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THE TEN BEST PERFORMANCES OF 1998

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Dashiell Christopher

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> Did I miss anybody?
>

I shouldn't take the bait...

Oh hell...

Unfortunately, the answer is yes AND no.

DC


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THE BEST TEN PERFORMANCES OF 1998

----MALE

1. TOM HANKS - SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

If there is any doubt that Tom Hanks is our finest contemporary actor, SAVING
PRIVATE RYAN dispelled all arguments. Taking on a role that seemed more
suited to a William Holden or Burt Lancaster type, the affable Hanks took
command of the screen amidst a barrage of unending visual spectacle. Hanks'
moving portrayal brought to life not only the courageous spirit of those who
fought in WWII, but also the doubts that plagued those who struggled to
maintain their humanity in the face of horrific carnage.

2. MIKE MYERS - 54

Because the film was a boxoffice failure, Myers' performance was sadly
overlooked by most critics when it came time to hand out year end accolades.
But Myers gave a stunningly vivid and offbeat performance as the eccentric
Steve Rubell, the notorious founder of the infamous Studio 54. Almost
unrecognizable, Myers' chameleon act proved that this talented comedian has a
bright future in dramatic features.

3. BEN AFFLECK - ARMAGGEDON

Bruce Willis provided the heroics, but it was up to Affleck and Liv Tyler to
provide the heart to this epic action movie, and the film's boxoffice success
is a testament to their effectiveness. Mixing the cockiness of a young Kirk
Douglas and the cool intensity of Steve McQueen, Affleck inched ahead of his
buddy Matt Damon as our generation's new James Dean.

4. VINCE VAUGHN - PSYCHO

Only a very courageous actor would dare follow in the footsteps of Anthony
Perkins, who created one of the most memorable characters in the history of
cinema in Hitchcock's original. However, rather than copy Perkins' effeminate
portrayal, Vaughn went in the opposite direction and delivered a truly
disturbing portrait of male machismo gone haywire. When Vaughn's character
masturbates while peeping on Anne Heche, the effect is almost as creepy as
anything in the original film.

5. ROBERT REDFORD - THE HORSE WHISPERER

As the man who can "talk" to horses, Redford was never more appealing or
convincing than he was in this poetic hymn to the nourishing spirit of the
open countryside. His character's romance with Kristin Scott Thomas'
character was one of the most honestly "adult" relationships in any movie of
1998. Of Redford it can be said that he is like fine wine--the older he
gets, the better he gets.

Note: I haven't seen GODS AND MONSTERS so I could not include Ian McKellen's
performance among my choices.

Honorable Mention: Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker (RUSH HOUR), Adam Sandler
(THE WATERBOY, THE WEDDING SINGER), Jim Carrey and Ed Harris (THE TRUMAN
SHOW), the men of HAPPINESS, the men of A SIMPLE PLAN, the casts of SAVING
PRIVATE RYAN and THE THIN RED LINE, Anthony Hopkins (THE MASK OF ZORRO, MEET
JOE BLACK), Ben Stiller (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, PERMANENT MIDNIGHT),
Roberto Benigni (LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL), Wesley Snipes (BLADE), Robin Williams
(WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, PATCH ADAMS), Matt Damon (ROUNDERS), Edward Norton
(ROUNDERS, AMERICAN HISTORY X), Edward Furlong (PECKER), Ian McKellen (APT
PUPIL), Robert Duvall and John Travolta (A CIVIL ACTION), Leonardo DiCaprio
(THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK), Robert DeNiro (RONIN), Tom Hanks (YOU'VE GOT
MAIL), Aidan Quinn (PRACTICAL MAGIC), Antonio Banderas (THE MASK OF ZORRO),
Mel Gibson (LETHAL WEAPON 4), John Goodman (THE BIG LEBOWSKI), Harrison Ford
(SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS), Will Smith and Gene Hackman (ENEMA OF THE STATE),
Bruce Willis (MERCURY RISING, ARMAGEDDON).

