Cinemascope

Could you *possibly* get it through your head that nobody is following anybody? When a thread has new posts, any number of people may be interested in reading, and may not even look at the name of the last person who posted. Your inflated sense of self-importance has deluded you into thinking that my interest could possibly be in a dirty old man, instead of on the film genres and other movie-related topics that get discussed in these boards. And there is no need to create redundant duplicate threads just because you have personal vendettas against individuals. If you want to control people, then create your own boards and supervise them yourself.

I don't give a Hoot in Hell what the reason is...This kind of vile talk has no place on the Message Boards! That's true, too!

When did "Mad Movies" go on the air?

Dewey, sorry to break this to you, but there are a lot of people on the boards who know a lot about movies and aren't rude to the women here. CineSage and Lzcutter both are extremely knowledgeable about movies, just as a brief example, and they aren't the only ones. That someone should know a lot about movies is not "threatening" in the least, I don't think a person's worth or self-worth should in any way be related to something as trivial as that -- it's trivial even though it can be a lot of fun for us film buffs.

Yes, he did report you, you're the one that started the filthy misogynistic language.

I could have sworn it had already been released on DVD.

Yeah, after you called me the b-word I really had to question whether or not you use the same kind of words when you're looking at your precious Julie Andrews photos. And if you objectify women that way, then I wouldn't put it past you to spank the monkey while looking at such photos, that's what dirty men do!

I guess it may have a bit to do with socioeconomic strata, but overall parents of any socioeconomic level can have a profound impact on how their children are brought up... well, either parents or guardians.

First Western that comes to mind is Dances With Wolves. It was very refreshing (for me at that point of time, anyway) to see a movie that depicted Native Americans as good, friendly, peace-loving people while the majority of the Caucasians were the bad guys motivated by greed and intolerance. I'm not even going to to into how historically accurate it may or may not have been, but as an exercise in cinema escapism it was a lovely 3 hours at the movies.

Well, if it happened great, but unfortunately I see most filmmakers being concerned with fancy special effects, especially CGI or some such thing. And if someone could really bring back 3-strip technicolor somehow, would modern audiences be able to truly appreciate it? We movie buffs would, but maybe other movie goers wouldn't notice it.

what i do know is that was a disgusting insult and no human being should be so insulted you simply make your self worse than the person you are attacking, And on that point, I would agree with you completely! That is what I love about Borat, he makes so many Americans look bad! :0

Give it to you? the heart/kiss is meant for those two beautiful ladies....

He is indeed, but that's not our problem

Well I'd say it's pretty obvious that anyone who uses that kind of language wasn't taught by his parents not to speak with a filthy mouth!

By the way, Ms. Scope, I saw an interview on TV with the little girl from "Whale Rider" (she was a bit older in this interview) -- have you seen it? I was a bit taken aback by her off-screen persona, which was pure self-absorbed, obnoxious Valley Girl. That was a surprise, because I liked the movie, and her performance, too. I can only judge from what I saw in her performance, I've never seen her in anything else, that I remember. As for "modern" I'd certainly think anything made in the last 2 decades or so would qualify...

Aww I love both of them! :x

The remake really wasn't very good... the original stars David Niven, Cantinflas, and Shirley MacLaine, but there are cameos by literally dozens of major movie stars.

Next week looks even better -- with Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, It's Always Fair Weather, Cover Girl, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Anchors Aweigh and a repeat of Private Screenings: Stanley Donen.

Like anyone would think that "SueSue" isn't johnm...

movielover, I wish there was some way to get the thread back on-topic...

> > **** > > Nice! Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? But of course he does, and where do you think he learned such language?

I'm just speculating, but it is possible that the huge box-office success of the cheaply-made Borat may have helped Fox be named "Distributor of the Year". They also had good results with X-Men 2 and other movies, although likely none made as many headlines... HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 27 NATO of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan today announced that 20th Century Fox will be honored as Distributor of the Year at The Geneva Convention to be held May 8 through 10, 2007 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The convention is the third largest U.S. convention in the exhibition industry.

The Universal back lot can be a lot of fun, at least when you approach it as a tourist. I know from having watched them filming something how incredibly tedious it can become to do take after take of the same shot because you're trying to get all the elements right. It probably isn't nearly as glamorous once it becomes a job.

You can say that again, pardner

I also understand the movie was voted "Best Time at the Movies" at the alternative Oscars... The Alternative Oscars Feb. 25, 2007(National Review Online) Peter Suderman. On Sunday night, Hollywood will roll out the red carpet and rev up their limousines for the 79th Annual Academy Awards. The four-hour long nationally televised ceremony gives us what is perhaps Tinseltown?s most honest depiction of itself ? by which I mean the most glitzy, ditzy, and shamelessly shallow. At their core, the Oscars are a way for the movie industry to publicly congratulate itself for its brilliance and generosity ? for really, who needs attention more than movie stars? Thus, each and every year they lavish themselves with a night of $40,000 gift bags, super-stretch Humvees, and dresses that cost more than your home. They fill a stage with theme-park quality set-pieces and find a host who?ll tell corny jokes that flatter the industry?s top players into thinking they have a sense of humor about themselves. They trot out starlets barely old enough to have graduated from college wearing enough jewels to pay off the national debt. It's as if someone gave a high-school dance committee a Trump-sized fortune, a network TV deal, and a massively inflated sense of self-importance and said, "Go all out!" And oh yes. There will be awards given out too ? though from all the surrounding hoopla about designer evening wear and who?s walking down the carpet with who, you?d be forgiven if you forgot. This is Hollywood?s true image of itself: unlimited indulgence and luxury for the privileged stars while the rest of the world serves as fawning spectators. The awesome narcissism and vapidity of the evening seems to suck any possible meaning away ? it's a black-tie black hole. But what about the movies? The Hollywood elite often seem to care for them only as launching pads for personal glories, but there?s a nation of moviegoers who don't care for the sequins and tabloid drama. Many of these can look to critics' polls for more careful consideration of the year?s movie offerings, but as Rod Dreher has explained, professional movie critics increasingly cater to a novelty-seeking cinematic elite that, for better and for worse, doesn?t entirely reflect mainstream taste. Moreover, mainstream critics, on the whole, don't tend to prize conservative values, and with a few exceptions, their taste in movies tends to reflect this. That's why American Film Renaissance (AFR) intends to provide some balance. The group "was created to spearhead a revival of timeless American values in film and to serve as a forum for voices and ideas often marginalized or denigrated by the contemporary artistic community," and today it releases its own movie poll. Not surprisingly, the results are somewhat different from both the critical mainstream and the awards-season standbys. "The Pursuit of Happyness," a serious but uplifting drama based on a true story about a down-on-his-luck salesman (Will Smith) who becomes a stock broker, took the top spot in two categories: Best Movie and Best Hero. "Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration," placed first in the Best Documentary category, and the raucous comedy "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhastan" was voted Best Time at the Movies.