'TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
The Artful Dodger
THE HOLLYWOOD HUSTLE
Here are some recent screenplay deals that might make it through development hell and show up on your local movie screens in a few years.
A girl and her dog
"Because of Winn-Dixie" will star Jeff Daniels, rocker Dave Matthews, Eva Marie Saint (and a little girl to be named later) in a story about a child who befriends a dog in a Southern town. Script was written by Joan Singleton.
Prediction: Sounds a bit like "My Dog Skip" in a dress.
*****
Pulitzer pedigree
"Proof," the Tony and Pulitzer-awarded Broadway play, makes its way to the big screen with stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anthony Hopkins and Hope Davis listed as potential attachments.
Prediction: Nominations for both Paltrow and Gyllenhaal, with total box office under fifty million.
*****
Jason gets a Woody
Jason Biggs will star in Woody Allen's next movie. Script will presumably deal with sexual neuroses, relationship dysfunction, marital conflicts, social phobias and, oh yeah, sexual neuroses.
Prediction: The assembly line rolls on. With Biggs in the faux-Allen role, the movie might score a better-than-average youngish demo but we're still talking inches.
*****
Remote Control
They've gone all the way to Bulgaria to film "Control," about a controversial medical program wherein man's violent tendencies erupt suddenly, creating much havoc. Starring Ray Liotta and Willem Dafoe.
Prediction: Could be big – no offense to the actors but it really all depends on how well the violence is choreographed. Everyone knows that guys pay for the cinematic adrenalin rush, not dramatic nuances.
*****
Daughter of the bride
Goldie Hawn will produce and star in "Bride and Joy: Guiding Mom Down the Aisle," about a young woman who has to plan her own mother's wedding.
Prediction: Sounds like a lot of fun. If Goldie's the bride, might Kate Hudson play her daughter?? Could be one of the top comedies of the year.
*****
Chick flick
Madonna will exec produce "She Rocks," a romantic comedy starring Amanda Peet as a rock journalist who writes an article about a popular rock star.
Prediction: Prediction: At least Madonna's not starring in this one. Amanda Peet needs a hit or she could be relegated to the Shannon Elizabeth ranks.
*****
Grim obsession
Truman Capote's fascination with a brutal series of murders led to the writing of his acclaimed "In Cold Blood." Phillip Seymour Hoffman will portray the author in "Capote," centering on that literary journey. Written by Dan Futterman.
Prediction: Prediction: This first inkling of Capote's future star-fucking mania is fodder for an interesting tale. Hoffman's always good, too. But since nobody reads any more, will anybody care?
*****
8 to 1 against
A young man has his bachelor party in Vegas but he parties too hard and can't remember a thing in the Warner Brothers comedy "The Afterparty." Later, the man is confronted with people and events he doesn't recognize from that weekend.
Prediction: TV creation Jamie Kennedy hasn't exactly jumped off the tube and into our hearts, so it's anybody's guess how this movie might fare. Premise is mildly amusing, but that's an awful lot of Act Two heavy lifting.
~ The Artful Dodger
Reader Request
Re: CA Recall
I'm writing to ask you to join me in signing a "Recall No! Democracy Yes!" pledge to defeat the California recall.
If the recall succeeds, it will set a dangerous precedent for the whole country. A far-right businessman spent 1.7 million dollars to bring us the recall campaign, and has thrown California into chaos. GOP leaders who should have condemned the recall instead cheered it on, hoping they could gain from the unraveling of our democracy.
We can't stand by and let this happen. These attacks on democracy are not a California issue or a Texas issue or a Florida issue or a Nevada issue -- we all must step forward together and make it clear that elections will be honored in this country.
Recall No! Democracy Yes! Pledge
Larry-By-The-Sea
Thanks, Lar - and as the Latinists would phrase it 'amen' (so be it).
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Last Night
It seems fall is coming early - had to dig out a sweatshirt tonight - a first for this time of year.
The always fabulous Michael Dare sent out a special bonus edition 'Disinfotainment Today' today, but once again, AOL's censors won't allow it through. They must scan the message section because the
subject line was changed a dozen times to no avail. Anyway, will feature the piece prominently tomorrow.
