not so unrelated as I'd like

[rm]

America doesn't feel safe; it feels like Starship Troopers and keeps inducing the same sort of nervous hysterical laughter as that film does. It's the sound of heilocopters and mothers on the radio listing off their sons in the military and asking for Walk Like an Egyptian because it's the one stationed in Iraq's favourite song.

Meanwhile, Kinsey didn't get a single Oscar nod? I'm fucking outraged.

More on both later.

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[heron61.livejournal.com]

Agreement on all counts. If my last visit was any indication, NYC has it worse than anyplace on the West Coast, but signs of new America are here also. It all happened so very fast, from the happy Clinton, dotcom-bubble 90s to creeping fascism and endless warfare in 3 years.

I completely agree about Kinsey, both it and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind should most definitely be on the list for best picture. I suppose that I should be grateful that Passion of the Christ isn't up for that one and was only nominated for three.

What about....

[nyghtowl.livejournal.com]

Hey personally my favorite movie of 2004 was Hellboy...which got banned in some southern markets because of the title...and taken out of some theaters and replaced with The Passion of the Christ. *shudder*.

--NyghtOwl

(who remembers Doc Sheldon's class fondly....)

Re: What about....

[rm.livejournal.com]

Okay, clearly we went to school together, who are you?