Topic 1 of 69: introduce yourself to the movie conference
Sun, Sep 22, 1996 (23:13) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Please introduce yourself to the movie conference in this topic.
215 responses total.
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Response 1 of 215: Mika-Petri Lauronen (Mixu) * Wed, Oct 23, 1996 (09:20) * 4 lines
It is the Finnish Eccentric once again.
Basically, I occasionally find myself watching movies.
Not often, but occasionally.
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Response 2 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 23, 1996 (12:49) * 1 lines
Welcome home mixu!
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Response 3 of 215: Patricia Litton (plitton) * Wed, Nov 6, 1996 (13:12) * 1 lines
I rarely go to the movies; I'm just looking for something great to watch, so I won't waste my time.
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Response 4 of 215: Patricia Litton (plitton) * Wed, Nov 6, 1996 (13:12) * 1 lines
I rarely go to the movies; I'm just looking for something great to watch, so I won't waste my time.
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Response 5 of 215: Kevin Cella (Sting) * Fri, Nov 8, 1996 (12:13) * 1 lines
Movies are cool!!
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Response 6 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Nov 8, 1996 (15:04) * 1 lines
Welcome Kevin! Feel free to post in some other topics.
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Response 7 of 215: Donna (Donna) * Sat, Nov 23, 1996 (11:23) * 1 lines
Movies are my obession old and new Love this site Terry
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Response 8 of 215: Cindy Lynne (cindy) * Thu, Nov 28, 1996 (18:06) * 1 lines
I love to watch movies. All kinds old and new.
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Response 9 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Nov 28, 1996 (18:10) * 1 lines
What's the last movie you saw?
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Response 10 of 215: Kennebec (Kennebec) * Thu, Nov 28, 1996 (21:54) * 4 lines
Love the movies, but rarely get to see them. Did see "Independence Day",
um it was okay but basically a rehash of "War of the Worlds". The last
movie I saw was the new version of "Romeo & Juliet". I Thought it was very
violent, had some flaws, but I found it interesting.
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Response 11 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Nov 28, 1996 (22:08) * 3 lines
Same response here to Independence Day. The New Yorker has an article that says the Bard
is this years Jane Austen. There are quite a few Shakespeare based movies now. I haven't had a chance
to see any of them yet. Perhaps when they get to the video store.
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Response 12 of 215: Stephanie McKern (smckern) * Sun, Dec 1, 1996 (15:31) * 3 lines
Love movies - I go to them all the time... I also get out heaps of videos, but the movie experience is the greatest!!
Has anyone seen Ransom yet?
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Response 13 of 215: Josh Daniel (joshd) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (15:18) * 1 lines
Haven't seen Ransom, but I did catch the trailer--which was pretty much enough., Why the studios feel they have to give away crucial plot twists in the trailer, I"ll never know.
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Response 14 of 215: Mika-Petri Lauronen (Mixu) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (09:26) * 4 lines
Because, for the ever-increasing number of movies, there's nothing
else to show than a single plot twist and some FX.
At least in Hollywood-movies. Sad, isn't it?
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Response 15 of 215: Carolyn (clueless) * Wed, Dec 11, 1996 (14:14) * 1 lines
yeah, but they're still awesome
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Response 16 of 215: Howell (Howell) * Thu, Feb 13, 1997 (07:55) * 16 lines
Hi!
My name's Howell Parry, and I live in Manchester, UK.
I'm a big fan of all sorts of movies, especially Alfred
Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg and various other action /
horror / thriller / scifi movies.
I'm making a "no-budget" (i.e. we're just using a camcorder!!)
scifi B-movie at the moment with some friends here in
Manchester - the movie's called "Foiled".
I'm going to create a new topic about it in a moment.
Howell
(parryh@finnigan.co.uk)
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Response 17 of 215: aubrey (aubrey) * Tue, Apr 8, 1997 (09:34) * 2 lines
howdy! I'm a movie-a-holic from Dallas TX. Spent most of my college and med school days in the cavernous darkness of nearby theatres absorbing everything from the latest releases to the oldest of oldies (elected myself "bad movie reviewer" for the UT film committee--did I mention we members got into campus movies for free?--which meant I "had" to see EVERYTHING released!). Now that I'm an actual dayjob wage earner, I am forced to be more selective in my viewing habits, but I'd wager I still see more mo
ies than the average bear! There's also a great video place here with tons of foreign films and independent flicks. Let me get back to you with a topic, perhaps!
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Response 18 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Apr 8, 1997 (23:02) * 4 lines
I just got my satellite dish cranked up after years of inactivity.
So it's movie catchup time around here. I'm watching something with
Dan Akroyd and Lilly Tomlin right now. Jack Lemon as a possible ex-Nazi.
I have over 20 movie channels to choose from.
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Response 19 of 215: aubrey (aubrey) * Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (14:58) * 1 lines
My ex-beau (who will hereafter be referred to as rat-bastard)(not that I'm bitter) was hugely supportive of dish over cable (tho he ended up saddling me with cable as an Xmas gift and now I'm an addict)--do you agree? (it's ok to agree with rat-bastard) Is it the greatest? I think I would only end up with less breathing time (see slacker topic). But it sounds pretty cool. I adore the AMC lineup.
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Response 20 of 215: aubrey (aubrey) * Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (15:05) * 2 lines
Where can I pick y'all's brains about movie trivia? I started to in some other topic...now where was I...well, since it's just me and terry anyhow, let me ask you (and I'm casting no aspersions here--I don't necessarily expect YOU to know): (1) in what movie did Jerry Lewis shriek "Oh Laaaadeeeee!" (Oh Lady!)? and (2) in what movie did Jerry Lewis interrupt from the audience probably Dean Martin in the midst of a song that went something like "Who's my little hoozit? Who's my turtle dove? Who's my sno
kie-ookum? Who is the one I love?" to the great joy of the rest of the audience and as a boost to Dean Martin's character's career. Wow, that reads like "this is something up with which I will not put"!
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Response 21 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Apr 14, 1997 (23:30) * 1 lines
I give up, what movies?
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Response 22 of 215: meanie! (aubrey) * Tue, Apr 15, 1997 (09:14) * 1 lines
You are soooo funny terry. I humiliated myself in front of my hopelessly hip video store clerks axing those very same questions and thought maybe this would be a less-embarrassing format...are there NO Jerry Lewis fans out there? Not that I'm a fan, mind you, it's just those 2 queries are driving me bananas!
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Response 23 of 215: aubrey (aubrey) * Fri, Apr 18, 1997 (08:53) * 1 lines
So I don't know where else to post this--the best plot synopsis ever. It's for THE MOLE PEOPLE (BW 1956): Archeologists go down a hole in Tibet and find albino Sumerians served grudgingly by mutant slaves in the dark. WOW! If you have to reveal the plot of a movie, that's the way to do it! I'd sure watch that!
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Response 24 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Apr 19, 1997 (00:53) * 1 lines
That's a spoiler?
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Response 25 of 215: heyyyy (aubrey) * Mon, Apr 21, 1997 (13:23) * 1 lines
You're right, when it's that good, it doesn't need a spoiler alert. And it doesn't need a review, either--who cares about acting or cinematography when you have albino Sumerians, mutant slaves, and a hole in Tibet!
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Response 26 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Apr 22, 1997 (23:30) * 1 lines
You have a point there.
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Response 27 of 215: back in gear (aubrey) * Wed, Apr 23, 1997 (09:14) * 1 lines
OK, so back to intros: failed to make it to the movin pitcher show last weekend but still aiming for Grosse Pointe Blank (any recs?) and thinking about The Saint (tho I'm hesitant because I was addicted to Roger Moore's as well as the books and just can't fathom---VAL KILMER?!?!? What were they thinking???). Any other suggestions?
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Response 28 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Apr 24, 1997 (16:17) * 2 lines
I'm not the one to ask since I've been to so first first run movies lately.
I guess you've seen Fargo right?