Watched the gubernatorial debate tonight. They gave Gray Davis a ½ hour at the top, then filled 1½ hours with the 5 who felt it was important enough to show. Arianna was the best with words. Camajo gave good answers, but scowled too much. Cruz Bustamante more than held his own, but he looks like
George Costanza with a moustache, and that's not a positive image. Peter Uberroth was starting to make Bill Simon look smart. And Tom McClintock needs to come back as woman in a fundamental sect in his next life. Overall, it was a good debate.
Collectively, the local news (watched KCAL, KCBS, KNBC, KTLA & KABC) spent under 2 minutes on the debate, but close to 3 minutes on Ahnold & his egging at CS Long Beach. Yes, I'm cynical, but the whole incident seemed to flow too smoothly not to have been rehearsed in some form, at some time.
The local media is giving Ahnold a disproportionate amount of positive coverage - discounting the Oui interview, but trying to nail Cruz with MEChA. Ignoring Ahnold's serial philandering while bringing up Arianna's ex-husband, like it was her fault. And while they mention his pot smoking, not one mention of steroids. Jeez.
Wonder which elephant-boy will pull out first?
< /stepping off soapbox>
The kid's first day of school went quite well.
Tonight, Thursday, CBS begins the evening with a RERUN 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', followed by another RERUN
'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', then a RERUN 'Without A Trace'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Nicolas Cage and Alton Brown.
On a RERUN Craiggers are Jason Alexander and magician Lance Burton.
NBC opens the night with a RERUN 'Friends' (that runs 40-minutes), followed by a RERUN 'Will & Grace' (that also runs 40-minutes), then a RERUN
'Scrubs' (which also runs 40-minutes), followed by a RERUN 'ER'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay are Alyssa Milano, Dave Attell, and Amy Grant.
On a RERUN Conan are Gary Sinise, Seth Green, and Tanya Streeter.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are John Edward, Omar Gooding, Robert Randolph and the Family Band.
ABC starts the 'NFL Football' season.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Donal Logue and Sex Pistols, with this week's guest co-host Mr. T.
The WB offers a RERUN 'Jamie Kennedy', followed by another RERUN 'Jamie Kennedy', then a RERUN 'What I Like About You', followed by
another RERUN 'What I Like About You'.
Faux has a RERUN 'Stupid Behavior Caught On Tape', followed by a FRESH 'Anything For Lu$t', then a FRESH 'Parasite Hotel'.
UPN fills the night with 'WWE Smackdown!'.
A&E has 'Biography' (Kim Jung Il), followed by 'Seven Days In September'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Hunter', followed by the movie 'Rooster Cogburn', then the movie 'Rio Grande'.
BBC -
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] 'Talking Movies' - September 4 - 9, 2003;
[7pm] 'Ground Force' - Bordon;
[7:30pm] 'Changing Rooms' - Blackford;
[8pm] 'House Invaders' - Solihull;
[8:30pm] 'House Invaders' - Shirley, Birmingham;
[9pm] 'Faking It' - Painter Turns Conceptual Artist;
[10pm] 'Faking It' - Vicar Turns Second Hand Car Salesman;
[11pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Jerry Hall, Sylvia Kristel;
[12am] 'Faking It' - Painter Turns Conceptual Artist;
[1am] 'Faking It' - Vicar Turns Second Hand Car Salesman;
[2am] 'House Invaders' - Solihull;
[2:30am] 'House Invaders' - Shirley, Birmingham;
[3am] 'So Graham Norton' - Jerry Hall, Sylvia Kristel;
[4am] 'Faking It' - Painter Turns Conceptual Artist;
[5am] 'Faking It' - Vicar Turns Second Hand Car Salesman; and
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'West Wing', followed by the movie 'Raising Arizona', then 'Queer Eye'.
On a RERUN Jon Stewart it's TBA.
History has 'History's Mysteries', 'Secret Luftwaffe Aircraft', 'Secret Japanese Aircraft', then 'Modern Marvels'.
SciFi has the movie 'Do Or Die', then the movie 'Absolon'.
