Heathen's Lair
A curiously undated N.Y. Times Home and Garden piece called "Far From Conservative" offers a slide-show presentation of director Roland Emmerich's radical abode in London's Knightsbridge section. The photos tell us that Emmerich is an nouveau-riche anti-traditionalist with a sensibility that is almost entirely defined by news-channel impressions of the last 15 or so years; the bad news is that Emmerich likes stuffed zebras.
The shot of Emmerich's living room, of course, immediately recalled Patrick McNee's living room in A Clockwork Orange (designed by John Barry) as well as the Crab Key interrogration room in Dr. No (designed by Ken Adam). As Emmerich's home is filled with nothing but reflections and duplications of cultural-political icons, it would be entirely in keeping for Emmerich's designer to have taken inspiration from these two films.
My favorite is the man-bed with the little George Bush action figure, dressed in his famous "Mission Accomplished" Air Force jump suit, lying dead center, along with a photo of a shirtless Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ("I'm a dinner jacket") on the night table.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 17, 2008 at 6:15 AM
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btwnproductions says ...
It went up Aug. 7. At least it's not an homage to his own films, though the zebra may be a nod to 10,000 B.C.
Posted by btwnproductions at August 17, 2008 12:27 PM
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Walter Sobchak says ...
I've only been there once. I don't remember much, (I was a little woozy), other than Roland saying something like, "I'm pleeezed you appreciate good wine..........have another glass."
Things got punchy after that.
Posted by Walter Sobchak at August 17, 2008 12:37 PM
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dangovich says ...
Money is wasted on the rich.
Posted by dangovich at August 17, 2008 1:13 PM
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cjKennedy says ...
I miss hearing (LA news fossil) Hal Fishman trying to wrap his mouth around the name "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad." There was always a subtle pause as he worked up to it and a glimmer of barely contained scorn in his eye (whichever one you were supposed to be looking at) that said something like "Jesus these foreigners have ridiculous names."
Posted by cjKennedy at August 17, 2008 1:48 PM
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C-PhreekII says ...
cjKennedy - funny you should use him, because thanks to an interview with a newswoman I can't remember I know all I have to remember is "I am a dinner jacket" to get Ahmadinejad. Oh, right, it Katie Couric talking to Maureen Dowd.
Posted by C-PhreekII at August 17, 2008 2:06 PM
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cjKennedy says ...
Hal usually got it right, but it was always a battle.
Posted by cjKennedy at August 17, 2008 2:10 PM
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Mgmax says ...
Didn't I link to this a week ago here? I think I did. Anyway, it is exactly as loud and tasteless as one of Emmerich's movies, only at a higher level of pretentiousness.
Posted by Mgmax at August 17, 2008 3:04 PM
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SaveFarris says ...
You would think the man responsible for "The Day After Tomorrow" would have a smaller carbon footprint...
Posted by SaveFarris at August 17, 2008 4:27 PM
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Josh says ...
how does he have money and work?
Posted by Josh at August 18, 2008 7:47 AM
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