----FEMALE

1. CLAIRE FORLANI - MEET JOE BLACK

Brad Pitt was the star, but it was Claire Forlani who was the true heart and
soul of MEET JOE BLACK. Playing a woman who falls in love with the spitting
image of a man she had met before (but whose body is actually inhabited by
Death himself), Forlani was luminous, playful and sensual in ways that few
actresses seem capable of these days. With her wide eyes and thick lips, Ms.
Forlani provided a striking counterpart to the handsome Pitt. With the right
kind of career choices, she could turn out to be the next Audrey Hepburn.

2. CATE BLANCHETT - ELIZABETH

Gwyneth Paltrow may be getting the raves for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, but it was
actually Cate Blanchett who gave the best female performance in a period film
this year. As the feisty Queen Elizabeth, Blanchett was remarkable as a woman
who must come of age as the ruler of her own country.

3. MIRA SORVINO - THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS

At first sight, this former Oscar winner would seem to be the wrong choice to
play the mighty afro deity who teams up with hitman Chow Yun-fat to mow down
a gang of gun toting killers. Think again. Sorvino perfectly mimics the
action heroics of a Bruce Willis or Mel Gibson and gives it her own brilliant
feminist spin. Tough, sexy, and all business--what more could you possibly
ask for in a woman?

4. MARIA PITILLO - GODZILLA

Most viewers would agree that Maria Pitillo was the sole bright spot in the
gargantuan special effects bore known as GODZILLA. Playing an ambitious
reporter who comes to realize that being "human" is more important than being
successful, Pitillo showed us the touching vulnerability at the confused core
of the modern day working woman. Compare Pitillo's engaging performance to
Tea Leoni's lackluster work as a similar character in DEEP IMPACT and one can
clearly see how impressive Pitillo's portrayal was.

(TIE) 5. JENNIFER CONNELLY - DARK CITY

One of the most underappreciated performers in cinema today, Connelly has yet
to give a less than intriguing performance, but this may be her best work
yet. As the enigmatic woman who may or may not be the wife of the film's
hero, Connelly was bewitchingly mysterious, alluringly sexy, and, finally,
emotionally devastating. The film's final scene as our hero reconnects with
Connelly's "dream" girl is one of last year's more beautiful images.

(TIE) 5. SANDRA BULLOCK - HOPE FLOATS

After the disastrous response to SPEED 2 and IN LOVE AND WAR, Bullock bounced
back nicely with a very appealing performance in this warm and modest film.
Restaking her claim as America's true sweetheart, Bullock was enormously
moving as a woman struggling to put her life back together.

HONORABLE MENTION

Jennifer Love Hewitt (CAN'T HARDLY WAIT, I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST
SUMMER), Kathy Bates (THE WATERBOY), Christina Ricci (THE OPPOSITE OF SEX,
PECKER), Cameron Diaz (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY), Gwyneth Paltrow
(SLIDING DOORS, A PERFECT MURDER), Anne Heche (PSYCHO, SIX DAYS SEVEN
NIGHTS), Halle Berry (BULWORTH), Meryl Streep and Renee Zellwegger (ONE TRUE
THING), Rebecca Gayheart (URBAN LEGEND), Jane Horrocks (LITTLE VOICE), Julia
Roberts and Susan Sarandon (STEPMOM), Emily Watson (HILARY AND JACKIE),
Ashley Judd (SIMON BIRCH), Liv Tyler (ARMAGGEDON), Hope Davis (NEXT STOP,
WONDERLAND), the women of HAPPINESS, Catherine Zeta Jones (THE MASK OF
ZORRO), Meg Ryan (CITY OF ANGELS, YOU'VE GOT MAIL), Joan Allen
(PLEASANTVILLE), Yasmine Bleeth (BASEKETBALL), Sandra Bullock and Nicole
Kidman (PRACTICAL MAGIC), Rene Russo (LETHAL WEAPON 4), Charlize Theron
(MIGHTY JOE YOUNG), Jennifer Tilly (BRIDE OF CHUCKY), Drew Barrymore (EVER
AFTER, HOME FRIES).

Did I miss anybody?


