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Title: Acceptance Speech (Thanks Andrew) Post by: Abby on April 01, 2001, 10:02:33 PM Thanks a heap for the muck award. I've said it a zillion times already, but I'll say it once more: Badmovies.org is my absolute favorite trash flick site. It's been my favorite for a long time. In fact, this site is what inspired me to fork over dough for multimedia software. So it's quite an honor.
I posted the April WG.com update last night, which is a doozy. FOUR audio interviews produced in conjunction with 1978's The Manitou. One of those amazing interviews is of the late William Girdler himself. I'm obsessed, I know: but the fact that Girdler's voice is now alive on the Internet just gives me chills. And he's so enthusiastic about Manitou, it's adorable. New William Girdler Radio Interview Title: Re: Acceptance Speech (Thanks Andrew) Post by: Mofo Rising on April 01, 2001, 10:37:38 PM Congratulations, Abby. You've received one of the most prestigious awards ever. Much more so than that lame-ass Nobel prize.
Just a quick question: Is your site the only William Girdler site out there? That would be a trick in itself, finding someone so obscure that no one else has made a web page dedicated to that person. I haven't checked, but I bet cherub-faced Michael J. Pollard has at least twenty pages dedicated to him. Title: Re: Acceptance Speech (Thanks Andrew) Post by: Abby on April 02, 2001, 12:09:57 AM It's actually the only comprehensive bio about Girdler anywhere (even IMDB was missing a few of his films up until a year ago).
There are tons of unsung directors with great stories ... all waiting to be rediscovered. I wish I could remember what B-movie book ended with that idea ... it closed with a plea to research and rediscover old directors' forgotten gems because there are thousands of unsung auteurs ... whatever book it appeared in, I took the plea to heart. Title: Re: Acceptance Speech (Thanks Andrew) Post by: FLANGEPART on April 02, 2001, 05:19:24 PM What we need next...the story of William (One-shot) Beaudean. I think that has potential!
Title: Re: Acceptance Speech (Thanks Andrew) Post by: Andrew on April 02, 2001, 06:13:09 PM Hands down a great site Abby, I really had no choice. You made me pick your site; it was as if you had a loaded Desert Eagle to my head... ...'twas a good site.
If everyone hasn't checked out the new sound clips over there - they are simply incredible. Just listen to all that stuff going on in the background. Couldn't you people even find a quiet room to do the interviews? Andrew |