tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post4621678265330271409..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Be Careful Whom You Have Coffee WithUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-17792017831577750082011-06-22T08:38:49.520-05:002011-06-22T08:38:49.520-05:00interesting follow-up confrontation not mentioned ...interesting follow-up confrontation not mentioned in that profile: morris' entry into film came about as part of a bet he made with werner herzog in that same berkeley cafe a few years later. morris told herzog about his idea for a film and the feisty german director said "if you can get that film made i will eat my shoe."<br /><br />and morris made "gates of heaven" and herzog honored his bet, filmed by another documentarian les blank in "werner herzog eats his shoe," which was lovingly cooked by foodie alice waters. <br /><br />i don't want to overplay morris' importance, though i wonder if this documentary experience is what sent herzog in that parallel direction alongside his more conventional dramas.<br /><br />berkeley was some kind of hothouse back then...david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-60375707660177268262011-06-13T22:55:49.255-05:002011-06-13T22:55:49.255-05:00Thanks for an enlightening story. Nice post.Thanks for an enlightening story. Nice post.LC Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250961297714038453noreply@blogger.com