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Sent: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:06:19 +0100
Subject: Hello

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Sent: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 12:40:05 -0700
Subject: From spaldinggray.com
Re: Swimming to collision

Thank you for mentioning www.spaldinggray.com and the great work by David. I am adding a link to your site under Spalding’s Ireland and Fan Writings on the site. Note the numerous articles and exclusive radio transcript under Spalding’s Ireland.

Sent: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:26:34 -0800
Subject: Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now is not a “film about Vietnam” any more than Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was. The Vietnam war was the setting in which the story takes place. This could be why “you don’t know quite what to make of it all.”

Sent: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:01:12 -0400
Subject: Cannes
Re: Cannes Cannes

You are correct in your musings about the pronunciation of Cannes. I would like to offer a further comment. Although proper pronunciation is definitely closer to CAN than CON, may I suggest that it is closest to the CAN in Cannibal—using tin can as the example is not quite right.....

I am surprised that almost no postings on any site I have visited with regard to the pronunciation of Cannes cover the fact that even pronunciation of CAN differs when used in different ways—i.e. “Can of beer” versus “Yes, I can....”

I do hope you consider some inclusion of these thoughts.....

Sent: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:34:07 -0700
Subject: transformers exdtended version

i have seen the first transformer movie and i was wondering if there is going to be a extended version of the movie because what ever happen to barricade at the end of the first movie when the autobots and decepticons were coming down the freeway before optimus prime took out bone crusher they show barricade for a minute then they don’t show any more of him after that and on the commentary with michael bay he doesn’t say anything about what happen to barricade at the end of the movie they just show starscream at the end credits after it says transformers. so if they do release a extended version of the first transformers movie will they show what happen to barricade. thank you.

Sent: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:45:10 -0400
Subject: Kern County
Re: Hollywood North?

I too am from the kern county area. I am from a town just a little bit south of Bakersfield and find myself looking for my home town in the back ground of movie. In fact it has interested me enough that I am writing my final paper for my film class about the movies in the area. I also was a counselor at camp KEEP with a group from OIL Dale. I had been to Bakersfield a few times growing up. I was wondering if you had any ideas were else I could look besides the Internet movie data base to find out about movies and other entertain venues of that nature filmed in the areas. I had no idea that Psycho was filed so close to home. I guess I could have stayed with Hitchcock as the subject for final paper but I felt that the angle about the entertainment world being in my home town was a view that a professor from Indiana would have never seen before. It is nice to know that I am not the only one who finds looking for my home town in the backgrounds of movies is interesting.

Sent: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:17:28 +0100
Subject: VOX HUMANA

Did I thank you for the kind remarks about my above film?
I do so now.
Apart from the shared audience award at the Galway Film Fleadh, it has since won a ‘Best Original Approach’ (to music on film) at the Skopje Intl Music on Film Festival. Its been selected for Cork Fest next week and next month it will be given ‘Director’s Choice’ award at BIFF (I don’t know whether that’s a secret).
So your instincts were not bad.
Thanks again.
Bob Quinn

Sent: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:12:53 -0700
Subject: We have listed your website
Re: Easter hols, finally?

I visited your site today whilst looking for relevant sites to add to our new business directory. I have added a link to your site in our directory and was wondering if you would not mind adding a link back to us? … Description: Buy, Sell or Rent your dream property abroad with us. With thousands of properties to choose from you are sure to find the perfect one for you.

Sent: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:23:48 -0700
Subject: Staying to the real end of a movie.
Re: The bitter end

Scott, I went to your site looking for something else, stumbled upon your piece on this subject and read it through to the end (of course!) and could not agree with you MORE! It is so reassuring to know I’m not alone in this habit. My family think I’m a kook to begin with, and the fact that I will not leave a film until the lights come up further confirms that fact for them. I know when I began doing this, too. Exactly. Well, not the date, but the movie, for sure. (Had to look – October 1986.)

It was “The Mission.” Do you remember what I’m talking about? One, last, riveting scene which is still branded into my brain. Since then I’ve seldom left until that last image – usually something about the Dolby Sound – appears on the screen. And here, the clean-up crews wait fairly quietly and politely until I stand up to make my way down from the second-to-last row, where I always sit, before they begin their sweeping and dumping. Nice that they’ve been taught proper customer-relations regarding this situation.

I want to know where the filming was done, what the music was, complete with composers and performers, and of course, the identity of that elusive face. I like watching the names scroll up, and if it’s too fast to read all, I just watch the first names and meditate on those. And I usually enjoy the postlude of the music from the picture.

I have, a few times, walked out before the end because I was with other people and didn’t want to make them wait. This is one of many reasons I prefer to attend movies alone! Love it that your friends and family just go along with your need.They must be a good crowd.

You and I would be compatible movie buddies.

Sent: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:22:01 -0500
Subject: No Country For Old Men
Note: Contains spoilers

Am I the only one who thinks that Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem split the money? They did so in the last motel room scene, which was preplaned. Tommy’s brother’s role was to explain their family’s criminal history and for us to see Tommy’s remorse towards his brother’s poverty, followed by Tommy’s retirement. If you think about this explanation, it answers many questions. Just, fyi!

Sent: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:27:51 +0000
Subject: Irish-interest

Boondock Saints???

Sent: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:15:10 -0500
Subject: i am a dark shadows fan
Re: Dark Shadows

i think that you should never stop writing about the show that was so great. next year there will be a festival in burbank. lots of fans go all over the world. a film is comming out withjohnny deep as the vampire. dark shadows will never die.

Sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:36:35 -0400
Subject: Tuscan movies
Re: Enchanted Tuscany

Love the site Scott,

Just a correction in the Tuscany section.

You mentioned Shirley Valentine. It is set and filmed in Greece, not Italy.

Ciao

Sent: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:21:52 -0700
Subject: your review of The French Lieutenant’s Woman

You mistakenly refer to the novel’s author as Knowles, when you earlier, accurately, called him Fowles. Were you thinking A Separate Peace or Beyonce?

Sent: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:17:18 -0500
Subject: New Irish film

Great resource, thanks.

Wanted to add one for your Irish-themed films:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067140/ – IRA revolutionary in the old west.

Sent: Thu, 17 May 2007 13:08:26 -0400
Subject: OGL

Hi. Our award winning indie comedy Opie Gets Laid comes out on DVD soon. Watch for it.

Here’s the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGuzIgUj6_w

Sent: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:54:57 +1000
Subject: correction
Re: To Russia with Love

Hi Scott

Just a correction on the documentary To Russia With Love reviewed on your website (read it with interest) and am interested in your commnets on the film – thank you – but can I get you to make a correction – I directed the film – Adrian McCarthy was the producer. I would be grateful if you could correct it. A journalist made the error once and it is endlessly repeated. If you have seen the film – it is easy to check the credits at the end.

Many Thanks

( I live in Australia Now)

Louise Wadley

[So sorry for the error! It has been fixed.]

Sent: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:52:36 -0700
Re: Senseless

I just finished reading your weekly commentary ‘Senseless’. Since video/computer gaming is one of my primary interests and hobbies, I thought I’d pass along a San Fran Chronicle article from today (4/24/2007) that examines some of the (in your words) predictable relationships drawn between the Virginia Tech event and video games.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/24/DDG4PPCNHL1.DTL

I’m also providing an additional link as well on the background of Mr. Thompson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(attorney)

Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:09:56 -0400
Subject: World Premiere of RECON 2022 at Sci-Fi London Film Festival

MONTREAL, CANADA, April 17, 2007 – Movie Seals Productions is delighted to announce that their latest sci-fi/action film RECON 2022: The Mezzo Incident, the sequel to the award winning RECON 2020 : the Caprini Massacre, will have its World Premiere at the renowned Sci-Fi London Festival in England on May 5th, 2007.

