tv/sex/violence
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In a message dated 5/28/02 8:56:21 AM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< I came to the conclusion years ago, that I use the movies as an
excape. Sort of living vicariously through Bruce Willis and Mel
Gibson, if you will. >>
I do this too.
I really love the high action, thriller, drama type stuff. But I am super
sensitive to real violence or movies that portray realistic violence. It has
to be obviously entertaining movie material for it to be a release of sorts.
I actually get all caught up in the excitement and forget about life for a
while, an escape of sorts. It's totally therapeutic for me.
Ren
[email protected] writes:
<< I came to the conclusion years ago, that I use the movies as an
excape. Sort of living vicariously through Bruce Willis and Mel
Gibson, if you will. >>
I do this too.
I really love the high action, thriller, drama type stuff. But I am super
sensitive to real violence or movies that portray realistic violence. It has
to be obviously entertaining movie material for it to be a release of sorts.
I actually get all caught up in the excitement and forget about life for a
while, an escape of sorts. It's totally therapeutic for me.
Ren
[email protected]
A truly awesome movie that is suspensful, filled with cool computer
techno-gadgets and really Hot guys is
Ocean's 11.
LOVED it!
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
techno-gadgets and really Hot guys is
Ocean's 11.
LOVED it!
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
rumpleteasermom
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., <ElissaJC@c...> wrote:
pack. Need to check the library!
We saw Spiderman this weekend. It's really good.
Other things we've seen recently and liked:
Gosford Park - if you are into that sort of movie, it is excellent.
ClockStoppers - I fell asleep (second movie at the drive-in) but the
rest of the family thought it was awesome, so nnow I have to make sure
I catch it when it's out on video.
> A truly awesome movie that is suspensful, filled with cool computerYep it was good. Now we are looking for the old version with the rat
> techno-gadgets and really Hot guys is
> Ocean's 11.
> LOVED it!
pack. Need to check the library!
We saw Spiderman this weekend. It's really good.
Other things we've seen recently and liked:
Gosford Park - if you are into that sort of movie, it is excellent.
ClockStoppers - I fell asleep (second movie at the drive-in) but the
rest of the family thought it was awesome, so nnow I have to make sure
I catch it when it's out on video.
[email protected]
In a message dated 5/28/02 10:27:48 AM Central Daylight Time,
ElissaJC@... writes:
Mother's Day (I was supposed to get a collection of Neil Diamond...) and
yesterday at B & N I picked up the soundtrack. On the subject, does anyone
know the name of the actor who plays Blaster? I can't figure it out from the
credits.
~Nancy
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ElissaJC@... writes:
> A truly awesome movie that is suspensful, filled with cool computerOhhh I love Ocean's 11 too (both the original and new)! I got the DVD for
> techno-gadgets and really Hot guys is
> Ocean's 11.
> LOVED it!
> ~Elissa Cleaveland
>
Mother's Day (I was supposed to get a collection of Neil Diamond...) and
yesterday at B & N I picked up the soundtrack. On the subject, does anyone
know the name of the actor who plays Blaster? I can't figure it out from the
credits.
~Nancy
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Fetteroll
on 5/28/02 12:52 PM, Dnowens@... at Dnowens@... wrote:
They've got great cross referenced lists of information about movies. You
can click on an actor's name in one movie to see where you've seen him
before. You cand even type in two actors names and see what movies they've
done together.
Joyce
> On the subject, does anyoneCheck http://www.imdb.com
> know the name of the actor who plays Blaster? I can't figure it out from the
> credits.
They've got great cross referenced lists of information about movies. You
can click on an actor's name in one movie to see where you've seen him
before. You cand even type in two actors names and see what movies they've
done together.
Joyce
[email protected]
I wish we had a drive in movie theater.
I've never been to one in my whole life!
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
I've never been to one in my whole life!
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
rumpleteasermom
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Dnowens@a... wrote:
today. We saw it at the theater and Vaidas loved it! The rest of us
like it too.
Bridget
> Ohhh I love Ocean's 11 too (both the original and new)!Oddly enough, that's what my kids brought home from the rental place
today. We saw it at the theater and Vaidas loved it! The rest of us
like it too.
Bridget
rumpleteasermom
We are lucky enough to have FOUR of them with in convenient driving
distance.
http://www.driveintheater.com/index.htm
Has a list of drive-ins across America and in - Canada, - Australia -
Germany - India - South Africa - Spain
Odd assortment of places!
