I've been busy over the past few months making a full length feature movie - VILE PERVERT: THE MUSICAL.

We'll be screening it at the Cannes Film Festival where I gather it came close to being selected for their UN CERTAIN REGARD section of titles.

It is a ComDoc - a Comedy Documentary - and it tells the story in satire of a former Pop Star and TV Personality who is falsely accused of offences from decades ago and is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. As a result, on his release he makes a movie.

Amongst the numerous strange characters popping up in this salutory satirical tale are police, judges, public relations persons, false accusers, media giants, tabloid editors, lawyers, observers, commentators, God and even Oscar Wilde - anyone interested in the original song WILDE ABOUT BOYS should visit You Tube or even Deep Throat here.

www.kingofhits.co.uk/content/view/716/47/

The unusual aspect of this film - which is 96 minutes in length and features 21 songs as well as 21 characters (most of them played by JK) is that it is distributed FREE, globally, on the Internet to be watched live or downloaded for future viewing or even burned to DVD for screening on TV.

And it goes out to anyone, anywhere in the world from this Wednesday 30th April on the universal site www.VilePervert.com

We hope that it will attract more viewers in a few weeks than the next James Bond film or even Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull.

Because whereas those movies need to attract people out to the cinema, into their pockets to buy the ticket and off to the town or city showing it, VILE PERVERT: THE MUSICAL can be enjoyed NOW, whenever the mood takes the potential viewer, whether he or she is a student who cannot sleep or a worker with insomnia arriving home from a night session or a housewife over her morning coffee or a professor wishing to examine a great work of art at University or even a bored traveller stuck in Terminal 5 with a laptop.

Obviously one of the crucial essentials is that the owners of the copyright music get paid. Fortunately all the songs are written and published by myself, so I am able to do this.

And there are more million selling hits in this film than have ever featured in one Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Everyone's Gone To The Moon, Johnny Reggae, It's Good News Week, the Entertainment USA theme - added together the songs included have already sold many millions of copies around the world.

If people want to BUY the music, it is all available through iTunes and other legal download sites.

It can also be bought in a sensational package physically which not only includes the MUSIC CD soundtrack VILE PERVERT: THE MUSIC but the movie as a free giveaway DVD. You can buy this two disc set through Amazon, all good retailers, via www.WeDontDoSingles.com and from this site.

By now you'll understand that I consider this a major break through in media communication. Bypassing the tired old DISTRIBUTOR and STUDIO monopoly that has dominated the movie world for a century, just as the music world was dominated by the major labels in the past, we are using the Internet and the broadband technology to reach the most enormous potential audience within seconds.

The only film/theatre project I've been involved with previously was THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. I was the Original 20% backer/angel for the entire show and produced the first (and still the best) soundtrack album of it.

I watched that slowly but surely become a cult smash, over the years, as more and more people grew to love it. And I remember that, although the show was an instant huge success, the movie was a total flop when it came out and even the New York stage show died on Broadway in the 1970s. It needed years to reach the audience it deserved.

But these days it can happen in days, let alone weeks. Thanks to the World Wide Web, something can spread like wildfire.

I was prompted to make this film when one of the songs from Earth To King, The True Story Of Harold Shipman, started selling downloads like crazy. I then noticed that another obscure track, MARY MY LOVE, was shifting loads of downloads in Scandinavia - with no promotion at all except Word of Mouth from You Tube and other web sites.

"Perhaps", I thought, "there are people out there who do enjoy my music".

With hundreds of thousands of views for the music videos all across the web - ranging from Una Paloma Blanca to Let It All Hang Out and including new songs like Satan's Ultimate Weapon Of Mass Destruction and Vile Pervert, I decided that it needed a vehicle to reach a larger audience.

Without any radio or TV exposure, and with minimal media coverage, I concluded that a movie might pull in the attention.

Over to you. What do you think?

Great idea: Buy the music, get the movie for free!

Well spotted DJ!

I'll be in Cannes May 17-20. What date is it showing? You should have kept it as the premiere, as that would journalists a reason to talk about it.

The beauty of the new technology, Mike, is that such things as "premieres" and "release dates" become extinct - when they are out there, they are out there.