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Response 29 of 215: aubrey (aubrey) * Fri, Apr 25, 1997 (08:05) * 1 lines
Yup, you betcha! I really enjoyed it, but I'm a Coen fan so that doesn't count. I'd never really enjoyed Frances McDormand, but I'm a huge fan now (I et a lotta popcorn at the show....).
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Response 30 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Apr 25, 1997 (09:21) * 1 lines
Now, who is Frances McDormand?
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Response 31 of 215: Oscar winner (aubrey) * Mon, Apr 28, 1997 (08:21) * 1 lines
She's Marge, the pregnant detective; Joel Coen's wife and winner of the best actress Oscar this year. She's played mostly character role-type-stuff (don't pin me down, I only have vague memories of seeing her emote in minor roles) as far as I know--hey! why don't I USE this internet thing, research it, and get back to you?
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Response 32 of 215: plus (aubrey) * Mon, Apr 28, 1997 (08:24) * 1 lines
And I ADORED GPB!! I'm usually a little leery of recommending movies, especially to folks whose taste I haven't quite figgered out, but if you like black comedy, this is sort of grey. ish. Oh heck , I laughed, I cried, it became a part of me!
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Response 33 of 215: Ms McDormand (aubrey) * Mon, Apr 28, 1997 (08:49) * 2 lines
Wow, she actually has web sites dedicated to her! So she's been in a lot of Coen flicks--I don't remember her in Raising Arizona or Miller's Crossing; she was certainly interesting in Blood Simple (if you haven't seen it, rent it!). I'll have to think again about Primal Fear...oh yeah, she was in it. I didn't see Lone Star. She was nominated for an AA in Mississippi Burning, which I also didn't see. Right now she's in Paradise Road, which I will definitely not see. (is it really necessary to relate
his whole filmography to whther or not I've seen the movie in question?!?!). She's also been on Twilight Zone and Hill Street Blues. I'd give you the link but I'm too embarrassed (I haven't learned html yet, after all my brave talk last week!).
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Response 34 of 215: Ms McDormand (aubrey) * Mon, Apr 28, 1997 (08:51) * 2 lines
Wow, she actually has web sites dedicated to her! So she's been in a lot of Coen flicks--I don't remember her in Raising Arizona or Miller's Crossing; she was certainly interesting in Blood Simple (if you haven't seen it, rent it!). I'll have to think again about Primal Fear...oh yeah, she was in it. I didn't see Lone Star. She was nominated for an AA in Mississippi Burning, which I also didn't see. Right now she's in Paradise Road, which I will definitely not see. (is it really necessary to relate
his whole filmography to whther or not I've seen the movie in question?!?!). She's also been on Twilight Zone and Hill Street Blues. I'd give you the link but I'm too embarrassed (I haven't learned html yet, after all my brave talk last week!).
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Response 35 of 215: Ross Deforrest (ssor) * Sun, May 18, 1997 (23:39) * 2 lines
This is a test, only a test
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Response 36 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, May 19, 1997 (00:08) * 2 lines
Welcome back Ross.
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Response 37 of 215: hello (aubrey) * Mon, May 19, 1997 (08:27) * 1 lines
Hi Ross--Come back and tell me what you've seen and what you recommend!
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Response 38 of 215: Lorie Scafaro (LorieS) * Fri, May 23, 1997 (17:06) * 5 lines
Hi. Enjoyed your babbling in the dark, aubrey (and was glad Terry answered now and then to keep you sane). Did you really like GPB? My husband laughed out loud at that one (we just saw it last week at a second-run house near us), but he was the only one in the theater (and I sure wasn't laughing). Cutesy idea, but too bloody to be funny for me.
Anyway, I too love AMC and wish I could get Turner classics on my cable system for free. While I'm an old movie buff, my era of specialization is silents through the 40's, so I don't know the answer to your Jerry Lewis inquiry.
Terry, you seem like the guru so how does one see all the topics? And then see only the new ones the next time? I'm so confused. I started out in the Austen conference, and I've learned nothing!
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Response 39 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, May 24, 1997 (10:11) * 2 lines
Are you running in the shell or on the web? I need to know this first
before I answer your question. Have you set up your conference list?
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Response 40 of 215: Jennifer Fosmire (aubrey) * Sun, May 25, 1997 (09:26) * 1 lines
Hey Lorie--glad to see you here too! Sorry I haven't been around much this week but I'm back. Going to see Addicted to Love (my beau dumped me a few months ago and I'm still in the mood) today--I'll report back.
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Response 41 of 215: Lorie Scafaro (LorieS) * Wed, May 28, 1997 (16:29) * 5 lines
Terry, I believe I'm running in the web. Sorry, this is all very new for me since we just got net access at work (and yes, I'm doing this at work). I have set up a conference list, but it seems like in some I get only topics where people have responded to me (like here), and lose the old messages.
However, in the Austen topic I clicked once on "All" instead of new, and now I always get all, not just new/responses.
Any ideas? Thanks!
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Response 42 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, May 28, 1997 (17:31) * 2 lines
I think the Austen conference has undersgone some customization. I'll
look in to this.
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Response 43 of 215: Lorie Scafaro (LorieS) * Thu, May 29, 1997 (16:38) * 1 lines
Thanks. By the way, things in this conference seem to work correctly. I see only new stuff in the threads I've been in. However, do I just click on "All" to see all the threads mentioned above? Thanks yet again for helping a newbie.
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Response 44 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, May 30, 1997 (08:39) * 1 lines
That's right, 'all' will show you everything.
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Response 45 of 215: Lorie Scafaro (LorieS) * Fri, May 30, 1997 (15:43) * 1 lines
Thanks. Not that I've seen any movies lately, but it's good to know.
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Response 46 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, May 30, 1997 (19:52) * 1 lines
I'd like to see the Lost Word. Has anyone else seen this?
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Response 47 of 215: bart wortel (yoda) * Thu, Jul 3, 1997 (03:27) * 4 lines
i`m looking forward to see the new film called Men in Black
In Holland it`s not playing at the moment did anybody saw the
film. How was it ??
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Response 48 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Jul 3, 1997 (07:05) * 2 lines
Not yet, and that was the Lost World, which I did end up seeing.
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Response 49 of 215: cineophile (aubrey) * Thu, Jul 24, 1997 (14:27) * 1 lines
Everyone who's seen MIB gives rave rvws; I wil see it this wknd maybe, and give you a report!
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Response 50 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (09:36) * 1 lines
Anyone seen Contact?
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Response 51 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Sep 24, 1997 (11:26) * 4 lines
Nope.
I did see the 1st first run movie I've seen since ET. Okay, SLIGHT exaggeration but usually we do the $1 movie thing.
I saw Wishmaster.
Kinda cool, Linda Hamilton was the star... I think. I'm not so great with celebrity names. Comes from having no tv and not seeing very many movies. NPR makes it hard to place faces and names together.
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Response 52 of 215: George Frimpter (legaffe) * Sun, Oct 12, 1997 (11:19) * 1 lines
Is Linda Hamilton still buffed out like she was in Terminator?
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Response 53 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (09:45) * 1 lines
If that was her, she still looks really good.
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Response 54 of 215: Mahima Walter (Mavric) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (11:42) * 1 lines
I luv movis new and old. I like 'Jerry MaGuire' and 'Gone With The Wind'!
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Response 55 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:37) * 2 lines
Welcome Walter!
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Response 56 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:40) * 1 lines
Do you prefere GWTW in it's original form or colorized enhanced?
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Response 57 of 215: Blondie (Blondie) * Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (03:37) * 3 lines
Hey there - Flicks are chilling!!!!
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Response 58 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (09:02) * 1 lines
Why, hi there blondie!
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Response 59 of 215: Sara Ledford (ledfords) * Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (23:19) * 1 lines
The Star Wars trilogy is still my favorite. Can't wait for the prequels to be released!! Anyone have any good tidbits of info about them?
