Did both Michael Moore and Leo DiCaprio take questions from the audience?
Yes, they spent maybe half-an-hour with the audience. And with Michael Moore we also did a reception. When we did an event with David Lynch [for the film Inland Empire, January 2007] he brought in Chris Isaak to come and play before and after the movie. Did Chris Isaak do the music for the film? No, but they’re friends. David directed a couple of Chris Isaak videos and Chris Isaak was in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. One of his songs [“Wicked Game”] was in Wild at Heart. Another guest who’s come back several times is Ray Harryhausen. He’s been here five times. The special-effects master himselffive times now? In the special-effects world, Ray Harryhausen is on Mount Olympus. And I think he’d appreciate the analogy since he made movies about Greek gods. He made Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans. He did fantasy movies in the ’50s and ’60s that were a huge inspiration for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. He’s revered as kind of the godfather of visual effects. All of thes
