Dennis Wilson Movie News

[Jay]

Bruce Dern as oldsurferdude??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Tw0_tXIfQ

There's no need to disrespect Bruce Dern.

Brother Theodore!!  I love that guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbaeNRZJm-I&feature=related 

[Andrew G. Doe]

I think the real question is: who will be playing MIKE LOVE??

Close your eyes and lean back...visualize a metal container of ham-open the can and remove the cold meat.  Position it as sitting up with the pointed part on top-then place a hat (or turban) on the top of the ham. This will take care of the Myke Luhv part of the movie.

Honestly what is your beef with Mike Love? Granted he isn't the greatest person in the world and can be a jerk at times, but why do you always got to trash the man excessively all the time when everybody here knows you hate him. Let go of your anger and just join into conversations constructively.

OldSurferDude is somewuht of a troll, but I don't mynd him. From what I can tell, he only averages 3 anti-mike love posts a month, and the rest of his posts are on-topic....this compared to Phil Cohen's daily onslaught of bullsh*t is quite nice. So he's really not a troll I guess, just a guy with a serious bent towards one of rock-n-roll's greatest lyricists.

Actually, his OSD's dislyke of Mike Love makes me appreciate Mike Love that much more.

Don't remind me of Phil Cohen's glory days on the smile sessions thread where AGD was rightly pissed at the crap he was saying non-stop.

Speaking of whom, PC is currently banned from no less than three MBs - here, the Hoff and Imwan. That's no mean achievement. 

[SMiLE Brian]

I think the real question is: who will be playing MIKE LOVE??

Close your eyes and lean back...visualize a metal container of ham-open the can and remove the cold meat.  Position it as sitting up with the pointed part on top-then place a hat (or turban) on the top of the ham. This will take care of the Myke Luhv part of the movie.

Honestly what is your beef with Mike Love? Granted he isn't the greatest person in the world and can be a jerk at times, but why do you always got to trash the man excessively all the time when everybody here knows you hate him. Let go of your anger and just join into conversations constructively.

OldSurferDude is somewuht of a troll, but I don't mynd him. From what I can tell, he only averages 3 anti-mike love posts a month, and the rest of his posts are on-topic....this compared to Phil Cohen's daily onslaught of bullsh*t is quite nice. So he's really not a troll I guess, just a guy with a serious bent towards one of rock-n-roll's greatest lyricists.

Actually, his OSD's dislyke of Mike Love makes me appreciate Mike Love that much more.

Don't remind me of Phil Cohen's glory days on the smile sessions thread where AGD was rightly pissed at the crap he was saying non-stop.

Speaking of whom, PC is currently banned from no less than three MBs - here, the Hoff and Imwan. That's no mean achievement. 

By the end of the year he will be banned from the internet, and ranting at the local library or soapbox.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I think the real question is: who will be playing MIKE LOVE??

Close your eyes and lean back...visualize a metal container of ham-open the can and remove the cold meat.  Position it as sitting up with the pointed part on top-then place a hat (or turban) on the top of the ham. This will take care of the Myke Luhv part of the movie.

Honestly what is your beef with Mike Love? Granted he isn't the greatest person in the world and can be a jerk at times, but why do you always got to trash the man excessively all the time when everybody here knows you hate him. Let go of your anger and just join into conversations constructively.

OldSurferDude is somewuht of a troll, but I don't mynd him. From what I can tell, he only averages 3 anti-mike love posts a month, and the rest of his posts are on-topic....this compared to Phil Cohen's daily onslaught of bullsh*t is quite nice. So he's really not a troll I guess, just a guy with a serious bent towards one of rock-n-roll's greatest lyricists.

Actually, his OSD's dislyke of Mike Love makes me appreciate Mike Love that much more.

Don't remind me of Phil Cohen's glory days on the smile sessions thread where AGD was rightly pissed at the crap he was saying non-stop.

Speaking of whom, PC is currently banned from no less than three MBs - here, the Hoff and Imwan. That's no mean achievement. 

By the end of the year he will be banned from the internet, and ranting at the local library or soapbox.

Thanks. The bill for cleaning a mouthful of tea from my laptop, wall and bookshelf will be coming your way shortly. 

[hypehat]

 

[SMiLE Brian]

I think the real question is: who will be playing MIKE LOVE??

Close your eyes and lean back...visualize a metal container of ham-open the can and remove the cold meat.  Position it as sitting up with the pointed part on top-then place a hat (or turban) on the top of the ham. This will take care of the Myke Luhv part of the movie.