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Response 60 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Oct 28, 1997 (08:49) * 1 lines
No but may the Force be with you in your search for more information.
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Response 61 of 215: Brian D. Castelli (gud) * Fri, Nov 7, 1997 (21:42) * 4 lines
Hey everyone,
I am somewhat of a movie buff as well. The last to movies that I've seen are L.A. Confidential and Devil's Advocate. I HIGHLY recommend either! Kevin Spacey was really good in LA and there were also some very talentd young actors. It was 2 1/2 hours long, but worth it. Paccino was amazing in Devil's Advocate (as usual), and although I'm not a big Kionu fan, he didn't do a bad job. Both screenplays were phennomenal! In LA they introduce tons of angles that you never think will all come togethe
, but somehow in the end they do. Devil's Advocate on the other hand is intense, with some extremely creative ideas.
I think out of all the movies out right now, these two are must sees!
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Response 62 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (12:34) * 1 lines
GATTACA is another (from the girl usually relegated to the $1.75 theatre)
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Response 63 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Tue, Nov 11, 1997 (18:36) * 3 lines
I never go to the movies, and rarely rent them (I have an exhaustive cable TV schedule to keep up with) but I did love "Before Sunrise" with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, and the "Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring" series, as well as "Cinema Paradiso" (very charming, but subtitles are frustrating).
On my must-rent list are Washington Square, Wings of the Dove, and Portrait of a Lady (all out now).
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Response 64 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Nov 11, 1997 (19:20) * 3 lines
Before Sunrise was a fabulous movie. I could definitely
see this again and again.
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Response 65 of 215: Jules (soleil) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (01:52) * 1 lines
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Response 66 of 215: Julie Anderson (soleil) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (01:53) * 2 lines
I am confused. How do you do chat rooms?
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Response 67 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (09:51) * 2 lines
What do you mean?
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Response 68 of 215: Alicia (Alicia) * Sat, Jan 10, 1998 (18:11) * 2 lines
Hi!
I'm a huge movie buff. This is the first time posting in the movie conference. I'm usually in the drool conference. Movies are my life practically. There's nothing else that I know more of than movies.
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Response 69 of 215: Wolf (Wolf) * Sat, Jan 10, 1998 (22:25) * 1 lines
Hi Alicia!
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Response 70 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sat, Jan 10, 1998 (22:33) * 1 lines
Good, then you must see a lot of them, Alicia. Looking forward to many reviews.
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Response 71 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Jan 10, 1998 (23:02) * 3 lines
Great that you're expanding your horizons Alicia.
Love it that you're joining the movie conference.
What a breath of fresh air!
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Response 72 of 215: pip (pip) * Wed, Feb 25, 1998 (11:31) * 3 lines
I've been lurking in drool long enough!
Time to get some serious movie chat going.
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Response 73 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Feb 25, 1998 (13:46) * 2 lines
You go, girl!!!
Glad to see ya over "here"...
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Response 74 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Feb 25, 1998 (14:57) * 1 lines
Wow, another adventuresome drooler, we won't hurt, will we, kitchenmanager?
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Response 75 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Feb 25, 1998 (17:15) * 1 lines
not until you wander over to the sex conference or on our virtual couch!
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Response 76 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Feb 25, 1998 (18:15) * 4 lines
Well, there is that...
Just tell me to behave,
and I'll vent on Stacey thru e-mail...
(she knows how to whip me back in line...)
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Response 77 of 215: Wolf (Wolf) * Wed, Feb 25, 1998 (19:55) * 1 lines
and we all know how much you loathe those punishments *wink*
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Response 78 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Feb 25, 1998 (20:04) * 1 lines
Now there'd be a movie worth talking about....
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Response 79 of 215: Wolf (Wolf) * Wed, Feb 25, 1998 (21:11) * 1 lines
no kidding, I'd go see that on opening night!
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Response 80 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Feb 26, 1998 (11:52) * 1 lines
write the script, I'm sure Terry would film and webcast it...
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Response 81 of 215: Wolf (Wolf) * Thu, Feb 26, 1998 (20:05) * 1 lines
LOL!!
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Response 82 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Feb 27, 1998 (10:59) * 2 lines
I webcasted from 6th street last night. What a blast!
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Response 83 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Mar 2, 1998 (09:17) * 1 lines
and what was the occasion???
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Response 84 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 2, 1998 (09:55) * 3 lines
I was just there. Meeting with my property manager of the future at a
little psychedelica club.
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Response 85 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Mar 2, 1998 (17:08) * 1 lines
LoveJoy's???
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Response 86 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 2, 1998 (17:48) * 3 lines
Ya know, I don't know what it's called, they had all these 3d dayglo
tripped out paintings all over the wall and a "cave" in the back.
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Response 87 of 215: Wolf (Wolf) * Mon, Mar 9, 1998 (21:44) * 2 lines
my kind of place! btw, how'd your meeting with the attorney go? didja have
good negotiations?
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Response 88 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Mar 10, 1998 (11:20) * 2 lines
All's going good so far!
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Response 89 of 215: Wolf (Wolf) * Tue, Mar 10, 1998 (12:04) * 1 lines
good deal!!
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Response 90 of 215: Suzanne Koneful (suzanne) * Wed, Mar 11, 1998 (20:01) * 2 lines
Hi I'm Suzanne, and I do locations for movies.
They call this location scouting.
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Response 91 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Mar 12, 1998 (00:43) * 1 lines
Tell us more! And welcome, btw...
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Response 92 of 215: J. L. Connery (Hal9000) * Thu, Mar 12, 1998 (01:48) * 1 lines
Hello to all I am new to this and do not know what is going on yet so please bare with me here.
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Response 93 of 215: J. L. Connery (Hal9000) * Thu, Mar 12, 1998 (01:50) * 1 lines
By the way what is all this hype about the movie Titanic..? Isn't this about done enough..? How many times will people pay to see the same thing with more affects thrown in????
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Response 94 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Mar 12, 1998 (07:29) * 2 lines
I think you'll lose your citizenship if you don't see it.
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Response 95 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Mar 13, 1998 (10:07) * 1 lines
I'm gonna be expatriated!!!
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Response 96 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Mar 13, 1998 (16:35) * 1 lines
You and me both, wer! Welcome Suzanne and Hal9000. What location are you scouting now, Suzanne?
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Response 97 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Mar 13, 1998 (17:45) * 1 lines
I likes the movie Titanic but with prices $7 a show there's no way I need to see it multiple times! The effects were great but I really enjoyed the little love story.
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Response 98 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (15:08) * 1 lines
Can't go see it--it's too sad! I cry during the Celine Dion video on MTV.
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Response 99 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Mar 16, 1998 (11:28) * 1 lines
it's really not that sad. a few tears but no sobbing.
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Response 100 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Mar 17, 1998 (01:02) * 1 lines
Suggestions on where I should go?
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Response 101 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Mar 17, 1998 (14:42) * 3 lines
in general?
to see a movie?
or for a specific purpose?
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Response 102 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Mar 17, 1998 (16:50) * 1 lines
any...
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Response 103 of 215: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Wed, Mar 18, 1998 (15:00) * 4 lines
:-)
Welcome Suzanne and Hal9000. Please make yourselves at home here - and bring in a better couch for the movie theatre, cos ours is a bit worn out.
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Response 104 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Mar 18, 1998 (17:24) * 1 lines
lotsa roguh housing going on while the lights are out!
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Response 105 of 215: KitchenManager) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (00:33) * 1 lines
you know dat's right!
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Response 106 of 215: Christopher (Christopher) * Sun, Mar 22, 1998 (11:24) * 1 lines
Anyone wanna talk about Titanic, the movie?
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Response 107 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Sun, Mar 22, 1998 (12:23) * 2 lines
Actually, I think you'll find several...
Hello, Christopher!
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Response 108 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Mar 23, 1998 (10:09) * 1 lines
hi christopher! how'd ya find us?
