pturman

LUST FOR LIFE hypocrite

I agree, Swithin. We shouldn't be afraid to talk about controversial issues on these messageboards. The problem is nobody can agree on what the problem is. We all tend to pick "news" sources which validate our own world view. Scary & sad.

It was an inside job By the well-connected Your little protest Sumarilly rejected It was an inside job Like it always is Chalk it up to business as usual And it's an inside job Favors collected Your trusted servants Have left you unprotected --Don Henly--

> {quote:title=darkblue wrote:}{quote} > > I'm not a contrarian. Whatever gave you that idea, Dark? > Why do you think I was referring to you? I don't know, guess cause your post directly succeeded mine. To be honest, I wasn't sure. I see now you were referring to all of us on these boards. Or I could just say "You WEREN'T referring to me. I'm NOT a contrarian!" (ha ha)

> {quote:title=casablancalover wrote:}{quote}This is why I learned to laugh.. Teach children to laugh when they fall, and not when others do, and you teach them to have a light spirit and compassion. > > I am fine, but I do have a toe that took the brunt of it. And I was properly shod in sturdy blue suede loafers! > > > > It's not broken, though. I just won't look cute in sandals for a while. Definitely coulda been worse! Nice feet, btw.

She's not miscast, she's "playing against type" (ha ha See? Told you I wasn't a contrarian!)

I don't have a bunch, but I'll give you one: Nobody eats or drinks in the movies. As soon as they sit down at the table or the bar, they take one bite or one sip before getting up & leaving.

I'm not a contrarian. Whatever gave you that idea, Dark? X-(

You should go into politics! What a diplomatic way of saying I don't know what I'm talking about (ha ha). I'm impressed!

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> {quote:title=MontyC wrote:}{quote}You're on to me, pturman! I confess, I made up the whole scenario (but I sure enjoyed doing it). That's actually a kind of joke I play on my friends who know I'm a film buff but don't share my interest. I tell them about this great movie I saw & then I describe the movie I described in this thread. You should see their eyes glaze over. I'll have to try that.

No, thank you.

No. RAGING BULL. Best boxing movie ever. "You never got me down, Ray."

> {quote:title=ValeskaSuratt wrote:}{quote}The problem with Audrey as Holly is the same as when she played Liza Dolittle: Hepburn was far too elegant a lady to capture the necessary impetuous, "fresh from the gutter" wackiness which Henry Higgins expresses so beautifully with "She's so deliciously LOW !" > > This is especially obvious in "Tiffany's" when Holly's husband, Doc, tracks her down and Audrey's rigidly exquisite diction clashes with Buddy Ebsen's down-home twang. > > In a 1968 Playboy interview, Capote said, "Holly Golightly was not precisely a callgirl. She had no job, but accompanied expense-account men to the best restaurants and night clubs, with the understanding that her escort was obligated to give her some sort of gift, perhaps jewelry or a check ... if she felt like it, she might take her escort home for the night. So these girls are the authentic American geishas ..." > > No one has ever equalled Monroe's ability to play the innocent, playful sexuality that description suggests. > > We can only wonder if, had Marilyn played Holly, she might finally have received the critical acclaim -- even an Oscar nomination ? -- she'd coveted for so long. I agree Marilyn could have been really good (albeit different) in the part. But you're gonna have a hard time convincing people (me included) that Audrey wasn't absolutely perfect in the role.

> {quote:title=Geraldddddd wrote:}{quote}Remember, the back story about Lula Mae basically took care of Fred until they met Doc and he went off to the Military. I can't see Marilyn taking care of anyone except herself frankly. In her films its always about her one way or another. > Gonna have to respectfully disagree. What about THE MISFITS? She spends the whole movie taking care of the "three, dear, sweet, dead men."

LOVE the Doors. Great pick, Jake.

> {quote:title=Frank-------Ohio wrote:}{quote}Country Joe's Anti Vietnam War Song Woodstock > > I always thought this was about the cleverest song ever written, Frank. Be the first one on your block To have your boy come home in a box

Don't know the movie, Monty, but sounds really boring & depressing. 3 & a half hours in a terminal cancer ward? You trying to be funny perhaps?

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> {quote:title=slaytonf wrote:}{quote}Well, that was abrubt. > > But you know, if everyone agreeed, there wouldn't be anything worth writing. So permit me to disagree. > > > > I didn't mean "end of discussion" literally, slayton. You have my blessing to discuss all you want. Just meant that I feel strongly that not only is RAGING BULL the best boxing movie ever (& I'm pretty sure a lot of knowledgeable people agree with me) but it's SOOOO much better than the 2nd best as to be almost laughable. Of course, this is all subjective opinion.

> {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}Who would be more offensive to Japanese-Americans----Rooney's portrayal in BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S or Brando's portrayal in TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON? I'd heard that Rooney in BREAKFAST was politically incorrect but I'd never heard that Brando in TEAHOUSE was, finance. In fact it never occurred to me. Yeah he plays dumb but it's obvious to the audience that he's the smartest character on the screen, I thought.

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