TCM -
[6am] 'Seven Miles From Alcatraz' (1942);
[7:15am] 'Behind The Rising Sun' (1943);
[9am] 'Hitler's Children' (1943);
[10:30am] 'Tender Comrade' (1943);
[12:30pm] 'Murder, My Sweet' (1944);
[2:30pm] 'Back To Bataan' (1945);
[4:30pm] 'Cornered' (1945);
[6:30pm] 'Crossfire' (1947);
[8pm] 'The Barefoot Contessa' (1954);
[10:30pm] 'Citizen Kane' (1941);
[1am] 'Julius Caesar' (1953); and
[3:30am] 'The Pride Of The Yankees' (1942). (ALL TIMES EDT)
Latin Grammy-award winning star Gilberto Gil (L), who is also Brazil's Minister of Culture, is joined by Harry Belafonte before a gala honoring Gil as the Latin Recording Academy's 2003 Person of the Year, in Miami Beach September 2, 2003. The event leads up to the Latin Grammy Awards, set for September 3 in Miami.
Photo by Marc Serota
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Man With An Opinion
Johnny Depp
Hollywood star Johnny Depp said on Wednesday the United States was a stupid, aggressive puppy and he would not live there until the political climate changed.
"America is dumb, it's like a dumb puppy that has big teeth that can bite and hurt you, aggressive," he said.
"My daughter is four, my boy is one. I'd like them to see America as a toy, a broken toy. Investigate it a little, check it out, get this feeling and then get out," said the star of the off-beat films "Edward Scissorhands" and "Dead Man."
Depp slammed George W. Bush's administration for its criticism of French opposition to the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
"I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots," he told Stern.
Johnny Depp
Showtime's Foray Into Propaganda
'DC 9/11'
Filmmaker Lionel Chetwynd is a supporter of resident Bush, a self-described political conservative and a defender of the war on Iraq.
And Chetwynd makes no apologies for writing and producing an admiring account of a confident, decisive leader in Showtime's "DC 9/11: Time of Crisis," debuting 8 p.m. EDT Sunday.
"DC 9/11: Time of Crisis" shows Bush mustering his inner resources to reassure an anguished nation while guiding his Cabinet in beginning to frame America's political and military response.
But the film, which blends drama with footage of events and TV news reports (often from Fox News Channel, which Chetwynd says offered the best deal), is not a psychodrama. Chetwynd cites as his inspiration "Missiles of October," the 1974 TV movie that re-created the Kennedy White House during the Cuban missile crisis.
If you have the stomach, there's more - 'DC 9/11'
Thanks, Alex!
Glad I don't have Showtime.
Court Delays Media Ownership Rules
FCC
A federal appeals court Wednesday issued an emergency stay delaying new Federal Communications Commission rules that would allow a single company to own newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same city.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the community-radio advocates who sued would suffer irreparable harm if the new rules were allowed to go into effect as scheduled Thursday.
The new media ownership rules, which the FCC approved in June on a party-line, 3-2 vote, also would allow a single company to own TV stations reaching 45 percent of the nation's viewers.
The House, over the objections of the Bush administration, voted overwhelmingly in July to block the FCC rules. The Senate plans to take up the issue next week.
For the rest, FCC
A demonstrator wearing a chicken suit holds a sign, asking why recall candidate and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is not attending a recall forum in Walnut Creek, California, September 3, 2003. Schwarzenegger was the only one of the six major candidates seeking to replace California Governor Gray Davis not to attend the event.
Photo by Lou Dematteis
TV Station Airs Footage
George Orwell
A television station showed Tuesday what it described as the first film footage ever discovered of George Orwell, picturing him as a young student at England's prestigious school Eton, marching arm and arm with fellow classmates.
The footage was recently found in a film library by two researchers, Phil Windeatt and Jonathan Levi, and their discovery came in 2003, the year that marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the author of novels such as "1984" and "Animal Farm."
Still photos of Orwell have long been available, but Channel 4 News quoted Orwell biographer D.J. Taylor as saying that fans of the author had never seen film footage of him.
The brief images, shot in 1921, show a vibrant and happy 18-year-old Orwell marching across the grounds of the private school with a group of fellow students on their way to a sports field, where they would play a ball game against a wall that was traditional at Eton.
George Orwell
Lifetime Honor
The Clash
Rock legends The Clash, credited with being one of the pioneers of the punk movement and an inspiration to many of today's top bands, have been honored with a lifetime achievement award.
