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twenex
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response 75 of 144:
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May 6 16:27 UTC 2004 |
<twenex grins>
Yes, but between Scully and Jobs, the Revenge there were also Markkula and
Gil Amelio. And maybe someone else, so....
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jor
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response 76 of 144:
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May 7 01:56 UTC 2004 |
Unreal. I was in a class with Hertzfeld
in 1978, 'advanced topics in operating systems'.
Thing is, the prof gave me a copy of his paper on
'distributed computing', an early network
effort. It was an example of a better paper.
I *think* I still have it.
"Miller's Crossing"? or "Murphy's War"?
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twenex
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response 77 of 144:
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May 7 23:51 UTC 2004 |
That's cool, jor.
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remmers
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response 78 of 144:
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May 8 01:25 UTC 2004 |
Re #76 re #71: Oops, got the title wrong. It's "Miller's Crossing".
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richard
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response 79 of 144:
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May 14 00:27 UTC 2004 |
JESUS OF MONTREAL-- This is another movie from a few years ago that came
and went under the radar. It was made up in Quebec, and is about a
theater group in Montreal that does a Passion Play, and the play becomes
more and more real. The guy who plays the guy who plays Jesus really
starts to get into the part. I found this to be a quite moving movie,
about the power of belief. Its on video, I'd recommend it as a rental.
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twenex
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response 80 of 144:
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May 14 00:58 UTC 2004 |
That's interesting. The BBC did something a couple of years back (for tv),
which although I didn't watch it seemed based on the same sort of idea. I
wonder if it's a case of independent invention, or if one was based on the
other.
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tsty
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response 81 of 144:
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May 20 03:16 UTC 2004 |
thnking of overlooked movies..... you only need to see this one once, but
... the farmer .... is pretty thought-provoking, to say the least.
btw, NOT for the kiddies under 25-ish.
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jvmv
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response 82 of 144:
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Jun 13 06:23 UTC 2004 |
They mentioned many different good movies but didn't mention American Beauty.
American Beauty is one of the most important movies of the century. 20th
century, i mean. I think that movie have shocked a lot of people, including
those here in this conf, because it exposed the bitter north american pattern
& his innocuous lifestyle. Certainly, American Beauty will be in a lot of
people's memory as a picture faithful of the life & soul of some real
characters.
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tod
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response 83 of 144:
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Jun 14 16:19 UTC 2004 |
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maura
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response 84 of 144:
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Jun 15 04:52 UTC 2004 |
Some of my favorites have been mentioned here, although many don't
really qualify as "underappreciated," such as "The Princess
Bride." "Local Hero," a great movie, solidified my own
Hibernaphilia. How about "Strictly Ballroom," a very funny Australian
film? (Not to mention "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," so much
better than the idiotic American remake "To Wong FU...")
Anything by the Coen brothers is pretty good in my book. "The Big
Lebowski" is one of the best. Since the success of "O Brother Where
Art Thou," though, the Coen brothers can hardly be called
underappreciated.
I am also partial to anything done by Christopher Guest. "A Mighty
Wind" was extremely funny...I love folk music, but the next concert I
attended (John McCutcheon) was made inadvertently funny for me because
of having recently seen "A Mighty Wind"...darned if many of the folk
music cliches that Guest skewered in that movie weren't right there at
the concert... I finally saw "This is Spinal Tap" last year, and
since then my husband and I have seen all of these mockumentaries.
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slynne
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response 85 of 144:
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Jun 15 16:23 UTC 2004 |
I loved "Strictly Ballroom". Usually, I tend to like all of a
director's work but I hated Moulin Rouge so much I couldnt even sit
through it.
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mcnally
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response 86 of 144:
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Jun 15 17:21 UTC 2004 |
Are they the same director?
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mcnally
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response 87 of 144:
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Jun 15 17:23 UTC 2004 |
BTW, I agree with slynne about "Moulin Rouge". I probably would
have walked out if I hadn't had someone else at the movie with me.
I can't say that I loved "Strictly Ballroom", though I thought it
was enjoyable.
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tod
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response 88 of 144:
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Jun 15 17:25 UTC 2004 |
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edina
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response 89 of 144:
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Jun 15 17:31 UTC 2004 |
"Strictly Ballroom", "Romeo and Juliet" (with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire
Danes) and "Moulin Rouge" are the Baz Luhrman trifecta.
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slynne
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response 90 of 144:
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Jun 15 17:50 UTC 2004 |
See. I loved that version of "Romeo and Juliet" too! So what was so
terrible about Moulin Rouge. I couldnt believe how much I hated it.
Ok, mcnally, you are now officially on my good list. ;)
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mcnally
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response 91 of 144:
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Jun 15 18:51 UTC 2004 |
Great. Is there some sort of seal-of-approval icon I can put on my web page?
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tod
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response 92 of 144:
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Jun 15 19:59 UTC 2004 |
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gelinas
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response 93 of 144:
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Jun 16 03:57 UTC 2004 |
(Is that the version of Romeo and Juliet featuring 9mm pistols made by
"Sword"?)
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slynne
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response 94 of 144:
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Jun 16 15:26 UTC 2004 |
resp:91 Hahaha. Now that is a good idea! I'll have to make one.
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edina
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response 95 of 144:
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Jun 16 17:15 UTC 2004 |
I didn't hate "Moulin Rouge". I just didn't like it. The singing was great,
the music great, the dancing great, the costuming, etc. I just didn't like
it.
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twenex
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response 96 of 144:
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Jun 16 17:18 UTC 2004 |
Didn't even touch Moulin Rouge with a bargepole.
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jvmv
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response 97 of 144:
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Jun 17 05:40 UTC 2004 |
To compare Saving Private Ryan impact with American Beauty impact is a
completely mistaken thing. The difference among the two movies is gigantic.
Reaaly, this is an opinion from who doesn't know the difference between the
sugar and the salt.
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jvmv
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response 98 of 144:
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Jun 17 05:57 UTC 2004 |
I agree with you Maura, anything by the Coen Brothers is
pretty good. The Coen brothers is great and irreplaceable.
Each movie these guys is an art. The Big Lebowski is a
very very good movie but I think Bloody Simple and Fargo
are the best productions under all point of view.
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tod
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response 99 of 144:
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Jun 17 15:58 UTC 2004 |
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