Category Archive: Ben Silverman
With the upcoming death of Sumner Redstone (any day now based on how he looked in recent photos) and the increasing dementia of Rupert Murdoch, it’s clear there is soon to be only one true Hollywood mogul remaining. And that is me. As with the “Last of the Mohicans,” moguls in Hollywood used to be …
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So, this morning, I returned to the studio after a quick vacation at my house in the Seychelles - feeling relaxed, very tan and ready to make 2013 the biggest and most profitable year in Manka Bros. history. I even had a smile on my face. One of my assistants (Vicky, I think??? – the one with the thing …
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[The following is a transcribed phone conversation that Khan Manka, Jr. wanted posted on his Chairman's Blog. Per his request, this is unedited - so I apologize for any unseemly language.] Hello from Cannes! Earlier today, I gave the keynote address at MIPCOM and now I am sitting here at the Hotel Carlton bar with …
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[The following is a transcript of Khan Manka, Jr.'s keynote address at MIPCOM 2012. A disclaimer: Mr. Manka arrived late and was unable to have his speech entered into the TelePrompTer so his prepared remarks were not given.] MIPCOM 2012 – KHAN MANKA, JR. KEYNOTE ADDRESS “Rock You Like A Hurricane” plays as Khan Manka, Jr. …
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It seems that Silicon Valley and Wall Street are going ape shit over the fact that Scott Thompson didn’t really go to college or didn’t get a degree in whatever he said he got one in – or whatever. At Manka Bros., we could care less about that crap and I would like to offer …
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What’s the big freakin’ deal? Have you ever tried doing anything in China? It’s impossible if you don’t bribe. If you don’t bribe, you don’t get in the country. (You suddenly have issues with your visa?) If you don’t bribe, you get a hotel room with a disgusting hole in the floor instead of a …
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Good evening from Davos! I am here preparing for my keynote address tomorrow to the World Economic Forum (I also spoke here two years ago). The subject of my speech will be the importance of media in the global economy and how Hollywood will defeat Silicon Valley after their recent challenge to bring us down. …
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To all the acquisition and distribution executives at Manka Highbrow, Manka Dogma, Manka Docs and the new Manka Mumblecore - due to the shitty year you all had in 2011, you will not be attending the Sundance Film Festival this year. If you desperately feel the need to attend in order to bid on a movie starring Patricia Clarkson and William H. Macy about people who have no idea …
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Good afternoon. I was just made aware by one of my assistants that Jerry Yang (founder and Chief Yahoo! of Yahoo! – whatever the fuck that means) is leaving the company. I guess the Board of Directors and the Shareholders finally got their way and successfully shoved him out. As someone who is constantly being …
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So last night I got really drunk. I’m not exactly sure how I wound up in one of Caesars’ vomitoriums face down – and I’m not sure why I wasn’t wearing pants. Lying in the stall next to me was Harvey Weinstein – out cold. I was not going to investigate his pants situation. I …
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