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Actor Peter Fonda was also present their to introduce the movie. A question answer session followed the screening where Peter answered various questions about the movie. I could not find any news about the screening of the movie but I found report by Cindy who went to the screening and also attended the question answer session. Murphsplace.com reports:
The host of the evening was, I thought pretty good at first, especially in a funny bit of sexual innuendo and banter about a pistol that kept sticking in the holster of another Film Festival man (they were gussied up in Western gear), until after the movie and the beginning of the Q&A, when he thought he was being funny by saying to Peter “Well, I’m sure we all enjoyed you beating up Russell Crowe”…and then mentioned something about the phone toss. There was some tittering in the audience but I was glad to see Peter interrupt him right away with some very nice words about Russell. He prefaced them with (I’m paraphrasing, I didn’t take notes, lol) “Whoaaa, now, Russell is a consummate professional, he’s a committed actor and was wonderful to work with. He works very, very hard, was totally professional on set, and helped work with the stuntmen and extras. He’s got a rep, but I think that’s mostly the media, and I found him to be a wonderful guy. Plus, he’s got kids now and he’s probably mellowed.” His comments got a positive reaction from the audience, especially when he mentioned Russell helping the other actors/stuntmen/extras. Fonda’s stock went up in my book after those comments. :)
He talked about Russell one other time. Someone asked about his thoughts re: the difference in acting styles/preparation of Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Peter’s response was (again, paraphrasing) “None, really. When you’re as good as they are, you just do what you do.” He talked about how committed and talented they both are. He also quoted Gary Cooper a couple of times, something like "if you know who you are (the character) you don’t have to act.” He used a different word which I can’t remember but essentially meant immersing yourself into the character using a whole bag of little tricks that each actor has. Russell and Christian are both excellent at that, and I must say Peter was very good in his role as well. He told the same story I’ve heard already about Mangold not wanting him in the movie at first, said he thought he was too ‘laconic’. But Peter met with him, showed him he had the energy, got hired, and then they ended up doing it more low-key than was originally planned.
Useful Links:
http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/article/id/1422
http://www.notesfromhollywood.com/page.cfm?Sectionid=8&typeofsite=storydetail&ID=1355&storyset=yes
http://www.elmoreleonard.com/index.php?/weblog/film_festival_presents_arizona_premiere_of_arizona/
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/0811nefonda0811ON.html?&wired
http://www.gatewaytosedona.com/CalendarOfEvents/date/2007-08-14/mode/event/id/4238
http://www.murphsplace.com/crowe/yuma/cindy-report.html
http://www.murphsplace.com/crowe/yuma/cindy-report2.html
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