Honestly what is your beef with Mike Love? Granted he isn't the greatest person in the world and can be a jerk at times, but why do you always got to trash the man excessively all the time when everybody here knows you hate him. Let go of your anger and just join into conversations constructively.

OldSurferDude is somewuht of a troll, but I don't mynd him. From what I can tell, he only averages 3 anti-mike love posts a month, and the rest of his posts are on-topic....this compared to Phil Cohen's daily onslaught of bullsh*t is quite nice. So he's really not a troll I guess, just a guy with a serious bent towards one of rock-n-roll's greatest lyricists.

Actually, his OSD's dislyke of Mike Love makes me appreciate Mike Love that much more.

Don't remind me of Phil Cohen's glory days on the smile sessions thread where AGD was rightly pissed at the crap he was saying non-stop.

Speaking of whom, PC is currently banned from no less than three MBs - here, the Hoff and Imwan. That's no mean achievement. 

By the end of the year he will be banned from the internet, and ranting at the local library or soapbox.

Thanks. The bill for cleaning a mouthful of tea from my laptop, wall and bookshelf will be coming your way shortly. 

Your welcome

[tony p]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/08/aaron-eckhart-rum-diary-frankenstein_n_1082057.html

new interview with Aaron Eckhart where he discusses a little about 'The Drummer'

Brigham Young? Are you a fan of Mitt Romney?

I don't know. I'm studying for two movies right now -- "I, Frankenstein" and "The Drummer," which is about Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys -- so I am sort of underwater right now. I am trying to figure out how to play the drums and piano, and to be a monster.

Tell me more about studying to be a Beach Boy.

I don't know how many people know this, but Dennis Wilson, the drummer for The Beach Boys, was at the end of his life and he died young after having finished his second solo album. His first solo album came out this soulful, dark personal piece of music that was highly acclaimed by the critics of the time.

After Brian Wilson started going into his malaise, Dennis had to take over song-writing duties and came to realize he was a good songwriter. The movie is about his journey and it is financed by the guy who produced his album, so we have all of Dennis' unreleased music. It's a big challenge and I am sort of freaking out, because it is going to be a lot of work, including learning to play the piano and the drums and sing.

Is someone going to have to kick you in the balls again?

No, thank the Lord, because Dennis' range is down there.

[rab2591]

Thanks for the update!

I'm looking forward to it.

[Andrew G. Doe]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/08/aaron-eckhart-rum-diary-frankenstein_n_1082057.html

new interview with Aaron Eckhart where he discusses a little about 'The Drummer'

Brigham Young? Are you a fan of Mitt Romney?

I don't know. I'm studying for two movies right now -- "I, Frankenstein" and "The Drummer," which is about Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys -- so I am sort of underwater right now. I am trying to figure out how to play the drums and piano, and to be a monster.

Tell me more about studying to be a Beach Boy.

I don't know how many people know this, but Dennis Wilson, the drummer for The Beach Boys, was at the end of his life and he died young after having finished his second solo album. His first solo album came out this soulful, dark personal piece of music that was highly acclaimed by the critics of the time.

After Brian Wilson started going into his malaise, Dennis had to take over song-writing duties and came to realize he was a good songwriter. The movie is about his journey and it is financed by the guy who produced his album, so we have all of Dennis' unreleased music. It's a big challenge and I am sort of freaking out, because it is going to be a lot of work, including learning to play the piano and the drums and sing.

Is someone going to have to kick you in the balls again?

No, thank the Lord, because Dennis' range is down there.

Greg Jakobsen ??!?

[Bleachboy]

so I am sort of underwater right now.

That's really clever

[Jon Stebbins]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/08/aaron-eckhart-rum-diary-frankenstein_n_1082057.html

new interview with Aaron Eckhart where he discusses a little about 'The Drummer'

Brigham Young? Are you a fan of Mitt Romney?

I don't know. I'm studying for two movies right now -- "I, Frankenstein" and "The Drummer," which is about Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys -- so I am sort of underwater right now. I am trying to figure out how to play the drums and piano, and to be a monster.

Tell me more about studying to be a Beach Boy.

I don't know how many people know this, but Dennis Wilson, the drummer for The Beach Boys, was at the end of his life and he died young after having finished his second solo album. His first solo album came out this soulful, dark personal piece of music that was highly acclaimed by the critics of the time.

