http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog WRITER/DIRECTOR Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:58:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't usually get involved with political groups but when founder and co-mama Ursula Forage contacted me asking for a pledge I complied without hesitation. Ursula said her members, which now only number around 1000 in the entire continental USA, felt uncomfortable having Palin appropriate their image and identity for her ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=332 July is literally melting into August here in NYC. I spend my days trying to get two new feature scripts off the ground. To help keep my sanity during this process I go to a boxing gym twice a week. Yesterday, the owner looked at me like I was an idiot when ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=328 The theatrical life of When You're Strange is fading away. I've spent months talking about this film. Sometimes, when I least expect it, I get the strangest feeling that I've actually learned a few things on this crazy trip. Jim's father was a career Navy officer who retired as an Admiral. The Morrison ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=317 Well, I got a crazy email this morning from one of the producers informing me When You're Strange has been nominated for an Emmy. Whacked but Fact; this is indeed true. It seems the episode of American Masters on PBS in which When You're Strange screened was nominated for Outstanding Achievement ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=318 This came in a little while ago from MK2, the French distributor. Thought I'd share it with you. Dig that poster.   THE FRENCH PUBLIC IS HIGH ON THE DOORS When You’re Strange, the Doors documentary, directed by Tom DiCillo, reached 55 099 admissions in France in one week, on 55 prints. It is ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=316 The trip to Paris last week was short, fast and intense. Started press with John Densmore a few hours after I arrived, took a break, had dinner with MK2, the French distributors, and then went to the premiere. The 450 seat theater was full. The translator introduced me as being from Iceland. ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=312 This photo just came in thanks to Noemie in Paris. She took it in a subway station. I've had other friends say they've seen the poster all over the city. My sincere congratulations to MK2, the French distributor. This is one cool poster and is definitely going on my wall, ASAP. And ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=310 There are many strange emotions that accompany events in this business but none is quite as complex as the moment when a film leaves a theater. A little over a week ago When You're Strange disappeared from movie screens in NYC. It left with the same lack of fanfare with which ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=296 Two weeks after my return from Paris my brain is back, slightly battered but in better shape than my soul. I don't think it is anything more than a simple observation of fact to point out that advertising for When You're Strange has been pretty much non-existent. The other night I ran into a ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=264 Made it home Tuesday night just before sunset. I have to say the NJ Turnpike never looked so good. The trip back to the US took over 18 hours. I stood in a frenzied clot of passengers at the Orly airport in Paris from 6:30 in the morning until 2pm; first ... http://www.tomdicillo.com/blog/?p=258