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Response 109 of 215: Emily Kostic (EEK) * Wed, Apr 1, 1998 (12:14) * 1 lines
I am a big movie fan, I think I could run my own movie theatre with all the movies I buy or I could build one with all the money I have spent on going to see the movies. Keep me updated, I am new here.
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Response 110 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Apr 2, 1998 (16:44) * 1 lines
Great, glad you're checking in! Come back often and post lots!
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Response 111 of 215: Emily Kostic (EEK) * Fri, Apr 3, 1998 (11:49) * 3 lines
I will try my best to visit as often as I can. My project is
almost over, but I am enjoying the topics. Thanks for making
me feel welcome!
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Response 112 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Apr 3, 1998 (15:37) * 1 lines
Anytime...
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Response 113 of 215: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Fri, Apr 3, 1998 (16:19) * 4 lines
hi movie-lovers. anyone seen LA Confidential? I guess that's a silly question, or maybe it's not. Anyway, I caught it last weekend, and it was *superb*! People even clapped at the end! It was excellent, really really good - not what I expected from a Hollywood movie at all.
One thing, though. Why did Kim Basinger get an Oscar? Best Chest in a Hollywood Movie?
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Response 114 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Apr 3, 1998 (21:23) * 4 lines
Leave it to Mike to come up with that one! What a babe connoisseur.
I haven't seen LA Confidential, but it's next on my list of movies to see.
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Response 115 of 215: Suzanne Koneful (suzanne) * Thu, Apr 30, 1998 (13:54) * 1 lines
intorduction to the movie conference .
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Response 116 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 30, 1998 (14:52) * 1 lines
Hiya, Suzanne!
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Response 117 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Thu, Apr 30, 1998 (16:02) * 1 lines
Welcome!
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Response 118 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jun 24, 1998 (01:25) * 1 lines
Oh boy, I'm sicker than I thought . . . I'm even seeing green now!
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Response 119 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jun 24, 1998 (01:26) * 1 lines
It's gone now . . . I swear I saw green all over the place!
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Response 120 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Jun 30, 1998 (21:36) * 1 lines
feeling better this week?
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Response 121 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 1, 1998 (01:34) * 1 lines
Top form, thanks!!!! I never let illness ruin my health.
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Response 122 of 215: MaryBeth (MaryBeth) * Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (20:03) * 9 lines
Hi.
I watch a lot of movies, both in the theater and rented.
I just want to know other people's opinions of different movies, that's all.
That's what this is for, isn't it?
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Response 123 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (22:26) * 1 lines
You bet, Marybeth! Welcome and feel free to post your movie reviews in any of the relevant topics.
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Response 124 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (23:14) * 1 lines
Absolutely!
Topic 1 of 69 [movies]: introduce yourself to the movie conference
Response 125 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (01:25) * 1 lines
And join us in the other conferences too. It's great fun, and we're always looking for new opinions and faces.
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Response 126 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 9, 1998 (01:25) * 2 lines
See Terry?
I'm on a mission from God.
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Response 127 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jul 10, 1998 (08:10) * 1 lines
with a full tank of gas and a half a pack of cigarettes...
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Response 128 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Sat, Jul 11, 1998 (01:27) * 3 lines
but I neither drive, nor smoke.
Oh! You?
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Response 129 of 215: Kristen Baker (kristen) * Tue, Jul 14, 1998 (23:13) * 1 lines
Hi!
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Response 130 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 15, 1998 (01:12) * 1 lines
Hi! Are you here to stay or is this going to be a one night stand?
Topic 1 of 69 [movies]: introduce yourself to the movie conference
Response 131 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Jul 17, 1998 (21:08) * 1 lines
I feel used already...
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Response 132 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (00:54) * 2 lines
ha-ha, And you've only been back one day!!
Did you have a good time, girl?
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Response 133 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (11:49) * 1 lines
Oh yeah! We just relaxed and did our girl stuff all day and let our sugar daddy take us out to dinner every night! It was nice to just not have to cook for a week.
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Response 134 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (15:35) * 1 lines
Hmm, sounds wonderful! I too have a short holiday in sight, and I can already not sleep at night, I'm so excited.
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Response 135 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Jul 20, 1998 (22:32) * 1 lines
Your trip to Boston??
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Response 136 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (05:31) * 4 lines
No, that will happen later this year - unless my sister gets here first, because she's planning a trip to Namibia for October, and we might arrange it so that she comes here for two weeks at the same time, in which case it's unlikely that I will go to America this year. We'll be spending too much money!
No, we're going to the Lake District in England for six days - fly next Wednesday evening. We're going to stay at a cottage there with my husbands three best friends from university; I love them all, they are very nice people, and they all
see me as a pet, so they spoil me. Don't mind that at all every once in a while!
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Response 137 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (06:11) * 1 lines
Is your sister on the net too? What's she like?
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Response 138 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (07:12) * 4 lines
Sonja has internet and e-mail, but her working hours are akward.
What's she like? Physically or personaility wise?
Physically, being my twin, she looks like me, but a PRETTY version - probably because she came out first, I lie to myself to make me feel better!
And she is VERY VERY funny. She is also kind, intelligent and warm. She would be much loved if she were to come here. She might come around October when she has a few weeks off.
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Response 139 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (12:16) * 4 lines
She must be a world class beauty indeed. And what part of the world does
Sonja habitate? That would be very, very cool if she joined us ...
seeing the interaction between the two of you. Is she as chatty as you?
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Response 140 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (12:49) * 5 lines
Sonja lives in Boston now - married an American - which Mum is very pi$$ed off about. Don't think she'll ever 'forgive' us for flying off such a long way from the nest - we three are very close.
Not sure if you or the others will enjoy the interaction between us - that part scares me a little; scared we'll scare you away. We just have too many private jokes and stuff between us, and we'll just end up taking the whole place over - though we won't mean to. It will cause a certain amount of trouble and friction, because we feel strongly about the same things, and have the same opinion on literally EVERYTHING, even though we don't really mean to. (That is the bit that is identical between us). I
don't know if that sort of thing will be fair on the rest of you. There's a good chance she'll be visiting me soon, and I'll introduce her then - we can see how it goes.
And yes, she is as chatty as me.
If you want I can post you a picture of her, and you can put it into my topic in 'Babes', so you and the others can see what she looks like.
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Response 141 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (15:28) * 6 lines
Absolutely, and having her on would more than likely double our
pleasure. I can't imagine any discontent over two of you! The picture
would be great. So you're identical twins, wow! I have some cousins who
are identical twins and they're both super folks (Barney and Muriel),
she's a schoolteacher with a big family and he's a multimillionaire
shipping magnate / travel tour businessman.
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Response 142 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (20:20) * 1 lines
ummm... problem with the 'identical' part (unless there was a SERIOUS operation in their past!)
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Response 143 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 21, 1998 (20:47) * 3 lines
Identical wasn't what I meant. Anyway, do you and your sister email each
other now? I try to keep an email going with my sister, but we've been
lagging and I can't seem to get her attention into this.
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Response 144 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (01:28) * 1 lines
We e-mail about twenty times a day! Whenever she's got a minute at work or when I've got a few minutes, and when I wake up in the morning there will be a LONG mail on my screen. We miss each other like he££. But in a way I suppose it is better for us to be apart.
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Response 145 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (05:42) * 3 lines
Wow, the way you two communicate, it would be *very interesting* to see
you online together here. I'd say twenty emails a day is a prolific
correspondence. What do you talk about mostly?
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Response 146 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (06:31) * 2 lines
And it doesn't even feel like we talk to each other alot! Weekends we phone our brother on my mum's phones, and drive him crazy. ha-ha!
I am not sure what we talk about, really. Infantile nonsense, I think. We laugh alot.
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Response 147 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (06:33) * 1 lines
Do you have only the one sister, Terry? Is there a big age difference? Are you close?
