David Simon at the IFI

Idu · 24-08-2008 12:55pm #1

Anyone going to this? David Simon is hosting an episode of the Wire in the IFI on the 19th of September and then taking a Q&A afterwards. Should be good

http://www.irishfilm.ie/cinema/dispfilm_07.asp?filmID=6074&Date=19/09/200

godtabh · 24-08-2008 6:56pm

Crap I'm away for this

ixoy · 24-08-2008 9:13pm

Ohh very tempting. I take issue with their blurb saying that his book 'Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets' led to 'The Wire'. No it led to 'Homicide: Life on the Street' and it was his later work, including researching for 'The Corner' that led to 'The Wire'.

Jim · 29-08-2008 12:23pm

Just saw this now, and its sold out.

Hrududu · 29-08-2008 1:05pm

Me too, argh

ixoy · 29-08-2008 1:55pm

Why didn't I book?!

Jim · 29-08-2008 4:38pm

ixoy wrote: »

Why didn't I book?!

I can't ****in believe its sold out. I'm still in dispair. Think I'll go hang out outside the screen.

Cunny-Funt · 30-08-2008 12:56pm

Finished watching the wire only a few months ago but I was staying the feck away from this forum for fear of spoilers. forgot to check it out after I finished it. If only I checked earlier

Wonder what episode he'll show.

Jim · 30-08-2008 1:14pm

If anyone comes into any spare tickets think of your good friends on boards.ie!

ixoy · 30-08-2008 1:24pm

Again: Why didn't I order earlier?!! ARGH!!!!!

tvnutz · 30-08-2008 7:57pm

Got mine

Should be good. Wonder what episode from season 5 they will show. If ye have any decent questions for me to ask him let me know because I am terrible at thinking up questions!

Ostrom · 31-08-2008 1:10pm

6:30pm

Special screening of the show, followed by public interview with David Simon conducted by Peter Murphy (Hot Press)

Tickets from IFI Box Office

Any chance of Aidan Gillen showing up I wonder??

ixoy · 31-08-2008 4:02pm

There's already a thread on this forum's front page about this...

Ostrom · 31-08-2008 4:24pm

Sorry, just read it and came straight on, didnt see the others, apologies

31-08-2008 8:15pm

Why did'nt I book tickets?

*furiously smashes head against wall and cries

Tristram · 01-09-2008 11:44pm

Simon is a miserable git most of the time when doing interviews/functions. Ask him to smile.

FX Meister · 06-09-2008 5:24pm

Thank god I've got a ticket to see Mighty Boosh that night or I'd be pissed off that it's sold out.

Sajan · 07-09-2008 4:20pm

If there are any spare tickets i'd love to go.

Gavin · 19-09-2008 11:28pm

Just back from this. They screened the second episode from season 5. It was pretty decent, Simon is entertaining. The interviewer was poor, he was nervous and didn't seem to have prepared properly. As with any of these sorts of talks there was one or two stupid questions, but the rest were decent enough. Overall pretty good though !

tvnutz · 20-09-2008 1:01am

Ye it was a good evening. Watching an episode of the wire on the big screen was good. I agree the interviewer wasn't great,when he started going on about Bodie telling the guys how to play chess I just wanted to shout "it was D'Angelo you idiot!".

Simon's answers were interesting as always,but it left little time for the Q&A section,I think only about 4 or 5 people got questions in and there must have been over a 150 people there.

All in all it was a good night,picked myself up a signed copy of Homicide A yesr on the killing streets for 15 quid. Should be a good read.

David Simon at the IFI

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