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LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK FILM CRITICS IGNITE THE AWARD SEASONDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134742972791286902005-12-16T06:22:00.000-08:002005-12-16T06:22:00.000-08:00At least the sheep are safeAt least the sheep are safeLesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233467915836646981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134742091735228012005-12-16T06:08:00.000-08:002005-12-16T06:08:00.000-08:00Ya'll crack me up!Ya'll crack me up!Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233467915836646981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134672252342319892005-12-15T10:44:00.000-08:002005-12-15T10:44:00.000-08:00I'm still mortified when I remember what happened ...I'm still mortified when I remember what happened to me after I saw "Footloose".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134598246424204382005-12-14T14:10:00.000-08:002005-12-14T14:10:00.000-08:00Okay, Snake, I'm willing to go out on a limb and s...Okay, Snake, I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that your heartfelt and painfully honest account of your experience with <I>Brokeback Mountain</I> may be the the funniest-- no, the most special comment ever submitted to <I>SLIFR.</I><BR/><BR/>And you just confirm what the secular liberal media would go to great lengths to deny-- that Hollywood is out for the very souls of ticket buyers, not just their money.<BR/><BR/>Your comment was so powerful that, though I've never admitted this to anyone before, I have a similar story to tell. For a time (too long a time) after seeing the Who documentary <I>The Kids Are Alright</I> I became an bisexual electric guitar virtuoso, and eventually even developed tinnitis, so profound was the evil influence of Pete Townshend on me as a young man. Then there were the skinhead years, brought on by a single screening of <I>American History X.</I><BR/><BR/>I've decided to avoid <I>King Kong,</I> lest I am overcome with the urge to grab a blonde off the streets of downtown Los Angeles, carry her to the top of the ARCO skyscraper and roar at the indignities the world has foisted upon me, all before being shot down by jet fighters, of course.<BR/><BR/>Or am I just being too sensitive?<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to see your answers to the Christmas quiz!Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134594387444584172005-12-14T13:06:00.000-08:002005-12-14T13:06:00.000-08:00Haha--Snake, you kill me. Good thing you have tha...Haha--Snake, you kill me. Good thing you have that phallic name to go along with your new gay identity.<BR/><BR/>"The Beast With Two Broke Backs"--hahaha...I reckon I'd better go to the show house and see this durn thing afore all the jokin' about it makes it too hard to take serious-like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134584819827115112005-12-14T10:26:00.000-08:002005-12-14T10:26:00.000-08:00I saw Brokeback Mountain last night and it made me...I saw <I>Brokeback Mountain</I> last night and it made me gay. <BR/><BR/>In just two hours of screen time, I was turned from a forty-year career heterosexual (or ever since I fell in love with Kim Richards in <I>Escape to Witch Mountain</I>) to someone who is so gay you can't even believe it. I am so gay I make Rip Taylor look like Kirk Freaking Douglas.<BR/><BR/>Dr. James Dobson and other fundamentalist leaders warned me this would happen. They told me that movie was nothing more than gay propaganda. I laughed at them and called them fools. And now, here I sit, all homosexual. How will I explain this to my wife? My family? My Greco-Roman-style wrestling buddies?<BR/><BR/>If it happened to me, it can happen to you. Don't say you weren't warned. If you're a happy heterosexual, stay away far, far away from <I>Brokeback Mountain</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134458800571228232005-12-12T23:26:00.000-08:002005-12-12T23:26:00.000-08:00Blaaagh: I liked that Marlboro Man drawl you adopt...Blaaagh: I liked that Marlboro Man drawl you adopted for your <I>Brokeback Mountain</I> take. Reckon I'll eventually see it, and yup, I 'spect I will see it by myself, as I can't project on Mrs. C wantin' to have much to do with a couple of tusslin' cowpokes-- er, cowboys up on Beast with Two Broke Backs Mountain. Hell, she already thinks Randolph Scott was in the closet, and jist about ever' other old cowboy too. Now, if they wuz gay <I>Asian</I> cowpokes-- er, cowboys...<BR/><BR/>As for the rest, I second Thom McG's amazement that, in looking over these lists this morning, I was kind of overwhelmed by the amount of films chosen that I have yet to see. Why, if it weren't for <I>2046, A History of Violence, Walk the Line</I> and <I>Wallace and Gromit</I>, I'd have to hang my head in complete shame. And I can't decide if trying to see as many as possible before the end of the year is a noble cause or a fool's undertaking. Whichever, I still want to see the Clooney double header-- Roscoe, I'm surprised that you found <I>Syriana</I> not political enough. From what I've read, politics is what seems to be coursing through its veins, flushing every aspect of the movie with geopolitical awareness and paranoia. (And I haven't yet seen <I>Cinderella Man</I> either-- I've got an aversion to Ron Howard films these days). My father-in-law and I are going to attempt to catch <I>Memoirs of a Geisha</I> this weekend-- hey, even if it is as silly as "they" say, that's still Ziyi Zhang and Michelle Yeoh and Gong Li up there on screen, ain't it? I'm really looking forward to <I>Cache</I> and maybe, now, even <I>Down to the Bone</I>. And, of course, <I>King Kong</I>. Even with all that catching up to do, I'm planning on a movie night out tomorrow, and the ones I'm gonna try to run down don't have many award prospects between them, and I'm afraid I just don't care-- I just gotta see <I>Jesus is Magic</I> and <I>The Ice Harvest</I> before the gorilla blows into town and buries these little guys under a six-foot ple of ape droppings.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134458380499191452005-12-12T23:19:00.000-08:002005-12-12T23:19:00.000-08:00Ah, Thom, I wouldn't fret too much about not knowi...Ah, Thom, I wouldn't fret too much about not knowing about this stuff. I think it's got something to do with being caught up in a thing called "real life." That, or you have an iPod. Seriously, though, I had the same feeling last summer, when I didn't see a single release past "Star Wars III" and the summer was suddenly over; now, all of a sudden, I've seen tons of movies. Just wait a season or so, and you'll realize you haven't missed much.<BR/>--B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134424847184516802005-12-12T14:00:00.000-08:002005-12-12T14:00:00.000-08:00Oh yeah, and I thought "A History of Violence" was...Oh yeah, and I thought "A History of Violence" was great, but I was surprised to see William Hurt get all this attention; guess it was because the role was such a departure from his usual shtick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1134424678290896032005-12-12T13:57:00.000-08:002005-12-12T13:57:00.000-08:00Thanks for the update! Funny: I'd never even hear...Thanks for the update! Funny: I'd never even heard of "Down to the Bone" or what's-her-name until I read in this morning's Chronicle that she won the best actress prize from the L.A. Film Critics--and then I saw the listing at the Roxie: Starts Friday: What's-Her-Name in "Down to the Bone."<BR/><BR/>Glad to see the recognition for "Squid and the Whale." Haven't seen "I Walk the Line"--yet, but I want to. Would like to see "Brokeback Mountain," but I reckon Mrs. Blaaagh ain't too enthusiastic about it, and I ain't goin' in to see that thang by myself. 'Sides, it ain't playing on my side o' the bay. Reckon I'll look forward to "King Kong" for the time being.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com