Time Waits for No Man

 Subject: Melbourne Calling

Jeff

I’ll probably go and visit Tom earlier Friday night, but would be free after that, you know, Laird time.

My work number is 96xx 30xx

Christian

SMS. 6.49. Morning Miss how are you? Another day here… – Tom

SMS. 6.53. I’m good. It’s cold. Stitches out today – Christian

SMS. 6.56. Day off then? – Christian

SMS. 7.04. No, in my lunch hour – Christian

SMS. 7.36. (Jane) Happy birthday. Here’s to a wonderful day – Christian

SMS. 8.02. Thanks Chriso – Jane

I had my stitches out at lunch time.

Manny came over after work. He met me at work and we came back to my place together. I dropped him off at Parliament rather than having to drive him all the way to Ascot Vale.

Nicholas came over too and smoked some pot and to get a key, so he and Anna can work on the garden... primarily, for Tim’s birthday which in a few weeks.

Subject: well?

Time waits for no man my friend. I’ve got producers that are interested and i can’t appear flaky so I’ve been moving on the skanky script and have been writing it for 3 days solid. and I must say much joy and many giggles have been had pouring over some of the more 'stoned' moments of the script writing! Ah I’ve laughed and laughed at such sentences as

"Hansel, is looking back through the back window of the car, the road disappears quickly away from them, looking backwards."

Anyhow do you want me to send you what I’ve done? So we don’t double up?

i really loved the script so I haven’t changed much just added stuff here and there like the dad is shooting up when he starts to talk about not having enough to eat... just tweaking really from a film making perspective. On that note I need to talk to you about that stuff, as some scenes won’t cut together from a film making perspective. But I can explain all that when we meet up. I’ve only worked the first act and am about to get into the ginger brothel today.

So just keep writing and we'll slot new scenes in that way you don’t have to be confined to what scene you work on.

Tell you what i do need and that’s a one page treatment, reckon you could do that this week?

as for central image: the paintings that i gave you are really for the madame's and its more about how you feel when you look at them that I want to create, that and the rich tones.

i agree that the rest of the film should be bleak, i thought it might be nice to create another level to the film by have the ginger bread house more fantastical.

im also toying with the idea of making hansel and grethel a little more handsome and dreadful, a little less innocent, little drug pigs.

As for Rob’s porn site.... ummm well the truth is I’ve done a wee bit of hacking! and I kinda changed his profile and his picture (see attached) oh me :)

chow.

x Ab

Subject: wow

that the secret that he's been hiding from her behind lock and key is internet porn and cyber sex with YOUNG GIRLS.

Ab

Subject: central image anyone??

winters day for sure, and im right with you on the decadent sex parties, and that’s a good hook for hansel and grethel to stay as they've never experienced such excess.

if you’re stuck on an image try watching movies that’s what i do, tonight i am watching pretty baby (remember the kiddie porn hooker flick with brooke shields?) and a few old hansel and grethel movies, i will also watch some related movies maybe chopper, romper stomper. We should be careful though not to make it too Australian it should be a global film that’s universally accepted, without sacrificing our Australian culture

a quote i read...

"Somersault had promise but failed due to style over substance ( ‘forget about a story, let's have a lengthy shot of the protagonist with red gloves red gloves to highlight her Red Riding Hood innocence and naivety, how profound! "). Lantana or Muriel's Wedding worked due to engaging narrative that most Australians could identify with in some way.”

"Priscilla, Strictly Ballroom, Muriel's Wedding – all had a kind of spark and imagination to them that at once entertained you and made you proud to be an Australian, to be from a country which could breed such creativity. They blended serious issues with an Australian's irreverent humour and threw in a smattering of romance"

So in essence the problem with Australian movies now is this. They lack heart, soul, originality, creativity and don't make any effort to appeal to real Australians. They too often take the easy road of falling into ‘Australian Character’ rather than characterising Australia, and frequently try to capitalise on the success of others rather than creating their own.

We as film lovers and Australians can only hope that somewhere out there, there is a soul with a uniquely Australian idea and the tenacity to get the film made and perhaps this will revive what was once a great Mecca of pride and inspiration to us all.”

So lets take the world by storm, i want a new life and i want it very soon please. If 'saw' did it!

xx Ab

Subject: Hi Chriso

Hey Chriso,

Bad tooth is gone gone gone...YAY...it had to go it was just a rotting mess...I'm bringing it home to show you...so you won't yell at me for getting rid of it...it had infected my whole right lower jaw...it took 6 injections to kill the pain so they could remove it....(you'll love this) when she was pulling it out the root broke off and was lodged in my jaw...but when she finally got it out the relief was unbefukinleivable..I feel soooooo much better...

The bill took us a bit over budget so if we need too can we borrow a bit out of the gore street loan account for a few weeks.......

Think we'll get out of Saigon today and head back up north to our Hanoi home....we may come home early as we're both a bit homesick... being ill hasn't helped either...and I'm missing Kai BADLY...

Talk soon Chriso....Oh we bought somtink for you this morning...can't wait to give it to you...Love Ya...boiy... Mark