Orson Locke

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Rachel Ellen Anderson

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: THE BEST TEN PERFORMANCES OF 1998

ten? you listed closer to 50. but i understand how hard it is to pick just
10 in a year with so many great performances.

(snipped a whole bunch)

: Will Smith and Gene Hackman (ENEMA OF THE STATE),

that is one damn funny typo. but maybe that's just me.

: 4. MARIA PITILLO - GODZILLA

: Most viewers would agree that Maria Pitillo was the sole bright spot in the
: gargantuan special effects bore known as GODZILLA. Playing an ambitious
: reporter who comes to realize that being "human" is more important than being
: successful, Pitillo showed us the touching vulnerability at the confused core
: of the modern day working woman. Compare Pitillo's engaging performance to
: Tea Leoni's lackluster work as a similar character in DEEP IMPACT and one can
: clearly see how impressive Pitillo's portrayal was.

oh my. in my opinion maria pitillo's performance was the worst part of an
already horrible movie. was i the only one hoping godzilla would kill her?
now that would've made for a great movie!

: Did I miss anybody?

umm...yeah...which is kind of sad considering how many you did name. but
that's just my opinion.

more of my opinion:

1. robert benigni in life is beautiful
2. billy bob thornton in a simple plan
3. ian mckellen in gods and monsters
4. lynn redgrave in gods and monsters
5. catherine keener in your friends and neighbors
6. jason patric in your friends and neighbors
7. dylan baker in happiness
8. jeremy davies in saving private ryan
9. edward norton in american history x
10. (tie) david kelley and ian bannen in waking ned devine

my honorable mentions go to the entire cast of thin red line except for
john travolta and everyone in happiness.

JLeon2001

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>Did I miss anybody?

Yeah. You mentioned some of the cast members of "Shakespeare In Love," but not
for that movie. Plus others from the same movie you did not mention.

Also, I disagree with many you did name.


--Jesse Leon McCann, comics and children's book writer-guy
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Smiley, The Psychotic Button's Movie Special from Chaos!
Extreme Scooby: The Ultimate Scooby-Doo Trivia Book from Scolastic

Regina Alexandra Robbins

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On 14 Jan 1999, Rachel Ellen Anderson wrote:

> orson_...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> : 4. MARIA PITILLO - GODZILLA


>
> : Most viewers would agree that Maria Pitillo was the sole bright spot in the
> : gargantuan special effects bore known as GODZILLA. Playing an ambitious
> : reporter who comes to realize that being "human" is more important than being
> : successful, Pitillo showed us the touching vulnerability at the confused core
> : of the modern day working woman. Compare Pitillo's engaging performance to
> : Tea Leoni's lackluster work as a similar character in DEEP IMPACT and one can
> : clearly see how impressive Pitillo's portrayal was.
>

> oh my. in my opinion maria pitillo's performance was the worst part of an
> already horrible movie. was i the only one hoping godzilla would kill her?
> now that would've made for a great movie!

Maria Pitillo was begging to be lizard food. After a certain point, I had
to grip my armrests to avoid launching myself at the screen to tear her
big, limpid eyes out. I kept hoping against hope that somehow, some way,
Borderick's character would turn to her and say, "You know, we may have
devirginized each other in college, but that's no reason to continue this
charade. I'll always be grateful for the good old days." Then he would
go back to intelligent, unpetulant, morally sound Vicki Lewis, who would
actually help him do something constructive to stop the reptiles
(amphibians?) before taking him home and rocking his world. Granted,
Pitillo got a sucky character...oh, wait a sec...so did almost the whole
cast! So why were Matthew, Jean Reno, Vicki and Hank Azaria able to amuse
me (mildly) for two hours while Pitillo sent me into fits of revulsion?
Because she is an abomination. A blight on humanity. A pimple on the
cheek of the planet. A cataract in the eye of nature. She flat out
sucks. In a movie as stupid as GODZILLA, to be remembered for the
particular atrociousness of your performance is truly a feat.

