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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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.
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.
That's a stunningly brilliant concept Paul. You really should move on that. The world awaits.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2008/09/08/inside.africa.d.block.cnn
Phil – See above.
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.
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
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?
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.
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?
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.
"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:
link to upi.com
Netanyahu: U.S. should attack Iran with TV
By P. Mitchell Prothero
From the Washington Politics & Policy Desk
Published 9/12/2002 4:50 PM
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) — A former Israeli prime minister Thursday called upon the United States to effect regime change in both Iraq and Iran, prescribing a military invasion to topple the government in Baghdad and the transmission of ribald television programming via satellite into Persia, where he said the influx of pop culture would prove "subversive" to the conservative Islamic regime.
Citing the hundreds of thousands of satellite television dishes in Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu told the House Government Reform Committee that the United States could incite a revolution against the conservative Iranian clergy through the use of such Fox Broadcasting staples as "Melrose Place" and "Beverly Hills 90210" — both of which feature beautiful young people in varying states of undress, living, glamorous, materialistic lives and engaging in promiscuous sex.
"This is pretty subversive stuff," Netanyahu told the committee. "The kids of Iran would want the nice clothes they see on those shows. They would want the swimming pools and fancy lifestyles."
But the more pressing issue to Netanyahu is Iran's neighbor, Iraq, which he said was dangerously close to developing weapons of mass destruction — and would not be susceptible to subversion.
"We understand a nuclear armed Saddam places Israel at risk," he said. "But a nuclear armed Saddam also puts the entire world at risk."
"After Saddam gets a nuclear weapon, it is only a matter of time before the terror networks get nuclear weapons,' Netanyahu warned. "And they will use them if they get them."
Netanyahu said that the 1981 attack by Israel on an Iraqi nuclear facility was justified and implied that it's success hinged on just the kind of unilateralism that President George W. Bush's Thursday speech to the United Nations appears to abjure.
"Did Israel launch this pre-emptive strike with the coordination of the international community?" Netanyahu asked. "Did we condition such a strike on the approval of the United Nations? Of course not."
Burton's statements reflected more respect for the administration's coalition building efforts than Netanyahu's, but he did note that in the face of failing to develop such support for an invasion, he too supported a unilateral attack.
"This morning the president made a strong case for taking action. Now we need to see how the world responds," Burton noted. "I hope that our friends and allies around the world will join us. I hope that we can assemble a strong coalition that will stand up to this dangerous regime. However, if we can't, my view is that we have to do what's in our own best interest. If we determine that Saddam Hussein is a serious national security threat, then we have to act — alone if necessary."
Netanyahu's rhetoric, at least the military invasion portion of his testimony, found a warm reception from committee Chairman Dan Burton, R-Ind., who said that finishing the war on terror with the occupation of Afghanistan without attacking Iraq would leave the job half done.
"One of the unfinished pieces of business we have is Iraq," Burton said. "In my opinion, this is a problem we can't continue to ignore. Saddam Hussein is a menace. He has chemical weapons. He has biological weapons. He's working hard to acquire nuclear weapons. He's used chemical weapons in the past. We should have no doubt that he'll use them again. And if he succeeds in developing nuclear weapons, we could have a catastrophe on our hands."
But Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich was not as supportive of Netanyahu's calls for war. In a terse exchange that occurred before the former prime minister laid out his "Iran Strategy," Kucinich asked him for additional suggestions for places to invade.
"While you're here, Mr. Prime Minister, are there any other countries besides Iraq that you would suggest that we invade?" he asked.
Jesus?
Right. I was thinking of "Jesus Does Martha and Mary" but I dont think this country is ready.
Phil, I wonder if this could be interesting for you.
I encountered it as Firefox add.on:
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thanks folks!