Directed by Christian Viel ( Evil Breed : the Legend of Samhain, Recon 2020, Deaden), the film stars Anderson Bradshaw (Gothika), Heidi Hawkins (Evil Breed), Deke Richards (Deaden), Carmen Echeverria (Undressed), with special appearances by Berge Garabedian (aka JoBlo) of joblo.com fame, John Fallon (aka Arrrow in the Head ) and scream queen Suzi Lorraine.

From a screenplay written by Christian Viel, John Fallon and William Alexander, the action packed story picks up two years after the events of the first film, and introduces a new cast of characters as well as bringing back familiar ones. After the gruesome events on Caprini, Sharp (Anderson Bradshaw) and his elite team of toughand witty space Marines must now head out to the icy planet Mezzo to investigate further Ma’har activities. What they will encounter will defy their imaginations as they tackle giant man eating snow worms, an underground city of Cyborgs, a slew of murderous alien entities and maybe, finally, the ever elusive Ma’hars.

Director Christian Viel and actor Anderson Bradshaw will be attending the premiere held on Saturday, May 5th, at 9:30 PM at the Apollo West End Theatre and stay for a Q&A following the movie.

The same day, in the morning, Christian Viel has been invited as a guest speaker for the Sci-Fi Film School alongside with fellow low budget indie filmmaker Neil Oseman to discuss the tricks of the trade with attendees. This presentation will be followed by a special screening of RECON 2022.

ABOUT THE SCI-FI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL :

Sci-Fi London is the UK’s only dedicated SF and Fantastic film festival, will run its 6th edition May 2-6, 2007 at the Apollo West End, London. As usual, it has an eclectic mix of movies and events including four world premieres. Alongside the festival Cine-Express: the first London Cult Film Conference will take place. About 50 international cult film specialists, critics, plus practitioners from the movie industry take part in the program.

Sent: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 11:25:25 -0800
Subject: Lifetime movies are bad for women
Re: A Lifetime of agony

I totally agree with you about Lifetime movies. I used to be addicted to them and watch them all weekend with my grandma. But as I got older I started to wonder who was writing the movies and why the women were always being beat up or mistreated. I finally just refused to watch it and would rather watch the oxgen network. The Lifetime movies present terrible role models and representations of what a woman’s life is or what it should be. I personally think it can only keep women bitter and cynical about relationships,which is a huge reason why I stopped watching. I want to be happy,strong and maybe even independent not living in fear. Anyway, it’s nice to know there are others that share my sentiments.

Sent: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:14:35 -0700
Subject: Driving Lessons
Re: Driving Lessons

I think the review was wonderful. Of course if people had read it, they’d know you never claimed Dan can’t act, but that people have said that. Of course all of what they said to “prove” doesn’t prove anything. Have any of these youngsters heard of William Shatner? Awards don’t mean anything. Popularity goes along way in those. And snapping up roles doesn’t say anything about talent, but it speaks a lot about popularity. Especially when the mainstream media can only talk about “Harry Potter” instead of “Daniel Radcliffe.” All Equus got was, “Harry Potter goes nude.” What does that say? It says that people go after Dan for the popularity, not for the talent. Dan has very few good reviews. Some are nice, but most are always putting him down. Rupert has rarely gotten a bad review. And he’s proved once again that he’s got acting chops beyond those of his age with “Driving Lessons.” As many critics have stated, including the likes of Variety and Premiere Magazine, he’s given an awesome performance, and he’ll be around forever.

Sent: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:16:49 -0700
Subject: Review Rupert Grint
Re: Driving Lessons

I am sorry but I won’t call you a critic, you certainly don’t know Daniel Radcliffe’s achievement, you called Rupert Grint a better actor than Daniel Radcliffe, it looks to me that you haven’t done your homework, someone that is not good, according to you, shouldn’t be getting other projects like December Boys or a masterpiece in Equus.

I think you need to watch more closely the movies and you’ll see who really is the better actor, I know the REAL critics think Daniel is, but of course who am I talking to, someone who runs an almost blog for a site.

Sent: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:12:54 -0700
Subject: Driving Lessons review
Re: Driving Lessons

You said that Rupert “Overact” Grint is actually a better actor than the titular fellow he is a sidekick to, where have you gotten that idea?? have you ever check Daniel Radcliffe nomination for his acting compare to Rupert’s nominations, Daniel has been nominated for the Film Critics Awards for many years, now his co-star Rupert Grint has gotten how many nominations? NONE!! He is the only actor in the HP series who overacts all the time, he makes funny faces during the entire HP movies, the kid cannot do drama but comedy because of his goofy face, now where in the world you are getting the idea that he IS a better actor than Radcliffe, Radcliffe has been approached to be in a masterpiece for next summer, Equus, a legendary writer of this play Mr. Peter Shaffer, didn’t want to give up the rights of his play until the right boy to play the main lead Alan was found, Mr. Shaffer saw Daniel in a theater workshop last year portraying this character Alan and he was so impress with Dan’s performance that he gave up his play’s rights.
Mr. Griffith a winner of this year Tony Award was also approached to be part of the cast in Equus after Daniel was cast, Griffith accept the role and knowing how strict Griffith is in theater he wouldn’t take a role knowing that Daniel was not going to be able to take such a huge responsibility in playing Alan. Remember that theater is about art and not about how is popular, at least in UK is about art.
I really would like you to at least give some facts of why you think Rupert is a better actor, like I said before Rupert is a comedian, he can do goofy faces and funny high pitch voices, so now days that is call a great performance! If you think that then you shouldn’t call yourself a critic.

Sent: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:29:38 -0400
Subject: what kind!
Re: A Lifetime of agony

what kind of lifetime movies are there?

Sent: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:09:39 -0700
Subject: I’m a woman, and I refuse to be a victim
Re: A Lifetime of agony

I’m responding to the poster whose first sentence in her or his comment:

“Your commentary is pretty pathetic!”

Actually, I am a rather independent, self-sufficient woman who reads a lot, is active in social causes, and is good at what she does for a living; and I can’t stand Lifetime. I believe it sets feminism back.

I don’t feel Lifetime speaks for me personally. I’m sorry, but not all women believe they’re victims no matter what they do.

Believe it or not, there are women out there who consider themselves feminists but don’t go around feeling entitled to everything and that no matter what they do, they’re always the one who’s been screwed, and they’re always right. We don’t think men are always wrong either.

I find it insulting that Lifetime bills itself as “Television for Women;” hence says that because I’m a woman, I’m supposed to always consider myself a victim.

I find this message condescending, not empowering.

Sent: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 23:44:47 -0400
Subject: Great List

Great List -

Love the Irish movie list especially.

I know it’s not a movie, but have you seen the BBC Ireland production of “The Hanging Gale,” a four-part mini-series about The Famine, with Michael Kitchen and the McGann brothers?

If so, wondered what your take on it is. Haven’t seen any other film dramatizations of this period, some docs, no dramas.