I shall not even begin to explore the original poster's belief that this
character, as written, is some kind of gritty, realistic representation of
educated women with difficult jobs. Well, perhaps I'll *begin*...with
saying that this is some emotional twelve-year-old's idea of a career
woman...a character who is a mere step away from walking into a soft-porn
flick trilling, "Oh *no*...my body mike isn't working...hey...could you
just reach down here a second and check it?" (Cue suggestive guitar
licks.) Not even the babes of TV news--Connie Chung, Diane Sawyer, Maria
Shriver--come close to approaching the "piece of ass-ness" of Pitillo.
Watching her impersonate a journalist, even a TV journalist, is like
watching Danny Devito play Tarzan--straight.

RAR.


Wookie

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keep on trolling in the free world =-)

Wookie

Gary Couzens

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Regina Alexandra Robbins wrote in message ...

>Maria Pitillo was begging to be lizard food. After a certain point, I had
>to grip my armrests to avoid launching myself at the screen to tear her
>big, limpid eyes out. I kept hoping against hope that somehow, some way,
>Borderick's character would turn to her and say, "You know, we may have
>devirginized each other in college, but that's no reason to continue this
>charade. I'll always be grateful for the good old days." Then he would
>go back to intelligent, unpetulant, morally sound Vicki Lewis, who would
>actually help him do something constructive to stop the reptiles
>(amphibians?) before taking him home and rocking his world. Granted,
>Pitillo got a sucky character...oh, wait a sec...so did almost the whole
>cast! So why were Matthew, Jean Reno, Vicki and Hank Azaria able to amuse
>me (mildly) for two hours while Pitillo sent me into fits of revulsion?
>Because she is an abomination. A blight on humanity. A pimple on the
>cheek of the planet. A cataract in the eye of nature. She flat out
>sucks. In a movie as stupid as GODZILLA, to be remembered for the
>particular atrociousness of your performance is truly a feat.
>

After all that, do I dare suggest that she's the best thing in a pretty
dreadful film from last year called "Something to Believe In"?

Gary Couzens

Steve Erickson

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wrote:

{snip of entire post}

Orson, your trolling technique is getting old. This is your third troll,
and all three have consisted of a mixture of reasonable opinions with
blatant nuttiness. I didn't read this all the way through, so I don't know
if you're keeping up the racism.

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Alex Crouvier

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Regina Alexandra Robbins wrote:
>
> Watching her impersonate a journalist, even a TV journalist, is like
> watching Danny Devito play Tarzan--straight.

DeVito would probably play Tarzan better than Pity-lo playing a
journalist.

Tom Fisher

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: THE BEST TEN PERFORMANCES OF 1998

: ----FEMALE

: (TIE) 5. SANDRA BULLOCK - HOPE FLOATS

: After the disastrous response to SPEED 2 and IN LOVE AND WAR, Bullock bounced
: back nicely with a very appealing performance in this warm and modest film.
: Restaking her claim as America's true sweetheart, Bullock was enormously
: moving as a woman struggling to put her life back together.

Aw, surely you jest (or troll)! This one would go on my list of Ten Worst!
Even the title stinks - sounds like something you'd order at a Dairy Queen.
After watching an hour of this schmuck, my wife and I were hoping that
Sandra Bullock would get run over by a truck and put out of her misery.

Yeck!

Tom

DeppityBob

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>>
>>
>>
>>THE BEST TEN PERFORMANCES OF 1998

Why do I get the idea this guy is trying his heart out to be a quote whore?

"Ben Affleck is the new JAMES DEAN!!!" -Orson Locke, Alt.Movies

"Mike Myers is STUNNINGLY VIVID!"-Orson Locke, Alt.Movies

"Tom Hanks is MOVING!"-Orson Locke, Alt.Movies


Just one iconoclast's opinion.

Dep

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greg

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says...

>
>
>THE BEST TEN PERFORMANCES OF 1998
>
>----MALE
>
>1. TOM HANKS - SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

no way! you are kidding? actor? sheesh... oh, nevermind.

>4. VINCE VAUGHN - PSYCHO
>
>Only a very courageous actor would dare follow in the footsteps of Anthony
>Perkins,

??? huh???

