Fast Fiction

I saw a play a few years ago by Kira Obolensky called Lobster Alice. It was about the time Salvador Dali came to Los Angeles to make an animated film for Walt Disney. It was based on a true story.

Salvador Dali was comissioned to make an animated film called Destino, based on a Mexican ballad of the same name. The play was very interesting, but the allure of the actual film, which was never finished during Dali or Disney’s lifetime is even more intriguing.

Well, apparently it was finished ...um, and nominated for an Oscar. I have no clue what rock I was under earlier this year. It must have been the rock without The Hollywood Reporter or internets or something. (And it was a bit of a story, too.)

It’s showing this weekend in NY at the Animazing Gallery. What’s worse, it seems it was showing last November at the Arclight. Grrr. It’ll also be in Florida for a while, but I can’t see myself going there just to see a movie.

There’s talk of it coming out on video and I’m keen to see how it turned out.