An Evening With Clive Barker

Otis Driftwood · 01-07-2011 8:15pm #1

In association with Horrorthon and Trinity College, Dublin, we are delighted to present An Evening with Clive Barker at the IFI on July 13th (21.00). The renowned horror and fantasy author/director will give a talk about his career, followed by rare theatrical screenings of his early films, Salomé and The Forbidden. This event will be facilitated by Horrorthon’s Ed King.

Cant wait for this tbh plus tickets are only a tenner :eek:.

Hoping to get my Hellraiser boxset signed by the man himself.

Tickets are expected to sell out fast.

Ticket info.

galactus · 06-07-2011 3:52pm

Can't make it but am going to this at the weekend instead

A full report is expected Mr. Driftwood!

Morag · 06-07-2011 4:11pm

OMG OMG OMG!

/hopes there are tickets left.

Zero-Cool · 06-07-2011 7:52pm

I can't make this and am absolutely raging. Would love to get my copy of Coldheart Canyon signed by him!

Otis Driftwood · 06-07-2011 11:07pm

I dont even know if Barker will be available to do a signing but Ive been in contact with Ed King and he will let me know if its happening.

Profondo Rosso · 06-07-2011 11:49pm

Complete the pattern, solve the puzzle, turn the key.

Phony Scott · 07-07-2011 12:50am

Yep, looking forward to this, though I hear the two shorts ain't great, but that only makes it more interesting as to how he became a success. I hope Ed King comes up with as many questions about this as possible.

Otis Driftwood · 07-07-2011 6:47am

Im hoping there is the chance for a Q+A with him as there are a couple of things I wanna ask him!

faceman · 07-07-2011 9:39am

^ me too. He's one writer that I have loads of questions for!

07-07-2011 10:42am

Always wanted to meet the man, been reading his work since I was 10 but unfortunately u can't make it next week. If there is a Q and A I hope someone, looking at you Otis will ask him what's happening with the directors cut of Nightbreed. Is the found footage good enough to use in restoring it to it's initial cut? Also what the he'll is up with book 2 of Galilee book 2, been over a decade since book one was published and part 2 has had more date changes than Chinese Democracy.

JohnFalstaff · 07-07-2011 11:01am

Seeing as he is in Ireland there should be a question on the overlooked masterpiece that is Rawhead Rex!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091829/

They should at least screen a clip of it, although I think Barker has disowned it... (Still, any film that has an Irish priest getting a demonic golden shower while Niall Toibin looks on can't be all bad.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Sn6O-Pb00

Zero-Cool · 07-07-2011 3:41pm

Don't mention Rawhead Rex haha

Lads, if any of ye can ask him 'If there will be a tv series for Coldheart Canyon, as was planned before' I would be highly appreciative and give you a big thumbs up!

Otis Driftwood · 07-07-2011 5:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Always wanted to meet the man, been reading his work since I was 10 but unfortunately u can't make it next week. If there is a Q and A I hope someone, looking at you Otis will ask him what's happening with the directors cut of Nightbreed. Is the found footage good enough to use in restoring it to it's initial cut? Also what the he'll is up with book 2 of Galilee book 2, been over a decade since book one was published and part 2 has had more date changes than Chinese Democracy.

Funnily the question about Nightbreed is top of my list.Great minds eh.

:pac:

07-07-2011 5:59pm

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

Always wanted to meet the man, been reading his work since I was 10 but unfortunately u can't make it next week. If there is a Q and A I hope someone, looking at you Otis will ask him what's happening with the directors cut of Nightbreed. Is the found footage good enough to use in restoring it to it's initial cut? Also what the he'll is up with book 2 of Galilee book 2, been over a decade since book one was published and part 2 has had more date changes than Chinese Democracy.

Funnily the question about Nightbreed is top of my list.Great minds eh.

:pac:

I figured that if anyone on here was a fan bar myself it would be you. Im desperate to see the original version and have been for years. Every bloody time there's a news story about the footage I get my hopes up only to have them dashed.

Otis Driftwood · 07-07-2011 6:28pm

Ya Id be keen to get it straight from the horses mouth if possible.Im beginning to think though that it is just some kind of horror urban legend.

Morag · 07-07-2011 6:36pm

After Undying and Jerico, I'm intrested to know if he will be writing more for games,
and given the popularity of the comic series of books of blood are there any more comics planned and if there are any more children's books in the works after the Theif of Never.

His art is wonderful as well.

Otis Driftwood · 07-07-2011 8:07pm

Id recommend his Books of Blood RD,brilliant little shorts.

Zero-Cool · 07-07-2011 8:14pm

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

Id recommend his Books of Blood RD,brilliant little shorts.

+1

Can't go wrong for a penny! So many gems in one book!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Blood-Volumes-1-3-v/dp/0747401640/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1310069547&sr=8-4

Otis Driftwood · 12-07-2011 10:19pm

Just a bump for this as its on tomorrow night.

There also seems to still be tickets available for anyone thats interested.

Cant wait.

Morag · 13-07-2011 12:09pm

There are still some tickets left, got mine, can't wait.

conorhal · 13-07-2011 1:57pm

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

Funnily the question about Nightbreed is top of my list.Great minds eh.

