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"I was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in the suburbs. At New York University Film School, I made several short films, one of which, 'Schatt's Last Shot,' was particularly popular. A screening was set up in Los Angeles, and the next day I was seated in the office of the (then) president of 20th Century Fox, Scott Rudin. A three-picture writing deal with Fox was quickly followed by an additional three-picture deal with Columbia. Unfortunately, the only thing I really liked about these deals was telling everyone I had them. I had a script I then took to Propaganda Pictures, who then got Polygram to finance it as my first feature. This was a not a happy experience. Released by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, the movie, 'Fear, Anxiety and Depression,' (which I would rather have had titled 'The Young and the Hopeless'), was 'a disappointment.' Afterwards I left 'the business' (or it left me) and, lacking any marketable skill, became an ESL (English as Second Language) teacher to newly arrived Russian immigrants. Pretending I had never gotten involved in film in the first place, I lived happily for several years. But then one day, when a lawyer/friend of mine said she was able to raise financing for a low-budget independent feature, I felt it was time to have second thoughts. I had written the screenplay for 'Welcome to the Dollhouse' years before, when I was still 'active,' in part to redeem myself from the horror of my first feature experience, and it was a script I had always been fond of. Evidently, I decided to reactivate." - Todd Solondz, from Sony Pictures Classics' official Welcome To the Dollhouse site "Where can I write to Mr. Solondz?" This is probably the question I get asked the most... and the
answer is definitely not "send it to me, and I'll see that he gets it." However,
I've done a bit of research, and come up with this, my best answer: c/o ICM ...Do I know for sure that he'll receive what you send him if you mail it there? No. But it's my best answer. Good luck.
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1/8/08 Life During Wartime: Coming Eventually... Maybe: In an interview with MTVnews.com, Paul Reubens, who was cast to play a role in Life During Wartime, said the film's been pushed back three times now because there've been problems financing on the film. more 1/8/08 Van der Beek's Lost Storytelling Role: An article was just posted on IFC.com about some interesting parts being cut out of films... and one of the actors they talked to was James Van der Beek, about his role cut from Storytelling. more 5/24/07 Life During Wartime: SOLD!: According to a Variety by Patrick Frater, Todd Solondz's latest film, Life During Wartime, was picked up already at the Cannes film festival. more 3/12/07 All About Life During Wartime: A casting notice posted on the Tampa Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau website contains a big scoop on the new Solondz film. Apparently it's a sequel to Happiness, set to star Emma Thompson, Demi Moore and Faye Dunnaway? more 2/15/07 Title of His Latest Film: According to an article released today in The Hollywood Reporter, John Hart, formerly one half of Hart Sharp Entertainment, is leaving the company and forming his own, new production company: Evamere. One of Evamere's announced films is Todd Solondz's latest, described as more 6/3/06 Feelings now on DVD!: Right on the heels of some very big and exciting Todd Solondz news, we have some very big and exciting Todd Solondz news! Solondz's first student film, Feelings (1984) is available on DVD! more 5/21/06 Todd's Sixth Feature!: That's right! According to Fortissimo Films' official website (fortissimo.nl), they're going to be backing Todd Solondz's next film, which has yet to be titled. Solondz is quoted as saying that it's, "a kind of sequel to - or riff on - Happiness and, to some extent, Welcome To the Dollhouse. more 4/22/06 OK, Maybe He's Not In It After All: Well, less and less press write-ups, websites, etc. on the documentary film This Film Is Not Yet Rated have been mentioning Todd Solondz's involvement lately, and some online sites and articles (including the IMDB), have actually been removing his name. more Old News: 2001 E-mail the Webmaster: |
