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TONY KAYE GOT THROWN OUT OF HOLLYWOOD AND MANHATTAN

Tony Kaye got thrown out of Hollywood shortly after directing Edward Norton's neo-Nazi opus American History X in 1998. Previously one of the biggest ad directors in Britain, Kaye got into trouble after editing his feature debut for too long, and when the film studio took it away from him, he fought them in the trade press, sued them, took rabbis, priests and monks to meetings, then had a sort of breakdown. He chased robbers from his Cannes apartment with a knife, shouting "Die fuckers die!", got thrown out of Marlon Brando's acting classes for undermining him, and, two days after September 11, got coffee thrown on his face for walking the streets of Manhattan dressed as Bin Laden.

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In recent years, he's been climbing out of the hole, and has directed Johnny Cash videos, American crystal meth PSAs, and a brilliant, no holds barred abortion documentary called

. This Friday night at 7pm at the Boiler House in London's Old Truman Brewery, Kaye will be discussing "his processes" with 'cultural broker' Peter Jenkinson. Guests promised to be in attendance include George Martin, Moses, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, and Mohammed. Email nissancubestore@borkowski.co.uk for tickets.

ALEX GODFREY