Sent: Fri, 26 May 2006 00:13:24 -0700
Subject: your commentary

I can’t believe you haven’t written about Dan Curtis!

Sent: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:34:35 -0700
Subject: The absurdity of it all films
Re: The absurdity of it all

First, I have issues with the term “absurd” applied to these anti war films. The John Wayne movie “Green Berets” should be at the top of that list, if “absurd” was the operative term.

That said, the “Scotts Movie” list is a great for good anti-war films. A few I would like to submit. “The Americanization of Emily” and “King of Hearts”. First, I have not seen either of these in well over 20 years. But The Americanization of Emily was well ahead of its time. James Garner as an anti-war figure?? And if the term “absurd” applies at all, it would be to “King of Hearts”. What a sweet film....

Sent: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 15:20:04 -0700
Subject: Gregory Peck.
Re: Twelve o’clock high for Atticus and Ahab (1916-2003)

... I ran into your eulogies ... I must confess that I haven’t been to your site for a long time. and hadn’t seen this section before... I browsed on down, and found Gregory Peck ..... and opened that. He was always one of my film heroes, and I found your article interesting ... I would just like to add one little tidbit of information. [My husband] worked with a gentleman for many years who was about 6’ 5” ... A lovely charming man that I always enjoyed being with .... AND he had been a rowing mate of Greg Peck’s in college. ... Somehow, I always kinda enjoyed knowing someone who knew Gregory Peck in real life. (And life doesn’t get more real than rowing, I think. haha.

Also, I don’t know if you ever saw any of the series of TV programs that he did rather late in life ... where he sat on a stage and just talked to people in the audience. That was wonderful!!!

Sent: Fri, Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:16:51 -0500
Re: A Lifetime of agony

I am a woman, and I totally agree with your assessment of the Lifetime channel. I very much enjoy the shows that this channel provides such as The Golden Girls, Designing Women, The Nanny, Will & Grace, etc. The movies they show are awful though! I don’t understand why anyone, let alone women, would want to watch those horror movies with women being the victims the majority of the time. They portray men as monsters or imbeciles, and not as normal human beings.

I know as a women I would much rather see movies with strong female characters. Movies such as A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, Now and Then, Charlie’s Angels, Matilda, and Tomb Raider would be great movies to see. Of course there can always be chick flicks like You’ve Got Mail, Notting Hill, and Ever After.

I have found in asking many women and men, that women worry about things much more than men. Women tend to have many things on their mind at once. Men don’t seem to worry as much about things as we do. I think that having these movies on all the time just make women worry more than they need to. It’s true that women need to be more cautious than men do, but we do not need to live a life of fear!

Sent: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:53:23 -0800
Subject: Almeria
Re: High plains drifters

Most of the best tourist experiences of my life have been with 40 minutes before closing. Good for you.

Sent: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:12:49 -0400
Subject: BallyK-the series
Re: BallyK ballyhoo

I too have just become addicted to this show. Although I am a newcomer (I just found the show on PBS a month ago), it is my newest addiction!

I do love the show, mostly for the scenery of the Irish countryside and seaside. How beautiful and old and historic.

As an American, I unrealistically want living in Ireland to be like living in Bally K. It’s such an escape for the life I have here – 60 miles north of New York City and being encroached by an endless number of people transplanting themselves here. Farms going, huge homes being built for hundreds of thousands of dollars – up to millions. Where is the common man here?

The show is so sweet. Everyday problems, but lots of respect and love between the people. Boy, do I wish it was like this here! Common people all trying to help one another. Real people – at least I hope so!

Anyway, I love the show and hope I can continue to catch up with all the shows I have missed!

Sent: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 13:27:41 -0400
Subject: Join the 2500 Churches that will premiere the new Left Behind movie on October 21

Add your Church to the list and be part of this incredible outreach.

TO SEE WHERE LEFT BEHIND: WORLD AT WAR is playing in your area, Go to:

http://www.leftbehind-worldatwar.com/churchtheatricalrelease/locations.php

Already, pver 2,500 Churches have signed up, and are ready to share the history – making world premiere of LEFT BEHIND-WORLD AT WAR with their congregations on the weekend of October 22.

If you’d like to open your Church to the community – many of whom have never set foot in a Church – then why not visit www.leftbehind-worldatwar.com and check out the two minute video preview of the movie – and see for yourself what all the fuss is about.

Sent: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:49:09 -0700
Subject: strange you should mention Hanif Kurieshi
Re: Buddha of Britannia

A while ago I saw a movie on cable called “Intimacy” which was so good I rented it from Netflix so I could see it again and then I recently rented it yet again so I could watch it with [a friend] cuz I wanted her opinion about it. Thought-provoking movie! I wanted more info so I looked it up on the Imdb and was kinda surprised to see that it was written by the same guy who did “My Beautiful Laundrette”. There is nothing ethnic in “Intimacy” but the two main characters are both outsiders, pretending to be people they are not.

Of course, this is not to say the only kind of movies an ethnic minority person can write is about being a minority. It’s only to say that Kureishi apparently has moved on from the ethnic kind of outsider to the more generic kind of outsider.

I recommend it highly but be sure the munchkin is in bed cuz it’s got lots of naughty bits showing.

Sent: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:44:13 -0400
Subject: The Commentary

Great job!!! I mean it!!!!! I just read the commentary on this site and it was very interesting and educational. This means that I liked it.

Sent: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:01:27 -0400
Subject: your reviews

You know I just stumbled upon your site and have only read a few of them – but I must say I completely enjoy them. I’m going to read more.

They are funny and witty and pretty damn spot on!

Sent: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:37:38 -0700
Subject: Lifetime – Television for Women – Feedback to Commentary
Re: A Lifetime of agony

Your commentary is pretty pathetic! If you hate Lifetime “Television for Women” so much all you’ve got to do is simply ~~~change the channel! America was founded with freedom of speech in mind, this means different people are entitle to have an option to enjoy what they like, or to not tune in if they do not agree with what is been presented to them.

In response to your two questions:

The fact Lifetime’s slogan is “Television for Women” does not imply that all other channels are specifically targeted towards men only. Are you kidding me! It does give the viewer a clear outlook on the intention set forth by the producers and founders to entertain and meet the needs, questions, and concerns centered around women issues. Just like the “Disney” channel focuses on children, and “Spike” channel focuses on Male entertainment.

Also just because your circle of friends do not meet the norm---males who are interested in sports and women who are more interested in intellectual & social pursuits does not mean most women can’t appreciate a richly rewarding and invaluable station as lifetime.

I would even go to the extend of saying you must be in denial if you think your closest guy friends would let you know if they enjoyed watching “playboy”, taking into account how judgemental you sound. Besides, maybe them not paying the premium to own it have nothing to do with them been prudes, but simply not been able to afford it!

I am also not sure what to make of why you would consider sports suitable for only sexually ambiguous or confused individuals! It sounds to me as if you are emotionally unstable and a little confused about your own sexuality. As far as I am concern sport, drama, cooking, kids, playboy, mtv they are all targeted towards a specific type of audience. This is call marketing and a lot of research and money goes to determine which market will attract the most viewers. In lifetime’s case, I am sure they are doing pretty darn fantastic as the majority of people in this country are women; women with different life experiences, races, backgrounds, social and financial status.