The band was awarded the accolade by style magazine GQ at its annual Men of the Year awards at the Royal Opera House.
The group split in the mid-1980s and lead singer Joe Strummer died in December last year just weeks after he and guitarist Mick Jones got together at a benefit concert.
The Clash
Some Newspapers To Pull Strip
'Doonesbury'
It's OK to portray the president as a wimp, a waffle or a reckless Roman emperor.
But if you're "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau and you mention the "M" word — as in masturbation — editors will pull your strip.
Characters in Sunday's strip discuss a recent study by Australian scientists who found that men who masturbate often in their 20s are 30 percent less likely to get prostate cancer later.
Some U.S. newspapers have chosen to run a substitute offered by Kansas City-based Universal Press Syndicate.
'Doonesbury'
Keith Richards Talks
Eric Clapton
Rock legend Eric Clapton was once desperate to join the Rolling Stones but would never have been accepted by the legendary band because he is too lazy, Stones' guitarist Keith Richards revealed.
"Eric wanted to jump in after Mick Taylor, but never did say so. But he expected us to call, although I only just found out," Richards told the latest edition of music magazine Mojo.
"There are certain guys that are band players and there's certain guys that ain't. If there's anybody lazier than me, it's Eric," Richards said.
"He's got it all, but Eric's like Mick Taylor in a way. He needs to hire guys to play with him to kick him up the arse."
Eric Clapton
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Records Love Songs Album
Silvio Berlusconi
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who once worked as a cruise ship crooner, is set to renew his musical career with the launch of an album of love ballads he has written.
The billionaire-turned-politician found time in a busy schedule to write seven songs that will feature on a new album from guitarist Mariano Apicella, Italian media reported on Wednesday.
"With my heart in my mouth, Because your love is everything to me, I know you may make me suffer, But I'll never let you go, Even if I have to fight, I will love you until the end," goes one Berlusconi verse quoted in Italian daily Libero.
Silvio Berlusconi
Returning to Theaters
'Scarface'
"Scarface," starring Al Pacino as a Cuban immigrant who becomes a kingpin in the illicit drug trade, will return to movie theaters this month for a 20th anniversary run in a limited number of cities, Universal Pictures said on Tuesday.
When the movie was first shown in theaters, it met with only mixed reviews. But it has since been discovered by young moviegoers and become something of a cult classic.
"Scarface" will play in theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Detroit, Dallas, Miami and San Francisco.
'Scarface'
Dickson Hango of Papua New Guinea wears a ceremonial head dress and his World War Two medals at a Battle For Australia commemoration in central Sydney September 3, 2003. The annual commemoration service honours soldiers from Australia, Papua New Guinea and the United States who fought and repelled a Japanese invasion of Australia's northern neighbour Papua New Guinea.
Photo by Will Burgess
Estate Up for Sale
Katharine Hepburn
The Old Saybrook waterfront estate of the late Katharine Hepburn is going on sale with an initial asking price of $12 million.
Hepburn's executors wrote a letter two weeks ago to neighbors of the four-time Academy Award-winning actress, informing them that the property would be on the market soon. As part of a long-held custom in the town's Fenwick section, where Hepburn's home is, neighbors are told first when a property will be sold and asked to submit offers if they are interested.
The property includes 13 acres and a pond. Four years ago, the house's value was set at $2 million. In the Aug. 19 letter obtained by The Associated Press, Hepburn's executors told neighbors they arrived at the $12 million price "after preliminary consultations with several local and national Realtors."
Katharine Hepburn
1939 Antarctic Film to Be Restored
Adm. Richard Byrd
Ohio State University will use a $5,000 federal grant to restore and copy two 16mm reels of film from Adm. Richard Byrd's first expedition to Antarctica in 1939.
Medical officer Harrison Richardson filmed all five Byrd expeditions to the region between 1939 and 1941.
Richardson's son, James Richardson, donated 18 reels of his father's film, both 35mm and 16mm, from Byrd's expeditions.
The National Film and Preservation Foundation, which awarded the grant, liked the Richardson films because they show an insider's perspective and represent some of the first color footage of Antarctica, said Jeff Lambert, assistant director of the foundation.