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Response 148 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (08:45) * 5 lines
We're pretty close, except we don't communicate as well as we should. I
need to pick up the ball here. She's five years younger than I. There's
probably a picture of her under alice something at
http://tvnight.org/~terry/albumjpg
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Response 149 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (12:22) * 2 lines
Yes, I found her . . . along with some other interesting photos . . .
She looks nice, though I can't make out that much of her face. It's a very nice photo. Why don't you communicate well - do you live too far away from each other?
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Response 150 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (13:11) * 2 lines
with my brother it's not the distance of the body...
it is the distance of our minds...
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Response 151 of 215: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (13:40) * 1 lines
where does he live, Stace? SA?
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Response 152 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (14:45) * 1 lines
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Response 153 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (14:45) * 1 lines
She's in Calif.
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Response 154 of 215: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (15:07) * 1 lines
There are 4 of us kids, and one still lives w/Mom & Dad, we live on the same street as my parents, another lives around the corner, and my sister is 2 miles down the highway. (The apple doesn't fall far from the tree around here.) It's great for all our kids.
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Response 155 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (17:20) * 3 lines
Hey, maybe we should start a 'family' conference where folks could talk
about their families? topics could be mom, dad, sister, brother, kids,
etc. etc.
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Response 156 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (01:16) * 3 lines
Love the photo, Terry!
A family conference? Why not? But leave the dad-topic out.
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Response 157 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (18:54) * 1 lines
all dads aren't unsavory Riette... mine is pretty neat.
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Response 158 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (19:36) * 1 lines
T'was a joke.
Topic 1 of 69 [movies]: introduce yourself to the movie conference
Response 159 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (19:38) * 1 lines
If I thought ALL dads were unsavory, I would never have had kids.
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Response 160 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (19:38) * 1 lines
Not with a man anyway!
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Response 161 of 215: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (19:38) * 1 lines
oooh! now THAT would've been interesting!
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Response 162 of 215: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (19:38) * 1 lines
oitificial inseminiotion
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Response 163 of 215: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Fri, Mar 12, 1999 (09:50) * 5 lines
Hello springers!
I love movies, too, but in the last couple of years missed nearly every single one I wanted to see (notable exception being Mars Attacks!, which is one of the most intelligent folms ever made). Actually, it's strange to show up here, 'coz yall be yapping away about stuff that might never even be released over here, and if, then with a bad translation and worse title to match.
I collect film on reels (e.g. Super8, Normal or Standard 8, 16mm, etc.), and film family and friends with my Super8 film camera. Maybe one day I'll make a short movie... But it'll be in Super8, because I'm a very analogue personality, I'm afraid.
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Response 164 of 215: Alexander Schuth (aschuth) * Fri, Mar 12, 1999 (09:52) * 1 lines
Oh, sorry, forgot this here: Is there anybody interested in the same thing? Swap, trade, chat. Please check http://tvnight.org/yapp-bin/restricted/read/collecting/24 .
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Response 165 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Mar 12, 1999 (15:59) * 2 lines
Cool, I'll check out your topic in the collecting conference.
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Response 166 of 215: Samantha Little (Smantha) * Wed, Oct 20, 1999 (15:40) * 1 lines
Ok,hi.The last ling I saw posted her was in March.So if your looking here,hi.
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Response 167 of 215: Samantha Little (Smantha) * Wed, Oct 20, 1999 (15:41) * 1 lines
Ok,hi.The last thing I saw posted her was in March.So if your looking here,hi.
Topic 1 of 69 [movies]: introduce yourself to the movie conference
Response 168 of 215: Samantha Little (Smantha) * Wed, Oct 20, 1999 (15:41) * 1 lines
Ok,hi.The last thing I saw posted here was in March.So if your looking here,hi.
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Response 169 of 215: Samantha Little (Smantha) * Wed, Oct 20, 1999 (15:45) * 1 lines
Opps.Why did I do that?
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Response 170 of 215: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 20, 1999 (15:50) * 1 lines
Magic! At least you did not contradict yourself *smile* (It happens to all of us at one time or another!!!)
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Response 171 of 215: Autumn (autumn) * Wed, Oct 20, 1999 (22:06) * 3 lines
Welcome, Samantha!
Welcome, Samantha!
Welcome, Samantha! :-)
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Response 172 of 215: Alexander (aschuth) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (15:01) * 5 lines
Oh, look, everybody!
Samantha and Autumn both have a hickup! hickup! hickup!
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Response 173 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (09:06) * 3 lines
Howdy Samantha!
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Response 174 of 215: Wolf (wolf) * Thu, Feb 10, 2000 (20:32) * 1 lines
hi samantha!
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Response 175 of 215: judy (judy) * Tue, Jul 18, 2000 (17:31) * 3 lines
Is it too late to join in ? I'm just taking time out
from drool,stretching my wings and wanted to say
hello.
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Response 176 of 215: Wolf (wolf) * Tue, Jul 18, 2000 (18:06) * 1 lines
welcome!!
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Response 177 of 215: Autumn (autumn) * Tue, Jul 25, 2000 (16:05) * 1 lines
Hello, Judy!!
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Response 178 of 215: moviespring (sprin5) * Wed, Jul 26, 2000 (04:56) * 1 lines
It's never too late, in fact, you're right on time, Judy.
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Response 179 of 215: Michele (Claptonia1) * Fri, Jul 28, 2000 (08:58) * 1 lines
Hi all, I love movies! I am a huge Geoffrey Rush fan and I can't wait for quills to be released, has anyone else heard the buzz about it?
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Response 180 of 215: Carys (Carys) * Sat, Sep 9, 2000 (13:25) * 5 lines
Hey there! I'm just out of lurkdom and ready to partake of the Spring. I LOVE movies, hey I live vicariously, through the movies that is. I have a degree in art history and did take film studies courses. Consequently I'm a little more informed than the average fan, but hey, please don't hold that against me.
Michelle, I've read a bit about Quills. It's based on a play about the internment in a madhouse of the Marquis de Sade toward the end of his life. I also noticed that you have a topic for Rush at the drool conference. I seems that nobody ever posts there. Michelle, I say post there. Why not?!? Colin Firth is not the center of the universe -- not even at drool. That is one conference that definitely needs shaken out of its complacency. I say other women should demand their right to drool and the powers that be there be damned.
Much of that last paragraph was in defense of friend of mine who posts at drool. She's a sweet woman but a doormat. I've told her as much and she agrees. I won't mention her name. I've lurked there for some time and those in charge are not nice people; however, she is. I say post on that Geoffrey Rush topic. And who the hell is Stephen Dillane anyway? And who the hell cares?
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Response 181 of 215: Karen (KarenR) * Sat, Sep 9, 2000 (13:52) * 10 lines
I say other women should demand their right to drool and the powers that
be there be damned.
No one is preventing anyone from posting at the other topics at Drool.
Much of that last paragraph was in defense of friend of mine who posts at drool. She's a sweet woman but a doormat.
I hadn't noticed that we had any active posters who acted like doormats.
and the powers that be there be damned.
Do you customarily go to other people's homes and insult them? Hosts (generic) do this voluntarily and expend quite a bit of effort and time/money on keeping the site active and worth visiting. Sorry that you don't like, but maybe Drool is not for you.
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Response 182 of 215: Carys (Carys) * Sat, Sep 9, 2000 (15:08) * 5 lines
Possibly, and that is definitely worth pondering. But if you think that a website is your home -- you need to get out of the house or get a life. Nah, what you need is to lighten up. Since you obviously have trouble grasping the concept that message boards are supposed to be fun you should run back to your little world there at drool. Go back to your little sandbox and leave the other conferences to grown-ups who know how to take a joke.
Furthermore Karen, I think you owe the people at the movie conference an apology for bringing your whining and sniffling over here. You are probably not adult enough for that so I shall do it for you.
I apologize for the ugly scene warranted by the humorless Karen and my having to stoop to this level by her inability to have some fun poked at her. I hope things improve from this point onward.
