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[MSpatalatanj]

Thanks Neil!!!

[Dandelion]

I was at one of the TSES showings, the film is amazing. It's kind of a bummer that it's taking so long to be released because I feel like he really has a chance to get people to care about his film career with this. But I know you guys are trying.
yes we are trying he's already made another movie.

[Mataxia]

Thanks Neil!!!

No problem!

I was at one of the TSES showings, the film is amazing. It's kind of a bummer that it's taking so long to be released because I feel like he really has a chance to get people to care about his film career with this. But I know you guys are trying.
yes we are trying he's already made another movie.

Hopefully that means another movie that's ready to be released.

[johnb820]

I'm guessing the next one will either be El Divino Influjo de los Secretos or Los Chidos.

[wariotaskforce]

I want to see Boiling Death Request. His European era is my pretty much my favorite, and I'd love to see Omar basically direct his own episode of Cribs.

[Jehu]

I'd love to see any Omar movie right now. The talk of more movies "coming soon" doesn't do much for me when I haven't even seen the first one yet.

[danielj]

In case anyone hasn't seen this: http://www.sargentho...es/bio_cast.pdf

Cheers. So, El Divino... and Boiling Death Request have wrapped!

[Carl]

the sentimental engine slayer was so awesome. i wanna see it again.

[johnb820]

Adam Thomson, who did editing for several of Omar's movies has a bit of info on his webpage.

http://web.me.com/ad...ATURE_FILM.html

For El Divino Influjo de los Secretos he says, "The film is currently going through the sound design and ADR stage. We look forward to a premiere in early 2012."

[Mataxia]

Nice find, I had his old page saved but it looks like he changed the URL and I never noticed, so I didn't see the updates to the El Divino and Los Chidos sections. I'll update the first post.

[Mataxia]

lunarpower666 (1 hour ago)
cant really say much more about the locust as a gang in omars movie. i dont know when it will come out but from what i have seen it is worth it.

[Shoko Asahara]

Los Chidos has an IMDB page and a synopsis now.

The Gonzales family own and operate a small tire shop on a busy street just outside of town. Routine, tradition and religion are held with the utmost importance. Our beautiful Latino traditions of misogyny and homophobia are challenged when a tall, white, industrialist stranger appears with a flat tire. To complicate matters, the stranger is introduced to their newly wed neighbors and develops an infatuation with the young bride. As new love blossoms, old dark secrets begin to emerge.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101388/

[iamisandisnt]

Sounds like it could be a novella by Kafka. I'm definitely intrigued. More-so by Boiling Death Request, though. That sounds awesome!

[Carl]

Sounds like it could be a novella by Kafka.

no, no.
still sounds good though

[iamisandisnt]

You probably misunderstood me.

Good day.

[Carl]

You probably misunderstood me.

Good day.

i probably did. pray tell what part of the description sounded kafkaesque to you.
good day to you sir.

[iamisandisnt]

traditions of misogyny and homophobia are challenged when a tall, white, industrialist stranger appears with a flat tire. To complicate matters, the stranger is introduced to their newly wed neighbors and develops an infatuation with the young bride. As new love blossoms, old dark secrets begin to emerge

That part :P

And yes I've read pretty much all of his short stories and all of his novels. They're not all "K. struggles with an oppressive world" - this reminded me a lot of Amerika, and I don't mean literally. It just has that feel... why bother challenging what somebody else feels from a 5 sentence synopses? :P

[MSpatalatanj]

I like what I've read. Now it's all left to the execution of the idea. I don't like that Omar is not acting in it.

[Carl]

traditions of misogyny and homophobia are challenged when a tall, white, industrialist stranger appears with a flat tire. To complicate matters, the stranger is introduced to their newly wed neighbors and develops an infatuation with the young bride. As new love blossoms, old dark secrets begin to emerge

That part :P

And yes I've read pretty much all of his short stories and all of his novels. They're not all "K. struggles with an oppressive world" - this reminded me a lot of Amerika, and I don't mean literally. It just has that feel... why bother challenging what somebody else feels from a 5 sentence synopses? :P

ok ok, it's just that imo people quickly say 'that's like kafka' when something has a dark and claustrophobic feel to it, like they say 'that's like lynch' when it's weird (i just did that myself in another thread). so, me being a student of literature, i can't help but challenge people saying it. but, it's just for laughs so don't worry

[iamisandisnt]

Oh, ok, cool. Yeah, most people just read The Metamorphosis and end their study there. Personally, my favorite K. short is A Sudden Walk

I really do get a Kafkaesque vibe from the whole white-industrial-stranger-suddenly-appears-and-throws-everything-for-a-loop thing...

Probably closer to some other classical novelist but the only ones I've really read a lot of are Dostoevsky and Kafka. Just finished Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and I was blown awaaaaaay.

It contains the best essay I ever read about the eternal-necessity/futility of revolution.

Thanks for clearing that up :P