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father_of_hope
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:10 PM Original message |
Why "TRASH" won and "Brokeback" lost |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just a small detail - |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. well you're out there on your own |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. And how about them accents? |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Lord, yes..... |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. And how about them horseback scenes? |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. oh and what about bridges of madison county |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:46 PM Response to Reply #31 |
54. Spent much time working horseback? I have... |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:49 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. If and when you do, |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. You talkin' bout my kneehighs?.... |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. Them |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #68 |
79. Hell, I live on a cliff.... |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:21 PM Response to Reply #79 |
88. A hint |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. ya'll need to get a room |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
50. I do that, sometimes, |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. Hey, I'll put my... |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. My Barbie |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #66 |
74. I agree.... |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #66 |
85. Hey oll... |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:21 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. I can't find that one ...... |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. It is here.... |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:30 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Oh TIT, OLL is ignoring me. |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. So I heard.... |
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Leopolds Ghost
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Mon Mar-06-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #92 |
99. "I've been called paranoid by entire CITIES of ASS-holes... |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #60 |
72. yep - you got that right |
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TomInTib
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #72 |
82. Uhh... my "lawyer man pal"? |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. I'm waiting |
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Yollam
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Most hollywood actors do the same generic "country" accent. |
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Kukesa
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:24 PM Original message |
I read the short story by Annie Proulx but haven't seen the movie |
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fishwax
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. they were both |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:44 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. "might agree......"? |
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fishwax
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. meh, just sharing an anecdote |
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Danieljay
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. ah yes, Brokeback Mountain, where the men are men and the sheep are scared |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. well as nice as Clooney's speech was about Hattie McDaniels |
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xchrom
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. like other films -- ledger or gyllenhaal may win |
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Democrats_win
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Exactly. The show is fun, and we should never be upset about the choices |
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Yollam
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. Crash was an excellent film. |
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emulatorloo
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Brokeback won best screenplay (adapted) and best director |
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Captain Hilts
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. Rocky was a terrific movie. |
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MemphisTiger
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Fri Mar-10-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
107. I couldn't agree more |
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Punkingal
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. Then why did Phillip Seymour Hoffman win.... |
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QC
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Because he played a safe gay man. |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. bingo - got it in one. |
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QC
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Thanks! n/t |
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Punkingal
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Interesting point..... |
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baby_mouse
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. ? |
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QC
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Have you ever considered responding to what people actually write? |
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baby_mouse
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Oops. nt. |
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jane_pippin
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Or maybe, and I know I'm going out on a limb here, maybe |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
62. I don't think it was because of the gayness, |
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QC
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #62 |
80. Oooo--Vidal and Capote loathed one another! |
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Democrats_win
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. Seymour Hoffman has also played VERY scary men too. |
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Malikshah
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
76. Use this little rule of thumb |
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jane_pippin
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. Heath might not, but Phillip Seymour Hoffman did. |
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Cessna Invesco Palin
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think DU has officially... |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. yeah all you gay people just get over it |
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baby_mouse
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. Are you gay, sui? nt |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. that was sarcasm |
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Cessna Invesco Palin
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. My subthread is "I don't care" |
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baby_mouse
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Jolly good. |
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KyuzoGator
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yawn...yeah, Hollywood hates gays. Whatever. |
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Lorien
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. The corporate media doesn't get a vote in the Academy |
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father_of_hope
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
71. that's naive |
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Lorien
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #71 |
83. Oh please. I've worked in the film industry and have quite a few |
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npincus
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. I loved "Crash"- each to his/her own |
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KyndCulture
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. I love Crash too.... and Brokeback... |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. Come to think of it, |
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AValdoux
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
20. Biggest Oscar Crime |
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fishnfla
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think the producers of Crash lobbied the acadamy hard |
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AX10
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Link please? |
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fishnfla
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
41. heard it on NPR this am |
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onenote
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. most studios send out dvds of their nominated films |
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fishwax
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. Heath Ledger lost to an actor playing a gay man n/t |