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Response 183 of 215: Wolf (wolf) * Sat, Sep 9, 2000 (16:57) * 3 lines
anyway......welcome to the movie conference!! i don't get out to see movies as much as i'd like so my comments on them may be a bit dated!
oh, and i like geoffrey rush, he's good!
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Response 184 of 215: Autumn (autumn) * Sat, Sep 9, 2000 (21:22) * 3 lines
Hello again, Carys! (Does Carys remind anyone else of a certain Namibian we all know and love?!)
The last good movie I rented was House of Yes, with Parker Posey. It's one of those quirky indie films with weird situations interspersed with clever dialogue.
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Response 185 of 215: Maggie (sociolingo) * Sun, Sep 10, 2000 (09:30) * 1 lines
We sat down and watched a really wierd, I think 1970s, fantasy film called Labyrinth. It had David Bowie in it as the goblin lord and was really a tale about how a girl wished her baby brother to be taken by the goblins, and then when it happened had to fight her way through the labyrinth to rescue him. SAome bits were good and funny, and there were some very nice special effects, but I got a bit bored with it ....I think it can go out to the nearest charity shop...
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Response 186 of 215: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Sep 10, 2000 (09:44) * 1 lines
i liked that one! (labyrinth)
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Response 187 of 215: Maggie (sociolingo) * Sun, Sep 10, 2000 (10:32) * 1 lines
Bits of it I really liked ...but I felt it dragged in the middle. I did like the ending and it was a nice gentle film. Maybe I was just too tired that night to appreciate it!
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Response 188 of 215: Maggie (sociolingo) * Sun, Sep 10, 2000 (10:33) * 1 lines
(Hey, Wolfie, go look at education and cultures conferences please ...I'se getting lonely in there... *grin*)
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Response 189 of 215: Carys (Carys) * Mon, Sep 11, 2000 (17:24) * 7 lines
Hey guys! I'm so sorry for the bad intro to your conference. But I'm a loud-mouthed broad and make no apologies for it. Except I just did. That's only because you're such nice people! Besides being flamed and returning the favor are part of life on the internet. Sometimes you just meet up with people bring out the worst in you and you with them. She's gone back to her conference and as she noted it's not really the place for me. So be it. I can respect that.
I remember seeing Labyrinth. I really enjoyed it. I don't know if my son, Alun, is old enough for it though. He's eight but I think it might be better to wait about 2 years or so. The role in Labryinth was really a good one for Bowie. He always seemed so other-worldly that roles such as that and The Man Who Fell to Earth really suited him.
It's really funny that I worry about my son seeing Labyrinth. All this summer he's been pestering my husband and me to take him to see Gladiator. Over my dead body. That is not a movie fit for any child. Alex, my husband, says that it's a movie for grown women where they can slober and grovel over Russell Crowe's thighs. I think he might be just a tad insecure.
Glad to be here!
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Response 190 of 215: Wolf (wolf) * Mon, Sep 11, 2000 (20:58) * 3 lines
i had heard that the gladiator was a good one.
maggie: i haven't seen labyrinth in a while so i can't remember if it drags or not!!
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Response 191 of 215: Maggie (sociolingo) * Tue, Sep 12, 2000 (03:13) * 1 lines
Yup, I really enjoyed Gladiator. However, I definitely wouldn't take a youngish kid. I sat and squirmed in my seat at the beginning - it was SO gory that I really wondered if I was going to be able to stay!!! Having said that, the violence is appropriate for the story, and as a young friend of mine said to me 'if you use a sword, it gets messy!'. The music is great and really adds to the film, I think some of it has become popular in it's own right in the UK too. For me the extreme violence made me feel uncomfortable, and I spent quite a bit of the film with my eyes shut. However, the bits in between more than made up for that - excellent storyline. Funnily enough there was a Roman weekend on TV recently and seeing the 'real' gladiator story and discussion on Roman warfare tactics made me realise again how good the film had been ....and having seen the film, added to my enjoyment of the TV programmes.
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Response 192 of 215: Carys (Carys) * Sat, Sep 23, 2000 (12:33) * 3 lines
The documentary sounds interesting. Some great background for the movie.
I did take my son to see Chicken Run and Fantasia 2000. He liked them both. I think I liked Chicken Run a bit than he did though. That pretty much is because I got all the film references in the movie, such as the Great Escape, Stalag 17, etc. He liked a lot of the new Fantasia. His favorite segment was the first one. The music was the Pines of Rome and it used computer animation of whales. It truly was breathtaking. He also liked the one holdover from the orignal film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice with Mickey Mouse.
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Response 193 of 215: Maggie (sociolingo) * Sat, Sep 23, 2000 (15:30) * 1 lines
We (husband and me) went to see Chicken Run ...and enjoyed it on the same level as you Carys. I have yet to go and see Stuart Little .....
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Response 194 of 215: Sam Blob (AlFor) * Mon, Apr 8, 2002 (20:48) * 5 lines
Chicken Run is a great comedy, if somewhat dark at times. Half the jokes are wasted on children: Ginger bouncing the ball against the side of the coal-bin (from The Great Escape, the meeting hut being No. 17 (from Stalag 17, the signpost/propeller showing directions to Halifax, Lancaster and Sunderland (all large WWII aircraft: the Handley-Page Halifax and the Avro Lancaster were bombers while the Sunderland, built by Short, I think, was a flying boat...), Rocky shouting "Freedom!" on his flight into Tweedy's Farm (reference to Mel Gibson's Braveheart)...
I recently discovered that the voices of Ginger and Babs were of the actresses who play Saffron and Bubble (respectively) on the decidedly adult TV comedy Absolutely Fabulous (a.k.a. "AbFab"). And for those who don't know the show, yes, Saffron is the smart one and Bubble is completely dim, just like Ginger and Babs. The chicken roasted in the beginning of the movie is called Edwina, the given name of Saffron's mum in AbFab (though she changed it to Edina...)
Anyway, I'm Sam Blob, usually content to stay over in the cars and motorcycles conferences...
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Response 195 of 215: Autumn (autumn) * Tue, Apr 9, 2002 (17:50) * 1 lines
Hello, Sam Blob!! Glad you are venturing out... :-)
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Response 196 of 215: communistmonkey (communistmonkey) * Fri, Jun 14, 2002 (08:20) * 1 lines
Hey Sam... thank god someone actually knows about abfab! its the most amazing show on the face of the planet... i gotta see chicken run now! thanks for the heads up!
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Response 197 of 215: Sam Blob (AlFor) * Fri, Aug 2, 2002 (04:57) * 7 lines
So, Monkey, how was it?
Actually, AbFab is not the most amazing show on the planet. In terms of amazing the audience (and being completely BIZARRE!) there are five Englishmen and an American who have yet to be defeated, depsite having their show cancelled by the BBC in the '70s.
Man at desk (Cleese) - "And now for something completely different..."
Old man in tatters (Palin) - "It's..."
Monty Python's Flying Circus (complete with bizarre opening credits by Terry Gilliam)
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Response 198 of 215: Joey Ramone (JoeyRamone) * Tue, Aug 6, 2002 (21:20) * 1 lines
Hi, I'm new to spring.net. I was a movie buff a few years ago but only recently started going back to the movie theater.
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Response 199 of 215: Wolfie Bert (wolf) * Tue, Aug 6, 2002 (22:03) * 1 lines
hi joey!
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Response 200 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Aug 7, 2002 (07:28) * 1 lines
Hey, welcome Joey, let us know what you like in the way of movies.
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Response 201 of 215: Cheryl (CherylB) * Wed, Aug 7, 2002 (14:48) * 1 lines
Hello Joey!
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Response 202 of 215: Autumn (autumn) * Wed, Aug 7, 2002 (20:19) * 1 lines
Welcome, Joey! Let us know what you've been seeing.
