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Moto's experiences on the set of Soderbergh's TRAFFIC
Hey folks, Harry here with a bit more from our eyes and ears on a few sets, Moto. Yesterday he related his experiences on the set of BEDAZZLED when it was shooting months ago, and now he's relating the experience of working in and on Steven Soderbergh's TRAFFIC... a film that if it goes as well as it's script... It could be up for a butt-load of honors and acclaim when it comes out... later this year? Will it be ready? I'm hoping so... Here's the scoop....
Hey Harry,
I figured that after I posted the Bedazzled stuff, people might be
interested in this info.
I was called in to work as a stand-in for the San Diego shoot of "TRAFFIC"
last month. For those who may not know, TRAFFIC is the Steven Soderbergh
(ERIN BROCHOVICH) film that Harrison Ford SHOULD have been in!! Instead,
Michael Douglas took his place after Ford pulled out.
Anyway, I was scheduled to be a stand-in for an actor that was playing an
intelligence equipment dealer. The scenes were being shot in and out of the
Marriot in San Diego. The first scene shot is going to be one of those
uber-cool scenes that we will all talk about.
It's set in a hotel suite where a shady guy is listening to this techno nerd
try to sell him the best "spy gadgets" on the "blackmarket". This shady
character listens to this kickass monologue about the future of high tech
spying... asks a few questions and then says the coolest line.
SPOILER ALERT... KIND OF....
SPY TECH: "So, what field are you in? P.I.? C.I.A.?
SHADY CHARACTER: "Assasin."
SPY TECH: "Assasin? Alright, let's get you going."
Just a kickass scene!!
Next, we filmed with the great Benicio Del Toro... he plays a dealer working
with the Feds. They are giving him a Lie Detector test with some
specialists. Del Toro is easily one of the most captivating actors out
there. Watching him prepare for these scenes was a true learning experience
for any actor. Strangely enough, he looks like a hispanic Leo DiCaprio.
The last scene we filmed was in the pool as Feds talk with Del Toro's
character... asking for his cooperation in busting some people. The scene
was shot with a steady cam held by the director Steven Soderbergh. Steven
and the D.P. were in wetsuits holding the camera in the water. Watching
this director work was excellent... he has such an eye for style and
lighting. Again, Del Toro has an excellent monologue in this scene! And
keep your eyes open for all of the bikinis! Sorry, couldn't help myself.
NOTE: Off the subject, BEDAZZLED's Director of Photography is none other
than the guy that did MATRIX... Bill Pope!!!!
---MOTO
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Could there *be* anything more gross than that Harry-Emerging-From-The-Pool animation? I mean, really! TRAFFIC's looking good, BTW. Early Oscar contender? Who knows? Who cares?
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Did Moto get a look at Catherine Zeta Jones' extra plump pregnant ass. (Oh I want to bite it so bad.)
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It's 7:30 a.m. I start surfing. I come here. The page loads. One of my favorite movies scenes of my high school years is now irrevocably linked to Harry's smiling mug! Ahhhhhhhhrrrggghhh! BTW - "Traffic" is starting to sound much better than it did originally. I also think that Douglas will deliver a better performance than Ford would have. Just watch Ford in "Frantic", which has some similar elements to "Traffic". It also ends in "-ic". :o)
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Ditch that square Douglas and marry me. Only I can fully appreciate that exceptional Welsh ass.
