← Autodidact Archive · Original Dissent · Ed Toner
Thread ID: 14078 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2004-06-06
2004-06-06 15:18 | User Profile
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"Star power: George Clooney, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks, and Hugh Jackman are all names of potential leading men mentioned recently to star in the film adaptation of the runaway religious novel The Da Vinci Code. Just what we need -- another Jesus epic. "
"KISS and make up: KISS frontman and, apparently, spokesperson for his fellow Jews, ticked off the Muslim community recently when, in a radio interview, he said this of Muslim society: "This is a vile culture and if you think for a second that it's willing to just live in the sands of God's armpit you've got another thing coming. They want to come and live right where you live and they think that you're evil." After realizing he was a complete and utter idiot (and that he probably put a big bullseye on his back), he later released this clarification: "I was asked about extremists," Simmons said. "And that's what I was talking about -- only extremists." "
"Miriam and Max would be proud: Hollywood's most bodacious Jewish moguls, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, have snatched the rights to the film they originally financed -- Michael Moore's scathing anti-Bush doc Fahrenheit 9/11 which won the coveted Palm D'or at the recent Cannes Film Festival. The Weinsteins had been embroiled in an ownership battle with Disney after they refused to distribute the film. As well, the Weinsteins have decided that any profits from the film's distribution that go to Miramax or Disney will be donated to charity. An interesting footnote: After seeing Moore's Oscar-winning Bowling for Columbine, our buddy Mel Gibson actually wanted to finance Moore's next film, but when he found out it would put his beloved right-wing conservatives in a bad light, he opted out, paving the way for the Weinsteins to come in. And to think, if he had been busy with this film, he may not have made The Passion. [Update: The trailer for Fahrenheit 9/11 is now online -- it looks good -- and the film is set to be released in theaters on June 25th.] "
"Shrek slays Jesus. Film at 11.: Thank God for Shrek. The animated film unseated Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ as the strongest opening for a film in 2004 beating The Passion's $89.3 million opening weekend grosses with $129 million. And, unlike Gibson, Dreamworks is already working on two more installments. This must be great news for Shrek 2's Orthodox screenwriter David Weiss. "