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To: mph who wrote (3963)	11/1/2006 1:15:37 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 10087

I might go watch that one.

To: mph who wrote (3963)	11/1/2006 6:23:11 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 10087

Looks like the one that got Captain Hook ta me... Giant man eating crock captured in Uganda

To: mph who wrote (3963)	11/1/2006 6:28:09 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 10087

Alec Baldwin wants off Schwarzenegger documentary he narrated, saying it goes too far Actor Alec Baldwin wants to be removed as narrator of an Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary called "Running with Arnold," saying filmmakers went too far by including images of Nazi rallies. Alec Baldwin wants off Schwarzenegger documentary he narrated Baldwin wrote in a posting on The Huffington Post Web site that he agreed to narrate the documentary about the actor-turned-governor's political rise based on a reading of the script. He said that when he saw the film as he recorded the tracks he was "somewhat dismayed by some of the images." "The filmmakers hammer Schwarzenegger over his private behavior and his record as governor," Baldwin wrote, noting he is not a supporter of the governor. "But Schwarzenegger deserves to be treated fairly and the film's images of Nazi rallies were over the line." The California governor's office declined comment Tuesday. Baldwin, who could not be reached for comment Monday, wrote that he asked that his voice be removed and said he returned payment. He also had his attorney issue a cease-and-desist demand against the filmmakers. Producer Mike Gabrawy said Baldwin had the script for more than a month and that they tried several times to set up screenings with the actor, even delaying recording the narration to accommodate him. The film includes a photograph of Kurt Waldheim, the former president of Austria, Schwarzenegger's native country, who was invited to Schwarzenegger's wedding but did not attend. In the photo, Waldheim is dressed in his World War II Wehrmacht uniform. In 1987, Waldheim was barred from entering the United States following an investigation into his activities as a lieutenant in a German unit associated with Nazi atrocities. Waldheim insisted he was innocent, reports AP. Another image in the documentary shows the Nazi party paperwork of Schwarzenegger's father, Gabrawy said. Other images of the Third Reich have been replaced. Gabrawy said he learned Baldwin did not want to be associated with the film days after the narration was recorded. "What's really shocking about this situation is that this is not really a critical look at Arnold there's a lot more we could've done to be critical," said Gabrawy. Gabrawy said distribution of the film was moving forward.

To: mph who wrote (3963)	11/2/2006 1:08:29 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

This one probably wont be coming soon to a theater near you: Changes my opinion of Gary Busey and Billy Zane: ==================================================== In most expensive Turkish film, Americans in Iraq murder for pleasure, Jewish doctor runs an organ farm In the most expensive Turkish movie ever made, American soldiers in Iraq crash a wedding and pump a little boy full of lead in front of his mother. They kill dozens of innocent people with random machine gun fire, shoot the groom in the head, and drag those left alive to Abu Ghraib prison where a Jewish doctor cuts out their organs, which he sells to rich people in New York, London and Tel Aviv. "Valley of the Wolves Iraq" set to open in Turkey on Friday feeds off the increasingly negative feelings many Turks harbor toward their longtime NATO allies: Americans. The movie, which reportedly cost some $10 million (euro 8.3 million), is the latest in a new genre of popular culture that demonizes the United States. It comes on the heels of a novel called "Metal Storm" about a war between Turkey and the U.S., which has been a best seller for months. One recent opinion poll revealed the depth of the hostility in Turkey toward Americans: 53 percent of Turks who responded to the 2005 Pew Global Attitudes survey associated Americans with the word "rude"; 70 percent with "violent"; 68 percent with "greedy"; and 57 percent with "immoral." Advance tickets are already selling out across Turkey for the film, which has dialogue in Turkish, Arabic, Kurdish and English. In addition to Turkey, the film is set to be shown in more than a dozen other countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, The Netherlands, Britain, Denmark, Russia, Egypt, Syria and Australia. The movie's American stars are Billy Zane, who plays a self-professed "peacekeeper sent by God," and Gary Busey as the Jewish-American doctor. U.S. soldiers have become hate figures in Muslim countries around the world after the unpopular war in Iraq. But here in Turkey, a personal grudge fuels the resentment. "Valley of the Wolves Iraq" opens with a true story: On July 4, 2003, in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, troops from the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade raided and ransacked a Turkish special forces office, threw hoods over the heads of 11 Turkish special forces officers, and held them in custody for more than two days. The Americans said they had been looking for Iraqi insurgents and unwittingly rounded up the Turks because they were not in uniform. Still, the incident damaged Turkish-U.S. relations and hurt Turkish national pride. Turks traditionally idolize their soldiers; most enthusiastically send their sons off for mandatory military service. In the movie, one of the Turkish special forces officers commits suicide to save his honor. His farewell letter reaches Polat Alemdar, an elite Turkish intelligence officer who travels to northern Iraq with a small group of men to avenge the humiliation. There they find a rogue group of U.S. soldiers led by officer Sam William Marshall played by Zane. In the bloodfest that ensues, the small band of Turks bonds with the people of Iraq and eventually ends American atrocities there, killing Zane and his men in the final scene. "The scenario is great," Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas told The Associated Press after the film was shown at a posh opening gala Tuesday night. "It was very successful. ... a soldier's honor must never be damaged." But Topbas and other Turks at the premiere weren't too concerned about how the movie would be perceived in the United States. "There isn't going to be a war over this," said Nefise Karatay, a Turkish model lounging on a sofa after the premiere. "Everyone knows that Americans have a good side. That's not what this is about", reports the AP.

To: mph who wrote (3963)	11/3/2006 5:10:00 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 10087

"well, that's not to say that films cannot be drawn from real life...<g>" Yahh but some people make a good living drawing fake pictures of real performers who make an even better living play acting, and sometimes play actors get into trouble in real life and it becomes important because of how good they are at pretending ... ================================================ Celebrity phone-thrower Russell Crowe says the U.S. legal system open to misuse Russell Crowe, who pleaded guilty last year to third-degree assault for throwing a phone at a hotel clerk, says the incident would be downplayed in his home country of Australia. Russell Crowe says the U.S. legal system open to misuse "Where I come from, a confrontation like that, as basic and simple as that, would have been satisfied with a handshake and an apology," the 42-year-old actor tells CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview set to air Sunday. When correspondent Steve Kroft suggests Crowe's stardom was a factor in his predicament, Crowe replies, "And your legal system is very open to be misused." Crowe was arrested after flying into a rage last June when he had trouble calling his wife in Australia from his room at the Mercer Hotel in Manhattan's SoHo district, reports AP. Crowe says he "absolutely" regrets the incident, which he blames on his bad temper a necessary evil, he feels. "You got to have (a temper)," he tells Kroft. "You know what happens when you don't have one? One day you're walking down the street and you just pop." Crowe, who won the Academy Award for best actor in 2001 for "Gladiator," will next be seen in the romantic dramedy, "A Good Year," in theaters Nov. 10.