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Lynn Shelton: I'll Make a Film For HUMP—On One Condition...

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1
Dan, wouldn't you need to give away 11 tickets to meet the butt-in-seats requirement of this challenge? It was for you + 10, after all. :)
veo_ on July 6, 2009 at 5:42 PM Report this
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The wife and I were already planning on seeing Humpday this weekend at the Harvard Exit, and we'll be at Hump! in October, just like every year.
Nic in Greenlake on July 6, 2009 at 6:02 PM Report this
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What is, or where is Harvard Exit? I'm in...
Womyn2me on July 6, 2009 at 6:09 PM Report this
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Kudos for this challenge!

I hope that Shelton's film will make it into wider release - I really want to see it, and I'm sure I'm not the only one out in the non-Seattle hinterlands. So come on Seattle Sloggers - fill up those seats!
Hyzenthlayk9 on July 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM Report this
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@3 There is this crazy thing called google.....

...oh nevermind....
darwin always wins....
Andy_Squirrel on July 6, 2009 at 6:16 PM Report this
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"Your closest friends" means random slog people to you?
stinkbug on July 6, 2009 at 6:44 PM Report this
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Well, @6 if you'd been to a few SLOG Happy's (there's one this Thursday, location TBD), you might have had the chance to meet Dan in person, at which point you would technically qualify as one of "His Closest Friends", at least if we're counting based on Kevin Baconish degrees of separation.
COMTE on July 6, 2009 at 8:33 PM Report this
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Okay, I bought two tickets to the 9:20 Friday show, but I am only one - so I'm donating a ticket if anybody wants to go and A: can't afford it or B: is willing to buy the damn popcorn. Or seems sufficiently awesome. Send yer email to switzer (at) switzerblog (dot) com and plead yer case!
switzerblog on July 6, 2009 at 8:43 PM Report this
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I'm in
Massive Attack on July 6, 2009 at 8:54 PM Report this
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Lynne,

You are FUCKING awesome. Dan, thanks for stepping up to the challenge.
Jeff on July 6, 2009 at 8:55 PM Report this
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#10 - How exactly did Dan "step up to the challenge"? He's not going to any of this weekend's screenings and he isn't bringing any of his closest friends. Sounds like Lynn made a decent offer to fulfill Dan's passive-agressive Hump recruitment and Dan has successfully wiggled himself out of the deal.
on July 6, 2009 at 9:30 PM Report this
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wait a minute - The Hangover is homophobic?
on July 6, 2009 at 10:01 PM Report this
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What about part #1 above?

"A) I really want to you to see my movie and then to find out what you think of it (the film would not exist without The Stranger... not just because of HUMP! but also because of the education that your paper has given me over the years on the sex positive, polyamorous not-so-sub-culture of this town, which plays a huge part in the film, not to mention all of the musings about sexual mores and sexual politics and the ridigity/fluidity of sexual boundaries that your column has given me cause to ponder over)"
on July 6, 2009 at 10:08 PM Report this
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How come SLOG can be all prudish about wayward preachers,but then it goes around promoting porn and takes its kids to see naked white guys on bicycles with their ying yangs hanging from the seat?

on July 7, 2009 at 1:13 AM Report this
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@14: Something to do with the pastors having sex with minors? Or the fact that so many so-called Christians in this country are in fact scribes and Pharisees?

One reason SLOG promotes sex-positivity is that the currently dominant culture leads to very bad results. So cautionary tales on the one hand, and positive role-models on the other.
BABH on July 7, 2009 at 3:55 AM Report this
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I would add that this is the kind of movie you can talk about with your friends for hours afterwards. So if you are on the fence but might plan to see it any time soon, I'd recommend taking Lynn's advice and seeing it on opening weekend packing out the Harvard Exit so its success can continue. I don't think it's a perfect movie but I do think it is superb filmmaking, with some mighty fine performances, and again, few competitors in the "exciting conversations afterwards" department -- so bring people with you.
Estey on July 7, 2009 at 5:46 AM Report this
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BAD MAN BREAK SLOG
Greg on July 7, 2009 at 11:09 AM Report this
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Why was this bumped without a note?

At least have the decency to make a note or at least change nonsequential phrases like "earlier today"
Parker Todd on July 7, 2009 at 11:09 AM Report this
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Lynn is right, but you have to BUY the tickets, not use comp tickets for them to count for the metrics that determine film releases in theaters.
Will in Seattle on July 7, 2009 at 11:10 AM Report this
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There was a preview of "Humpday" before "Away We Go" at the one indie-film screen in Baton Rouge this weekend. The theater was packed, and it got a generally good reaction. Perhaps that's a good sign if it got that kind of reaction in a fairly puritanical city?
Sheryl on July 7, 2009 at 11:29 AM Report this
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OK, we are going to the 920pm on Friday night too... and the SLOG Happy.
Womyn2me on July 7, 2009 at 1:32 PM Report this
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I am a bit confused. Is Lynn Shelton going to direct or star in the film? Both?
Reg on July 7, 2009 at 3:16 PM Report this
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@23 - make sure her bonus is contingent upon starring in it.

Or eating donuts.

One of those two.
Will in Seattle on July 7, 2009 at 3:19 PM Report this

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