Manson 's ambitions for the project initially included an eponymous film exploring the album 's backstory . In July 1999 , he had reportedly begun negotiating with New Line Cinema to produce and distribute the film and its soundtrack . At the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards in Dublin ( where the band performed on November 11 ) , he disclosed the film 's title and his production plans . Manson met Chilean avant-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky at the event to discuss work on the film , although no final decision was made . By February 29 , 2000 , the deal fell through when Manson had reservations that New Line Cinema would take the film in a direction which would not have " retained his artistic vision "
1999 MTV Europe Music Awards
1999 MTV Europe Music Awards
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)