Before you decide to feels such a strong emotion such as “HATE” you may want to do a little introspection and find out of what it is that you really hate. It sounds to me as though you are a victim in your own life and circumstances and for this reason that is what you are choosing to connect with and identify with, when watching their feature movies. I personally think the fact you took the time, energy and effort to put your opinion in this message board about this channel is somewhat of an oxymoron. Do you hate the channel or do you hate your life. I find it odd you do not have anything better to do than watch television every afternoon, and not just television but the same channel that supposely you “HATE” so much. Maybe the focus of your attention shouldn’t be on “Lifetime” but “YOUR LIFETIME” which title seems to fit perfectly " A Lifetime of agony”. I would suggest finding something more productive and meaningful to do with your time. Volunteering work, Actually working, or Meeting some normal people!!!!

I think lifetime is a great medium for women to become exposed to other people’s realities and mind sets. I am not sure what you mean by saying that women are portrayed in a “victimized” light, quite the contrary, most movies are focused on empowering women and offering choices, and options by simply learning from other people’s mistakes. If you are a self made woman, motivated, independent and self sufficient, you wouldn’t perceive this channel as a “Cry me a River” or “Poor Me” channel. You would be able to appreciate how different women are, and how we all come in different packages! This is what lifetime celebrates our diversity, similarities and differences! LIfetime “Television for Women” is a much needed medium of expression for the strongest gender yet imaginable. It not only offers entertainment for women but extends professional and highly skilled females the opportunity to create, express and manifest their “gift” to the world through the creation of their movies.

Instead of bashing on another great outlet, women need to rejoice that at least their voice is being heard!

I am so Glad Lifetime was created and rejoice on the fact that opinions like yours can’t bring them down!

Sent: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:08:31 +0600
Subject: Exchange of links with your site

We several Websites with high PR, our main target is to get links for site s with tattoos, veterinarians, plastic surgeons, sattelite TV, weight loss and beauty products.
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Sent: Wed, 11 May 2005 23:40:09 -0400
Subject: Life time movies for women
Re: A Lifetime of agony

I just read an article from a man who absolutely detests the choice of movies on this channel and I couldn’t agree more with his opinon.

The commercials for this channel always say enjoy the hilarious comedies, romance, blah blah, but the NUMBER ONE thing that is consistently on is just another horror story of someone getting murdered......enough already, this is totally depressing. Then to add insult to injury, the same movies are shown over and over again.

Where are the comedy and romance movies....I don’t think they exist.

CHANGE THE FORMAT PLEASE.....NOW!

Thanks

Sent: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:06:24 +0200
Subject: leaving las vegas

John O’Brien, author of the book that inspired the movie Leaving Las Vegas, didn’t drink himself to death. He shot himself when the movie was about to begin production. A little documentation, please!

Sent: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:24:43 -0800
Subject: right on
Re: Separate but equal?

I mean. Look at Janet Reno, one of the biggest sex symbols in recent history.

Besides, Love Actually was just a sucky movie. And if she wants to take pot shots at that movie, she overlooked the stupidest thing: the guy who flew to Michigan expecting to get laid by all those mindlessly horny and stupid American girls—and DID! You could probably write a whole column about how dumb that movie was. And you know what? I liked it. Ha.

Sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:22:08 -0800
Re: Cannes do

It’s pronounced CAN.

Sent: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:40:22 +0530
Subject: link exchange request

I am contacting you about cross linking. I am interested in scottsmovies.com because it looks like it’s relevant to a site for which I am seeking links.

This site is about home-based medical testing kits...

Sent: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 11:24:44 -0800
Subject: the answer is “yes”
Re: ‘Tis the season

“...the HFPA are basically a bunch of whores who can be bribed or perhaps intoxicated into submission to support whatever movies, TV shows or actors the studios promote most heavily...”

I saw a documentary about this a while ago somewhere on a channel I can’t remember—it outlined the facts as you’ve stated them and was a catalog of just exactly who these individuals are. Pretty much without exception, they’re all a bunch of star worshippers who don’t particularly know jack shit about movies or films, just happen to be foreign and happen to live in LA and suck up to the right people. Some of them aren’t even journalists. They get special access to Hollywood figures for interviews, are feted and given lavish gifts. The Foreign Press Assn. people repeatedly blocked his attempts to interview members once they figured out what he was doing, so it was hard for him to get first-person info. But the picture was painted vividly enough to convince me.

Sent: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 11:13:59 -0800
Subject: Theo Van Gogh
Re: Dying for a film

I read with interest your commentary about his murder. Here’s a link to an article I read about it back a few weeks. You make some very valid points. He’s a tough guy to use as a poster child for freedom of expression—a bit like using a shock jock or smut film producer, but the fact remains, it is a disturbing incident in and of itself, but the lack of response is almost more disturbing. We seem to be a nation of bystanders.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110005855

Sent: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:11:37 +0530
Subject: link exchange request

I am contacting you about cross linking. I am interested in scottsmovies.com because it looks like it’s relevant to a site for which I am seeking links.

The site offers valuable information on corporate event entertainment. The company provides corporate comedy, which features a well-known professional corporate comedian...

Sent: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:01:29 -0700
Subject: film composers
Re: Can’t stop the music

Now I don’t know if you’re reading my blog or not, but I have talked quite a bit about film music here and there—rather an ongoing topic. I think I even mentioned Elmer Bernstein’s death a month ago. Often I see again a movie I’d seen in the past and realize HOW MUCH the music sucked me in, “delivered” the movie to me—it’s incalculable, in my view. It can be argued that the soundtrack can make or break a movie.

The ones I have been looking up on the IMDb most are:

Thomas Newman: Fried Green Tomatoes, The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, The Green Mile, Pay It Forward, the TV show Six Feet Under, Road to Perdition, the tv movie Angels In America. There are a whole bunch of others; he’s been a busy guy. Someone who knows more about music could explain this to you, though: all of these work with a minor key, a mournful sound associated with the blues or Southern culture or the Depression-era 1930s down-home folksy-country-type thing. Very distinctive.

I think I’ve also talked about Michael Nyman—The End of the Affair, The Piano, Carrington being some notable favorites. And Bernard Hermann of course. Seriously. Try separating a Hitchcock movie from its score. Alfred Newman: All About Eve, Wuthering Heights, so many others.. But I suppose all in all, John Williams is the Man, judged by both quality and quantity. I think.

Sent: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 09:05:57 +0530
Subject: link exchange request

I am contacting you about cross linking. I am interested in scottsmovies.com because it looks like it’s relevant to a site for which I am seeking links.

The site belongs to a company providing foreclosure and real estate investing services...

Sent: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:51:07 -0700
Subject: Bourne Supremacy

Hi there! Was just reading your review and – since we don’t get the chance to do this like we used to – had some lingering thoughts about this one that prompted me to write.

First of all, didn’t you find the camera work somewhat distracting? The jittery, hand-held feel supposedly adds to the tension, but it was so prevelant that it was hard to tell what actually was happening in some scenes. In the one fight scene in the apartment, I could have sworn the camerman was IN the fight.

Second of all, with all his quick-thinking and attention to small details to get him out of tight spots, don’t you think Bourne would learn to disguise himself better and get a different passport when entering a country? “Dang, they’re onto me again!”

Finally, do you think Matt Damon is at risk of being stereotyped as a shy, unassuming, slightly schizo, fade into the background character actor? Will Hunting, Private Ryan, Tom Ripley, Jason Bourne...all essentially the same “I can’t look you in the eye” role. Admittedly, I missed some of his other films between these characters (and can’t really remember what he was like in Ocean’s Eleven), but thought it was worth observing.

