tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post3240961959825107835..comments2024-03-28T16:47:27.333-05:00Comments on Acidemic - Film: The Hidden Auteurs part 1: Polly Platt, Gary Kurtz, Marcia LucasErich Kuerstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-77133957522722142702013-01-17T10:54:03.752-05:002013-01-17T10:54:03.752-05:00EK: There's a tender moment in the documentary...EK: There's a tender moment in the documentary "Corman's World" where Platt expresses her immense gratitude to Corman for not turning his back on her, like everyone else in the "New Hollywood," when Boggy stupidly dumped her. <br />Roger wasn't giving her something "major" to do, but he wasn't pretending that she didn't exist, either, and she says something to the effect that that was what kept her going. <br /><br />Years later, she'd give Groening's Life in Hell to James L. Brooks, and the rest is history. So if you like The Simpsons, thank Roger Corman!<br /><br />Meanwhile, I wish Kurtz would produce more of his brand of fantasy: the world needs it!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />IvanIvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.com