tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post4427864411871502001..comments2023-07-04T06:58:32.627-04:00Comments on View on the News: An albatross with lipstick?Moehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-89883160346643531502008-10-23T11:50:00.000-04:002008-10-23T11:50:00.000-04:00I think you dodged a bullet there.I think you dodged a bullet there.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-37222290729327224142008-10-23T11:22:00.000-04:002008-10-23T11:22:00.000-04:00If you don't like "Casablaca," you m...If you don't like "Casablaca," you must not be a romantic. "GWTW," well, I can pass on that one. I took my then-girlfriend to see it in the 19070s at the old Warner theater and, halfway through, she asked: "I don't want to seem dumb, but which side is Blue & which is Grey?" About year later, she married a Johhny Reb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-91074838914585317612008-10-21T17:27:00.000-04:002008-10-21T17:27:00.000-04:00Dale... With the exit of George Bush, I imagine bo...Dale... With the exit of George Bush, I imagine both obama and mccain will be "tested"... the world doesn't know how to tread with the US lately... you either get talked to (N. Korea) or you get Iraq'd :-)<BR/><BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-18821288732429416952008-10-21T16:24:00.000-04:002008-10-21T16:24:00.000-04:00Why is Palin considered an problem when every time...Why is Palin considered an problem when every time Joe Biden opens his mouth, he sticks his foot in it.<BR/>Over the weekend, he said not once, but twice that if elected, Obama would face an international crisis in the first six months like John Kennedy did with the Cuban missile crisis. Way to bring up your running mates' lack of experience. Besides, I thought the world loved Obama?<BR/>But hey, he's the smartest guy in the room. Just don't ask him how many letters are in the word Jobs.Dale Lolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089003781188560287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-19809396561299585132008-10-21T10:19:00.000-04:002008-10-21T10:19:00.000-04:00Awe brant! I can't get enough of the "manly" perio...Awe brant! I can't get enough of the "manly" period pieces... Braveheart, Patriot, Braveheart, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Braveheart, First Knight... and, uh... braveheart!<BR/><BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-33616761858287801882008-10-21T09:27:00.000-04:002008-10-21T09:27:00.000-04:00I agree with you, Pri, on "Casablanca." One suppos...I agree with you, Pri, on "Casablanca." One supposedly great movie that I've never gotten is "Gone With the Wind." I've never been able to make it through the whole thing. I've seen all of it, in bits and pieces, and I just don't get it. But I'd take it any day over the period pieces ("Jane Eyre," "Pride and Prejudice") that the missus absolutely loves.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-51473775923757694922008-10-21T09:00:00.000-04:002008-10-21T09:00:00.000-04:00I'm with you ellipses...I just don't get Citizen K...I'm with you ellipses...I just don't get Citizen Kane. I've watched it twice. Snoozefest. <BR/><BR/>Steelerfan and the last anon poster perfectly summed up what is wrong with the bulk of the American voting public: a lack of desire to think and decide for themselves and an almost abhorrent fear of accountability for their decisions. <BR/><BR/>"Casablanca," now that's a great movie.PRIguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762536815257132644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-53538868341031280922008-10-20T18:00:00.000-04:002008-10-20T18:00:00.000-04:00Ah, but if people start thinking for themselves, t...Ah, but if people start thinking for themselves, they'll have to be held accountable for their own actions. We don't like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-48651890093102233222008-10-20T09:49:00.000-04:002008-10-20T09:49:00.000-04:00Brant most people do not like to think for themsel...Brant most people do not like to think for themselves that's why they look to television, magazines and newspapers to tell them whats what. I have to agree that if that is the case then they don't need to vote anyway. What they need to do is pull there heads out of you know where and start making decisions for themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-43223522983427570722008-10-19T20:12:00.000-04:002008-10-19T20:12:00.000-04:00I kind of liked Kane's transition from idealistic ...I kind of liked Kane's transition from idealistic young newspaperman to old bastard. Some might say I'm following the same path. ;) And if I keep eating like I have been, I'll be wearing those Orson Welles shirts crafted from schooner sails.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-34735784729153346162008-10-19T19:59:00.000-04:002008-10-19T19:59:00.000-04:00Right... I understand that from a technical point ...Right... I understand that from a technical point of view, Welles did things that have become a fixture in film making... but from a "story" point of view, it didn't hook me... It's like a Model T... sure, it was a big deal back in the day, but it doesn't hold a candle to modern cars... I guess that's the cue for car enthusiasts to tout the miracle that was the tin lizzie, but you know what I mean... <BR/><BR/>-ellipses...Ellipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-85273859269937236382008-10-19T19:42:00.000-04:002008-10-19T19:42:00.000-04:00It was really a transformational work in the histo...It was really a transformational work in the history of movies, and it's especially evident when you put it in the context of other movies that were coming out in that era. I've never liked those lists of the "best" movies or albums, etc., but CK is on my list of favorites. Many people, however, side with you. Like everything else, a matter of personal taste.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-13464426112148826382008-10-19T19:17:00.000-04:002008-10-19T19:17:00.000-04:00Brant... CK always is at the top of the "Best X nu...Brant... CK always is at the top of the "Best X number of movies ever" list... I tried to watch it once... It did nothing for me. I will give it another go at some point, but honestly, what's the "there" there?<BR/><BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-10157525013506200202008-10-19T17:56:00.000-04:002008-10-19T17:56:00.000-04:00You're right about that. What amazes me is that af...You're right about that. What amazes me is that after two years, when it's absolutely clear what both candidates believe in, and their proposals for the country are so diametrically opposed, there are still people out there who say, "I'm not sure who I'm going to vote for." You could understand if they wanted to wait until after the running mates were picked, or until they viewed the debates. But now??? By the way, "Citizen Kane," what a great movie.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-38803185717549087462008-10-19T17:41:00.000-04:002008-10-19T17:41:00.000-04:00Newspaper endorsements are a holdover from Citizen...Newspaper endorsements are a holdover from Citizen Kane days:<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Kane: "People will think ..."<BR/><BR/>Charles Foster Kane: "... what I tell them to think."<BR/><BR/>No endorsement by a newspaper, magazine, TV journalist, political analyst, religious leader, former Secretary of State or tavern keeper will help me make up my mind who to vote for. If I can't figure that out on my own, I don't deserve to vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com