The Cool as Hell Theatre Podcast talks with a man named “Rex Reginald” who claims to be the author of a book called The Party Crashers. Apparently, Mr. Reginald claims that the producers of the film The Wedding Crashers ripped off his book. But here’s the interesting thing: There’s no trace of any book authored by Rex Reginald at either the Library of Congress or ISBN. In fact, the only book named The Party Crashers is a novel written by Stephanie Bond. Reginald claims in Rice’s podcast that he’s involved in a major lawsuit against unidentified producers and studios, that he’s about to get paid big money to buy a mansion. Perhaps he might want to consider investing this cash in a publicist who might be able to plug his nonexistent book.
All Signs Point to Lunatic
– November 21, 2005Posted in: Film, Podcasting
Magic Hours by Tom Bissell: This marvelous collection of essays chronicles everything from film shoots to novelists rescued from oblivion. (The essay on the Underground Literary Alliance, with its portrait of raucous factions, unexpectedly reveals how soft today's literary world has become.) But if you peer between the cracks of these smart pieces, you may very well see how cultural lives are formed from the most unexpected life choices. And as we follow Bissell's development as a writer over the years, that goes for Bissell as well. (
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway: Harkaway's latest novel greatly improves on his previous book, The Gone-Away World, which I'm already on record as praising. Angelmaker adopts genre elements without ever feeling like a genre book, and it leads me to believe that Harkaway is well on his way to a narrative grace close to China Miéville's. Yet inexplicably this very fun book, which includes an eightysomething badass named Edie Banister, a mysterious mechanical object that may destroy the world, farcical scenarios involving lawyers and the police, and some unexpectedly moving moments about fatherhood, doesn't appear to be getting much attention in American newspapers. Nothing from the snobs at The New York Times Book Review, nothing from The Washington Post. And since I can't get Harkaway on Bat Segundo, I hope this Jump Up and Down mention gets you hopping as well.
The Age of Insight by Eric Kandel: Unless you're really pressed for time, forget Jonah Lehrer. If you want to understand creativity and its relationship to neuroscience, then the bowtie-wearing Nobel laureate is your man. In addition to being a physically beautiful book (you will drool over many of the paintings), there are helpful overviews on optical illusions, science, biographical backgrounds, and many vital figures from the Vienna Secession. Kandel's enthusiasm (and his call for greater unity between the humanities and science) is contagious.
I’ll take the other angle, and say how more genius can you be to one up a gate crasher / plagiarist than faking the ownership of any possible source material.
costanza: it’s not a lie if you believe it.
Rex is the real deal. He will win and prevail. He is NOT a lunatic. I can’t wait for this all to go down. He is the real deal and not motivated by money, He is about justice and protecting animals who can’t protect themselves. I wish him the luck in the worls.
Dude is a sad tale. This guy will talk your head off about how important he is, but he is really nothing more than a fast talking name dropper. Stear clear!
Stear way clear of this guy and the string of broke cracker jack attorneys that he gets to do his bidding. He makes a living off a filing frivolous lawsuits with outlandish clamis and scrapes off a couple hundred bucks here and there. He gets in car “accidents” to sue other peoples insurances. He leases houses then rents rooms out to unsuspecting people and immediately begins an eviction process on them which he then hides and steal the paperwork so that they don’t know what is happening until the sheriff comes to lock them out. He is syphilitic and has terrible hygeine. I wouldn’t let my enemies coakroaches hang out with this guy. STAY AWAY, or you’ll regret it. (Karlid- you’re an idiot.)