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I completely agree. And even that is tenuous. A neighborhood watch doesn't patrol the streets with guns, he or she sits in his or her living room and listens for problems. But alack, I can't criticize just one person. Trayvon Martin should have known better than to pick a fight. He could have ran away and this would have all be null. It was truly the meeting of the minds of two incompetent idiots. And the idiot with a gun walked away scott-free. And nobody will learn anything from this because people want to take sides and can't admit that both parties are at fault for what happened.

Fuck yes, Tilda Swinton listens to Alt-J. Don't know why I expected anything differently, actually.

You have to understand, when we say 'tape' we literally mean it. It was filmed on like betamax or some shit. Good luck ever finding a worthwhile copy of it.

Mr. Refn, thank you very much for posting! I am a big fan of your films, particularly Valhalla Rising. Some questions:

1. Which of your peers, locally or internationally, do you admire the most? Who gets on your nerves the most?

2. Your film Drive garnered a massive following with the help of social media. Do you think this has helped or hindered the intrisic themes of the film?

3. Your films often vacillate between strong realities and strange, ethereal fantasies, but always display strong story-telling. What books/films/life events do you think have the biggest impact on your own work?

4. I have heard that you have a form of color blindness. Is this is true, how has this affected the way you work with others on the set, such as grips, gaffers, and your DP? Is it a barrier or can it function to add a new degree of creativity to your work?

5. How do you prepare actors for their roles? Some roles, such as One-eye and The Driver seem to require an intense focus. Did Mads or Ryan ever have trouble getting into the role?

6. Last and very certainly least. You have a rather cotroversial countryman named Lars Von Trier. What do you think of him and his work?

Thanks again! Can't wait to see Only God Forgives later this week!

Depends on what kind of films you want to turn out, right?

It would seem to me that the choices in the 1940s were done because of an innate sense of patriotism. I'd say that recreating that type of narrative would probably include Peter Berg, Clint Eastwood, Kathryn Bigelow, Doug Liman, Paul Greengrass, James Cameron, Michael Bay, and in a way, Oliver Stone.

Oddly enough, though, I feel like the other aspect back in the 40s was that those were all the most uniquely 'American' storytellers. I don't think any of the people I listed above would qualify for that position, except maybe Eastwood, Bigelow, and Stone. I could see PTA being an equivalent to Huston, and Steven Soderbergh, Gus Van Sant, and maybe Kelly Reichardt being unique and honest voices about the current conflicts overseas.

EDIT: Oh, and Andrew Niccol could be a fun one too.