I got to Roger Corman because of Vincent Price. At the time, circa 1997, I wasn’t intrigued by B-Movies of any gender, not just horror. But do you know when things are so bad that they are so good? That’s kind of what his film career has become. Well, I’m sure he must hold some sort of record for producing movies (I’ve lost count).
I couldn’t stay for the whole live interview, but I managed to hear him share what it was like to work with Vincent Price (because let’s face it, that was the question most of us there wanted to be answered).
Dear Alejandro Jodorowsky, the world wouldn’t be the same without you (and you didn’t even have to make your own version of “Dune” for us to love your work).
We could listen to Alejandro for hours, talking about art, his life, love, happiness, industrial cinema vs. author cinema, the tyranny of Hollywood producers (and how the big studios produce content people want to see, not content that makes people think).
Unfortunately, this conference was slightly tainted by a mishap in the organization, which led to a late start and led to an abrupt shortening of the autograph session. The interview was rushed due to schedule constraints which is a shame.
Not cool to see different people go on stage to whisper on Ken Newman’s ear he had to wrap it up. MotelX did, however, make up for this unfortunate event the next day with a second opportunity for an autograph session.