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otaking
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response 270 of 326:
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Jun 15 21:50 UTC 2000 |
Re #269: Just out of curiosity, why?
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mcnally
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response 271 of 326:
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Jun 15 23:57 UTC 2000 |
I was mockingly referring to the ongoing saga of the DVD Content
Control Authority's court battle to suppress the "DeCSS" program,
a freeware utility for Linux which can decode DVD content and save
it in a viewable format, allowing Linux users to watch DVDs on their
machines. The MPAA claims that because DeCSS unscrambles the broken
encryption on the DVDs, that it is an illegal piracy tool which is
outlawed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Supposedly there
are commercial DVD players being written for Linux that are licensed
by the DVD content control authorities, but I don't think any of them
have hit the market yet.
People who are interested in learning more about the issue are
encouraged to read the voluminous writings on the subject on various
free-software web pages (most of which can be found through links in
stories on Slashdot, http://slashdot.org ) or to begin an item on it
in one of the more technology-oriented cfs.. I don't want to hijack
the Agora movie item..
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jmsaul
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response 272 of 326:
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Jun 16 00:02 UTC 2000 |
(I don't either, but I have to say that the DMCA is terrible.)
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remmers
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response 273 of 326:
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Jun 16 13:53 UTC 2000 |
Re #266: I'll have to track down the "Big Sleep" DVD then. The
reason the original version was never released was that Lauren
Bacall's agent threatened to sue if her part wasn't made bigger
and more glamorous. So they went back and reshot some scenes
and filmed additional scenes. This held up release for over a
year. And to keep the film to two-hour length they cut out some
scenes, including a crucial long one that tied together loose
ends and explained what was going on. So I figure that if I
see the original version, maybe finally I'll understand the plot.
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ric
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response 274 of 326:
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Jun 17 00:23 UTC 2000 |
Adrienne and I watched "Dogma" last night. Excellent. Loved it. Most of
it was very amusing. It amused me that God was portrayed as an all-powerful
bimbo, and that just about every character from Kevin Smith's other 3 flicks
was in this - even the video store clerk from "Clerks" had a very very small
part in the beginning. So did the other Clerk, I think. I was kinda bummed
that Joey Lauren Adams didn't make an appearance <sighs wistfully>
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mcnally
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response 275 of 326:
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Jun 17 00:34 UTC 2000 |
I wanted to see more of the satanic hockey zombies, but otherwise thought
the movie was decent. Not great, but decent..
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kewy
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response 276 of 326:
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Jun 17 01:55 UTC 2000 |
It really pissed me off that Alanis was god.... ugh, she irks me.
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gelinas
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response 277 of 326:
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Jun 17 02:37 UTC 2000 |
Just watched "The Birds." This is a good weekend to watch AMC.
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janc
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response 278 of 326:
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Jun 17 03:49 UTC 2000 |
I thought the American Motor Company went broke or something.
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omni
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response 279 of 326:
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Jun 17 04:40 UTC 2000 |
American Motors went the way of Hudson, Packard and Stupidbaker.
(I feel it is my task in life to consistently diss those shitty
little cars from South Bend. They killed Packard.)
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other
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response 280 of 326:
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Jun 17 15:57 UTC 2000 |
i'd suggest adopting a new task lest you consign yourself to conversational
oblivion...
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bruin
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response 281 of 326:
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Jun 17 16:05 UTC 2000 |
Actually, American Motors was taken over by Chrysler, which has been
taken over by Daimler Benz.
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happyboy
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response 282 of 326:
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Jun 17 17:44 UTC 2000 |
which will be taken over by King Foods...
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goose
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response 283 of 326:
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Jun 18 05:36 UTC 2000 |
which will be bought my Time-Warner.
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other
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response 284 of 326:
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Jun 18 05:37 UTC 2000 |
which will be acquired by the new Seagram's/SBC Communications partnership
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mcnally
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response 285 of 326:
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Jun 18 06:58 UTC 2000 |
Saw tonight:
"Rules of Engagement" -- (C+) No surprises in this military coutroom
drama, except perhaps the performances phoned in by Tommy Lee Jones
and Samuel L. Jackson, both of whom can do better. I won't go off on
another implausibility rant, but I will say that sensible plotting is
a lot more important to a movie that's not going to have any car chases
and the writers would have done well to have considered that. I will
also admit that I'm looking forward to the time, not long from now,
when military dramas set in the present day will no longer be able to
feature characters who suffer from Vietnam flashbacks..
