Recent content by Tim961

I have seen a pirate copy of "Factotum" and I love it. Ok, it's not an action-packed movie, but since when is life action-packed? This is a much better realized film of Bukowski's vision. Matt Dillon's performance is low-key the same way Bukowski seemed to be low-key most of the time. True...

Good god, why do you write everything like its a poem? Another kid who thinks if he puts everything in short lines, its a poem. Quit playing. Be yourself. It's a post to a forum, for Chrissake.

In "Born into This", Hank did state that Mickey Rourke was over the top. His hair was long and unkempt, he looked dirty, he was abrasive and he shouted too much.

I hit on bukowski in my late twenties, came at him from a different direction. In 1988 I read a book by John Fante called ASK THE DUST, published by Black Sparrow Press(I highly recommend this book). The foreward was written by Charles Bukowski. I proceeded to pick up WOMEN and FACTOTUM. HAM...