Atom Egoyan's a director. I love Exotica and The Sweethereafter, and although Felicia's Journey has JW moment, it's not so hot. Exotica is sultry and pensive, while The Sweethereafter is completely tragic.
Have fun.
scotsman
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Novels set in Canada
by Crumpet ini am going to canada in may for a holiday and want to take some books to read.
i really like to read fiction that is set in the place i'm visiting and i'd also be quite keen to start getting in the mood before i go.
so i was wondering if there are keen readers out there who could point me in the direction of any great canadian novels - particularly anything set around the great lakes - superior, hudson, ontario,michigan, erie....any suggestions very welcome!
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Novels set in Canada
by Crumpet ini am going to canada in may for a holiday and want to take some books to read.
i really like to read fiction that is set in the place i'm visiting and i'd also be quite keen to start getting in the mood before i go.
so i was wondering if there are keen readers out there who could point me in the direction of any great canadian novels - particularly anything set around the great lakes - superior, hudson, ontario,michigan, erie....any suggestions very welcome!
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scotsman
Robertson Davies - The Deptford Trilogy, The Cornish Trilogy, The Salterton Trilogy. Really rich novels that lead me to all sorts of other books.
Alistair McLeod - No Great Mishief. Scottish/Canadian novel that's a bit sentimental in its view of Scotland but a pretty pleasurable read.
Mordechai Richler - Solomon Gursky. I know I really enjoyed this and other of his books, but for the life of me can't remember why!
Margaret Atwood - anything.
And how about watching some Atom Egoyan films.
Enjoy your trip.
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Men who lie with men.....
by cindykp in1corinthians 6:9 men who lie with men will not inherit gods kingdom.
so i guess its ok for women to lie with women cause we're not mentioned in there!
lol
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scotsman
Hello boys & girls
Not posted for a while, and it's nice to see the gay debate continues. Gay cartoon characters, gay under wear, sheesh you guys really are wild. Simon ought to have a dedicated Topic called "The gay same old, same old" as the discussion never changes. That's a lie, no one this time seems to have mentioned gay rights as a stepping stone to polygamy which was one former poster's favourite.
I think the Bible's statements on homosexuality are quite clear. OT gays should die, NT gays wont inherit the kingdom. Yes, I've discussed it with gay christians and heard that other principles outweigh this, and even discussed it with the gay rabbi who appeared in the documentary Trembling Before G*d. He did some incredible linguistic ballet around that scripture in Leviticus which, while pretty, wasn't persuasive. But I don't believe in god or the bible so these scriptural edicts leave me unperturbed and free to be as gay as I like.
One final word to Brenda. That's really nice that you've come to accept the patient in rehab as a woman rather than a gay woman but I feel I have to pick you up on your criticism of those who flaunt their sexuality. On some level I agree with you (I despair at the sexualised nature of advertising) but forms of gay culture that are more "in your face" have to be seen in response to decades/centuries of oppression. It's a reaction, a bit like some feminism or black empowerment movements were, and are.
Hope you're all as warm and toasty as I am tonight, you especially Ross. I'm off to ride my gay bandwagon, it's in the bedroom...
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You Will Know By The Love They Have Among Themselves
by Corvin inthe organization of jehovah's witnesses boasts of having true brotherly love for one another.
i always believed they did, although i never felt it growing up in it.
i reckoned that there was something wrong with me since i never felt that "joy" and "spirit of love" that supposedly permeated the congregations.
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Like LT, Czar & Xena
People are people. I had great, close and loving relationships while I was a Witness. I saw a lot of people help other people, myself included. Of course, when I stopped attending meetings that changed and it's the conditional nature of the love which hurts. I blame the organization, not the adherents.
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Batman Penetrates Buckingham Palace Security Live On TV.
by Englishman in.
this is not good for whomever designed the security system at the palace:.
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scotsman
No I don't believe everything in the press, just as I don't believe Fathers4justice do their cause real justice. But I think that the background of the fathers is relevant as it can play a part in why they don't have access to their children. Notice I say can play a part. A father here recently doused himself in petrol and threatened the lives of a local women's group over the issue. The law does need to change with regard to parental rights, but i don't think these actions are the way to go about it.
I admit that I may be biased having a close friend who works in domestic abuse, so I hear the horror of violence that continues against women through access visits but I also appreciate that it must be terrible for a father to be unjustly separated from their child and denied any access by a vindictive partner.
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Batman Penetrates Buckingham Palace Security Live On TV.
by Englishman in.
this is not good for whomever designed the security system at the palace:.
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scotsman
Sounds like an ideal father.
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Six Feet Under Season Finale *spoiler alert*
by doodle-v inanyone watch it?
what'd ya think?.
it was pretty gruesome seeing that guys body chopped in half .
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scotsman
I know you guys are ahead of us, but we just had the episode where David was hearse-jacked and almost burnt to death. It made me feel quite ill.
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MOVIE MUSIC: No, not songs; knowing the Score!
by Terry inever since my mother took me to that sci-fi movie when i was 4, i've been aware of what movie music does to persuade us that what is onscreen is something we can identify with emotionally.
filmmusic has had many incarnations from the guy with the piano in front of the silent film making it up as it happens on screen to the symphonic scores of the golden age of film to the proliferation of pop tunes that are "dialed in" and "dialed out" by contemporary directors.
the truly long-lasting classic films have stand-alone music that lives after them.
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scotsman
Zbgniew Priesner's are invariably haunting - Three Colour's Trilogy, Damage, People's Century.
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BOE letter defining apostacy
by scotsman in.
i'm looking for the boe letter that defines apostacy as 'standing away' and means individuals can be dfed even if they're not spreading their opinion.
i'm sure i saw it recently on here in pdf format, but i can't find it.
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VM44
That's where I'd seen it. Thanks.
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BOE letter defining apostacy
by scotsman in.
i'm looking for the boe letter that defines apostacy as 'standing away' and means individuals can be dfed even if they're not spreading their opinion.
i'm sure i saw it recently on here in pdf format, but i can't find it.
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scotsman
I'm looking for the BOE letter that defines apostacy as 'standing away' and means individuals can be dfed even if they're not spreading their opinion. I'm sure I saw it recently on here in pdf format, but I can't find it. Anyone help?