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Hi Y'all, Thanks for tuning in to Aint It Moto World. Just thought everyone would be interested my life, after all, I am an extra (most of the crew refers to us as "props that eat" but what do they know?) The other day I gave everyone the world exclusive scoop about Keanu Reeves being in BOTH Matrix 2 and 3! Today I wanted to recount my exciting experiences on the set of "Boys and Girls" where I was going to be a stand in but since I'm 9" shorter and 40 Lbs. heavier then Freddie Prinze Jr. they got this girl to do it instead. Steady yourselves for this one folks Claire Forlani wears make-up. Then later I was hanging out with Jason Biggs, well actually he was standing at the craft service table and I was able to say, "Hi" before his bodyguard sent me away. And guess what? He was eating a RED VINE! Did I menshun That I a aspiring screenriter? P.S. I looked up the cinematographer from "Road Trip" up on the IMDb and do you know that he also worked on "10 things I Hate About You"?.......Be Vigilant
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If you haven't seen em,hop on over to Dark Horizons.Little Nicky looks....pretty good?!?Whoa,maybe they're getting the ever-elusive art of "Special Effects Comedies" down!The world will end!So,umm...go there.Yeah.Lest I rend you impotent and make your hair fall out!I can do it,too!!Traffic sounds like a great movie,too bad Harrison Finicky said Nay to it.They should get ME to be in it.I wouldn't be as good as Ford,but they could pay me just as much,and there wouldn't be any difference in the budget!!!See how that works out?!?I am a genious!!This has been a Juuust On Subject Moment w/User ID Indeed!
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Jun 19, 2000 9:46:58 AM CDT
Okay Catherine, what can that ham Douglas offer you that I can't
by brian depalma
Apart from money, prestige, a steady family life, charm and all that crap. ONLY I LOVE THAT WELSH AT THE LEVEL IT DESERVES. At least just let me touch it.
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Ok, Traffic looks half decent. Its got an ok script and a star who suddenly cares about his career again. And his hawt preggers wife.
anyway, does anybody get sick looking at Harry doing Phoebe Cates? I just heard that cars song on the radio and now I see this. God hates me, I think... -
I meant to say,ONLY I LOVE THAT WELSH *ASS* AT THE LEVEL IT DESERVES. Sorry my darling.
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Actor boy, Aren't you supposed to be on strike! SCAB SCAB SCAB!
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Jun 19, 2000 5:15:09 PM CDT
i can't compete with johnny drywall's piss-funny comments...
by tommy five-tone
...so i'm not even gonna try. god DAMN, that's some funny shit! not to mention right on, because if moto is actually saying lines or interacting with other performers while the camera's running, then he can call himself an actor, but if he's a stand-in or an extra, then he's a freakin' MEAT PUPPET and should identify himself as such. moto, when i was an actor (only amateur, mind you, but i remain hopeful that the big break'll come one day), i was able to say that i was acting...because i WAS! when i was an extra, i didn't call myself an actor...because i WASN'T! and from my experience on sets and stages, there's nothing more irritating than an extra who tries to ingratiate themselves with the actors by talking shop and pretending they're in the same biz. and at the risk of incurring one of your pissy flames, i wouldn't go around declaring myself to be a writer because your style eats a dick, man. harry, stop using 'scoops' by this inane tool, will ya? he's not telling us anything new or informative.
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Jun 19, 2000 5:38:10 PM CDT
Jesus, DID THE I.Q. HERE AT AICN JUST DROP??? OR MAYBE IT WAS TH
by moto
Well well filmscream... looks like your back. And now we have this tommy five-tone character. Well, I can't believe I bother here but...
Filmscream... do you know anything about acting or about Hollywood?? Didn't think so. Yes, I AM a working actor. Who cares? And yes, I was a stand-in. You see, if you are a working actor you'll also need to supplement your income (unless you get the big brakes)... so you'll do stand-in work because it's easy to get and pays very well. It's called making a living. I never portrayed myself as a big time actor, and won't until I have the reel to prove it. So back off and grow up. Does it really make you feel better to rip on people at some stupid talkback?? Grow up.
"Tommy"-- I have no clue where to start. If you knew anything, you'd know that even working actors (meaning of that: actors that are working in films be it at USC, UCLA, film school projects, independent, etc) have to do shit work to pay the bills. You rip on me, you rip on about 90,000 others gettin off of their asses. Am I that annoying shit that tries to interact will the actors? Hell no. but what do you care?
Let me say this once more: I NEVER "MARKETED" MYSELF OR DECLARED MYSELF TO BE SOME BIG TIME ACTOR.
So grow up or shut up. Take your insecureness soemwhere else. Why the hell do you waste your time? Come to think of it, why am I wasting my time here?
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Why the hell are you people calling this the moto world now?
