Tuesday, March 25, 2003
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March 2002
March 2002
I thought that Adrien Brody was a disgrace.
First of all, he planted a long kiss on Halle Berry's lips despite the fact that she did not invite him to stick his tongue down her throat. It was very excruciatingly obvious that she was unpleasantly shocked by his taking liberties with her. Second, the guy mumbled about a bunch of incomprehensible ideas before grandstanding the Academy orchestra--what, does he think that just because he was an upset winner that he gets to disregard the 45-second limit imposed on everyone else??? Finally, if he's really against war, why is he friends with someone in the military? That his friend is in the military is an indication that his friend believes that sometimes, war is needed to end the wrongs in the world (i.e. the fascist aggression of Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, etc. during WWII). Instead, Brody seems to think that his friend is in the military for unspecified reasons and that his friend is in the military against his free will. Whatever.
For me, the only wins worth cheering last night were the ones for Peter O'Toole (a truly great man) and for Nicole Kidman, who despite having suffered so many indignities and sorrows, not only has refused to commit crimes (unlike Roman Polanski) but has managed to blossom her artistic and personal endeavors. Nicole Kidman's speech defended the idea of freedom better than anyone else's--that, despite outside pressure, we must continue to behave as if our freedoms have not been curtailed. May Nic achieve additional glorious heights during her lifetime.
You know what's really brave? Telling a crowd of misinformed hippies that it's okay to fight. Without fighting wars, there would be precious few Jews, Koreans, Vietnamese, and maybe even Chinese left because of the Nazis, the Blackshirts, and the Tojo-ites. Also, please someone tell Susan Sarandon that the V sign stands for Victory, not peace.
First of all, he planted a long kiss on Halle Berry's lips despite the fact that she did not invite him to stick his tongue down her throat. It was very excruciatingly obvious that she was unpleasantly shocked by his taking liberties with her. Second, the guy mumbled about a bunch of incomprehensible ideas before grandstanding the Academy orchestra--what, does he think that just because he was an upset winner that he gets to disregard the 45-second limit imposed on everyone else??? Finally, if he's really against war, why is he friends with someone in the military? That his friend is in the military is an indication that his friend believes that sometimes, war is needed to end the wrongs in the world (i.e. the fascist aggression of Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, etc. during WWII). Instead, Brody seems to think that his friend is in the military for unspecified reasons and that his friend is in the military against his free will. Whatever.
For me, the only wins worth cheering last night were the ones for Peter O'Toole (a truly great man) and for Nicole Kidman, who despite having suffered so many indignities and sorrows, not only has refused to commit crimes (unlike Roman Polanski) but has managed to blossom her artistic and personal endeavors. Nicole Kidman's speech defended the idea of freedom better than anyone else's--that, despite outside pressure, we must continue to behave as if our freedoms have not been curtailed. May Nic achieve additional glorious heights during her lifetime.
You know what's really brave? Telling a crowd of misinformed hippies that it's okay to fight. Without fighting wars, there would be precious few Jews, Koreans, Vietnamese, and maybe even Chinese left because of the Nazis, the Blackshirts, and the Tojo-ites. Also, please someone tell Susan Sarandon that the V sign stands for Victory, not peace.
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
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October 2002
October 2002
In a democracy, all voices should be heard. It is true that some forums more appropriate than others. It would be ideal if politics never show its ugly face at the Oscars but as everyone knows, politics permeates every facet of our lives.
Artists are in a unique position to make their voices heard due to their celebrity status. Some prefer to be vocal about it while others would rather keep it personal. Whatever it is, everyone's opinion should be respected. Censorship is totally bad.
Artists are in a unique position to make their voices heard due to their celebrity status. Some prefer to be vocal about it while others would rather keep it personal. Whatever it is, everyone's opinion should be respected. Censorship is totally bad.
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
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March 2002
March 2002
Uh, forgive me, Eddie, but did someone mention the word grandstanding?
John
John
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
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March 2002
March 2002
Nicole Kidman is staring in the upcoming Dogville from Danish director Lars von Trier. I am looking forward to seing that as Trier has made some great movies.
As for Adrian's speech, why did they not just remove his microphone, like they where quick to do with Michael Moore?
Anyway there is a time and place for everything, and I don't think that the Oscars is the right place to discuss politics. We se nothing but war-stuff all day long on the news and I think it is very distastefull to use an Academy Award as way of expressing ones oppinion of the war and George Bush. So shame on YOU mr. Moore.
As for Adrian's speech, why did they not just remove his microphone, like they where quick to do with Michael Moore?
Anyway there is a time and place for everything, and I don't think that the Oscars is the right place to discuss politics. We se nothing but war-stuff all day long on the news and I think it is very distastefull to use an Academy Award as way of expressing ones oppinion of the war and George Bush. So shame on YOU mr. Moore.
Saturday, March 29, 2003
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March 2002
March 2002
Hock, seeing as how I'm in the extreme minority of people when it comes to reactions to Adrien Brody's behavior at the Oscars, I should thank you for supporting the right of EVERYONE to be heard in a democracy. [:)]
Sunday, March 30, 2003
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February 2003
February 2003
Hey guys,
Don't behoove posters5 his freedom to be intolerant, biased, and hypocritical :D
For starters, being friends with someone in the military doesn't mean that you can't be against the war. As a war supporter myself, I disagree with an anti-war stance expressed by so many people at the Oscars, but your attack on Brody is a little far-fetched (even given the fact that I didn't approve of his rambling and rude behavior). Essentially what you're saying is that if I am friends with a Democrat, then I must be a Democrat too because associating with someone means agreeing with them on everything, right? Sounds a little wrong to me...unless of course you're under the belief that you should only be friends with people who agree with you on everything.