Which lessens the impact of one date, of course, but increases the power of word-of-mouth.

[b]So this is what you had up your sleeve is it J.K?!

It all looks absolutely wonderful... colourful characters and a solid storyline to boot. Additionally, with regards to

This sounds fantastic Jk - get ready to be savaged by the stupid but it sounds entertaining and funny and really original.

I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Stunning photos - I could not believe they were all you JK.

If the movie lives up to your hype this could be a serious development in the use of the web.

You should be careful playing the part of God, JK. You could become typecast.

I think you have come up with a fantastic strategy there, and one which will quickly be copied by many.

I look forward to watching the film, assuming my temperamental computer can cope with it.

To be honest it wasn't my 'cup of tea', but as a critic I can see that there is an audience for this. It would probably suit BBC3 or BBC4, if the BBC should ever get over it's prejudices and be bold enough to acknowledge it as the work of art it so clearly is.

There was a certain 1970s touch about it - reminding me of the 'Never Too Young To Rock' format. That gave it a slight nostalgic air, but the blend of controversy and humour, along with the music, would make it appeal to a wide audience.

I didn't hate it. It was an event which I'm glad I was witness to, but not one I'll rush to experience again.

Despite this, I think it will be remembered as one of the Indie Movies of the year.

One of the Indie movies of the year will do fine for me Cat!

Just finished watching the movie, and I think it should be applauded as a bold, interesting and hilarious way to present a complex story.

I particularly liked JK's guerrilla approach to making the film

Dr BT wrote:

And doesn't JK make a fabulous woman!
Erm...not sure about that, but at the risk of being accused of sycophancy, I have to say I loved everything about the film. Never a dull moment, loved the music, loved the style and attitude of the whole package. Excellent.

I was also at the screening. At the time I wasn't particularly moved by what I saw. But I watched the film again with some friends last night and had a completely different experience. Once you get over the film's rough presentation and sledgehammer assault of indignation, it's actually really funny, genuinely shocking and oddly charming. And those tunes - once they get in your head, there's no shifting them.

Picadilly Lily wrote:
And those tunes - once they get in your head, there's no shifting them.

You're right there! Some of them have been going round and round inside my head the last few days. A staggering collection of tunes old and new. I actually liked the fact that though older ditties like "Moon" and "Johnny Reggae" appeared in the film, the balance is tipped more to the newer songs and it's all the better for it.

One thing about JK that's always stood out is his ear for a great catchy tune and when you weigh up what's in the movie, that is one staggering collection of them that put many artistes complete recorded works to shame.

Then of course, there's the lyrics which JK has every right to be proud of... they actually have things to say and thoughts to provoke and how many stars today can claim that quality? The fact that some are offended by the Oscar Wilde song and others is brilliant because it's provoking a reaction. You can't say that happens very often these days - a reaction is better than no reaction or else people will forget. Whoever sees the movie leaves it with an opinion. Makes a change from seeing many a movie which is mere candy for the ears and eyes which is forgotten within a month.

Jeff Beck said many years ago he thought rock music was bland rubbish because "there's no danger... rock and roll is all about being dangerous!" Here we are in 2008 and JK is showing the way once again with tons of true danger!

I'm also thrilled that "He Stood In The Bath And He Stomped On The Floor" found a place in the film, highlighting and commemorating Joe Meek since Meek was a true outsider who did things HIS way and suffered for his sexuality. I greatly appreciated that.

"Earth To King" deserved a bigger vehicle and with "Vile Pervert - The Musical", JK has created a unique and memorable beast. Let's put it this way... not everybody is going to like the film but I'll lay any money they won't forget it either!

I don't want to be called a sycophant by whoever that was in another thread but I really enjoyed the film.

Sorry!

Although no-one likes a sycophant, I find it annoying that people often mistake passion and excitement for flattery. I enjoyed JK's film a lot and I'll freely admit to being mildly obsessed with the soundtrack - but that doesn't mean I'm looking for anything, or that I'm trying to kiss arse. When I find something I enjoy, I can't help shouting about it and trying to get other people to share my passion!