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by Okri
Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:01 pm
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: United 93 - Are we ready for this?
Replies: 34
Views: 3729

From imdb.com 9/11 Widows Protest Stone's 'World Trade Center' Two women whose husbands were among the New York Port Authority officers who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 have denounced Oliver Stone's upcoming film about the calamity, telling the Newark Star-Ledger that they don't...
by Okri
Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:41 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Witch hunts on Campus - Academic Crisis occuring in the US
Replies: 0
Views: 275

Silence in class University professors denounced for anti-Americanism; schoolteachers suspended for their politics; students encouraged to report on their tutors. Are US campuses in the grip of a witch-hunt of progressives, or is academic life just too liberal? By Gary Younge Tuesday April 4, 2006 ...
by Okri
Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:04 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: 100 Great Lead Actress Performances
Replies: 11
Views: 1159

I prefer Gish in Broken Blossoms and The Wind, but I haven't seen Way Down East in such a long time.
by Okri
Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:49 pm
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: United 93 - Are we ready for this?
Replies: 34
Views: 3729

Penelope, please, please watch Bloody Sunday. It breaks my heart to see Greenglass called abysmal. I'll mail you my copy of the DVD if you can't find it, but it's a powerhouse film.
by Okri
Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:12 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: New Developments II
Replies: 1012
Views: 51754

Once Protected by Hussein, Palestinians Suffer Backlash By KIRK SEMPLE BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 24 — The bill of death appeared overnight on Thursday, addressed to "the Palestinian traitors," and the killers were specific in their intent. "We warn you that we will eliminate you all if yo...
by Okri
Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:18 pm
Forum: Other Oscar Discussions
Topic: Ten Films That Give Oscar a Bad Name
Replies: 35
Views: 3322

I never understood why Chariots of Fire was so lambasted. It may not have been the best film of the year (I prefer Atlantic City ), but I actually think it represents one of the finer choices the academy made during the 80s (backhanded compliment, I know). I've watch it several times and it never f...
by Okri
Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:48 pm
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: 2006 Oscars - Any Predictions?
Replies: 14
Views: 1433

Is it just me, or does this look like an even more boring and bland year than ever? I'm quite looking forward to 2006, actually. Hard Candy looks like it could be fantastic, as does Brick and Bug . The enfant terrible of French literature, Michel Houellebecq, is seeing one of his books adapted (The...
by Okri
Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:52 am
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: 2005 Oscar Shouldabeens
Replies: 85
Views: 29607

How does one place Emmanuelle Devos in first place and not even shortlist Mathieu Almaric? It seems backwards to me...


I don't know - best actor is ridiculously rich this year.
by Okri
Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:22 pm
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2005
Replies: 272
Views: 49259

Awesome list, Penelope. I especially love "The Things They Carried" - one for the all time lists.
by Okri
Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:04 am
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2005
Replies: 272
Views: 49259

Well, this is just the kind of gay-ass movie I like. Oh, yeah, it's not very deep, the direction is--surprisingly for Stephen Frears--often rather clumsy, and Judi Dench doesn't deserve her Oscar nomination...still, I've been down in the dumps this week and I really needed a snappy, dialogue-driven...
by Okri
Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:55 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: 1960 Oscar Shouldabeens
Replies: 29
Views: 13676

I would've been rooting for Simmons to win (or even a nod). I thought Kerr was the best of the nominees, and I remain annoyed she didn't get nominated for Black Narcissus . I agree with Magilla, though - a ridiculously good year for performances. As for the race without Liz's stunt, I think it woul...
by Okri
Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:28 pm
Forum: The Damien Bona Memorial Oscar History Thread
Topic: 1960 Oscar Shouldabeens
Replies: 29
Views: 13676

Jean Simmons wuz robbed.
by Okri
Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:55 pm
Forum: The Cam Dagg Memorial Theatre and Literature Forum
Topic: Book recommendations, please
Replies: 217
Views: 17436

Neat list. The Grapes of Wrath contains what I consider to be the finest passsage of writing I've ever read.

I'm currently taking a crack at Outerbridge Reach, by Robert Stone (I bought it at a used book store).
by Okri
Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:50 pm
Forum: The 8th Decade
Topic: 2005 Oscar Shouldabeens
Replies: 85
Views: 29607

I'm pretty sure SPC did a week qualifying run before it's actual release.
by Okri
Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:21 pm
Forum: 2000 - 2007
Topic: Most Overrated Movie of 2005
Replies: 35
Views: 11351

Trying to decide between Capote, Crash and The Squid and the Whale is not easy. I loathed Crash with a fiery passion. But I get why some people like it. Capote and TSatW, on the other hand, were pretty dry films that should've been so much better. Capote, with it's higher ranking and more chances f...

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