Secondly, get your nose out of Nicole Kidman's butt...she hasn't done anything special except be a decent human being. It's sad when we are commending celebrities and famous figures for having basic human dignity, using graciousness, and not committing crimes-- but it's even sadder that you probably wouldn't have bothered to garner praise had it been Julianne Moore (i.e. someone less pleasing to your eyes) that made the same speech.
Lastly, get off of Polanski's case already...the guy earned the Oscar and him being a felon (and I am no way in condoning his behavior) is totally separate from his work in film, much in the same way that Michael Moore being an ignorant moron shouldn't keep him from getting his award.
Don't behoove posters5 his freedom to be intolerant, biased, and hypocritical :D
For starters, being friends with someone in the military doesn't mean that you can't be against the war. As a war supporter myself, I disagree with an anti-war stance expressed by so many people at the Oscars, but your attack on Brody is a little far-fetched (even given the fact that I didn't approve of his rambling and rude behavior). Essentially what you're saying is that if I am friends with a Democrat, then I must be a Democrat too because associating with someone means agreeing with them on everything, right? Sounds a little wrong to me...unless of course you're under the belief that you should only be friends with people who agree with you on everything.
Secondly, get your nose out of Nicole Kidman's butt...she hasn't done anything special except be a decent human being. It's sad when we are commending celebrities and famous figures for having basic human dignity, using graciousness, and not committing crimes-- but it's even sadder that you probably wouldn't have bothered to garner praise had it been Julianne Moore (i.e. someone less pleasing to your eyes) that made the same speech.
Lastly, get off of Polanski's case already...the guy earned the Oscar and him being a felon (and I am no way in condoning his behavior) is totally separate from his work in film, much in the same way that Michael Moore being an ignorant moron shouldn't keep him from getting his award.
Sunday, March 30, 2003
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March 2002
March 2002
So, you would still give me the Nobel Prize for Literature, but I wouldn't give myself one. Okay, so we agree to disagree, and what's the big deal? I'm just saying that I view people in their totality and not only pieces of the whole.
For example, Hitler loved children, didn't smoke, didn't drink, and was a vegetarian. Are you going to use Hitler in a M.A.D.D or S.A.D.D. campaign? How about using Hitler as a poster boy for weight loss programs and healthy living? Maybe someone could use images of Hitler frolicking with children to fund-raise for orphanages?
For example, Hitler loved children, didn't smoke, didn't drink, and was a vegetarian. Are you going to use Hitler in a M.A.D.D or S.A.D.D. campaign? How about using Hitler as a poster boy for weight loss programs and healthy living? Maybe someone could use images of Hitler frolicking with children to fund-raise for orphanages?
Sunday, March 30, 2003
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February 2003
February 2003
If you're a good writer...and you wrote a masterpiece, it'd still be a masterpiece regardless of what you did...
I'd certainly want you to fry in the chair or live the rest of your life behind bars for your atrocities but, unless it's a Nobel Peace Prize you've won, I wouldn't be worried about you getting the award....(as being a felon is directly related to you being a humanitarian, but not your writing)
Now maiming the Nobel committee would certainly hurt your chances, but that has nothing to do with whether or not you earned the award in the first place....
I'd certainly want you to fry in the chair or live the rest of your life behind bars for your atrocities but, unless it's a Nobel Peace Prize you've won, I wouldn't be worried about you getting the award....(as being a felon is directly related to you being a humanitarian, but not your writing)
Now maiming the Nobel committee would certainly hurt your chances, but that has nothing to do with whether or not you earned the award in the first place....
Sunday, March 30, 2003
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March 2002
March 2002
Hey Michael,
How about this: I write a couple of great novels and become the most influential writer of the 21st Century. Then, I publish the masterpiece of my career, and it looks like I'm going to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Just for kicks, I decide to maim everyone on the Nobel committee. Then, I sodomize everyone related to you, friends and family. Then, it turns out that I've killed, raped, tortured, etc. many other people in my lifetime, and this fact has only recently surfaced.
Do I still deserve the Nobel Prize? I mean, even though I hurt the Nobel committee itself, shouldn't they reward me for being so brilliant?
As for friends having different opinions...yes, friends can disagree, but an issue such as whether or not war is ever justified touches upon the core of what constitutes an individual's moral code. Brody doesn't want war, but his friend is in the army. His friend must've known that when he joined the military, he might be shipped off to a war some day. You don't join the army to be peaceful, you know. Ergo, I wonder how Brody can justify it to himself that, as a peace activist, he's still friends with someone who believes in the necessity of war?
Eddie
How about this: I write a couple of great novels and become the most influential writer of the 21st Century. Then, I publish the masterpiece of my career, and it looks like I'm going to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Just for kicks, I decide to maim everyone on the Nobel committee. Then, I sodomize everyone related to you, friends and family. Then, it turns out that I've killed, raped, tortured, etc. many other people in my lifetime, and this fact has only recently surfaced.
Do I still deserve the Nobel Prize? I mean, even though I hurt the Nobel committee itself, shouldn't they reward me for being so brilliant?
As for friends having different opinions...yes, friends can disagree, but an issue such as whether or not war is ever justified touches upon the core of what constitutes an individual's moral code. Brody doesn't want war, but his friend is in the army. His friend must've known that when he joined the military, he might be shipped off to a war some day. You don't join the army to be peaceful, you know. Ergo, I wonder how Brody can justify it to himself that, as a peace activist, he's still friends with someone who believes in the necessity of war?
Eddie
Friday, April 4, 2003
Member since:
December 2002
December 2002
I think we should all take a moment and praise such directors as McG, Michael Bay, and Paul Anderson (the Event Horizon one) for not only their splendid contributions to the art of film, but their clean and lawful lifestyles
