Val Kilmer to Kim Katz:" Book the Goodman for June, How shall we start?"

 Val Kilmer <> wrote:

I would like to book the goodman theater for June. How shall we start?

On Feb 4,
2011, at 7:25 PM, kimkatz@buzznews.net wrote:


I got this
email today from John saying he'll give us the figures on monday.
I would have forwarded it sooner but had to run to the emergency room 
today, nothing major,just a bad knee injury.

Kimberly, I appreciate your continued patience.  I'm working with various 
departments to examine direct costs and present you with a proposal that 
is as competitive as possible.  It's just taking longer than anticipated. 
 I'll have info to you ASAP.

Thanks,
John



 I was just wondering, val, you
 mentioned last week that you
couldn't call until the end of this week but that you'd have news for me.
 I'd really like to know more what that was.-if you can,  thanks a lot


On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:28:14 -0800, Val Kilmer <valkilmer> wrote:
honestly, cant remember. I hope your knee is ok. perhaps i was just
going to share I have a good lead on getting the film financed...


On Feb 5, 2011, at 1:13 PM, kimkatz@buzznews.net wrote:

that's awesome!!!,can you give me a hint? is the lead a person or a company/studio?


valkilmer<> wrote

A person

We agree on this; "Nudity and The Craft of Theater and Film Acting"

I want to back it up a little and share this interesting bit of "call and answer" 

that took place after Val and I began communicating about his phone interview 

for Mark Twain/Mary Baker Eddy film but before we actually spoke for the first time.  Val requested I send copies of Buzz Magazine to him at Francis ford Coppola's estate while he was shooting the film "Twixt".  Shortly after that I published my thesis on "Nudity and The Craft Of Theatre and Film Acting". 

I received my BFA  at one of the finest conservatories in the country, 

The DePaul/ Goodman School of Drama, now called, The Theater School at DePaul. While there I developed this essay against actors being called on to perform nude on stage and at that time back in 1987, with teen sexploitation movies like "Porky's" 

dominating the box office, the idea was controversial and not many actors agreed with me.

When I saw Val's post a few weeks after publishing it, I felt really validated

and excited that he  was indeed reading my work and actually concurred with me on what I feel is a very important distinction, an essential philosophy to follow for all gifted, thinking actors. Below is the link if you would like to read the entire article.

"It is my belief that nudity and simulated sex are not a part of the craft of theatre and film acting and should not be engaged in at any point in their career by actors and actresses who are sensitive enough and talented enough to be considered artists and craftspeople.

In the same way that drinking three shots of whiskey and then “acting” in a drunk scene is not acting, so is actually being nude or engaging in real “simulated” sex not acting.

In the same way that eye gouging is not allowed or a part of the skill and sport of playing professional basketball or football, so should nudity not be allowed in artistic acting projects that consider themselves to reflect the superior quality of the craft of theatre and film acting."  Kimberly Katz, December 9th, 2010

"Just in case it comes up.... I am at present online trying to find my website, and I see on the first page of GOOGLE their is a sight that says, "Val Kilmer, Nude Pictures". I have never taken any nude pictures, nor have I even taken off enough clothes in a film for them to REMOTELY SUGGEST that I was nude in a scene. I have always had an awareness that nudity was inappropriate, even "innocent" nudity, and have never done that." Val Kilmer  December 20th, 2010

http://buzznews.net/the-katz-meow/item/2988-nudity-and-the-craft-of-theatre-and-film-acting

Val Kilmer to Kimberly Katz re: Mark Twain in Chicago; Time for us to talk...

