This is a little off-topic for us here, but who cares, it’s an exciting release and I designed the packaging for the project so I can talk about it here all I want.
Wayne Ewing has released a wonderful sequel to his 2003 work “Breakfast with Hunter”. “Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Volume 2″ uses a late night writing session in the younger part of this odd century as the core of the narrative. Wayne follows Hunter’s shotgun attention span through it’s circuitous tangents by way of parties, memorials, nights with friends and also some great footage of Hunter riding his Harley through the Roaring Fork Valley. Watching Hunter pass through a continuous sea-change of clearly familiar procrastination techniques before finally settling himself down to task is a treat no Thompson fan should deprive themselves of.
One of the things that really separates Wayne’s work with Hunter from other filmmakers is the very real understanding he managed of this literary titan and human conundrum, not to mention a certain zen-like tolerance for the searing, blue light of Thompson’s very special brand of psychosis. Where other filmmaker’s seem to get lost in the fuzzy, unfilmable morass of lazy admiration, Wayne manages to descend into the murkier depths, translating the complexities of his own relationship with the subject into a portrait this is both more exciting and more sweet and intimate than anything you’re going to find anywhere else about one of the great and true recluses of late 20th century letters.
Go to Wayne’s site now, catch up on his hilarious stories about Thompson on his video blog and pick up a copy of “Animals, Whores & Dialogue”, I promise that you will love it.
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Do you mind if I repost this on my site? I just want to give credit where it is due. Hope you have a good one!