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Response 203 of 215: Joey Ramone (JoeyRamone) * Thu, Aug 8, 2002 (22:22) * 2 lines
I just saw signs.... it bored me.... I think part of the problems is there were no characters that I could relate to....
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Response 204 of 215: Autumn (autumn) * Fri, Aug 9, 2002 (16:49) * 1 lines
Even the critics hated that one! Tomorrow we're going to see either "Insomnia" or "Crocodile Hunter" (second-run movie theatre)...
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Response 205 of 215: Joey Ramone (JoeyRamone) * Fri, Aug 9, 2002 (20:01) * 1 lines
Just saw XXX... it was okay... just what i expected.... lots of action... a little of it looked very fake computer FX but it was ok.
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Response 206 of 215: Cheryl (CherylB) * Wed, Dec 4, 2002 (19:05) * 38 lines
Film Board Picks 'The Hour' As Top Movie
NEW YORK (AP) - "The Hours," starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore
and Nicole Kidman, is the year's best movie, according to the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Based on Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the film follows three women in three eras who are all tied to Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway".
Moore also won the board's best-actress award Wednesday for "Far From Heaven", in which she plays a 1950s New England housewife who learns her husband is gay, then begins a relationship with her black gardener.
Campbell Scott was named the best actor for "Roger Dodger", in which he stars as a shallow womanizer who teaches his nephew about dating during an eventful night in Manhattan.
The group's supporting actor prize went to Chris Cooper for "Adaptation". Cooper co-stars as an eccentric orchid breeder in search of a rare, perfect flower.
Kathy Bates won best supporting actress for "About Schmidt", in which she plays a bohemian divorcee.
Philip Noyce was the group's director of the year for two films: "The Quiet American" and "Rabbit-Proof Fence".
The documentary honor went to "Bowling for Columbine", Michael Moore's examination of America's gun culture.
Pedro Almodovar's "Talk to Her" was the board's choice for best foreign film of the year. The Spanish film follows two men who are in love with women in comas in the same hospital.
"The Hours" wasn't exactly a surprise pick for best movie, said Tom O'Neil, an author of several awards books. "It's very consistent with their historical taste," said O'Neil, who also runs the Web site Goldderby.com. "They tend to prefer things that are literary, romantic, historical." What was a surprise, he said, was the choice of Scott, George C. Scott's son, as best actor.
"The board prides itself on advancing Oscar rivals," he said, adding that if Scott were to take home an Oscar for "Roger Dodger", he'd match one of his father's accomplishments - and then some. Four-time Oscar nominee George C. Scott won the best-actor Oscar for 1970's "Patton", but refused to accept it because he thought it was meaningless.
They'd also become only the second father-son Oscar winners. Walter and John Huston won for 1948's "The Treasure of Sierra Madre" - as supporting actor and director-screenwriter, respectively.
Completing the list of the board's top 10 movies for 2002: "Chicago", "Gangs of New York", "The Quiet American", "Adaptation", "Rabbit-Proof Fence", "The Pianist", "Far From Heaven", "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing" and "Frida". The National Board of Review awards represent the first step in anticipating Academy Award winners, but they're usually not in step with what Oscar voters prefer.
Last year, board members chose Baz Luhrmann's revisionist musical "Moulin Rouge" as the best movie; the Academy Award for best picture went to Ron Howard's "A Beautiful Mind", a far more traditional pick for its inspirational themes.
And in 2000, "Quills", starring Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade, was the board's top choice; the best-picture winner was "Gladiator", starring Russell Crowe.
The National Board of Review, made up of teachers, writers, actors and movie production workers, will award the winners at a ceremony Jan. 14 in New York.
The link for the article is:
http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/news/story.psp?cat=50880&id=200212041705000118735
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Response 207 of 215: Cheryl (CherylB) * Mon, Dec 16, 2002 (17:36) * 62 lines
LA film critics vote 'About Schmidt' top film
Sunday, December 15, 2002 Posted: 10:51 AM EST (1551 GMT)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Los Angeles Film Critics
Association on Saturday voted the dark comedy "About Schmidt" as the
best movie of 2002.
The star of the movie, Jack Nicholson, who portrays a retired widower
who goes on a road trip to stop his daughter from marrying a loser,
also received best actor honors.
The three-time Academy Award winner tied for best actor with Daniel
Day-Lewis, who plays a ruthless killer in the 19th century vengeance
tale "Gangs of New York."
"About Schmidt" was directed by writer-director Alexander Payne who
also shared the award for best screenplay with co-writer Jim Taylor.
The association's pick for best actress this year was Julianne Moore
for her roles in "Far From Heaven" and "The Hours."
In "Far From Heaven," Moore portrays a 1950s New England housewife
who finds out her husband is gay, then begins a relationship with her
gardener.
In "The Hours," Moore, Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman play three
women in three eras who are all tied to Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs.
Dalloway." The movie is based on Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-
winning novel.
Spanish director Pedro Almodovar was named best director by the
association for his film "Talk to Her," a film which follows two men
in love with comatose women in the same hospital.
The 28th annual awards were announced Saturday night and will be
presented January 15 during a ceremony in Santa Monica.
Other picks:
Supporting Actor -- Chris Cooper, "Adaptation."
Supporting Actress -- Edie Falco, "Sunshine State."
Foreign Language Film -- "Y Tu Mama Tambien."
Documentary -- "The Cockettes."
Animation -- "Miyazaki's Spirited Away."
Production Design -- Dante Ferretti, "Gangs of New York."
Music/Score -- Elmer Bernstein, "Far From Heaven."
Cinematography -- Ed Lachman, "Far From Heaven."
Career Achievement -- Arthur Penn.
New Generation Award -- Lynne Ramsay.
Here's the link:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/15/la.film.ap/index.html
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Response 208 of 215: Cheryl (CherylB) * Mon, Dec 16, 2002 (17:38) * 21 lines
Film Institute picks 2002's best films
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The American Film Institute has honored Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York" and Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" as two of the 10 best movies of 2002.
The list included a number of movies that have yet to be widely released, including the dark comedy "About Schmidt," starring Jack Nicholson, and "The Hours," which stars Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman.
The AFI also honored the Hugh Grant comedy "About a Boy" and the big-screen musical "Chicago," starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere.
Rounding off the list were "Adaptation," "Antwone Fisher," "The Quiet American" and "Frida." Last year, the institute recognized the first film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Fellowship of the Ring," as its movie of the year.
The institute decided to forgo an award ceremony and issue a list of the Top 10 movies Monday after a disappointing broadcast last year which garnered low ratings and attracted few celebrities. This year's list was issued alphabetically.
The AFI also honored the Top 10 television shows, which included longtime programs "The Simpsons" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" and HBO's critically acclaimed series "The Sopranos" and "Six Feet Under."
The TV list also included NBC's "The West Wing" and "Boomtown," as well as the WB's "Gilmore Girls" and the cable TV movies "Door to Door," "The Gathering Storm" and "The Believer."
Selections were made by two 13-member committees -- one each for movies and television -- which included AFI trustees, industry professionals, film and TV scholars, and critics.
Here's the link:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/16/sproject.ca02.afi.awards.ap/index.html
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Response 209 of 215: Cheryl (CherylB) * Sat, Dec 21, 2002 (14:19) * 43 lines
"Far From Heaven" tops N.Y. critics list
By Christy Lemire
NEW YORK (AP) --
"Far From Heaven," Todd Haynes' sumptuous homage to the Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, was the big winner Monday at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, taking honors for best film and best director.
The movie also won in the categories of best supporting actor (Dennis Quaid), best supporting actress (Patricia Clarkson) and cinematography (Edward Lachman).
Daniel Day-Lewis, who stars as the villainous Bill the Butcher in "Gangs of New York," won the best actor award.
In a somewhat surprising choice, Diane Lane was named best actress for playing a wealthy suburban housewife who has an affair with a younger man in
"Unfaithful." Lane was the subject of a retrospective last week at New York's Lincoln Center.