Sent: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:29:55 EDT
Subject: Hume Cronyn
Re: An actor’s character actor (1911-2003)

I always went to see a film with Hume Cronyn, knowing it would be an interesting one as well as one to remember. The ONLY exception I make is the one he made in Mt. Dora, Florida. Except for the additon of a pink elephant gliding on the lake the film was undoubtedly the biggest waste of good talent I have ever seen! My husband and I lived in a community close to Mt. Dora and we were so pleased to think we might be able to see Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy in person. I will say it was unusual in that they had painted all the buildings downtown PINK! Anyway we were disappointed in that we didn’t see Hume or Jessica and actually didn’t get to see the film until we visited friends in San Diego, Calif and there was only one other couple viewing the film in the theater. It had been running a while by then. Enough said. The film was “Honky Tonk Freeway.”

Sent: Thu, 05 Feb 04 05:54:01 +0000
Subject: Soméoné is interésted in you

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Sent: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 13:59:09 -0500
Subject: Re: scottsmovies.com

I am creating a web directory, The-Insight.com, and would like to include your website Scottsmovies.com under the “religion/unitarian universalism” category. If you’d like to be added, please follow...

Sent: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 07:15:53 +0000
Subject: Zither in The Third Man
Re: The Third Man

Just stumbled onto your website. Thought I’d make a comment about the soundtrack of The Third Man. Zither is not just popular in Greece. It’s actually sort of the national instrument of Austria and I guess southern Germany, in a way. I’m not a classical music expert, but I believe even Schubert composed for the instrument. So the use of zither is very appropriate for the locale.

Moreover, it’s actually a very sophisticated soundtrack. There are elements where the melody played by the zither makes distinct commentary on the action in the film. It’s subtle, but there.

Sent: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 12:51:53 -0500
Re: A Lifetime of agony

Liftetime television has been a huge success. Men and Women think different. They process things differently from men. The Lifetime Channel helps connect women together. They can relate. Women love to share. Feel that they are part of something. Of course their movies are about victims. As a man, you don’t know what women feel in a man’s world. Women have grown up in a much different situation than you or I. Many have been victimized, at one point or another. The movies you see on Lifetime often, are movies that women can place themselves into, see a reflection of themselves, and route for that hero in the movie. Men are more about independence, surviving on their own. Women want to see themselves as one element in a group, not as a whole. The reason why ESPN does not highlight that it is for men is because that would directly erode the element of independence. No man really wants to be perceived in a click, or a group that shares. As men we prefer to think of ourselves as one.
(A mans viewpoint)

Sent: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 16:55:06 -0500
Subject: Sierra Madra
Re: Hollywood North?

Early on, Hollywood used Kern County’s desert terrain for location filming of westerns in the 1930s, including The Red River Valley, The Plainsman and Stagecoach. In 1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was filmed there,...

Unless I’m mistaken, John Huston was given much credit for filming Treasure of hte Sierra Madre on location in and around Tampico, Mexico. Here is an excerpt from moviedata.com:

Treasure of the Sierra Madre was one of the first American films shot almost completely on location outside the US. Tampico, Mexico, was the jumping off point, but Huston wanted his cast far from civilization as possible, which to Bogart was anyplace where you couldn’t drive to Mike Romanoff’s restaurant for a drink. “John wanted everything perfect” he said. “I have to admire him for that, but it was plenty rough on our troupe. We had nice quarters—sure. But, John didn’t make any shots around that beautiful little resort village where we stayed. No. He had to go up in the hills. I mean MOUNTAINS. If he saw a nice, close mountain, than that was no good. If we could get to a location site without fording a couple of streams and walking through rattlesnake-infested areas in the scorching sun, then it wasn’t quite right. We got to calling him ‘Hard Way Huston.’ Huston father and son took the opportunity of sampling marijuana on location, but not Bogart. And, he found only two Spanish words worth learning: “Dos Equis,” so he could order a beer. Stage veteran Walter Huston thought “acting is not supposed to be done outdoors.” But, Bogart conceded, “It’s always better to shoot a hot weather picture in a hot country. You get a different expression on your face.”

Sent: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 15:52:17 -0500
Subject: Re: scottsmovies.com

I am creating a web directory... and would like to include your website scottsmovies.com under the “beverages” category. If you’d like to be added, please follow this url...

Sent: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:32:17
Subject: Lock Up Your Sons and Daughters

Thanks for your great review of my show, Lock Up Your Sons and Daughters!.. Just a quick note, that ‘Being Different’s abrupt conclusion was MADE that way, as it was a ‘What Would You Do?’ film, whereas the film would end, and then the class would talk about it. Did I not say that in my opening remarks? I’m sure I must have.

Anyways, I LOVED Cork, I can hardly wait to come back.

Sent: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:23:56 -0500
Subject: Hollywood Wives: The New Generation

Last night I viewed a movie with Farrah Fawcett, Melissa Gilbert and Vivica K. Fox. What in this world has happened to Farrah Fawcett’s smile. It used to go halfway around her pretty face! Now it is only a half smile. Someone or somebody has really done a doosey on her beautiful smile. Otherwise she was the great Angel a I knew her. How could some?one?body have done this to her. She can’t even smile the whole way! Just concerned.

Sent: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 00:00:19 -0400
Subject: Music and Background sounds
Re: A Lifetime of agony

I enjoy most of the Lifetime Movies but please pay more attention to excessive background noises; and excessively loud background or mood music that drownds out the dialog.

Sent: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 15:27:56 +0100
Subject: diff

Thanks for your site! Simple as that-thanks. I stumbled accross your site today while troling through google measuring corks internet presence and was genuinely surprised and delighted. Well done i love your reviews and comments , i was just wondering why you there was no comment about DIFF as a festival (did you not like?)Any way I hope you enjoy Cork, its a great festival one of the best in my oppion. We are holding DIFF in feburary this year 12-22.

Sent: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 11:37:50 -0400
Subject: Enjoyed the reviews

Hello, I enjoyed the reviewes, which I’ve read over a couple of long, wet nights here in Montreal. Especially the little-known films which only get shown at the festivals. Thanks for paying attention.

Sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 23:35:53 -0500
Subject: Intl. Society for Excellence in Christian Film & Television

Dear Scott,
Hope all is well with you and the Missus. As you can see from our press release, we are at it again.
Be blessed.
the ever mysterious,
Deborah

**PRESS RELEASE**
International Film & Television Awards come to California October 25th

With the CFT Excellence Award announcements just three weeks away, preparations and participants alike are becoming a bit frantic. Voting closes at midnight GMT on the 17th and ballots, video tapes and publicity photos are flying back and forth over the Atlantic and Pacific like mad to make it under the wire.

The Intl. Society for Excellence in Christian Film & Television rewards outstanding achievement in productions that are sympathetic to the Christian faith. The awards committee of the ISECFT has announced that Pasadena, California will be the site of this year’s awards presentation. Dublin, Ireland was host to the ceremony last year.

Nominated for the CFT Excellence Award for Best Motion Picture of 2002 are Evelyn, Joshua, Time Changers, The Climb and Tribulation Force. Distinguished actors Alan Bates, Pierce Brosnan, Kirk Cameron, Tony Goldwyn and Gavin MacLeod have been nominated for the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture. Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress are Julianna Margulies, recording star Mandy Moore, Jennifer O’Neill, Janaya Stephens and ten-year-old Sophie Vavasseur in her motion picture debut.

