The Home Looting Network
"I'm Bob." "And, I'm Barbara. Welcome to hour three of the 12 hour 'Treasures from the Cradle of Civilization' special on The Home Looting Network." "You know, Barbara, a lot…
The Hole Rescue Story: The Official Version
The soldiers were deployed around the hospital where their informant assured them the Prisoner, their captured comrade in arms, had been taken. They knew that enemy soldiers had been stationed…
The Hole Rescue Story: The Unedited Version
The soldiers were deployed around the hospital where their informant assured them the Prisoner, their captured comrade in arms, had been taken. They knew that enemy soldiers had been stationed…
Reality Checks and Balances
Okay, so maybe there weren't any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. And, yeah, sure, the links between Saddam Hussein and the Al Qaeda terrorist network were non-existent. The thing…
Propaganda on the Menu
So, there's this country, okay? And, this country is buggin' you, right? And, I'm not just talkin' no minor annoyance, either - I'm talkin' about a major, major buggin'. Okay?…
No Exit Strategy
SCENE: comfortable, if plain, living room. AMERICAN GENERAL sits in an armchair, reading a newspaper. SAUDI GENERAL sits on a sofa nearby. Pause. SAUDI GENERAL: Come on. You know you…
The Hollywood Holiday Blockbuster Algorithm
1 What is the hottest film currently in the theatres? 2 Do you own the rights to the film?</td YES 3 Make a sequel. NO 4 Use the selling points…
Joshua Shapiro Teaches Media Appreciation 101
Hello, children. My name is Joshua Shapiro. I'm a producer at Soft and Squishy Films. We make TV shows like Strike Force Seven and Sex All Over the City. I'd…
Sexy Cartoon Babes on the Web Rock!
People who claim to know about such things tell me that I am not making the best use of the World Wide Web. I gather from their complaints that my…
Larry and Bud Do the Reich Thing
"Larry?" "Bud?" "I think you know why I'm calling." "To apologize for releasing Attack of the 50 Foot Snail?" "Are you kidding? We made back our print costs in Thailand…
The First Draft of History Needs an Editor
Al Qaeda to the Max Herschel Weyeherhauser Gallstone Pit Press paperback, 379 pages review by REX VENEER The first clue that Al Qaeda to the Max isn't going to be…
And, I owe it all to MonsterScriptMaster (TM)!
My screenplay, Harder Than Heaven, was just about perfect. Set in Korea in 1957, it was about six year-old Nguyen's wrenching journey across the war-torn country to find her father…