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Global warming experts and political pessimists have gelled to forecast a doomsday combination of socio-economic collapse exascerbated by catastrophic climate changes. Hollywood has been capitalizing on this apocalyptical vision with films such as George Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and MAD MAX II, but the heroes usuallly survive the throes of extinction thanks to […]

Big Al called this week while I was in Bangkok getting a pension paper notarized for my retirement visa at the American embassy.

“Oliver Stone is directing a movie about the My Lai massacre. They’re looking for guys your age. Why don’t you go for an audition?”
It was only 2pm. I called the casting director. He […]

“You can see all the stars of Hollywood Boulevard.” The Kinks’ CELLULOID HEROES.
Roger Moore has joined the more than 2000 artists honored by Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The 79 year-old is best remembered for his role as James Bond, which he got thanks to his years as TV’s THE SAINT as well as Sean Connery […]

In the early morning hours of 9/6 Pattaya’s finest were notified by concerned citizens of suspicious behavior on a secluded Naklua beach. Upon arrival the police discovered that an international movie crew was filming an unauthorized sex film. The responding cops deemed the proceedings illegal and called for back-up to transport the 6 Japanese men, 2 Japanese starlettes […]

I love SUNSET BOULEVARD.

The Director Billy Wilder paints a paean to fading glory in this 1950 film. Young writer and ancient femme fatale joined in a tragic menage a trois with fame for the fantastic ending choreographed by John F. Seitz’s cinematography. Gloria Swanson charging the camera. “All right, Mr DeMille, I’m ready for my […]

Paris was my home from 1982-1986. Two of those years were spent on Impasse Dantzig. My 16 year-old girlfriend had an atelier in an old artist commune on Impasse Dantzig. Candida worked as a model. A few magazines liked the melange of her Puerto Rican, Jewish, and French roots. I thought she was beautiful.

We went […]

The Taliban ruled the majority of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. Normal citizens welcomed the Islamic militants in hopes that peace could be restored, instead a strict Sharia law was imposed on their subjects.

The burqa was draped over every woman and education was banned for any females over the age of eight. The Koran was the only book […]

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN originated from a Disneyland ride. Moving figures portrayed a bucolic pirate raid on a seaside town. All fun and games with a ho-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.

Reality had blood running in the streets and screams filled the ears of the hunted and hunters. Even worse Long John Silver liked young […]

Yesterday Rosie O’Donnell announced to the public that they won’t be seeing her on THE VIEW anymore. This ‘news’ came after a heated hissy fit with her co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck. Rosie’s earned a first place slot from CNN and Fox News on a day where GW Bush announced that 2008 will see troop reductions in […]

Unsurprisingly Thailand scored in the Top Eleven nations for intellectual property theft according to the USA, which only produces fast food, fat people, SUVs, and Harleys.
Other honorees of free market intellectual freedom are China, India, Russia, Egypt, Argentina, Chile, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela.
China tops the list because some 85-90% of copyrighted goods sold […]