On Jan 23, 2011, at 12:34 PM, kimkatz@buzznews.net wrote:






Just wanted to let you know TN says Hi today! and also let you know when we 
spoke to the director at The Royal George Theatre he said he is both a HUGE
 Mark Twain Fan and also a HUGE Val Kilmer fan, he just booked Whoopi 
Goldbergs'musical for a year, but would kill to have put in your show
in on a break.
 Have a great day, Kim

valkilmer@<> wrote

Wonderful

I am so happy to get these emails from you

except the pooey potty mouth ones



Thats the first time I have ever THOUGHT 
or

written 
pooey
look what you make me doo doo


It is time for us to talk, no? (XXX-XXX-XXXX)

Val Kilmer to Kim Katz;re, Mark Twain: all the best theaters: Victory Gardens, The Goodman, Steppenwolf, Royal George

Quick question and update. We put out requests to the 4 best theatres , 
The Goodman,Victory Gardens, Royal George and Steppenwolf. While speaking
with Victory Gardens she asked the name of the production company, what do 
you want to call it?
Also, I`d like to go ahead and talk to David, my connec at Steppenwolf and just see 
what dates they have open after April  and what kind of package they'll 
offer. Is this okay with you?
 Hope you are having a great day, Thanks! Kim








Val Kilmer <val.k@ wrote:

Yes you go getter you! I will send u a pic of my latest creation if 
you promise
  not to forward it to tmz or anyone like em...





On Jan 18, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Kimberly Katz <kimkatz@> wrote:

Aww shucks , I LIKE it when you call me go getter, you,re sweet!  Send it, 
 I promise I will never forward anything you send me to TMZ unless it is a 
picture of brett favres' dick

Re:Mark Twain, 3PM, Goodman, Val Kilmer to Kim Katz; pls see if u can secure the Goodman

on January 28, 2011 valkilmer@ wrote:

 Pls see if u can secure the Goodman from the date u 

mentioned . I think a month will be 

appropriate ....

on Jan 28, 2011, at 12:08 PM, kimkatz@buzznews.net wrote:
I will do that. let me ask you if you had a choice between June, July, august or sept. which month would be better for you? I'm not sure if they are all available but sept. is a better month in general for ticket sales. On a side note it is pretty incredible and WONDERFUL that the BEST theatre of all four I approached has openings in 2011 at all, now that we are in 2011 already and the other two are fully booked for the year.

Valkilmer@ wrote:

I thought u said may was open for the goodman? I'd like to book it for the month of May!

Kim, Looking good, well done

Kim, 

Val has been keeping me abreast of the developments with the Goodman Theater and One Man show. It's looking good. Well done. 

He mentioned that you proposed handling publicity, booking, and some tour managing for the show. As you mentioned in your email to Val that is a big undertaking, but definitely doable. In order to move forward on these things it would be helpful to get a press plan from you. Chicago press is important, but we also need this show to make waves in the big cities and on a national level. Do you have an examples of publicity campaigns you have orchestrated that you could show us? 

We are also in need of a serious online campaign for both the One Man Show and Val as a actor/personality. How could you incorporate that into what you are trying to do? 

Lastly you mentioned you were able to get considerable savings off the normal rate for the Goodman. Could you provide a breakdown of those savings?

Everyone on team Val is excited about the Goodman opportunity. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Daniel

TwainEddyFilm.com

Chronological Shmonological, Let's fast forward 10 months- Hypocrisy or Hypocrazy?

hypocrisy [hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ]

n pl -sies

1. the practice of professing standards, beliefs, etc., contrary to one's real character or actual behaviour, esp the pretence of virtue and piety

2. An act or instance of such falseness.

August 24th,  2011 Val Kilmer to Kimberly Katz

"No apologies will be sent at any time for any reason. That is my position."

       

November 6th, 2011- Val Kilmer to The Sunday Mail News

Twain was scathingly critical of Baker Eddy in his lifetime.

"In my story Mark Twain was very mean to Mrs Eddy in the press but he said privately to his daughter that he was really sorry, he really liked her and he really wanted to meet her, so in my movie - he never met her in real life - he does meet her and he apologizes, so it's a kind of a reconciliation that I think is necessary for our mortal man with the immortal man."

This kind of hypocrisy just drives me nuts.  Without telling you any details about the situation except that the apology was for something that occurred while we were both working in different functions on a movie in Ohio this summer, you can easily see the hypocrisy.   


And that line from Val to me about not apologizing was just one line from a long email in which he could have just written the words "I apologize"  about 20 times, instead of explaining at length why he absolutely will not apologize to me now or in the future.


I mean, it could have been something small like spilling hot lasagna on me at the Kraft service table or something major that actually did damage to me professionally but either way he is refusing to apologize now or ever for any of it.