>Honorable Mention:

>Edward Norton
>(ROUNDERS, AMERICAN HISTORY X)

maybe the only thing here that makes sense!

>
>----FEMALE


>
>3. MIRA SORVINO - THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS

again, are you kidding? She was AWFUL in this AWFUL film. Poor CYF!! It's a
shame that an actor of his caliber has to work with a fake like her.

>4. MARIA PITILLO - GODZILLA

you actually focused on the acting in this "film"?

>(TIE) 5. SANDRA BULLOCK - HOPE FLOATS

poop floats.

Sridhar Prasad

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What about Nick Nolte, who with Hanks and Ian McKellan is assured to get a
nomination for Affliction? Hanks and McKellan is guaranteed to get
nominations, but after the Critics Circle it looks like Nolte is as well.
Oh, and Bill Murray in Rushmore. On the women's side, Maria Pitullo?
Jennifer Love Hewitt? Oh my lord. I'll go with Blanchett, Ricci, Paltrow
(but for Shakespeare in Love), Bates (for Primary Colors), Watson, Sarandon,
and Allen. You did forget Judi Dench, who probably will take home the
trophy for Best Supporting Actress, and Sharon Stone for the Mighty.

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>
>

Paul Richardson

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> THE BEST TEN PERFORMANCES OF 1998
>

> 3. BEN AFFLECK - ARMAGGEDON

Smirk.

> 4. VINCE VAUGHN - PSYCHO

Giggle.


> 4. MARIA PITILLO - GODZILLA

Guffaw.

> (TIE) 5. SANDRA BULLOCK - HOPE FLOATS

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Mork calling Orson. Come in, Orson!

Do you a a web page? I truly fancy your sense of humor!

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Actually it's quite easy. Simply lower your IQ by fifty and start typing!"
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ste...@NOSPAMearthlink.net (Steve Erickson) wrote:
> In article <77k01c$7un$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, orson_...@my-dejanews.com
> wrote:
>
> {snip of entire post}
>
> Orson, your trolling technique is getting old. This is your third troll,
> and all three have consisted of a mixture of reasonable opinions with
> blatant nuttiness. I didn't read this all the way through, so I don't know
> if you're keeping up the racism.
>
> --
> Steve Erickson

Being new to Usenet, I was unaware of what a "troll" was until my friend
informed me. Mr. Erickson, I can assure you that my opinions are sincere,
regardless of how inadequately they seem to conform to your elitist
viewpoints.

As for the "racism", I still have no idea what you are talking about. If you
are referring to my line about I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, please
be aware that I in no way said that I condoned such behavior. However, it is
a fact that the media (news, movies, television) conditions us to accept
certain stereotypes, no matter how wrong they may be. And it is obviously no
accident that I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER adds an interracial
element to the cast and moves the setting to Bahamas. By bringing the viewer
into this situation, the film makes us confront our own fears and prejudices
along with the Hewitt character.

Dashiell Christopher

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Robert Lee wrote:

> In alt.cult-movies orson_...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> > As for the "racism", I still have no idea what you are talking about. If you
> > are referring to my line about I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, please
> > be aware that I in no way said that I condoned such behavior. However, it is
> > a fact that the media (news, movies, television) conditions us to accept
> > certain stereotypes, no matter how wrong they may be. And it is obviously no
> > accident that I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER adds an interracial
> > element to the cast
>

> Actually, JLH had a black roommate in the first one, I think. (What is it
> with Kev. Williamson and sassy black roommates?)

It's a poor attempt to add a level of "hipness" to a boring white girl from the
suburbs. Chris Columbus does the same thing in his movies (be they black
characters or motown songs throughout the soundtrack).

Robert...you also failed to mention anything about OS' assertion concerning the


"fact that the media (news, movies, television) conditions us to accept certain

stereotypes...". This is somewhat of a joke within the academic film community.
The notion that the audience or a person is "captive" to the information that
media projects is no longer accepted in this binary fashion. This is an utterly
simplistic argument that any reputable film professor would take issue with in a
second.

