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Film Cement On Holidays Till Mid October (Or There Abouts)	posted 22 Sept 2001
I'm afraid this will be the last posting on Film Cement for a while. As many of you know, I've been made redundant so I've decided to take a little break and head off on a trip across this great country of ours. When I return, I will also need to find a new home for this site, so there probably won't be any new postings till the middle of October.
Propaganda Film Gallery	posted 22 Sept 2001
As the world gears up for a 'new kind of war for a new century', no doubt we will start seeing a very old form of homefront weapon return to the cinema - the propaganda film. To get you ready for the onslaught of images depicting 'our swarthy, slavering enemy', here's a selection of propaganda films featuring examples from World War I, Nazi Germany, World War II, and the Cold War.
Webgirls Auction Underwear For Charity	posted 22 Sept 2001
Remember the web cam girls, that online community of young women who 'show a little skin' in return for presents?... Well, it seems that they too were deeply affected by the events of September 11, and so they have decided to set up an online charity auction to raise funds for the American Red Cross. Among the items that you can bid for in this auction are used underwear and - ahem - toys... I know their hearts are in the right place, but this does seem a wee bit tacky...
A Chance To Get Naked In Melbourne	posted 22 Sept 2001
Spencer Tunick is a photographer. He takes black-and-white images of naked people in public places individuals, pairs, groups of people in their hundreds. He doesn't use models: he approaches strangers in the street. This fascinating art project is now the subject of a documentary called Naked States that recently had its Australian premiere at the Lumiere cinema in Melbourne. As an added bonus for all exhibitionist Melburnians, the man himself is coming to the city and plans to have a mass nude shoot at dawn on Sunday Oct 10.
James Woods & The 'Suspicious' Mid-Eastern Air Passengers	posted 22 Sept 2001
About a month ago, James Woods was on a flight from Boston to LA when he noticed four men - apparently of Middle Eastern origin - who were acting 'suspiciously'. Namely, they ate nothing, drank nothing, and made no attempt to make themselves comfortable. Instead, they sat bolt upright for the entire flight, stared straight ahead, and only spoke to one another in 'hushed tones'... At the time, flight crew and airport authorities dismissed Mr Woods' concerns (obviously taking him a paranoid loon). Now, however, the FBI is taking this incident very seriously indeed...
Jackie Chan Is A Very Lucky Man	posted 22 Sept 2001
This beats even Thorpie's story about forgetting his camera... Jackie Chan was scheduled to shoot scenes for his latest movie in which he plays a window washer at 7:00am on September 11 - at the top of one of the World Trade Centre towers. As luck would have it, shooting was cancelled because of a late script. 'Well, I guess my time is not up yet', mused Jackie in the aftermath...
Pan-Network Americathon ! Where's Bob Hope ?	posted 20 Sept 2001
Yahoo! TV has announced that this Friday all networks in the US will be showing a 2 hour telethon to raise funds for victims of the WTC attack. The line-up is a stellar one indeed, featuring Bon Jovi, Jim Carrey, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Will Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Robin Williams, Stevie Wonder and Neil Young - just to name a few! (Interestingly enough though, there is a conspicuous lack of Arab-American celebrities like Tony Shaloub)... Hmm, I wonder if Bon Jovi will get to perform 'Dead or Alive'?
Media Hoax Of The Week	posted 20 Sept 2001
In an attempt to undermine Western anger at scenes of Palestinians celebrating after the WTC attack, a Brazilian student came out and claimed that this footage was actually shot in 1991 when Iraq invaded Kuwait!... The only problem is that Kuwait was invaded in 1990, and some observers noted makes of car in the footage that did not exist in 1991. Eventually, the student admitted that he had been duped by one of his teachers... Sorry, but there really are better ways of combatting anti-Palestinian feeling than starting up lame media hoaxes...
Mixmaster Micheal Caine	posted 20 Sept 2001
It turns out that Micheal Caine is an 'expert in modern music, especially chill' and is hatching plans to put that expertise to good use by releasing a 'chill-out' album. It will be titled Mike's Mix and will be produced by Mike's record producer buddy, Mickie Most... Just what we need ease our minds in these troubled times... (via Anthony)
World War III : Screenplay Concept By George Bush	posted 20 Sept 2001
Action: A war hardened soldier teams up with an alcoholic ex-CIA agent to save the earth from aliens. In the process they play Russian roulette with a super intelligent chimpanzee. By the end of the movie they blow up 2,000,000 bad guys and end up winning the admiration of their world, living happily ever after... This was produced using the Plot-O-Matic, a great little online device that will come up with screenplay concepts for you. (Thanks to Anthony for this.)
Eric Bana To Play The Incredible Hulk ?	posted 20 Sept 2001
Time to venture out into the world beyond Manhattan... The Age reports that Eric Bana is the frontrunner to play the lead role in Ang Lee's production of The Incredible Hulk. As he showed in Chopper, Bana has a natural talent for playing lumbering psychopaths so he's perfect for the role... If he is cast, Film Cement hopes they let him flop out a prosthetic green schlong at some point in the film.
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