Wonder where that half million will wind up.

They're going to have to make this family out to be the Cleavers before the bare facts of the story aren't going to scare the shit out of people. How can you make an al-Qaeda family out to be anything but an al-Qaeda family? Will Hollywood really pass up the chance to portray him as "raised to be a suicide bomber"?

You could put them all in bunny suits and that "raised to be a suicide bomber" is all anybody will remember. Americans think that's odd, blowing up your kids. There's no whitewashing that.

And we wonder why domestic box office is cratering.

People are always telling me that Hollywood is only interested in money. But if that were true, they'd make movies people actually want to see, not this treasonous filth.

Yeah, I think Mel Gibson made that point with The Passion

While we're stealing from the Corner, I'm not sure this looks much better.

Interesting that it's from Paramount, the same studio that's doing the Oliver Stone 9/11 movie. Brad Grey's on a fuckin' roll.

I don't know, someone. Mel Brooks has done some good work in the past (it made me laugh, anyway), so I'll give his project a chance.

I want to know where John Milius is these days. A quick Google shows that he doesn't done a major feature since "Clear and Present Danger" back in 1997.

Aarggh. Can't believe that I typed *Mel Brooks* instead of *Albert Brooks.* Mel Brooks sucks.

That's it. No more commenting before the second cup of coffee.

Mel Brooks SUCKS?!? WTF? Put down the crack pipe, sir. He deserves canonization for Blazing Saddles *alone*.

Mel Brooks sucks?

This sir, is war.

Should studios even be running their projects by any activist groups for approval? How much license will they take in rewriting history? Will the terror war be ignored onscreen?

Yes of course it will because Liberals are, most of all, cowards. It is why they are Liberals. It makes then feel brave and rightous offending Christians. And not fearing Christians at all, for decades they have put out untrue, unfair, negative stereotypes of Christians as well as obscene, violent and nihilistic movies while they ignored the critiscm and attempts by Christians at boycotts. In fact, they have often set out deliberately to offend as many Christians as possible to create some "controversy" about a movie.

Compared to the huge Christian movie going public, what exactly is it that they have to fear from such a tiny, tiny group as Molems? Do they expect all Moslems to boycott the films? Who cares? Do they expect protestors at showings? Who cares? It would really help sales. Do they expect condemnation in all Moslem media? Who cares? It would create a real "controversy" for a change, as both sides squared off in the media. There is something more going on here. They are not just bowing to pressure from a group that they may be in sympathy with: Liberals are scared shitless of Moslems!

Ever since Salamen Rushdie was targeted by the Mullahs (who forgave his transgressions for a huge fee) the Liberal media has become increasingly scared of Moslems. And the recent killing of Netherlands movie maker Van Gogh has sent a clear message round the world: behave as we tell you to or else. The very act of getting a call from CAIR or meeting with them must send shivers of fear through cowardly Liberal Media types, as well as the actors themselves!

Is there anywhere a group willing to tell the truth about the rabid, vicious animals called terrorists? I think not. Even though there's a huge audience for pro-Christian film, as The Passion demonstrated, still no one makes any. And despite how much money could be made by a film telling the truth about terrorists, the one thing that we can always count on with Liberals is that their cowardice far outweighs their greed.

Islamo-fascism though is a real, deadly threat. So is censorship by special-interest groups a threat to all ...

Mel Brooks SUCKS?!? WTF? Put down the crack pipe, sir.

Blazing Saddles was okay, I guess. Also The Twelve Chairs and The Producers. But yeah, most of his movies were forgettable at best. The funniest thing in Spaceballs was the opening shot, followed by 95 minutes of concentrated lameness.

"What's the matter, Colonel? Chicken?" Give me a break.

All bad guys are white males and speak with British accents. Often they are "far rightwingers" and "neo-nazis" (see The Sum of All Fears"). As a rule the hero (often white) must be assisted by a person of color sidekick/mentor.

All bad guys are white males and speak with British accents. Often they are "far rightwingers" and "neo-nazis" (see The Sum of All Fears"). As a rule the hero (often white) must be assisted by a person of color sidekick/mentor.

And the colored side kick/mentor must get killed heroically in the end while saving the white guy, or the world.

What a bunch of Twinkies!

They've all been very naughty and are in need of a good spanking.

Which word is funnier, twinkie or pooter?

Oh yeah utron, Spaceballs was weak - I thought he peaked with Young Frankenstein.

But my favorite Mel Brooks stuff wasn't even movies - that 2000 Year Old Man gig he did with Carl Reiner back in the 60s. High-larious.

27, I think twinkies is funnier. It always reminds me of my visit to the Hooters in Taipei. In my humble opinion, they should rename that particular restaurant "Twinkies"

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"he was one day away from retirement!"

Albert Brooks kills - just KILLS - the Simpsons whenever he's on it. Creates believable characters, mostly from his own ideas, rather than just reading what they hand him.
(Uh, "kills" in a good way. That's the funky-fresh street jive we children are "rapping" amongst ourselves in the street these days!)

One word: Scorpio. Those who remember will appreciate.

"And on (Thursdays?) there's hotdogs and beer!
He loves- Ger-man beer!"

My parents were, not "hippie," more like post-hippie, return to cardigans, but still with ridiculous hair, anyway ... so I had to listen to a lot of "Free to Be You and Me" growing up. (I love you anyway, mom and dad.)

Mel Brooks, as the baby who doesn't know whether he's male or not - any other "Generation Next" folk out there having flashbacks to that? Anyway, that's how I first became aware of him. That voice of his can get stuck in your head.

/the Knemon show, acha-cha-cha-chaa