Yesterday, John McTiernan, the director behind such film as Die Hard and Predator pictured above, was released from jail. It was reported that Mr. McTiernan was in jail in relation to charges of misrepresentation and witness intimidation. The case against John McTiernan is a long and convoluted one involving many appeals and lots of detail that are difficult to explain. However, as it turns out, the complicated nature of the reported case against John McTiernan may be masking the real reason this man went to jail. Sources inside the Justice Department have revealed to this publication that John McTiernan may have actually gone to jail for his involvement in the movie Last Action Hero.
Last Action Hero is an action movie made in 1993 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The movie was went with near universal criticism, earning six Golden Raspberry nominations, including one for Worst Director for John McTiernan. As it turns out that nomination may have had more wide ranging repercussions than just legitimizing public scorn. According to a leaked document, which can be viewed at this link, John McTiernan was charged in US Federal court with the Reckless Production Of Subgrade Cinema. This charge was kept secret due to concerns about such a charge would raise concerns over censorship by the Federal Government. For thirteen years Mr. McTiernan fought the charges against him, but the evidence the federal prosecutors had, in the form of Last Action Hero, was too much. When he was convicted, federal prosecutors had to create a reason why John McTiernan was being put in jail that, again, didn't arouse fears about censorship. Hence the long and convoluted misrepresentation and witness tampering story.
John McTiernan, pictured above moments after his release, is expected to return to making movies soon. After all, Schwarzenegger is working again.
I have
one question to ask about this: Can I get a plate that reads "In Nothing I
Trust"?
Zynga V.
Taylorsville
Recently Kobojo settled a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by
Zynga over it's Pyramidville game.
Zynga claimed that Kobojo's use of the suffix "-ville"
infringed on their game Farmville. This
case was settled out of court with Kojobo changing the name of it's game Pyramidville to PyramidValley.
Outside
observers have said that this case was settled out of court because of Kojobo's small size compared to Zynga.
If the case had gone to trial, Kojobo would have had a tough time
mounting a competent legal defense due to it's limited resources. Such an observation may be put to the test
with the next lawsuit Zynga plans to pursue.
Zynga's new lawsuit also goes after a small entity with limited
financial resources, due in part to the downturn in the American economy. On Tuesday, Zynga filed a copyright
infringement lawsuit against Taylorsville, Utah.
You read
that right, Zynga is suing Taylorsville, Utah.
Taylorsville is not a company, a band, a blog, or any kind of privately
held entity. Taylorsville, Utah is a
city. Taylorsville is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, UtahMetropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 57,439 at the 2000 census. Taylorsville was incorporated from the Taylorsville-Bennion CDP and portions of the KearnsCDP on April 24, 1996.
When
reached for comment, President of Zynga Mark Pincus gave the following statement:
For
too long many city, town, municipalities, and other podunks have flaunted their
disregard for the copyright that we hold.
Zynga invented -ville. Before
Zynga came along, no one ever used the suffix -ville for anything. That is an established fact, established in a
court of law. If anyone dares to
disagree with us, Zynga dares them to face us in a court of law. We will emerge victorious for we are a
corporation, and, in the eyes of the law, we are right."
When
asked by this publication for a comment Russ Wall, the Mayor of Taylorsville refused,
stating:
All
you publications are a part of the lamestream biased liberal media. We do not tolerate your kind here.
The case
is expected to go to trial next August, unless it get settled out of court
beforehand.
C:T.O.L.G.E.
On
Thursday, stories started circulating about an upcoming movie project
involving Arnold Schwarzenegger. This
project was reported to feature the former California Governor reprising his
role as Conan the Barbarian. This movie
was reported to be a continuation of the franchise that Schwarzenegger starred in
during the 80's, not a continuation of the franchise starring that one guy from
the first season of Game Of Thrones who we never understood and died for some
reason.
On Friday
the story that was reported began to unravel.
Upon contact with the studio responsible for the project, Universal Studios,
the true details of the project began to be revealed. The Conan project that Arnold Schwarzenegger is
signed on to is not a continuation of the Conan The Barbarian franchise. Rather, the project is a biopic about Conan
O'Brien.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to star in Conan: The Only Likeable Ginger Ever. This movie follows O'Brien's time while host
of the Tonight Show, his departure from NBC, and the various nerd riots that occurred during that time. Other people
attached to the project are Will Arnett playing the role of Andy Richter,
Brandon Flowers playing the role of Max Weinberg, and Deon Cole to play The
Sexiest Black Man On TV, a role loosely based on himself.
Another
name attached to this project is making waves among the conservative
press. In the movie, former NBC
executive Jeff Zucker is portrayed as a devious, conniving, dumb man who is set
out to ruin Conan O'Brien's career, and also the prospects of any red haired
person having any sort of role in the entertainment industry. To fill this role, producers sought someone
who has experience with the role and can accurately portray a man who is
unapologetically and irremediably evil.
Attached to play the role of Jeffery Zucker is former conservative talk
show host Michael Savage.
Conan:
The Only Likeable Ginger Ever is set, like many other projects, for a summer
2014 release.
Take your normal superhero origin story. Guy gets powers, guy realizes he has powers, guy goes out to save the world. Now factor this in: the guy has a score to settle.
Everybody wonders what it is that makes them who they are. The Hawk thought that question was securely answered. However a meeting with a boy in a hospital causes him to question everything. Why he is, who he is, what he is, and even if he is.
Eleven years after the events of Consequences Of Mayorust, The Hawk finds himself dealing with many of the same issues that many of us deal with: A less than satisfying job, co-workers of variant annoyance, and a romantic life is unhealthy at best. Thrust into all this is Madison Medina, a well meaning woman who's adversarial relationship with The Hawk morphs into a kind of friendship. Madison, in addition to learning more about herself and her abilities, help to reveal deeper problems inside the organization both she and The Hawk work for.
In every workplace there is a person. A person who doesn't talk to anyone, has walled themselves socially, and seems openly hostile to everyone. Every workplace has this person, even if you don't know of such a person, they're there. The Black Robin Christmas Carol is the story of one of these people. It delves into who this person is, why this person is, and how this person can change for the better.
There is a story. A story of pain, a story of loss, a story of unspeakable horrors, a story that has not been given it's proper attention. Some are ignoring this story. Some are unaware of this story. Some know of this story but are complicit in it's darkness. This is a story that must be told. Told so that the good can stop it and the bad can feel shame for it.
When I thought up thig blog, the name I first thought up was "Random Bullshit". Quickly I recognized that this name would put some people off. Then I thought of the name "Random Bull****". That seemed to be to much clutter. Then I was inspired with the name that dons this blog today.
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