Bridget
distance.
http://www.driveintheater.com/index.htm
Has a list of drive-ins across America and in - Canada, - Australia -
Germany - India - South Africa - Spain
Odd assortment of places!
Bridget
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., <ElissaJC@c...> wrote:
> I wish we had a drive in movie theater.
> I've never been to one in my whole life!
> ~Elissa Cleaveland
> "It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of
instruction
> have
> not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A.
Einstein
[email protected]
I found one nearby, A link fairy sent one to my inbox.
I can't wait to go!
Thanks
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
I can't wait to go!
Thanks
~Elissa Cleaveland
"It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction
have
not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry." A. Einstein
rumpleteasermom
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Dnowens@a... wrote:
a bit of poking around. It was Don Cheadle. Here's the Bio from the
Ocean's 11 site: http://oceans11.warnerbros.com/
Bridget
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DON CHEADLE (Basher Tarr) re-teams with Steven Soderbergh for whom he
portrayed a DEA agent in the Academy Award-nominated film Traffic and
a vicious ex-con in Out of Sight, the director's adaptation of Elmore
Leonard's novel which also starred George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez and
Ving Rhames.
Since being named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film
Critics for his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in
Devil in a Blue Dress, Cheadle has consistently turned in powerful
performances on the stage and screen.
Last year, Cheadle received a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of
Sammy Davis, Jr. in HBO's The Rat Pack and also received an Emmy
nomination for that role and for his starring role in HBO's A Lesson
Before Dying, in which he starred opposite Cicely Tyson and Mekhi
Phifer. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Ernest J. Gaines,
the film tells the story of Grant Wiggins who returns to teach in the
small town where he was raised.
The year 2000 also saw Cheadle starring in Mission to Mars, opposite
Gary Sinise and Tim Robbins. As well, he appeared as part of the
stellar cast of the live black and white CBS television event, Fail
Safe, in which he starred opposite such acting greats as James
Cromwell, Brian Dennehy, Richard Dreyfuss and Harvey Keitel in George
Clooney's adaptation of the novel by Harvey Wheeler and Eugene
Burdick.
In December 2000 Cheadle co-starred with Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni in
Family Man as an angel-like character that becomes the catalyst for a
New York investment banker to re-examine his life, and in 2001 Cheadle
starred in Allison Anders semi-autobiographical film, Things Behind
the Sun, and the digitally shot independent film Manic, directed by
Jordan Melamed.
Most recently he was seen starring with John Travolta, Halle Berry and
Hugh Jackson in Swordfish for director Dominic Sena. Following Ocean's
Eleven, Cheadle will star with Jeffrey Wright in the world premiere of
Top dog-Under dog, for director George Wolfe at New York's Public
Theatre.
Cheadle received NAACP Image Award nominations for his roles in
Rosewood, directed by John Singleton and Bulworth, directed by Warren
Beatty.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Cheadle later relocated to Lincoln,
Nebraska, Denver Colorado and eventually settled in Los Angeles. He
received his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the prestigious CAL
ARTS in Valencia, California. With the encouragement of his college
friends, Cheadle auditioned for a variety of film and television roles
while attending school and landed a recurring role on the hit series
Fame. He was soon cast opposite Dylan McDermott in Hamburger Hill,
directed by John Irvin. His additional film credits include Boogie
Nights, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Volcano, opposite Tommy Lee
Jones, Colors and Meteor Man, directed by Robert Townsend.
The work, whether it be theater, film or television has always served
as his primary motivation, and when he was offered the opportunity to
perform in the production of Leon, Lena and Lenz at the Guthrie
Theater in Minneapolis he seized it, despite the momentum of his
career in Hollywood. His additional stage credits include roles in The
Grapes of Wrath and Liquid Skin at The Mixed Blood Theater in
Minneapolis, Cymbeline at The New York Shakes-peare Festival, 'Tis a
Pity She's a Whore at Chicago's Goodman Theatre and Athol Fugard's
South African play Blood Knot at The Complex Theater in Hollywood.
Well-known for his two year stint in the role of District Attorney
John Littleton on the critically acclaimed series Picket Fences,
Cheadle's other television credits include a starring role in HBO's
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault, directed by Eriq La
Salle, a series role on The Golden Palace and a recurring role on The
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
A talented musician who plays saxophone, writes music and sings, he is
also an accomplished director with stage productions of Cincinnati
Man, at The Attic Theater and the critically acclaimed The Trip at
Friends and Artists Theater in Hollywood on an already impressive
resume.
