Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00855)

Dear Terri,
Morning, did she write that or did you, whomever, its brilliant. Everyone seems to be firing while I was snoozing. What time is it over there when you all come online?
Cass

thalprin <thalprin@yahoo.com> wrote:


Ooooh, and don't forget one of HPB's favorite lines: "Every couch is 
potentially a chaise, but not every person is hypothetically your 
bed." 


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Iain" wrote:
> dear Mauri for a successful movie dont confuse the issue with 
facts we need 
> blockbusters I think Tom Hanks for Col Olcott
> Arnie Scwartzeniger for K.H. Sly Stalone as M. Jodie Foster for 
AB, Md 
> Columb..Maddonna. Mr Columb Sean Penn. Cant wait that lenth of 
time for M 
> Jackson to play CWL any suggestions for a replacement? We need to 
find some 
> cheap tigers/lions for the fight scenes any contacts with zoos Etc 
anything 
> thats half alive will do. Is Clarence that cross eyed lion still 
on the go I 
> liked that one when he was in Daktari in the 1960's. we also need 
an 
> iceberg, the one from TITANIC should do that went down well!! Can 
we get 
> Shrek in for a couple of shots, keeps the kids interested.Need to 
do more 
> work of the heavy bed scenes, Need to get the custume people to 
get acurate 
> designs, can we get nylon flannels?Product Sponsors need their 
stuff 
> promoted in the film, we need to find a way to get the Acme 
Digital Alarm 
> Clocks in full view, also Gucci Computers ,We also need the Busby 
Berkley 
> Girls for the dance sequence, we can pass that off as a dream 
sequence. of 
> course every thing is done IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE!!!! Bring on 
the empty 
> horses.
> S Goldwyn ( cheers Iain)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mauri" 
> To: 
> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: Blavatsky Movie - Hollywood style
> 
> 
> >
> > Me too. So far have a tentative first
> > chapter for a novel that opens on a
> > mountain in Tibet. I've been thinking
> > in terms of creating dramatic
> > adventure/jsuspense fiction (with
> > visuals for a possible movie version)
> > interspersed with sprinklings of
> > historical fact. I figure that with
> > characters (out of real life, no less!)
> > like HPB, Masters, Olcott, Sinnet,
> > Coulombs, etc, how could such a book or
> > movie fail to be a blockbuster???
> >
> > Speculatively,
> > Mauri
> >
> > leonmaurer@a... wrote:
> >> We've been working on it since 1975, and Bates would be a good 
candidate 
> >> for
> >> the lead role -- but have yet to find a suitable script that 
would make a 
> >> good
> >> movie for theatrical release, or even a stage play suitable for 
Broadway. 
> >> As
> >> for who would play Judge, Olcott, Besant Leadbeater, KH, M, 
etc. -- 
> >> that's
> >> all up for grabs depending on the story (and the budget) -- 
which could 
> >> be
> >> limited to any portion of HPB's adventurous life or a full epic 
> >> biographical
> >> approach. Problem is maintaining an underlying pure 
theosophical 
> >> philosophical
> >> basis that would "entertain," "teach" subliminally or 
metaphorically, and 
> >> awaken
> >> interest in theosophy -- without an obvious New Age "message" 
that would
> >> trigger a religious or political backlash. For our 
professional 
> >> interest, a
> >> suitable picture would have to have the same character and big 
screen 
> >> impact as Star
> >> Wars, the Matrix, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Master and 
Commander, 
> >> etc.
> >> -- so as to attract the largest audience possible. All ideas 
from 
> >> story-line
> >> and development to preproduction financing welcome.
> >>
> >> Leon H. Maurer,
> >> Exec Producer
> >> Uniworld Artists Productions
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >






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