"Mission to Mars" -- (unratable) I may have thought that "Rules of
Engagement" didn't feature the two leads' best performances, but I
wouldn't have said, either, that they were their worst. There's nothing
stopping me from saying that about "Mission to Mars", though. Terrible
script, numbing performances, and a monstrously intrusive and annoying
sountrack are the substantial downsides here. Unintended humor is the
only upside, but things were so laughable that I nevertheless managed
to enjoy the movie at least enough not to be bitter about two hours of
my life that are now gone forever..
Has anyone seen "Chicken Run" yet?
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jmsaul
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response 286 of 326:
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Jun 18 14:45 UTC 2000 |
Nope, but I've seen the HBO special on the making of it. Worth seeing. They
show how they animate the characters.
Trays and trays of plasticine(?) chicken mouths in different positions.
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tpryan
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response 287 of 326:
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Jun 18 18:15 UTC 2000 |
I just read Dave Stein's review from the stilyagi mailing list.
He says it's a hoot!, worth seeing.
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omni
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response 288 of 326:
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Jun 19 05:39 UTC 2000 |
Saw 2 good flix tonight:
Rear Window- What else? 4 stars. Hitchcock didn't make dogs.
I never saw this one before and all I can say is OH MY GOD. The
movie is completely awesome, even for being made in the early 50's.
You know the story, so it is pointless to recap it here, but
the last half hour was so intense, I wouldn't have left the house
if it was on fire. I was on the edge of my seat, paralyzed with
fear that something really bad would happen to Jimmy Stewart.
Fortunatly, I had the presence of mind to record it from AMC.
Hitchcock, when you're speaking about movies, is God.
The cast was great: Jimmy Stewart, Thelma Ritter, and Grace Kelly,
not to mention Raymond Burr.
Then on TCM came:
Father of the Bride-4 stars
In my opinion, Spencer Tracy never made a bad film. He was
very funny as the Dad Who Paid For The Wedding. You had to start
feeling bad for the guy when all the bills begin rolling in, then
the bride decides she can't possibly get married, and from there
it only gets worse. Soon, it is time for the main event and...
I won't spoil the ending.
An excellent cast: Elizabeth Taylor and Russ Tamblyn, as well as
Spencer Tracy.
Can't wait to see "Father's Little Dividend" which is the sequel.
Another very funny wedding movie was "Betsy's Wedding" which borrowed
a bit from FOTB.
I'm getting to like old movies. :)
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lelande
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response 289 of 326:
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Jun 19 07:37 UTC 2000 |
hot damn . . .
got 'crumb' and 'rope' and a documentary on dietrich bonhoeffer on tape.
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edina
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response 290 of 326:
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Jun 19 14:09 UTC 2000 |
Re Dogma: Joey Lauren Adams was supposed to be in the movie, but becasue the
movies was financed heavier, Kevin Smith lost some control - she was supposed
to play Linda Fiorentino's part.
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jep
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response 291 of 326:
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Jun 19 14:54 UTC 2000 |
I finally saw "Gone with the Wind" yesterday. I'd never watched it
all the way through. I also finished the book yesterday.
As my wife said, the movie was over-acted. There was no subtlety; if
you were supposed to think "Scarlett is self-absorbed", the movie
banged you on the head several times and shouted at you "Self
absorbed!!!" As anyone could tell you, it was very long. It was
probably the most faithful reproduction of a book I've ever seen in a
movie. Many things were left out of the movie, but almost nothing was
added or changed. I thought it was a great movie. I don't know how it
could have been improved in any way.
I guess there's no point in saying much. If you're interested, you've
seen this movie 100 times. If you don't know about it, it's because you
want it that way.
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remmers
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response 292 of 326:
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Jun 19 17:16 UTC 2000 |
Re Dogma: Some of the financing could have been spent on a good
script doctor, in my opinion. A promising start and a few clever
bits, but the thing became insufferably talky after a while and
went on much too long.
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mcnally
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response 293 of 326:
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Jun 19 19:30 UTC 2000 |
That's probably a fair criticism..
re #288: Actually, Hitchcock made a number of films which are
mediocre at best.. They're just generally swept under the rug
whenever his films are discussed..
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jerryr
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response 294 of 326:
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Jun 19 19:57 UTC 2000 |
re: gwtw - my gawd what an overblown, over acted cornball flick. every actor
in it chews the scenary. from "superman" on the steps of tara to rhett butler
who cares more about how he stands visa vis the camera than how he "acts."
far more entertaining is the pbs documentary "the making of gwtw."
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