the rabbits of the night

i'd never seen this until yesterday, but i gotta say, this seems like a pretty damn watchable hour of tv. i try to stay as far away from reality tv as possible, but this is too far up my alley to ignore. i couldn't help but wonder whether or not they chose the director because they knew this guy was unstable, and would therefore make for some intersting viewing. whatever their motive, i'm going to be there when this guy hits the wall. he's like a real life phillip seymour hoffman character, all sweaty, mumbly and akward. and the guy clearly has no respect for the process of making a movie. it seems like his gratitude for winning the contest lasted about as long as his acceptance "speech"... after that, we find him loafing around, and being stand-offish with the casting director because he's adamant about casting his friends and family in the movie. it's also got that trainwreck element to it, with all the dissenting voices about the script choice. (although honestly, i'm not sure how i'd feel if wes craven were knocking my script around....he's gleefully attached his name to some vile piles of dung as of late). either way, for tuesday at 8:00, getting to see the film industry in all its sleazy glory is certainly worth my time. also, affleck.