Up for Best Television Series of the 2002 season are Doc – PAX TV; Hack – CBS; Just Cause – Minds Eye Entertainment; Life with Bonnie – ABC; and Touched by an Angel – CBS. The actresses nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series are Roma Downey, Bonnie Hunt, Lisa Lackey, Donna Murphy and Tracy Shreve. John Dye, George Dzundza, Derek McGrath, David Morse, and Richard Thomas have been nominated for an award in the Best Television Actor category.

The BBC’s production of Moses, the first American account of the life of C.S. Lewis, along with The Jesus Experience produced by the Catholic Paulist organization are among the nominees for Best Documentary Film of 2002. Winners in all categories will be announced on the evening of October 25th, 2003.

Mel Gibson’s controversial production, The Passion, graphically depicting the last hours of Jesus Christ will also be previewed during the ceremony. Details of the society and the awards can be found on the ISECFT web site. www.cftExcellence.net

Sent: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 05:51:31 -0400
Subject: Beverages Directory
Re: Popping my Cork

Hello,

I checked your website... and I believe it is compatible with mine, and I think it would be great to make a link exchange. This is my site: “www.utyx.com/beverages”...

Sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:38:57 -0700
Subject: The Magdalene Sisters

Why have you not seen this movie yet?

Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 11:58:32 -0700
Subject: Hi Scott
Re: Moore suprises

Always enjoy your comments and now that I learn you were “that close” to Mike, I wonder if I can get your autograph.

Sent: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 19:33:08 -0400
Subject: smut and language

What has happened to the movies that had good wholesome English without a lot of cursing and using the Lords name in vein? With all the bad language, sex, violence, and down right uninteresting movies out today, my wife and I only get to see about 3 or 4 movies a year. We use to go about every other week. We will not sit and watch movies with filthy language and a lot of blood and gore. Who do we complain to that will actually listen?

A Movie Fan

Sent: Tue, 20 May 2003 13:42:24 -0700
Subject: how to pronounce Cannes
Re: RE: Cannes

Hi.
It’s pronounced ‘can.” Like can of coke. see below.

http://www.cannesguide.com/basics/show_faq.asp?id=9

Sent: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 19:00:47 -0700
Subject: Play it again

I have never heard it said better.

Hope you don’t mind if I copy it and send it around.

Sent: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 10:56:42 -0700
Subject: RE: Cannes
Re: The CORRECT pronunciation of Cannes

A couple of friends of mine got into a ferocious argument over the pronunciation of Cannes the other night. The one friend is going there to see a short film she wrote and starred in and was pronouncing it KAHN. The other friend *went* several years ago and swore that it was CAN and while he was there, was continuously corrected by the “natives.”

Since it’s something I’ve always avoided saying because of things like this, I looked it up online. For everyone that claims it’s KAHN, there’s another claiming it CAN. (It would never be CANS because the last ‘s’ is almost always silent in French.) But French *does* have some very harsh sounds like the flat and nasally ‘a’ of CAN, which is how it is actually pronounced.

But the reason I’m writing you is because someone posted a message on your site about how silly and stupid Americans are for pronouncing it like ‘beer can’ (as if the beer part of that phrase soiled it). In fact, it is silly and ignorant Americans who pronounce it WRONG to appear educated. I have three sources for the correct pronunciation:

http://www.riviera.fr/cannes.htm

Pronunication database
http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict?in=cannes

I can’t find a pronunciation on the Official Website of Cannes (but maybe you could email them) but I found their link from this guy’s site, so I imagine he’s an authority:
http://www.cannesrental.net/p9.html

Anyway, I thought you might be interested. Obviously, there are many people who insist that it’s KAHN and I’m sure those differing opinions will continue to exist side-by-side.

Sent: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:35:10 -0700
Subject: Im from Porterville.
Re: Hollywood North?

Well, How cool is that. I grew up in Porterville. I still live here actually. I enjoyed reading your page. Found it doing a search for movies filmed in Porterville after watching a Movie filmed here “The Last Best Sunday”.

Sent: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 09:30:12 -0800
Subject: Ballykissangel
Re: BallyK ballyhoo

Northern Exposure was my all time favorite TV series and I have taped every show.

I would love to see Ballykissangel. Do you know if it is available in the US?

Sent: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:50:35 -0800
Subject: Ballykissangel
Re: BallyK ballyhoo

Nobody confesses to watching it because it has a silly title.

Did you see that Ruth Ann died a few days ago? Saw it in the paper. It reminded me for a minute of that great episode where Ed realizing Ruth Ann is old and will die sometime, probably soonish. So he buys her that plot of land out on a bluff overlooking a beautiful valley, and they stand out there and dance on her future grave. Lovely closing shot circling up from them. I hope someone goes to her grave (Peg Phillips, the actress) now and dances on it.

Sent: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 11:33:02 +0900
Subject: hello

Hello.
I come from Japan.

Your site is very interesting.
The comment is carried out with the viewpoint different from Japan.

I want to write many things in fact.
But, I weak English.
Can’t write long letter.
Sorry...

Good bye!

Sent: 02 Oct 2002 18:29:01 -0700
Subject: Are we a country of Gun Nuts or just plain Nuts?

Hello-

You have received this e-mail to help support a movie that might change lives. Michael Moore, the controversial director of the award winning documentary Roger & Me, is back with another thought provoking film entitled “Bowling for Columbine.”

In his latest documentary, Moore takes a satirical and provocative look at gun control and the events that took place at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO on the morning of April 20th, 1999. Through the course of the film he reveals a side of these stories that most people are not aware of. Much like Roger & Me, a behind the scenes look at how the Ford Motor Company’s move out of this country for greater financial gain contributed to the downfall of a town and the lives of people who lived and worked there, this film is designed to open eyes when most choose to look the other way.

Please take a couple of minutes to read the synopsis attached and view the trailer by clicking on the link provided below. We think you will agree it has tremendous social importance and we hope you will help us get the word out.

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As you probably know most documentaries such as this do not have large budgets. We are sending this in hopes you will find the subject matter compelling enough to post the trailer on your website, so it can reach the general public in which it was created for.

Sent: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:44:24 -0500
Subject: lifetime movies for women
Re: A Lifetime of agony

the movies are for women, so stop watching them if they bother you. I think most of them are great. you are correct, they most often portray women as victims, but unfortunately women are often victims of rape, murder, etc. Remember, these movies are most often based upon true life stories. That should prove to you how many women are victimized every day in this country. I think it is important to become aware of these issues, I personally look forward to these movies. I wish we could go back to the days of “June Cleaver”, sad to say that there are so many psychos out there, (mostly men), who intend to do bodily harm to women for whatever reasons.

Sent: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 12:08:26 -0500
Subject: Dublin Ireland venue for intl entertainment awards

**PRESS RELEASE**

Ireland Chosen to Host International Television Awards

The Christian Film & Television Excellence Awards committee has announced that Dublin, Ireland will be the site of their awards presentation to the 2001 television season winners. Mike Dawson, spokesman for the international society, said that it seemed only appropriate that the ceremony commending the BBC Northern Ireland series be held in the country where it was filmed.