Adm. Richard Byrd
Drawings Found in Britain
Beatrix Potter
Experts on Wednesday described as "an absolutely incredible" find a collection of drawings and watercolors by Beatrix Potter, the creator of Peter Rabbit, with an estimated worth of nearly $400,000.
The 23 illustrations by Potter came to light when they were valued by Clive Farahar, an expert who appeared on the popular television program, Antiques Roadshow.
Jack Swanston, who took the collection to the British Broadcasting Corp.'s TV program when it visited Dumfries, Scotland, was astonished by the value of the unique collection.
Beatrix Potter
The Beatrix Potter Society
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Comedy Central Shops Series for Syndication
'South Park'
Stan, Kyle and the rest of the potty-mouthed, pint-sized gang on cable network Comedy Central's animated hit "South Park" may soon be staying up past their bedtimes on broadcast television.
The Viacom Inc.-owned cable network and the creators of its signature show, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have struck a deal with distributor Debmar Studios to sell reruns of the show into syndication on late-night TV.
Financial terms of the deal, announced on Tuesday, were not disclosed. But Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety said potential earnings from "South Park" during its first four years in syndication could reach $100 million, making it the highest-grossing series to come off cable.
'South Park'
New Contest
Eminem
Eminem and his protege, Obie Trice, have come up with a masterful marketing plan for Trice's forthcoming debut, Cheers, which will be released on September 23. The duo have decided to include golden ticket inserts into three of the first 500,000 copies of Trice's debut CD. The three lucky fans who purchase the CDs with the golden tickets will get an all expenses paid trip to Detroit to hang in the studio with Eminem while he works on his new album.
Eminem explained how the two came up with the idea in a press release. "We were working on this album and trying to come up with the craziest idea possible to help promote it," Eminem said. "Obie said, 'Let the fans meet you, that's what they want.' So we came up with the contest, and hopefully it will make everyone know the album is out."
Eminem
A homeless man who refused to give his name, panhandles for spare change with a sign showing his honesty at the Santa Monica boulevard exit ramp of the 101 freeway in Los Angeles September 2, 2003.
Photo by Fred Prouser
Tries 'Twinkie Defense'
Jayson Blair
Jayson Blair, the discredited reporter who sparked a plagiarism scandal at The New York Times that caused its top editors to resign, has finally explained himself, blaming his missteps on eccentricity and junk food.
Writing in a light, almost flippant tone for Jane magazine, aimed at young women, Blair offers a half dozen reasons why he left "in a ball of flames" after fabricating and plagiarizing dozens of articles during nearly four years at the nation's most influential newspaper.
Blair writes that he "kissed ass," "flaunted the rules," "avoided professional help" and "had something to prove ... as a black person in a mainly white newsroom."
Jayson Blair
Found In A Suitcase
Baboon Noses
Dutch airport customs officers, alerted by the stench coming from a suitcase, found up to 2,000 baboon noses believed to come from Nigeria and to be destined for traditional healing.
"Bags were found inside (the suitcase) containing an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 baboon noses, weighing more than 30 kg (65 pounds) in total," the Dutch animal health inspectorate said in a statement on Wednesday.
The owner of the suitcase, who has not been identified, had flown from Lagos to Amsterdam, apparently destined for the United States, but seemed to have abandoned the suitcase at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport for fear of being caught with it.
Baboon Noses
Marks 20 Years
Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings says he liked being in London, thousands of miles from his bosses, and never really wanted the job of sole anchor at ABC's "World News Tonight."
He's since grown quite accustomed to it, and hundreds of broadcast industry stars and executives turned out for a party at Manhattan's Lincoln Center Tuesday night to mark 20 years since Jennings began his current run as ABC's top anchor.
Walter Cronkite, Bill O'Reilly, Charlie Rose, Steve Kroft and Andy Rooney were there, and a round of taped accolades were sent by the likes of former President Gerald Ford, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
For more, Peter Jennings
Rumored to Marry Sept. 14
Lopez & Affleck
Unidentified sources told the New York Daily News and Us Weekly magazine that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck will finally tie the knot on Sept. 14.
Very close "friends" and an incredibly intimate "source" told the newspaper and the magazine, respectively, that the couple plan to exchange vows near Santa Barbara.
