farenheit 9/11 ... sorry neo cons .
any film that gets a 15 min standing ovation must be worth watching.
i wonder if bush will go see it?!
Big Tex,
Thankyou for saying it better than I did.
Documentary Independant films used to mean something. They were facts and truthful, true events captured on film for our education. That is the difference that I was trying to get across....
A documentary (to me) means a filming of true and current events devoid of opinion and innuendo. That has been at the root of my comments. Obviously my meaning of a documentary is not the same as others.
farenheit 9/11 ... sorry neo cons .
any film that gets a 15 min standing ovation must be worth watching.
i wonder if bush will go see it?!
Tales,
My comments were on the original article that Simon posted (MSN I think) stating that the only other winner in the class was J>C.
What a friggin decline! There is just no comparison in my mind....
Talent has taken a back seat to politics in documentaries as well as the definition of a documentary, and it's purpose. How a loud mouthed, politically polarized,POLITICALLY MOTIVATED "documentary" got compared to the lifelong, passionate work of Coustaue is just beyond me....
farenheit 9/11 ... sorry neo cons .
any film that gets a 15 min standing ovation must be worth watching.
i wonder if bush will go see it?!
J. Coustaue (pardon my spelling) spent his life truly devoted to the sea. He risked his life to bring visual experience to the masses in order to educate and enlighten us all with the reality of the ocean floor! A scientific achievment on film the likes of which has to this day to be documented!
How this compares to politically motivated, showmanship is beyond me. I am insulted that Michael Moore was compared to such a devoted, involved, and talented champion of a worthy cause.
MM is in league with the O'Reilly's, Limbaughs, Donahues, Bushes and Kerry's of the world....Anything to get political sway and votes. I am quite unhappy with the whole commercial aspect and find it all irrelevant and petty.
farenheit 9/11 ... sorry neo cons .
any film that gets a 15 min standing ovation must be worth watching.
i wonder if bush will go see it?!
I first saw Michaels "documentary" about the job losses in Detroit, his first such indeavor into films I guess.
Although I sympathize with those who lossed their employment (being from a blue collar family myself), I felt his method and reasoning was flawed....
How is walking up to the doors of a corporation (accompanied by cameras, without an appointment or request for an interview), boldly asking a baited and skewed question to a receptionist gaining anything other than " uhhhhh.....just a moment....so and so is unavailable"?
I mean really? Other than gaining applause on the fringes (meaning those who were victims) what did it gain? Other than awards and accolades for the non-sense?
Being confrontational is not a solution....maybe an emotional one, but not a useful one.
Plenty of times I (and others) have been confrontational on this board with people who in my view have stated or done something seemingly incomprehensible. Only after hearing opposing views without the emotional precursor have meaningful answers and opionions come through.
Personally, I have learned to see through heated remarks. I have learned to LISTEN to people, and not "jump on the bandwagon". Unfortunatly, Michael Moore is enjoying his fame and fortune too much to learn from his mistakes.
it seems millenia ago that homosexuals dared not declare that fact about them out loud for fear of being imprisoned, beaten to death or at least ostracized by society.
true, some are still ostracized, some are still beaten but more and more they are simply becoming a part of the social fabric of families, communities and society as a whole.. was it just 1969 that a handful of drag queens decided enough was enough and refused to meekly be led off to jail for the night simply for socializing with each other in a bar in new york city.
i was 11 years old when that happened and was just beginning to understand that i myself was a homosexual.
(((((Joel and Mitch))))
Thank you so much for your post JB. It reminds me of the song "take a walk on the wild side"
You work hard, pay taxes, pay insurance fees, just like the rest of us, and god bless ya for demanding your rights.
Love,
LW
shy man who was always trying so hard to do his best, at everything.
"well, he was disfellowshipped about eight weeks ago.".
in that time i got to know d well.
Oh, shoot.....
I cant get through the post right now honey...
I am sorry for being weak, but my heart did sank after the first two paragraphs...
I send you ((((hugs))) for the pain you are going through, and I will revisist the thread later when I am stronger.
my mother told me the other day that if push came to shove, she probably wouldn't go to my daughter's wedding if she knew she would be removed as a regular pioneer.
she said that pioneering was something she chose to do over the last 40 plus years.
if my daughter chose to marry an "unbeliever", then that was her decision.......obviously, some things are more important.
Mini,
I loathe to say it....but I will...
Tell your Mother that it is unfortunate that she will not be there, that it is odd for her not to be....but the wedding is your daughters special day and it is best for all that only good thoughts prevail.
If she has planned any negative energy, then best that she stay home and pout....send her a video instead...
I am sorry for saying it Mini, but I have grown fond of you and yours, and I just don't want your daughters special day marred by stupid drama....
LW
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this morning my daughter was practicing the song for her 8th grade graduation.......i sung it at a few cubs games but don't really know the words....i'm sure it was due to my jw non-participation in singing such pagan songs...... does anyone else know this song all the way through???
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Crush this, bitch!
(sorry, My Scottish heritage got aroused) LOL
Really Eman? Does it say that?! Egads!
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at least not w/o a warning.
be warned: http://www.cicadaville.com/ (information clearinghouse on the cicada threat).
I will have to give that a try! LW loves catfish mmmmmmmmm.
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at least not w/o a warning.
be warned: http://www.cicadaville.com/ (information clearinghouse on the cicada threat).
OFC,
Corn nibblets? Whats that? And what kind of fish do you catch on it?