The winners of the CFT Excellence Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Television Series are Niall Toibin (kneel toe-bean) and Aine Ni Mhuiri (Anya knee Worry) who are both Dublin residents. Mr. Toibin and Ms. Ni Mhuiri are being honored for their performances in the final series of Ballykissangel.

The BBC Northern Ireland series, Ballykissangel, won the society’s award for Best Television Series beating out the American WB Network’s series 7th Heaven and Touched by an Angel produced by network television heavyweight, CBS.

In the motion picture category, actor Michael York took the Best Actor award with Ms. April Grace winning Best Actress for her role in Barry Berman’s film Waterproof, which also won Best Motion Picture.

The Dublin awards ceremony is set for the 29th of October followed by the ceremony for the CFT Excellence film awards which will be held in California. Awards results in all categories and details of the society can be found on the ISECFT web site. www.cftExcellence.net

Sent: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:51:11 -0700
Subject: The CORRECT pronunciation of Cannes
Re: Pronunciation of Cannes

Actually, the statement highlighted below that was posted on your site is very incorrect. Any French person, or anyone who has ever studied the French language, will tell you that the correct pronunciation of the city is “Kahn” like in “Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn,” or James Kahn.

Only stupid Americans who mutilate other languages in their attempt to sound pretentious would ever think the city is pronounced like “beer can.”

It also bothers me that many American entertainment reporters even mispronounce it – just to appease the dumb Americans in regards the to the film festival held there. (Just like they mispronounce Los Angeles like “Las Anjel – iss,” when it is correctly pronounced: “Los (Like Los Lobos) Ahngle S.”

So, whomever wrote that ignorant pronunciation as “can” like “beer can” – obviously you like to perpetuate your ignorance to others.

Sent: Mon, 13 May 2002 21:41:58 +0200
Subject: Dogma 95
Re: The King Is Alive

In your comment on #4 The King Is Alive, by Kristian Levring, you willingly humiliated and offended the Dogma brethren! the dogma 95 movemnet is a group of 4 DANES (Vinterberg: #1, Von Trier: #2, Kragh-Jacobson #3 and Levring #4) (because it is important that they are DANISH) that wanted to spark a revolution in contemporary cinema! and they succeeded: not only is dogma 95 one of the most influential film groups ever in film history, they also had large international succes with films like #1 The Celebration (Festen), #2 The Idiots (Idioterne) and also #3 Mifune (Mifunes Sidste Sang), winning a truck-load of internationally renouned awards, such as the Golden Palm (Cannes) and several golden and silver bears at the festival of Berlin!

so, considering dogma 95 to be one of the 5 big courants in film history (the others: German Expressionism, Italian Neo-Realism, French Nouvelle-Vague, Iranian Neo-Realism and the fifth and sixth generation of chinese directors), there is no reason at all to laugh at them or react to them in such cynical way!!!!

since dogma 95, the number of films with unlocked images (the shaking image) has become uncountable!!!!)

as a life-long fan and admirer of the dogma 95 “vow of chastity”, i hope you see i thought it necesarry that i’d react to this rather shocking line: The director is the Dane Kristian Levring, and this film subscribes to Dogma 95, in which a bunch of European (they’re Danish!!!!) filmmakers agreed that they wouldn’t use any technology in their movies that might make them interesting (nice special effects can’t necesarrily make a film more interesting; e.g. Star Trek, STar Wars, Dune, etc.) to watch.

Sent: Mon, 6 May 2002 21:37:27 -0500
Subject: The Penis Graduation Song?

Love your web site. You are terrific!

Have you seen this? The Penis Graduation Song?

-----------------------------------

A review of a newly released movie...sound enticing?

THE PENIS GRADUATION SONG
By Bob Westal
* * 1/2

Rarely in the history of cinema has a title been more completely descriptive of an entire work...

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Sent: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:48:18 -0600
Subject: RE: lifetime of agony Oct.25 2001
Re: A Lifetime of agony

Finally a kindred spirit. My wife and I have on going debates as to the worth and quality of the Lifetime network. A good friend described it as the “Men Suck” network. Basically as I see it the lessons you can learn from the programming are as follows:

Your Husband/boyfriend that you stole from your best friend is probably a serial rapist who is planning on having his mistress kidnap your children. Of course those children were conceived while you were fooling around with this smooth talking young man who secretly is a member of some Nazi organization and is very busy with his illicit drug business and may be his spawn. Meanwhile your mother (or mother-in-law) is badmouthing you behind your back and is scheming to have you committed because she thinks you are fooling around with her husband / boyfriend. Now you could go to the police with wild accusations about all of the above parties, but they will only launch a flaccid investigation until they are distracted by a doughnut. The FBI? No, because they all golf with your serial rapist/killer Husband/boyfriend.

I don’t much care for it, tune me in to HGTV or even (god forbid) The HSN.

Sent: 04 Apr 2002 20:27:03 -0800
Subject: Press Release: MIB II Alien Preview!

Hello – I wanted to give you a “sneak” preview into the biggest movie this summer - Men In Black II. Every Friday Sony Pictures will release a new alien on the official site, www.meninblack.com, for “Alien Fridays.” I have attached a press release regarding this event.

This Friday, April 5th, we will feature the alien ‘Mosh Bulb’. I have included his information below and have attached his picture for your use. Feel free to post information about ‘Mosh Bulb’ and “Alien Fridays” because I know your readers will enjoy this preview into the movie!

Contact me if you have any further questions. I will be sending you the next alien on Thursday, April 11th.

Name: Mosh Bulb
Age: 234
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 245 lbs.
Health: Medium
Armor: Strong
Speed: Medium

Bio Information: This rowdy and cantankerous individual hails from the jungle planet Doldunn, where the plant-life dominates the world. Mosh Bulb himself is a sentient plant, with chlorophyll instead of blood. The bodies of your average Doldunnian are short and squat. Their skin is green with small red hairs that can absorb sunlight. The most noticeable feature is the huge dangling bulb at the end of their nose, which contain seeds for creating more of their race. Mosh Bulb was incarcerated by the MIB for killing a man who accidentally ate some of his seeds (The victim thought they were sunflower seeds). This is just one incident where misunderstanding has occurred between the Doldunnians and Earthlings. Mosh Bulb is being held until a representative of his planet arrives.

Sent: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 16:14:47 -0600
Subject: Press Release

Irish Lead the Field in Award Nominations

Ireland is the home of four out of six CFT Excellence Award nominees up for best television acting in the 2001 television season. The US based Christian Film & Television Excellence Society reward outstanding achievement in production and performance in media presented from a Christian viewpoint. Categories for recognition in the field of television are Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Television Series, Best Advertising Spot, and Best Documentary.

The BBC N.Ireland/World-wide Productions series, Ballykissangel, has been nominated for the Best Television Series along with Touched by an Angel on CBS and WB Network’s 7th Heaven. Irishmen Niall Toibin and Gary Whelan are both nominated for Best Actor along with New York native, David Gallagher. The two Irish lasses vying for the title of Best Actress are Roma Downey and Aine Ni Mhuiri. Actress and recording star, Della Reese is also nominated in the Best Actress Category.

Further details of the society and the awards can be found on the CFTES web site. www.cftExcellence.net

Sent: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 16:37:09 -0800
Subject: Hi Scott!
Re: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

I have been telling [my husband] that we really must go see Lord of the Rings, and you have given me the extra push that I have needed. Hopefully by next week end the lines won’t be so long. That it got into your all time best 5 star movies is really a BIG rating.....Love your site.