:pac:

Ditto, jesus I'd even settle for a DVD release of the original cut! You can't even get that anywhere.
Either way, I'd love to see him write a sequel to the novel it was based on Cabal, it was a book that felt like the first chapter of a 'hero's quest' that was never continued.

OutlawPete · 13-07-2011 2:08pm

Just got tickets there now, yesterday at one point, the system said it was sold out.

faceman · 13-07-2011 3:10pm

conorhal wrote: »

Ditto, jesus I'd even settle for a DVD release of the original cut! You can't even get that anywhere.
Either way, I'd love to see him write a sequel to the novel it was based on Cabal, it was a book that felt like the first chapter of a 'hero's quest' that was never continued.

Yeah I have it on VHS! I remember the C64 computer game too!

Otis Driftwood · 13-07-2011 5:33pm

conorhal wrote: »

Ditto, jesus I'd even settle for a DVD release of the original cut! You can't even get that anywhere.
Either way, I'd love to see him write a sequel to the novel it was based on Cabal, it was a book that felt like the first chapter of a 'hero's quest' that was never continued.

faceman wrote: »

Yeah I have it on VHS! I remember the C64 computer game too!

It was released ages ago.

E-bay!

Region 4 is the same as region 2.

Its also available in Region 1 aswell.

Ive held off ever buying it as Im hoping that someday a directors cut will see the light of day.

Otis Driftwood · 13-07-2011 10:26pm

Just home now,an interesting night.

He spoke for approx 45 minutes but it was about nothing specific although he did manage to get in a pop at Michael Bay,Barry Norman and horror remakes which was pretty funny.

No opportunity for a Q+A though he briefly mentioned Nightbreed and said that at some stage he hopes to release it as he intended but that was it.

The 2 shorts were not up to much at all tbh but were interesting as curios.I can now say that I have seen a teenage Clive Barkers erect penis.:pac:

He just comes across as a cool person that is genuinely into what he does because he is passionate about it rather than he wants to make money out of it.

All in all, definitely 10 bucks well spent.

Phony Scott · 13-07-2011 10:29pm

Just back from it. Utterly inspired talk, he was brilliant. Can't quite say the same about the shorts themselves, maybe a little too arty for me.

Sadly, someone pointed out to me that Barker seems to have had a stroke or something because he was leaning very heavily to one side and he shook the interviewers hand very akwardly.

Otis Driftwood · 13-07-2011 10:33pm

I heard from another boardsie that there are a number of different rumours doing the rounds including a horse riding accident or that he has suffered nerve damage from years of leaning over a desk.

To my (untrained) eye,he looked like someone that was suffering from some type of palsy.

Morag · 13-07-2011 10:46pm

He has had multiple operations to remove polyps from his throat, they keep re growing and each surgery leaves behind more and more scar tissue on the muscles and tendons of his neck.

I enjoyed the talk.

"Passion is what allows you to push aside the scrub, the hassles of the everyday and put your art out there; on a canvas, on a screen, on a page and then you give it to others to see and experience as an act of love"

I think the point of showing the two shorts was to push and inspire people to go and make art, just go do it, don't over think it, don't care what anyone thinks, just make it happen and let it grow from that start.

OutlawPete · 13-07-2011 10:53pm

Thought the talk was amazing, very inspirational.

A sound guy, who is not in anyway up himself.

OutlawPete · 13-07-2011 11:28pm

The still that came on screen at the end was from the South Bank show.

Only seen it yesterday for the first time. It's well worth watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLdtfTsX9KQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKL9aaTh-xg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve-mKsNO1LU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjRpdPp99co

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrkIZjX4YM

Otis Driftwood · 13-07-2011 11:37pm

Nice one Pete,will watch tomorrow.

Morag · 13-07-2011 11:41pm

It seems that a few bodies have managed to wrangle his works and create academic works based on them. Trust Trinity. And so there is a two day conference on which he is attending.

http://clivebarkerdarkimaginer.blogspot.com/p/conference-schedule.html

Teyla Emmagan · 14-07-2011 12:23pm

Enjoyed last night, but sad to see Clive looking so decrepit. I met him a couple of times about 15 years ago and he was so strong and vital. He must have had a stroke or Parkinson's or something - there was someone helping him both in and out of the IFI. Very sad.

I thought the 'Forbidden' would never end - have seen it before but had forgotten how boring it was. Also, it really stank in the IFI last night, was dying to get out of there.

Delighted I went though, I love that man. And I enjoyed admiring his dancing penis for 5 minutes or whatever it was.

Had to laugh when I saw the still from the South Bank Show - had it at home on video back in the day and watched it to death

Morag · 14-07-2011 12:52pm

You can hear the difference in his voice in this clip about the game Jericho in 2007.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnqK_pW6fcY

And Clive talking with Grant Morrison in 2009.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay38UcL0S2w

Morlar · 14-07-2011 3:14pm

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Enjoyed last night, but sad to see Clive looking so decrepit. I met him a couple of times about 15 years ago and he was so strong and vital. He must have had a stroke or Parkinson's or something - there was someone helping him both in and out of the IFI. Very sad.

I couldn't make it last night but hope his health improves. The difference in his outward appearance from 10/15 yrs ago and now is completely shocking. I remember noticing it on a documentary a few years ago after not having seen him in years and years, nearly didn't recognise him to be honest.

An Evening With Clive Barker

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