muttering something like, “If they take another six years, I’ll never be able to buy my goat farm.”
I saw him the following morning at a Denny’s and asked to take a picture with him. He stuck his finger in my face and said, “Who do you think I am? Lloyd Bridges?”
Needless to say, I was hoping my first encounter with one of my favorite video directors would have gone a bit better. Oh well.
P.S. He ordered two Denver scrambles and a glass of chocolate milk for breakfast.