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To: ManyMoose who wrote (364)	3/21/2005 10:09:24 AM
From: Chas.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 725

"The Divinci Code" Tom Hanks to play the lead, IMO a good choice... wondering who will play the bad guy historian priest type....it will be pivotal to the movie... cant wait... should be great...I hope "Flight of the Phoenix" the remake...very entertaining, good special effects...a no thinker, no brainer... I watched "LA Confidential" for the umteenth time...love that movie and all the actors..... regards

To: ManyMoose who wrote (364)	3/21/2005 12:59:35 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 725

I'm sure these actors take on roles they'd just as soon not, but they have a big payment due or a balloon on a loan ect, so they do them for the money. Leaving LV was one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen, and a big waste of time imo. Have not seen "In The Cut", which surprises me because I like Meg Ryan and usually see her flix, although I've been angry at her ever since she left Dennis Quaid. Divorce does not exist in my world and I usually always look upon those who do as less than intelligent people. As I get older I realize people change and we can't do anything about that, so maybe I'm being too harsh. But I believe that the time to do discovery is before you get married....even if it takes several years. I've also learned that judging character is a skill that most people don't possess. I used to like dramatic, gangster type movies until I watched "Goodfellas." That movie cured me of that. I went through the entire first season of HBOs "Deadwood" last month. Except for having to get past all the foul language (which was an integral part of communication for men and a survival tactic)it was an interesting and realistic look at life in the old west during the gold rush in the Black Hills of SD. I'm really looking forward to seeing the second season. Did you know that Deadwood was the second or third (? SF and WDC may have been the first two, but it was right up there) town in the US to receive telephone service? It was important to be able to communicate the amount of gold taken out to the area. We personally have a watch fob that was made by my husband's great grandfather from the gold he mined in the Black Hills. Sondra

To: ManyMoose who wrote (364)	3/27/2005 11:40:44 AM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 725

For some reason you put me in mind of Meg Ryan. Usually I like her movies, but two years ago she had one called "In The Cut" that I absolutely hated. I have not seen "In The Cut," but I did catch her most recent film, "Against the Ropes." It was not very good. Drama has never been a strong point for Ms. Ryan. Part of the problem is that it has been hard as a viewer to disassociate whatever character she is playing from the characters she portrayed in her romantic comedies such as When Harry Met Sally, You Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle. In my book, which I realize is not the definitive "book," those three movies are classics. I read an interview with her about a year ago, and she was complaining that she has not been offered many attractive roles as of late. She said that her age was working against her. Too bad. With all the baby boomers out there, one would think that there would be more a a market for romantic comedies featuring middle aged protagonists. Personally, I find a Meg Ryan or a Meryl Streep much more stimulating than a Jessica Simpson or Lindsay Lohan.