RE: Re: Re: OT: Spike's History ?
Looks like I'll wait for the DVD rental... :) at least this way it will give me some time to dig up some dirt on Nash.. :) Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Nitin Garg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 11:20:18 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: OT: Spike's History ? yes i remember the commercials too which is why i was surprised to see the change in the tone in the credits. After having scenee the movie and talked to friends who had read the book it was fairly obvious why they had to change that :) Perhaps they started out trying to make an "based on.." version but later changed too many undesirable aspects to improve feel good factor in movie that it no longer was remotely "based on..." type :) mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Re: OT: Spike's History ?
yes i remember the commercials too which is why i was surprised to see the change in the tone in the credits. After having scenee the movie and talked to friends who had read the book it was fairly obvious why they had to change that :) Perhaps they started out trying to make an "based on.." version but later changed too many undesirable aspects to improve feel good factor in movie that it no longer was remotely "based on..." type :) On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 11:04:14AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ya.. > > Like I said in my original mail: I never ventured to see the film. I > also said that it was marketed as "based on a true story" (I can > remember the radio/tv commercials). I never made claims that the film > actually had that phrase in the trailer/credits. > > Cheers, > Dave > > > Original Message: > - > From: Nitin Garg [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:45:22 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OT: Spike's History ? > > > When i saw the move "A Beautiful Mind" the credits said inspired from > the events in the life of john nash. It didnt say based on true story. > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 09:04:54AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Isn't that the same way that the recent academy award winning "A > > Beautiful Mind" won their oscar ? > > > > I never ventured to see the film but all the bruhaha about it centered > > around the fact that it was VERY loosely based on the main characters > > life but it was marketed and touted as being "based on a true story". > > Very little of it being actually "true" or "real". > > > > By this I mean, any "story" can be true if you choose it to be. > > Perhaps a better tagline would/should be "based on reality". Then of > > course you get into the whole "parallel universe" discussions and the > > whole bunk about "virtual" reality etc. > > > > Just meandering thoughts, > > Dave > > > > > > Original Message: > > - > > From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:03:08 -0400 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Top 5 SLR - was RE: > > > > > > On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 03:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Tom wrote: Make your own list, buddy. > > > > > > Reminds me of Spike Lee's response when others fault his movies for > > > presenting his own people--or another group--in an unfavorable light: > > > Paraphrasing: "It's my movie. You don't like it the way I made it? Make > > > your own." I don't blame him. > > > > I remember him saying this. Didn't he also address one critic's dislike > > of the way he chose to represent (or leave out) some historical events > > in Malcolm X by saying "Where's [critic's name]'s film about Malcolm X?" > > > > -Aaron > > > > > > > > > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: Spike's History ?
as was the pen giving tradition. On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 10:47:37AM -0400, Mick Maguire wrote: > I heard that the Nobel speech was also a work of fiction too, that he wasn't > allowed to speak at all. > > Regards, > /\/\ick... > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Re: OT: Spike's History ?
Ya.. Like I said in my original mail: I never ventured to see the film. I also said that it was marketed as "based on a true story" (I can remember the radio/tv commercials). I never made claims that the film actually had that phrase in the trailer/credits. Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Nitin Garg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:45:22 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Spike's History ? When i saw the move "A Beautiful Mind" the credits said inspired from the events in the life of john nash. It didnt say based on true story. On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 09:04:54AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Isn't that the same way that the recent academy award winning "A > Beautiful Mind" won their oscar ? > > I never ventured to see the film but all the bruhaha about it centered > around the fact that it was VERY loosely based on the main characters > life but it was marketed and touted as being "based on a true story". > Very little of it being actually "true" or "real". > > By this I mean, any "story" can be true if you choose it to be. > Perhaps a better tagline would/should be "based on reality". Then of > course you get into the whole "parallel universe" discussions and the > whole bunk about "virtual" reality etc. > > Just meandering thoughts, > Dave > > > Original Message: > - > From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:03:08 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Top 5 SLR - was RE: > > > On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 03:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Tom wrote: Make your own list, buddy. > > > > Reminds me of Spike Lee's response when others fault his movies for > > presenting his own people--or another group--in an unfavorable light: > > Paraphrasing: "It's my movie. You don't like it the way I made it? Make > > your own." I don't blame him. > > I remember him saying this. Didn't he also address one critic's dislike > of the way he chose to represent (or leave out) some historical events > in Malcolm X by saying "Where's [critic's name]'s film about Malcolm X?" > > -Aaron > > > > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: OT: Spike's History ?
I heard that the Nobel speech was also a work of fiction too, that he wasn't allowed to speak at all. Regards, /\/\ick... - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: Spike's History ?
When i saw the move "A Beautiful Mind" the credits said inspired from the events in the life of john nash. It didnt say based on true story. On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 09:04:54AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Isn't that the same way that the recent academy award winning "A > Beautiful Mind" won their oscar ? > > I never ventured to see the film but all the bruhaha about it centered > around the fact that it was VERY loosely based on the main characters > life but it was marketed and touted as being "based on a true story". > Very little of it being actually "true" or "real". > > By this I mean, any "story" can be true if you choose it to be. > Perhaps a better tagline would/should be "based on reality". Then of > course you get into the whole "parallel universe" discussions and the > whole bunk about "virtual" reality etc. > > Just meandering thoughts, > Dave > > > Original Message: > - > From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:03:08 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Top 5 SLR - was RE: > > > On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 03:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Tom wrote: Make your own list, buddy. > > > > Reminds me of Spike Lee's response when others fault his movies for > > presenting his own people--or another group--in an unfavorable light: > > Paraphrasing: "It's my movie. You don't like it the way I made it? Make > > your own." I don't blame him. > > I remember him saying this. Didn't he also address one critic's dislike > of the way he chose to represent (or leave out) some historical events > in Malcolm X by saying "Where's [critic's name]'s film about Malcolm X?" > > -Aaron > > > > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: OT: Spike's History ?
They did leave out a few facts about his personal history and conduct that were unattractive but probably based in his mental illness. It is not accurate, however, to say that very little of the movie was based on the true facts of his life. "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > Isn't that the same way that the recent academy award winning "A Beautiful Mind" won >their oscar ? > > I never ventured to see the film but all the bruhaha about it centered around the >fact that it was VERY loosely based on the main characters life but it was marketed >and touted as being "based on a true story". Very little of it being actually "true" >or "real". -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers & Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://danmatyola.com Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
OT: Spike's History ?
Isn't that the same way that the recent academy award winning "A Beautiful Mind" won their oscar ? I never ventured to see the film but all the bruhaha about it centered around the fact that it was VERY loosely based on the main characters life but it was marketed and touted as being "based on a true story". Very little of it being actually "true" or "real". By this I mean, any "story" can be true if you choose it to be. Perhaps a better tagline would/should be "based on reality". Then of course you get into the whole "parallel universe" discussions and the whole bunk about "virtual" reality etc. Just meandering thoughts, Dave Original Message: - From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:03:08 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Top 5 SLR - was RE: On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 03:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tom wrote: Make your own list, buddy. > > Reminds me of Spike Lee's response when others fault his movies for > presenting his own people--or another group--in an unfavorable light: > Paraphrasing: "It's my movie. You don't like it the way I made it? Make > your own." I don't blame him. I remember him saying this. Didn't he also address one critic's dislike of the way he chose to represent (or leave out) some historical events in Malcolm X by saying "Where's [critic's name]'s film about Malcolm X?" -Aaron mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