"Adaptation," about a screenwriter who inserts himself in his script, won for best screenplay. The award went to Charlie Kaufman and to his fictional twin Donald Kaufman, in an acknowledgment of the film's in-joke.
"Standing in the Shadows of Motown," about the studio musicians who played on the biggest Motown hits of the 1960s, was the group's choice for best documentary. And the racy Mexican hit "Y Tu Mama Tambien" won for foreign language film.
Marshall Fine, the group's chairman and the national film correspondent for Gannett News Service, said the awards boost the chances for ``Far From Heaven" as the art-house Academy Award contender, and they put Lane on the Academy's radar.
"That one was the biggest surprise to me. That wasn't a performance that I'd personally been fond of, but obviously it connected in some way," said Fine, who's also a film critic for The Journal News in Westchester County. "Everyone talks about that scene on the train where she remembers what she's done. That scene sort of tipped it for her."
The New York Film Critics Circle, composed of 35 New York-based newspaper and magazine writers, prides itself on honoring films that often differ from Oscar winners.
Last year, they chose David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" as the top movie; Ron Howard's "A Beautiful Mind" won the best-picture Oscar. And in 2000 they picked Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic," while the Oscar went to Ridley Scott's
"Gladiator."
Their choices this year reflect films that drew early attention at New York film festivals.
"Roger Dodger," their pick for best first film, won the best narrative feature award in May at the inaugural Tribeca Film Festival, where the Motown documentary also played. "Y Tu Mama Tambien" screened at 2001's New York Film Festival.
Also on Monday, the American Film Institute announced its choices for the best films of the year, which tended to be bigger and more commercial than the New York critics' picks.
The top 10 films, listed alphabetically, include "About a Boy" starring Hugh Grant, the musical "Chicago," "Gangs of New York" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."
"We think the list this year kind of explodes with originality. The range of films from the epic proportions of 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Gangs of New York' to the intimacy of 'About Schmidt' and 'The Hours,'" said Jean Picker Firstenburg, AFI director. "It's a very interesting landscape."
Rounding off the list were "Adaptation," "Antwone Fisher," "The Quiet American" and "Frida."
Here's the link:
http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2002/12/17/ny_critics/
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Response 210 of 215: Cheryl (CherylB) * Tue, Jul 22, 2003 (14:43) * 42 lines
Greek film-makers face Olympic hurdle
Alexis Grivas in Athens
18 July 2003 04:00
With the Athens 2004 Olympic Games fast approaching, a palpable sense of excitement is growing around the event in Greece - as well as a scramble to get the country’s athletics and transport infrastructure ready in time.
Greek film-makers, however, could be forgiven for being less than happy at the prospect of the Games.
Many attribute a recent drying up of government film funding to the ever-growing demands of the Olympic organising committee - which is supervised and funded through the same culture ministry responsible for funding Greek film.
The lack of funding has hit funding body The Greek Film Centre (GFC) hard, as well as other film-related institutions, among them the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the International Short Films Festival in Drama.
The GFC is the main backer of local film production thanks to an annual $9m (Euros 8m) budget provided by the culture ministry.
At its annual meeting at the end of June, the GFC’s president and CEO Diagoras Chronopoulos said: "The GFC is not able to proceed with any more funding allocation for production unless the regular cashflow from the ministry is re-established."
Behind such a dramatic statement lies the fact that the GFC has so far received only $1.2m out of the $5.9m allocated by the ministry as this year’s film subsidy. It is only thanks to the $3.4m tax return from cinema admissions that the Centre has been able to operate and co-produce during the first half of 2003.
The organising committee for the Olympic Games, meanwhile, has an extraordinarily generous budget: $2.2bn.
Haris Papadopoulos, president of the Greek Film Directors’ Guild, told Screen: "I find it revolting that Greek cinema, to my knowledge the best and most efficient ambassador for Greek culture abroad, sees its already modest financial backing by the state at the point of extinction. I cannot understand why there are plenty of funds for the Olympics and just pennies for the film industry. Film directors feel utterly distressed about it."
Yiannis Bacoyannopoulos, counsellor to the minister for cinema affairs, told Screen that the culture ministry has not been allowed by the finance ministry to ring-fence government funding for the film industry. "This would guarantee, as is the case with national theatres, the opera house and the national orchestra - who are included in the state budget - a regular cashflow. Instead the culture ministry has to scratch in its own internal budget to secure funds directed to the film industry".
Currently the bulk of the 20 or so local films in production are suffering from the GFC’s lack of cash, but there may be a ray of hope: the private sector seems to be stepping into the vacuum.
Village Roadshow Hellas, the market leader in local film exhibition thanks to a considerable investment in multiplexes and a key distributor through Village Warner, has created Village Roadshow Productions. Its first venture, Tasos Boulmetis’ A Touch Of Spice starring George Corraface, is currently in post-production. The fact that the company chose to back an art film in spite of its considerable budget (by Greek standards) of $1.7m bodes well for the long-term intentions of Roadshow Productions.
According to its CEO, Haris Antonopoulos: "We plan to produce two to three films annually that will have the potential for a theatrical career abroad. To that effect we intend to establish co-production deals with other private companies as well as with the relevant state institutions."
There has also been good news for Pandelis Voulgaris’ long-gestating Brides, which has been backed by New York-based Barbara de Fina and Martin Scorsese’s Cappa Productions alongside Michelle Ray-Gavras’ GB Productions of France. The $3.4m film, executively produced by Scorsese and starring Damian Lewis, has now started shooting.
Theo Angelopoulos is also in a fortunate position as his status allows him to secure foreign funding. His $5.7m Trilogy No 1 - The Weeping Meadow, now in post-production, is backed by Italy’s Classic Films and French Studio Canal.
These are, however, isolated cases. Although such developments are positive, the bottom line is that if the GFC does not secure a steady cashflow from the state, local film production is seriously threatened. The occasional investment of foreign capital in a local production or the brand name of a director who can secure financing abroad do not reflect the real state of the industry, and things are expected to be even tougher in 2004.
According to Bacoyannopoulos: "Long-term efforts to tap other potential funding sources, such as the 1.5% levy TV stations have to channel to film production, have not yielded results". TV channels should, according to the 1993 cinema law, invest 1.5% of their annual gross income in film production. The only company abiding by the law is public channel ERT. Private channels simply refuse to do so and the government inexplicably fails to bring them to justice.
http://www.screendaily.com/story.asp?storyid=13222
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Response 211 of 215: Misty517 (misty517) * Sun, Oct 19, 2003 (23:48) * 1 lines
I love watching really spookie movies and comedy. Today was a wacko day watching really bad spookie movies. Most of them would make great MST foder.
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Response 212 of 215: Autumn (autumn) * Mon, Oct 20, 2003 (10:03) * 1 lines
How I miss Joel and the bots!
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Response 213 of 215: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Oct 25, 2003 (12:28) * 1 lines
I hate to admit it, but I haven't seen the Texas Chainsaw Massacre yet.
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Response 214 of 215: Wolfie Bert (wolf) * Sun, Oct 26, 2003 (13:25) * 1 lines
don't feel bad, i haven't either--just don't get into those types of films (though i did see nightmare on elm street with the AM).
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Response 215 of 215: Yvette (bayouvetty) * Thu, Oct 14, 2004 (14:32) * 11 lines
Hello-anybody home?
I love movies. Have a huge VHS collection. I've found it's much cheaper for me to buy used copies of stuff than to rent. I ALWAYS take them back late and have to pay double. ;o(
My latest favs include Before Sunrise/Sunset series, Girl With a Pearl Earring & D'Lovely.
Some all time favs include What's up Doc?, The Green Mile, Armageddon, The Jerk & Wizard of Oz.
Hey Terry, how about a topic for movie quotes? Some place where you have to name the movie, actor and character for specific quotes?
Here's one for starters:
"You look like the piss boy."
"Well, you look like a bucket of s**t."
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