Reel Suite - June 3, 2008
There's no denying the impact the Sex and the City opening weekend grosses have had on the studio mindset today. All-time romantic comedy record with $55.7 million, besting Hitch's $43.1. The eye-opener: 75% of the audience was female, 80% older than 25. Preliminary figures show the remainder of the audience consisted of 18% gay men, 2% gay women, 2% transgender, 1.5% seeing eye dog, 1% straight male, and .05% confused about sexual orientation.
After perusing these numbers, I got right on the horn to the development department to see if Manka has any plans to cater to this once dormant, now vibrant demographic. Sure enough, some languishing female-driven projects have now been moved to the front burner.
Kevin in development told me Robin Rafe just this morning greenlit a script called Fun and Dames, which follows the sexual exploits of four 70-something former beauty queens living in a retirement home. In the film, a team of gay interns busts them all out so one of them can pledge her love to the man that got away, and the rest of them can hit on waiters.
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You've put your foot in your mouth again, Kurt. Are you saying I'm not skinny-ass? Are you saying I don't have glamour and main-stream sex appeal? The last man who insulted me like this was Archibald Leach, just before he cut his own throat.
Dear Ms. Death: Wow! I'm so honored that you commented on my blog! I'm awestruck. I-I love your work. Please accept my apology for using your real roller derby name in my screenplay. If Manka produces it, I'll make sure you are renumerated. For the record, I think you're way hot the way you are! I'd take your bloody skull tattoos and pale skin over Giselle Bunchen any day. Please call me. (who is this Archibald Leach and are you seeing him?) - Kurt
Kurt - Don't try to intimidate me with your mega-media corporation and your six dollar words and your threats of remuneration. You big business types give ma a soft one.
Ms. Death
I believe I need to be punished, ma.
I love big biz types, but I'll give your number to Ma.
Dear readers, I apologize for getting the word "remunerated" wrong in my first comment. Ms. Death was kind enough to correct me. I am especially ashamed due to the fact that I work in Profits and Participations. We remunerate people all the time. You know what? Now the word sounds dirty. I don't think I'll use it anymore.