> > and moves the setting to Bahamas. By bringing the viewer
> > into this situation, the film makes us confront our own fears and prejudices
> > along with the Hewitt character.
>

> It does? I didn't see the thing, but nothing I'd heard about it, save your
> little quip, indicated that this was a factor. Would you mind citing some
> scenes and dialog from the movie that support this?

It says more about the viewer. One who codes the Bahamas as the "exotic" other.
In this film, the Caribbean island is almost totally devoid of "native"
inhabitants. It's a singular playground for the characters in the film. Race
plays a factor in this film, with Brandy and Mekhi, but its origins are economic
- rather than an indication of the film's propagation of staid racial
stereotypes. The producer/marketers of the film wanted to open up the film's
demographic. I'm sorry, but the question of racial typing, in this film, has to
go more than skin deep.

DC


fury

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nick nolte - affliction
cate blanchett - elizabeth
bill murray - rushmore
billy bob thornton - a simple plan
cameron diaz - something about mary
ed norton - american history x
jim carrey - the truman show
gwyneth paltrow - shakespeare in love
rufus sewell - dark city
babe - pig in the city


Dashiell Christopher

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Robert Lee wrote:

> In alt.cult-movies Dashiell Christopher <dashc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>

<snip>

> > It says more about the viewer.
>

> I know. I'm just trying to make poor Orson break his widdle bwain.
>
> --Robert

I know you do. I just wanted to get my dig in as well.

DC


Robert Lee

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In alt.cult-movies orson_...@my-dejanews.com wrote:

> As for the "racism", I still have no idea what you are talking about. If you
> are referring to my line about I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, please
> be aware that I in no way said that I condoned such behavior. However, it is
> a fact that the media (news, movies, television) conditions us to accept
> certain stereotypes, no matter how wrong they may be. And it is obviously no
> accident that I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER adds an interracial
> element to the cast

Actually, JLH had a black roommate in the first one, I think. (What is it
with Kev. Williamson and sassy black roommates?)

> and moves the setting to Bahamas. By bringing the viewer


> into this situation, the film makes us confront our own fears and prejudices
> along with the Hewitt character.

It does? I didn't see the thing, but nothing I'd heard about it, save your
little quip, indicated that this was a factor. Would you mind citing some
scenes and dialog from the movie that support this?

I'm serious about this, BTW--if it turns out ISKWYDLS has some kind of
social conscience, however pathetic, I'll probably watch it and
definitely eat some of my words.

Still waiting to hear what paper you write for, though.

--Robert
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John

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Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan.

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Robert Lee

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In alt.cult-movies Dashiell Christopher <dashc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Robert Lee wrote:

> Robert...you also failed to mention anything about OS' assertion concerning the

> "fact that the media (news, movies, television) conditions us to accept certain

> stereotypes...".

Sorry. Missed that. Not part of cinematic academia, I am not too quick to
spot its in-jokes.


> It says more about the viewer.

I know. I'm just trying to make poor Orson break his widdle bwain.

--Robert

Gensu 2000

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: reporter who comes to realize that being "human" is more important than being
: successful, Pitillo showed us the touching vulnerability at the confused core
: of the modern day working woman. >>


Doth mine ears betray the whispers of Xanadu? The flowing and phantasmagorical
rush of prose that fills my spirit has made me fully understand what writing
is. It is YOU Orson. Writing is YOU.


<<my honorable mentions go to the entire cast of thin red line except for
john travolta>>

Not only did he not lose weight, he wore a fake 'stache!


Anthony Poole

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>Being new to Usenet, I was unaware of what a "troll" was until my friend
>informed me. Mr. Erickson, I can assure you that my opinions are sincere,
>regardless of how inadequately they seem to conform to your elitist
>viewpoints.

Then you need to get some serious therapy hours under your belt. Perhaps
someone at that prestigious university where you studied film theory for 4
years can recommend that appropriate hack.


Sky Hirschkron

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Oh yes, this is the guy with principles.
You suck!
And so does your list, these actors suck, you didn't see "Happiness", did
you? Or "Little Voice"? Maybe that's because instead of being all 3-acted-up
in a tight neat little package for you, they are actually good films. God...
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