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KyuzoGator
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. And a very influential gay man, at that. nt |
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fishwax
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. but, as someone pointed out upthread, a very safe gay man n/t |
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QC
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #42 |
95. "I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FLAMING!" |
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k_jerome
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
36. actually, this time the hollywood hype machine failed... |
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Protagoras
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
40. Good Night and Good Luck was the best movie regardless |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
55. hee hee |
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NYCGirl
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #40 |
58. I agree with you about both "Good Night" and Strathairn. |
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AX10
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #40 |
65. Good Night and Good Luck was my choice too. |
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
70. I disagree. |
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f-bush
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
45. I hate to put a damper on all this Oscar chit chat but...... |
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OldLeftieLawyer
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:47 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. Don't be a scold |
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sui generis
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
61. get over it |
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Fri Apr-21-06 04:02 AM Response to Reply #45 |
114. Uh... this **is** the Entertainment forum. |
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Fri Apr-21-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. Good point! |
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
46. Brokeback wasn't chosen due to fear about new Patriot Act |
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Radical Activist
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
49. Yawn |
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MISSDem
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Wed May-17-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #49 |
125. I thought it was. I've watched BBM many times now |
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MoeHayNow
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
59. What about Tom Hanks? |
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Freddie Stubbs
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. Wasn't most of the media owned by corportations back then? |
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MoeHayNow
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:00 PM Response to Reply #69 |
77. Most assuredly! |
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father_of_hope
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Wed Mar-08-06 01:34 AM Response to Reply #59 |
104. Tom Hanks played a gay man |
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
64. Excuse me, but didn't Brokeback win a Golden Globe Award |
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bowens43
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
67. Trash??? |
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:23 PM Response to Reply #67 |
89. I too think Crash deserved best pic. Brokeback deserved best director |
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. Are you sure the Gay Community is "whining"? |
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Mon Mar-06-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #89 |
97. "The gay community ought to grow up and quit whining." |
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Sat Mar-18-06 05:10 AM Response to Reply #67 |
109. Loved "Crash" |
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
73. I thought you said it had nothing to do with homophobia? |
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debbierlus
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Mon Mar-06-06 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
75. Rocky was great film |
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sadiesworld
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
78. Crash was an obvious piece of propaganda destined to win. |
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SeattleRob
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
86. I think it's more of an LA thing |
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k_jerome
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
90. bitterness. nt. |
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fknobbit
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Mon Mar-06-06 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
96. On fixed income here |
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kevinbgoode
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Mon Mar-06-06 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
98. The movie was set up to LOSE |
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father_of_hope
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Thu Mar-09-06 01:56 AM Response to Reply #98 |
105. It still had a victory of sorts |
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dsc
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Mon Mar-06-06 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
100. Yeah Rocky winning was something |
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fknobbit
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Mon Mar-06-06 05:16 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. "Gonna fly now" and "Eye of the tiger" |
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Rowdyboy
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Mon Mar-06-06 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
101. "The Color Purple" didn't win a single Oscar either |
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dsc
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Mon Mar-06-06 05:57 PM Response to Reply #101 |
103. that was largely because |
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father_of_hope
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Thu Mar-09-06 03:34 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. plus the incest |
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ccpup
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Fri Mar-17-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
108. Actually, |
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Sat Mar-25-06 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
110. Finally Rented "Crash" And Watched It..... |
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Wed Mar-29-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #110 |
112. I loved Crash |
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MISSDem
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Wed May-17-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #112 |
126. You are cutting off your nose to spite your face. |
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Wed Mar-29-06 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
111. wow, finally |
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Wed Mar-29-06 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
113. The REAL reason. |
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Fri Apr-21-06 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
116. I saw all 5 movies |
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Tue Apr-25-06 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
117. I find it disturbing |
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Sun Apr-30-06 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
118. here is my top ten films of 2005, fwiw |
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MISSDem
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Mon May-01-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
119. I loved Brokeback Mountain but wait, I also loved Rocky. |
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Democrats_win
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Wed May-03-06 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
120. Crash is more universal than BBM |
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shrike
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Thu May-04-06 09:20 AM Response to Reply #120 |
121. Thank you so very much |
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MISSDem
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Wed May-10-06 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
122. Rocky was (is) a great movie ! |
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Wed May-10-06 08:21 PM Response to Reply #122 |
123. In that case you might enjoy this Rocky 6 teaser |
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MISSDem
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Fri May-12-06 12:29 PM Response to Reply #123 |
124. I don't know if that is a 'for real' teaser but I can't wait |
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Sun May-21-06 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
127. Just saw Brokeback |
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