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To: Rambi who wrote (5407)	3/29/2002 2:25:35 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 21057

Very good post, Rambi.

To: Rambi who wrote (5407)	3/29/2002 2:28:09 PM
From: Poet	Respond to of 21057

Lemmon's acceptance speech epitomized class. Anf Julia Roberts ticked me off that night -- more than usual.

To: Rambi who wrote (5407)	3/29/2002 2:32:43 PM
From: Bill	Respond to of 21057

Very interesting article and thoughts. But I was struck by this passage. When an African American person achieves high social status, such as the late Ron Brown, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce... Why is it that the two highest achieving African American cabinet members ever are passed over matter-of-factly by such writers in favor of a Ron Brown or others of similar repute? Colin Powell and Condi Rice are two historic figures whose prominence is rarely even mentioned in the same league with a Hollywood actress or some Olympian luger. Go figure.

To: Rambi who wrote (5407)	3/29/2002 2:51:28 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

I think I probably see more movies than anyone here- and Halle's performance (and all the performances in Monster's Ball) were simply amazing. I have never been in an audience of people who reacted so much to a movie. There are some scenes of Halle- furious with her son, I won't tell you why, furious because she loves him- that are so powerful the whole audience gasped. And the sex scenes in the movie are extremely intense, and yet, unerotic- (imo), being filled, as they are, with such desperation. Monster's Ball is a really unusual, intense, movie about some really ugly things- yet it manages to find a redemptive edge without being cloying or stupid. Any awards the movie or the actors and actresses in this movie got were deserved (imo). That said I don't watch award shows and I don't care what other people think about movies, nor do I care if anyone cares what I think. But there you are. ps- make sure you all see Donnie Darko