Selfish Post

by on September 9, 2008 15

Help sought: A couple years ago a Hollywood guy whose name I forget–something like Clay Sikoren–approached me about my last book, American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps, to option it and do a screenplay. Because I was getting lousy advice, I discouraged him. Now I am trying to find him. Anybody know who I'm talking about? Thanks.

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  1. Scott says:
    September 9, 2008 at 10:23 am

    I'll ask my Hollywood friends. It's a very good book, though the necessary local detail sometimes clouds the compelling story line. Unlike many projects, I think the movie version might be better.

  2. Paul Easton, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belly Of The Beast says:
    September 9, 2008 at 11:14 am

    The following is not a joke.

    A few months ago I was working up an outline for a screenplay for a softcore kink movie based on the folktale "Puss in Boots; The Master Cat". It was to be a star vehicle for my cat Cat (JeanJacques LeChat). I gave it up because it was based on the upcoming presidential election, and I realized it would be stale by the time it got made.

    Maybe I could think of a new plotline, keeping the main characters; the Cat and his dumb but faithful servant Sherman Miller. Does anyone know a filmmaker who might be interested?

    I see there have been animated versions and more are coming, but I dont think animated porn would be interesting.

  3. sword of gideon says:
    September 9, 2008 at 11:55 am

    That's a stunningly brilliant concept Paul. You really should move on that. The world awaits.

  4. Jay Maloney says:
    September 9, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2008/09/08/inside.africa.d.block.cnn

    Phil – See above.

  5. cooper says:
    September 9, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    Animated feline softcore porn has been done to death.

    I say move on to something else. How about
    a documentary about something original, say,
    about a media/entertainment Jew who begins
    to question his identity and endlessly
    maunders about what it all means? You could
    call it Deconstructing Phil. Sure to be a
    breakout hit.

  6. Jay says:
    September 9, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2008/09/08/inside.africa.d.block.cnn

    If the URL doesn't work just click on my name

  7. Paul Easton, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belly Of The Beast says:
    September 9, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    You must be kidding. No one wants to watch Phil. They want to watch Porn. I said *not* animated.

    Is there some way I can post a picture of the Cat?

  8. Paul Easton, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belly Of The Beast says:
    September 9, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    And its not just a question of Money and Fame. If properly done (as I had envisioned it) good Porn can be highly effective in udermining the republic. Far more so than cynical comments in obscure blogs.

  9. Esti says:
    September 9, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    I wonder what Paul's ideal republic would look like? I have an odd feeling it would be filled with pliant subjects to worship him. Perhaps there's some island in the South Pacific where pale, fat, lazy, malcontented, and utterly irrelevant fuckheads are worshipped?

  10. Eva Smagacz says:
    September 9, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    Mr. Weiss, somebody already mentioned this, and I would second wholeheartedly, that you should put a PayPal button on this blog, to get people to support your work.
    You are close to unique and you are raising extremely important and relevant topics.

  11. cooper says:
    September 9, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    "You must be kidding. No one wants to watch Phil."

    If Woody Allen has a career then somebody out there will pay to watch Phil kvetch.

    "They want to watch Porn."

    No they don't- not the typical They the Jews seem to hate. But it doesn't stop the Jewish porn industry from cranking out nonstop filth to be consumed by young white kids who haven't yet developed limits or conscience.

    "I said *not* animated."

    No you didn't.

    "If properly done (as I had envisioned it) good Porn can be highly effective in udermining the republic. Far more so than cynical comments in obscure blogs."

    That's exactly right. Just like the ecstacy trade, there's an extra ideological/ethnic kicker to the skin and porn trade, as Murray Rothstein has discovered with his MTV golden goose. Even that gentle American-educated Binyamin N. knows the score:

  13. Paul Easton, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Belly Of The Beast says:
    September 10, 2008 at 4:01 am

    Right. I was thinking of "Jesus Does Martha and Mary" but I dont think this country is ready.

  14. LeaNder says:
    September 10, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Phil, I wonder if this could be interesting for you.

    I encountered it as Firefox add.on:

    ScribeFire Admanagement

    ScribeFire MainPage Blogeditor

  15. Phil Weiss says:
    September 10, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    thanks folks!

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