Maybe it's just me, but isn't this a film site?? Doesn't Harry want some behind the scenes info. Don't you? I never wrote them with an ego or attitude like you people are turning my comments into. I just told a quick story, you don't like it... I don't care. Neither does Harry.
It's funny to see people act like they know how good of a writer or actor I am or am not by reading some film site.
You guys obviously have too much time on your hands. So keep the childish rants coming people. I can always use a good laugh. -
user id indeed = cool.
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Thanks!Thanks a bunch,guy!!You are also cool as an ice tray.Keep up the good taste.Ha ha!I'm just joshing.Whew!Oh,man...heh...hold on,lemmee get control of myself.There it is.Hey moto, simmer down!Five people who dislike you are HARDLY the majority.Just,let's us all just all simmer down now.Stop fighting... George is getting upset.... don't know how to follow that up... guess I'll keep putting periods...... can't think of anything funny.... uhm.Bail out!This has been a Something Something Moment w/User ID Indeed!!!!Close shave there!
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Who's foolin' who? I don't come here for movie news. I come to AICN to look at those TEETS!!! Return my calls Knowles, you know I am the only one that can make you happy! FB out and out of patience.
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good lord, dude, don't be so damn sensitive! to quote the great marketing campaign from the great movie 'supernova': "if you can't take the heat, get out of the universe." (now THAT'S some writin'!!!) you wanna be an actor? you wanna be a writer? then you'd better realise that criticism - justified or not (i'd say justified in your case) - is part of the job. it's a cliche, i know, but it's a FACT. and re. your closing comment: if you're a writer, you take pride of ownership in EVERYTHING you write, whether it's your long-in-progress screenplay or a scoop for AICN. any major dude will tell you, and now five-tone has too. go thou and sin no more, monkey boy.
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Hmm... where do I begin? I guess I could say I understand Moto's desire to inform people about a cool movie being on the horizon. If I worked on a set for a flick I thought had serious potential, I'd want to shout it from the mountaintops, myself. Plus that, it's nice to see somebody giving praise instead of trying to spark a "controversey" or some dumb shit. I live in San Diego. I work downtown, for the most part, and while the Traffic shoot really dicked up parking and --true to it's title-- traffic the whole week they were there, it was cool to see a few celebrities traipsing around. It was funny to hear how many people kept referring to Don Cheadle as "the guy from "Boogie Nights"/"Out Of Sight" " and everything else he's appeared in. (Oh, to be a character actor.) I'm happy to say --if you'll allow me to gloat pathetically, myself-- that I got to meet Soderberg, shake his hand, and have a sixty-second conversation with him. I let him know that sex, lies, and videotape was on my all-time-best list, and that it was influential to me, and he was rather gracious. Nice guy. ANYWAY... what I wanted to say, though, about Moto was that, yes, this report was not much more than a simple "hey, guys, I was in a movie" kinda thing, but I wouldn't begrudge him for it. If you're on AICN, you like movies. If you like movies, you'd get a real kick out of being in one, in any capacity. Moto didn't put anyone down in his report, he didn't talk trash. Let's at least be fair about his 15 minutes and recognize that we'd all be proud to tell everyone about our own. TO MOTO: Someone did have a point in saying that as an aspiring actor/writer, it would do you well to take such potshots for what they are: empty attacks on your pride. For the one or two posts actually critiquing your writing skills, I'd say you're right - this really isn't much of a fair depiction of your talent. You just sent a little quickie-write-up to Harry. Big deal. If you want to take any of it as legitimate criticism, then just absorb the hit and come back harder, ya know? Of course... you do have to admit... "Props that eat" was pretty fuckin' funny. *That's* sharp writing. --Lightstormer
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And no word from Catherine, I'll keep you guys posted.
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I can take the criticism... with a smile. But how can one deny another a chance for a rebutal? Can't I critique someones talkback post as they do mine? Oh hell... maybe I just need a fucking happy meal. Peace to all as I fade away.
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I think you Hollywood hearthobs should have a fight:
man to man
May sodderberg could film it through a red lens.
MOTO: Relax, post something on this site and your bound to get some shit.
Most of us doing talk-backs are jaded sarcastic geeks, you should've seen it coming.
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