It remained a mystery as to the exact location of the biggest wedding since ... Lopez's last wedding.
Lopez & Affleck
Rip Celeb Interviews
'60 Minutes'
If you see some celebrity interviews on "60 Minutes," the correspondents are probably holding their noses. Morley Safer, Steve Kroft and Lesley Stahl didn't hide their distaste Wednesday for the hottest trend in their line of work. Celebrity chats are such winners for newsmagazines that NBC and ABC this summer arranged for help from entertainment news shows in landing them.
"This cloying by various television reporters for the right to interview the slut du jour just becomes kind of a silly joke, something out of `Saturday Night Live,'" Safer said at a panel discussion arranged by the National Television Academy.
Stahl and Kroft noted that entertainment celebrities are usually the most demanding interview subjects, in terms of what they will talk about and when they will appear — usually to promote their latest projects. Affleck and Lopez only talked about their romance when their bomb movie, "Gigli," came out.
For more, '60 Minutes'
Backs Boy George Musical
Rosie O'Donnell
When it comes to "Taboo," Rosie O'Donnell has put her money where her mouth is. The former talk-show diva is the producer and sole investor in the $10 million Boy George musical, opening on Broadway Nov. 13.
"I always think: Go big or go home," O'Donnell said Wednesday during a news conference at a Times Square Internet cafe to kick off Web site ticket sales for the production, which begins preview performances Oct. 24 at the Plymouth Theatre.
"Taboo," O'Donnell said, is "a legitimate, knock-'em-down, leave-'em-screaming, worth-a-$100-a-seat Broadway show." She confidently predicted it would win the Tony Award for best musical next June.
"It's `Hairspray' meets `Rent,'" said O'Donnell, trying to dispel the notion that some audience members might be offended. "There's nothing discussed or seen on stage that you haven't seen on Broadway before. So don't let the word `Taboo' scare you. This is not `Oh, Calcutta!'"
Rosie O'Donnell
www.TabooOnBroadway.com
Plays Hide and Seek Over Fee
Kumari Goddess
Nepal's living child goddess is refusing to greet foreigners at her historic temple because of a dispute with city officials over how to split the tourist dollar.
Tourist donations for the Kumari goddess have dried up since Kathmandu levied a $2.50 fee on every foreigner entering the city's ancient Durbar Square, which is crammed with temples and palaces.
So Kumari's caretakers are not letting foreigners see her, even from a distance, until the city shares the money, according to the popular magazine Himal.
Foreigners have always been banned from meeting the Kumari, a young girl chosen from a high class Buddhist family who is also worshipped by Hindus and who reigns until puberty.
But they are allowed into the tiny courtyard of her 15th century temple, where she frequently appears at her ornately carved balcony window, a mythical third eye painted on her forehead, to wave at the visitors below.
Kumari Goddess
In Memory
Amram Ducovny
Amram Ducovny, an author and father of 'The X-Files' star David Duchovny, died Aug. 23, his daughter said Tuesday. He was 75.
Ducovny, who published a lauded first novel at age 73, died in Paris of heart disease, said Laurie Duchovny.
Ducovny grew up in the Coney Island area of New York City but adopted Paris as his home about 10 years ago.
His novel "Coney" was a semi-autobiographical account of adolescent Harry's lurid adventures among Coney Island misfits on the eve of World War II.
His New York agent, Andrew Blauner, said Ducovny finished a sequel to 'Coney,' called 'A Lifetime is Once,' but didn't know if the manuscript would be published.
Ducovny also wrote 10 nonfiction books, including "David Ben-Gurion: In His Own Words" and "How to Shoot a Jewish Western." A play, "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald," ran for a short time off Broadway in 1967 and was adapted for a television movie.
Amram Ducovny
Eight-week-old Snow Leopard cub Binu cuddles up with her mother, Yasmin, in her enclosure at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire, England, Tuesday, Sept 2, 2003. The Snow Leopards are part of the European Endangered Species Breeding Programme because the natural habitat of big cats in the mountains of central Asia, and Nepal are being destroyed.
Photo by Chris Ison
'Ark of Darkness'
"The Ark of Darkness", a Political/Science-Fiction online novel.
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