*SIXTY FIVE* bags of heroin? Good lord? *http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/philip-seymour-hoffman-50-bags-heroin-police/story?id=22342702 <http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/philip-seymour-hoffman-50-bags-heroin-police/story?id=22342702>*
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com>wrote: > I was thinking more of "Weeds" and "Breaking Bad". In neither case does > the lead character show any remorse for ruining the lives of the people > they sell to. Their attitude is "if they don't get it from me, they will > get it from somewhere else, so what is the big deal?". > > I also was thinking of the many "Kato Kaelin-like" dope dealers who hang > out with celebrities and supply them with drugs. Most celebrities handle > that fine, but then there are the Belushis and John Candys who have no > self-control, and the endless exposure to people happy to supply them with > drugs to get close to a famous person does them in. > > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Kirby McDaniel <ki...@movieart.com> wrote: > >> I really wonder if we saw the same film. These characters seem to be >> imploding before our very eyes! >> >> But, yes, they use comedy to underscore their obvious excess. >> >> Kirby >> >> On Feb 3, 2014, at 2:55 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia < >> johnr...@moviemem.com> wrote: >> >> *Does movies and TV making light of drug use and drug dealing contribute >> at all?* >> >> Yes, I think it does contribute. Take the The Wolf of Wall Street, for >> example, where most of the cast are seen continually using drugs. That film >> certainly makes light of drug use without really demonstrating the dire >> effects of addiction. All of the characters seem to be able to cope with >> taking any amount of substance and when they do go too far those scenes are >> depicted as comical. >> >> John >> >> >> JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA >> Websites: >> www.moviemem.com >> www.OzeFilm.com <http://www.ozefilm.com/> >> www.OzeAuction.com <http://www.ozeauction.com/> >> www.BodyCorporateNews.com <http://www.bodycorporatenews.com/> >> Facebook: >> www.facebook.com/moviemem >> Mailing Address: >> John Reid >> PO Box 92 >> Elanora >> Qld 4221 >> Australia >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> >> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 04, 2014 5:31 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] PSH RIP >> >> Does movies and TV making light of drug use and drug dealing contribute >> at all? And peer pressure is a real factor. If you are around a group of >> people who think it is cool to do hard drugs, are you not far more likely >> to be drawn into it yourself? >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Johnson Tom <tmjbr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Amen, Kirby. Couldn't have put it better. Also, Hoffman's brilliance and >>> his ability to project inner suffering and a tragic tone onto the screen in >>> all his portrayals had everything to do with who he was and what he was up >>> against personally, and everything to do with his very sad and unfortunate >>> end. He was among the most gifted and endearing actors I've ever watched, >>> and I will sorely miss the decades of work I was looking forward to. >>> >>> -Tom >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Kirby McDaniel <movieartaus...@gmail.com >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Phiip Seymour Hoffman has left behind a body of work that I cannot help >>>> but admire. That is separate from any admiration I might >>>> have for him personally - or not. I did not KNOW him. His drug >>>> addiction has robbed us of another artist. The profession of acting >>>> is diminished by his death. When he appeared in a film, I could go to >>>> that film, knowing that his performance would always be interesting. >>>> >>>> Drug addiction is everybody's problem. Incarceration is not the >>>> answer. Education is the first line of defense, as with most problems. >>>> And taking >>>> the profit out of dealing in illicit drugs by the legalization of most >>>> drugs is worth a serious consideration. This would not cure drug >>>> addiction, but >>>> it would change the nature of the problem. And what we have done for >>>> decades in the so-called "war on drugs" is an expensive ghastly flop. >>>> >>>> Kirby >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 3, 2014, at 8:18 AM, allen day <aday_5...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> A group of young people were playing ball in the back yard. Going after >>>> an errant throw, a young man hurdled a small fence, lost balance, and fell >>>> awkwardly. His neck met a small object on the ground, larynx crushed, he >>>> died. (True story that happened when I was a kid). >>>> >>>> I am sure that everyone may recall a similar or worse publicly tragic >>>> circumstance. >>>> >>>> Everyone is just 'one decision away' from unintended consequences. >>>> >>>> PSH was polite enough to keep his decisions private. >>>> >>>> ad >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Adrian Cowdry <jboh...@aol.com> >>>> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>>> *Sent:* Monday, February 3, 2014 2:42 AM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] PSH RIP >>>> >>>> Sorry... >>>> >>>> I can't admire anyone who takes drugs and especially in this manner - >>>> he was a great actor but he should not be made heroic drug taking is in my >>>> opinion the worst kind of self abuse. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *This Never Happened to the Other Fella....* >>>> >>>> Adrian Cowdry >>>> jboh...@aol.com >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: rodxmorgan <rodxmor...@yahoo.com> >>>> To: MoPo-L <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> >>>> Sent: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 19:33 >>>> Subject: [MOPO] PSH RIP >>>> >>>> A tragic loss. >>>> >>>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>>> >>>> Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >>>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>>> >>>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >>>> >>>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>> ___________________________________________________________________ How >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: >>>> lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: >>>> SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of this message is solely responsible for its >>>> content. >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>> ___________________________________________________________________How >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: >>>> lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: >>>> SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of this message is solely responsible for its >>>> content. >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>> ___________________________________________________________________How to >>>> UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend >>>> a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of >>>> your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of this message is solely >>>> responsible for its content. >>>> >>>> >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> ___________________________________________________________________How >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing ListSend a message addressed to: >>> lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: >>> SIGNOFF MOPO-LThe author of this message is solely responsible for its >>> content. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team >> P.O. 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