Sent: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 20:43:45 -0000
Subject: Lord Of The Rings Review
Re: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

I hold the opinion as do you that The Lord Of The Rings is one of the greatest pieces of literature that has ever been written (wrote?), and that the film is indeed deserving of the 5* rating that you gave it. I didn’t miss Tom Bombadil or the Ents either, but here’s the thing, I didn’t miss Tom Bombadil because all he did was sing or dance and talk in riddles, but I didn’t miss the Ents because they don’t come into the story until the 2nd book, The Two Towers. I just thought that I’d point it out, nothing personal! Great site, keep up the good work.

Sent: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:06:36 -0800
Subject: Vanilla Sky
Note: Contains spoilers

This, without a doubt, is the worst movie I have been drug to in a long time. My wife makes a habit of taking me to movies that, in many cases, are sorry. I can’t say this is the sorriest movie I’ve ever sat through, though, since I’ve seen ‘The Last Tango in Paris’. (I don’t think I’ll ever forgive her for that one).

This movie’s script line is about a hot shot (Top Gun/Tom Cruise) young company president (51% inherited from his father, with the rest given to the Board, who may or may not figure in this story) who becomes too familiar with one girl before he meets the one he really wants. After the first girl attempts to kill both the hot shot and herself, but succeeds only with herself, the boy friend is left with a godawful disfigured face. I think he imagines that his face is put back to normal after a second operation and he then re-establishes bliss with his preferred. With guilt piling on guilt, wheels within wheels begin to spin as the hot shot imagines his preference suddenly turns into the deceased (once or twice, I can’t remember and it really doesn’t matter). All this happens in the midst of sex (which he sees no point in cancelling) and later smothers her with the pillow. This part may have really happened since he finds himself in the dock where a sympathetic psychologist tries to get at the root of his problem. A wierd cryogenics man then tries to talk him into having himself frozen stiff so that his DNA can be used at some future date to resurrect his original body (with the pretty face), and apparently does. I think the contract is signed, though I’ve become quite lost in the plot line by now. Finally, meeting on the roof top of a skyscraper with the twin towers of the WTC in the background, the final confrontation occurs between wierd cryogenics, sympathetic psychologist, and hot shot. Convinced as I was that sympathetic Freud had it about right, he finds he can’t even answer the question as to what his daughter’s names are! This does it for Hot Shot as he accepts Cryogenics as the true reality and proceeds to fling himself from the roof, believing Cryogenics will scrape him off the walk and crystalize him in liquid nitrogen to be resurrected at some later date. Or maybe none of this happened and it was all nightmares as my wife thinks? I’d rather not think about it.

If you really want to play a joke on someone, send them to this movie and have them tell you what it was all about!!

Sent: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:45:56 +0100
Subject: Disco Pigs correction
Re: Disco Pigs

> sacrificed. First-time director Kirsten Sheridan (daughter
> of James) cast the two actors who originated the
> characters on stage. Elaine Cassidy is skilled in the role

Actually, Elaine didn’t play the original Runt in the first stage production. Eileen Walsh (Janice Beard 45WPM) played the first Runt and Orla Fitzgerald (Company of Strangers, TV) took over after her.

http://grassroots.tinet.ie/stage_left.html goes into the first production (including a picture of a young Murphy).

I’ve seen the play twice, but have yet to see the film.

This may sound like a dumb question, but how does a US based critic end up over here so often?

Sent: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 21:20:05 -0700
Subject: Commentary
Re: Horror

Don’t rush back to you topic of consumer fraud-----

Your reflections on recent events are inspiring.

Sent: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 03:43:24 -0400
Subject: Thank you.
Re: F*@k the Disabled

Thanks for the review of F*@k The Disabled. I’ve linked you on my sight.

Peace.

Visit The Official Greg Walloch web-sight:
http://www.GregWalloch.com

Sent: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 00:55:49 -0400
Subject: Pronunciation of Cannes
Re: Cannes do

Cannes is pronounced can, as in beer can. Ask any French person.

Sent: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:56:24 -0800
Subject: Stanley Kramer
Re: The other Stanley K. (1913-2001)

It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World is one of the first movies I remember seeing where I followed it all the way through from beginning to end. My whole family cherishes it; it’s part of our lexicon, we joke about the Big W and quote lines from it all the time. I agree, it’s a classic.

Sent: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 23:21:18 -0800
Subject: Robards
Re: [A thousand clowns’ journey into night (1922-2000)]

I couldn’t agree more.

BTW......... typo in Borstal Boy....... you’ll be wanting to say “who”......

Sent: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:00:24 +0000
Subject: Tuntematon sotilas
Re: The Unknown Soldier

You wrote (probably ages ago) of the movie Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas):

“This movie is billed as the Finnish Platoon.—Although it runs nearly three hours and there is not a single note of music in the entire soundtrack, the time passes quickly.—From the lengthy credits, I would say virtually everyone in Finland worked on this movie.”

Didn’t the movie start with Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia, the great symphony? And for your information, there are over 5 million people in Finland =)

Nice to notice that someone else than a Finnish person has actually seen a Finnish movie. Remember where you saw it?

Sent: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:30:57 -0700
Subject: Review

Well, we are waiting for the review on your wifes delivery – - -

Sent: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 19:47:00 -0700
Subject: yo adrian
Re: Cinema interruptus

Another delightful musing from you. But I think you should have me proofread your essays before you post them. I think you wanted to say “Law *and* order was never a problem under the Pinochet regime”....

Same goes for me, if you ever see anything on The Bystander, let me know.

That reminds me, do you say “Pinochett” or “Pinochay”? I hear it both ways in the press. Spanish speakers would say Pinochett, wouldn’t they?

Sent: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 18:36:29 -0700
Subject: How to see a movie
Re: Right and wrong ways to see a movie

I’m spending a fortune setting up a home theater with surround sound, cable movie channels by the dozen, DVD, VCR ---

Set up leather chairs and cup holders. It even has a popcorn popper.

However, I world give anything to find a way to download an appreciative audience.

You are right, that opening night experience is hard to beat.

Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:19:24 -0700
Subject: new URL for my home page
Re: Post-Oscar musings

The Oscar Fest was fun; I’m thinking that booze, food, and a gathering of irreverent film fans is the only way to watch this turkey. (I did like how one snippy online columnist referred to the display of filial love from Angelina Jolie as the broadcast’s creepy “Angels & Insects moment.”)

Sent: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 17:52:30 -0700
Subject: congrats on your new feature
Re: Post-Oscar musings

Taking your meta-entertainment thing a step further, the other night I found myself plastered to the tube watching (of all things) Joan Rivers’ post-Oscar fashion analysis. Armed with her array of weirdo fashion experts and her replacement unit (daughter Melissa). Stranger still was the fact that my husband was also sitting on the couch unable to tear himself away long after it was his bedtime. He who truly madly deeply does *not* care about what Gwyneth did with her hair. Why? Why? And yet, so utterly compelling, in that car-accident-voyeurism way. Yes, I watched the whole thing, including the post-coverage coverage, the post-coverage, the whole long show, and the post-show fashion analysis. Why? So I could get yet another look at Angelina Joie’s get-up? Like we need to see that again? Or maybe it was just Joan Rivers’ face, me thinking about the movie Brazil with the elderly ladies and their post-facelift faces melting to mush.... Who knows.