Additionally, Cheadle is currently focused on writing a screenplay as
well as trying to find a home for his most current stage production
entitled Groomed. The play made its Los Angeles debut at the 1998 New
Works Festival at the Mark Taper Forum.
> On the subject, does anyonefrom the
> know the name of the actor who plays Blaster? I can't figure it out
> credits.Jenni just popped this in and that made me remember this post so I did
> ~Nancy
a bit of poking around. It was Don Cheadle. Here's the Bio from the
Ocean's 11 site: http://oceans11.warnerbros.com/
Bridget
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DON CHEADLE (Basher Tarr) re-teams with Steven Soderbergh for whom he
portrayed a DEA agent in the Academy Award-nominated film Traffic and
a vicious ex-con in Out of Sight, the director's adaptation of Elmore
Leonard's novel which also starred George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez and
Ving Rhames.
Since being named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film
Critics for his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in
Devil in a Blue Dress, Cheadle has consistently turned in powerful
performances on the stage and screen.
Last year, Cheadle received a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of
Sammy Davis, Jr. in HBO's The Rat Pack and also received an Emmy
nomination for that role and for his starring role in HBO's A Lesson
Before Dying, in which he starred opposite Cicely Tyson and Mekhi
Phifer. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Ernest J. Gaines,
the film tells the story of Grant Wiggins who returns to teach in the
small town where he was raised.
The year 2000 also saw Cheadle starring in Mission to Mars, opposite
Gary Sinise and Tim Robbins. As well, he appeared as part of the
stellar cast of the live black and white CBS television event, Fail
Safe, in which he starred opposite such acting greats as James
Cromwell, Brian Dennehy, Richard Dreyfuss and Harvey Keitel in George
Clooney's adaptation of the novel by Harvey Wheeler and Eugene
Burdick.
In December 2000 Cheadle co-starred with Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni in
Family Man as an angel-like character that becomes the catalyst for a
New York investment banker to re-examine his life, and in 2001 Cheadle
starred in Allison Anders semi-autobiographical film, Things Behind
the Sun, and the digitally shot independent film Manic, directed by
Jordan Melamed.
Most recently he was seen starring with John Travolta, Halle Berry and
Hugh Jackson in Swordfish for director Dominic Sena. Following Ocean's
Eleven, Cheadle will star with Jeffrey Wright in the world premiere of
Top dog-Under dog, for director George Wolfe at New York's Public
Theatre.
Cheadle received NAACP Image Award nominations for his roles in
Rosewood, directed by John Singleton and Bulworth, directed by Warren
Beatty.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Cheadle later relocated to Lincoln,
Nebraska, Denver Colorado and eventually settled in Los Angeles. He
received his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the prestigious CAL
ARTS in Valencia, California. With the encouragement of his college
friends, Cheadle auditioned for a variety of film and television roles
while attending school and landed a recurring role on the hit series
Fame. He was soon cast opposite Dylan McDermott in Hamburger Hill,
directed by John Irvin. His additional film credits include Boogie
Nights, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Volcano, opposite Tommy Lee
Jones, Colors and Meteor Man, directed by Robert Townsend.
The work, whether it be theater, film or television has always served
as his primary motivation, and when he was offered the opportunity to
perform in the production of Leon, Lena and Lenz at the Guthrie
Theater in Minneapolis he seized it, despite the momentum of his
career in Hollywood. His additional stage credits include roles in The
Grapes of Wrath and Liquid Skin at The Mixed Blood Theater in
Minneapolis, Cymbeline at The New York Shakes-peare Festival, 'Tis a
Pity She's a Whore at Chicago's Goodman Theatre and Athol Fugard's
South African play Blood Knot at The Complex Theater in Hollywood.
Well-known for his two year stint in the role of District Attorney
John Littleton on the critically acclaimed series Picket Fences,
Cheadle's other television credits include a starring role in HBO's
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault, directed by Eriq La
Salle, a series role on The Golden Palace and a recurring role on The
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
A talented musician who plays saxophone, writes music and sings, he is
also an accomplished director with stage productions of Cincinnati
Man, at The Attic Theater and the critically acclaimed The Trip at
Friends and Artists Theater in Hollywood on an already impressive
resume.
Additionally, Cheadle is currently focused on writing a screenplay as
well as trying to find a home for his most current stage production
entitled Groomed. The play made its Los Angeles debut at the 1998 New
Works Festival at the Mark Taper Forum.