After Brian Wilson started going into his malaise, Dennis had to take over song-writing duties and came to realize he was a good songwriter. The movie is about his journey and it is financed by the guy who produced his album, so we have all of Dennis' unreleased music. It's a big challenge and I am sort of freaking out, because it is going to be a lot of work, including learning to play the piano and the drums and sing.

Is someone going to have to kick you in the balls again?

No, thank the Lord, because Dennis' range is down there.

Greg Jakobsen ??!?

Switch those initials around and you've got it.

[Andrew G. Doe]

OK... well that gives me a glimmer of hope that it won't be a complete snow job. Just a glimmer.

[drbeachboy]

OK... well that gives me a glimmer of hope that it won't be a complete snow job. Just a glimmer.

Andrew, so you think JWG will treat this endevour with respect? Jon, have you been asked to help out? Same goes for Ed?

[Jon Stebbins]

Jon, have you been asked to help out?

No

[Andrew G. Doe]

That thud you just heard ? My hopes, hitting the floor.

[tony p]

youd think the producers would use the 'Real Beach Boy' book as some sort of reference point

but i just dont get it - how can you make a movie about the life of DW without consulting the author of the definitive book about his life and close friend?

Jon, would you ever offer your services as some sort of consultant on the movie, or is it a case of "if they dont ask, im not offering"

[tony p]

W2 Media has made a seven-figure advance for international sales on The Drummer, a biopic about the Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson that stars Aaron Eckhart.

The project, which is being shopped to buyers at AFM, looks at the final six years of Wilson’s life, which ended when he drowned in Marina del Rey in 1983. Randall Miller is directing from a screenplay by Miller and Jody Savin, the pair behind Bottle Shock. They are producing with Brad Rosenberger under the group’s Unclaimed Freight banner.

James William Guercio of Caribou Records and Don Mandrik of Georgia Production Finance are executive producing; Wilson’s children Carl and Jennifer are on board as co-producers. Shooting is set to start after Eckhart finishes filming Lionsgate’s I Frankenstein, and the filmmakers expect to announce the rest of the cast soon.

[Jon Stebbins]

youd think the producers would use the 'Real Beach Boy' book as some sort of reference point
Jon, would you ever offer your services as some sort of consultant on the movie, or is it a case of "if they dont ask, im not offering

Using the book as a reference would seem likely. I contacted the producers last year when the film project was first announced... but I got no response.

[southbay]

a bit strange.  Jon, I read your book and have it at home but it has been awhile and I don't recall right now...did Guercio and Dennis' children participate/cooperate in your book?  They certainly know of your work and knowledge of the subject matter, can't believe they would have anything but positive feelings about it.

[Zander]

Don't worry - I believe the producers are in the process of lining up John Stamos for artistic direction....  

Heh heh heh!  

[Jon Stebbins]

a bit strange.  Jon, I read your book and have it at home but it has been awhile and I don't recall right now...did Guercio and Dennis' children participate/cooperate in your book?  They certainly know of your work and knowledge of the subject matter, can't believe they would have anything but positive feelings about it.

They've been very complimentary about both the book and the documentary. Guercio helped me with both, and I've always had a good relationship with Dennis' ex-wives and his sons. I think the filmmakers have their own direction they want to pursue...or something like that. I can only guess because no one has really told me anything.

[bgas]

a bit strange.  Jon, I read your book and have it at home but it has been awhile and I don't recall right now...did Guercio and Dennis' children participate/cooperate in your book?  They certainly know of your work and knowledge of the subject matter, can't believe they would have anything but positive feelings about it.

They've been very complimentary about both the book and the documentary. Guercio helped me with both, and I've always had a good relationship with Dennis' ex-wives and his sons. I think the filmmakers have their own direction they want to pursue...or something like that. I can only guess because no one has really told me anything.

But, of course; if they start talking to you they leave themselves open to having to pay you a fee, or risking a lawsuit over the content of their screenplay

[Chocolate Shake Man]

so I am sort of underwater right now.

That's really clever

 

How unintentionally offensive.

[PongHit]

"THE WRESTLER," "THE BOXER," "THE HELP," "THE ARTIST,"… and now, the Dennis movie — "THE DRUMMER."  What's up with these movie titles??  If Spielberg were starting his career now, the studio would force him to make, "THE SHARK."

[Fall Breaks]

"THE WRESTLER," "THE BOXER," "THE HELP," "THE ARTIST,"… and now, the Dennis movie — "THE DRUMMER."  What's up with these movie titles??  If Spielberg were starting his career now, the studio would force him to make, "THE SHARK."

Which, incidentally, is the exact title (translated into Swedish) that Jaws has in Sweden.