Well, this saves me from a difficult choice. Really irritated at how Asian and
Inuit characters were being played by white actors (with the odd exception of
the Japanese Prince Zuko being played by an Indian?!) I was seriously debating
whether to support The Last Airbender. I wanted to blow
Wow, this is sad, but not atypical in certain cultures and parts of the world,
sadly...
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/02/england.harry.potter.attack/index.html?hpt=Mid
London, England (CNN) -- The father and brother of a Harry Potter actress will
It is sad. She is a very beautiful girl. The problem is fairly common in the
UK where fundamentalist muslims old world ways meet up with the modern
world. In their eyes they have the right to kill her if she embarrasses the
family by having premarital sex, or going on a date without a chaperon or
Despite the large number of people being charged, the focus of the whole affair
in the media is undoubtedly mostly on this lady. I've seen her described as the
Sexy spy, the sultry spy, etc. They're all but leering over some kind of
Mahta Hari aspect to this thing, as evidenced by the NY Daily
Yeah, you see it a lot. Here in the States, there are still a lot of people
from Asian and Middle Eastern countries who freak if their children date black
people, religious beliefs notwithstanding. (white's okay in many cases). Here
in Atlanta, a trail was just concluded last year in which an
There are black middle easterners. That is silly but WE do get crap from all
other races.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
Yeah, you see it a lot. Here in the States, there are still a lot of people
from Asian and Middle Eastern countries who
Good. I'm happy to see it bomb in a spectacular way. It was just wrong what
they did to the casting.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:10 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
Well, this saves me from a difficult choice. Really irritated at how Asian
and Inuit characters were being
Keith, I wish I could even guess what M Night had on his mind.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:10 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
Well, this saves me from a difficult choice. Really irritated at how Asian
and Inuit characters were being played by white actors (with the odd
Keith, my first thought at casting CHapman went to another Firefly
alum, Christina
Hendricks http://laopereta.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/slquqd.jpg. Extra
cred in this, because she just topped one of those innumerable Beautiful
People Lists.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 2:38 AM, Keith Johnson
In one of his interviews about the movie he talked about mixed racial
casting that he did. He seem proud of the fact that he did that, but I doubt
he actually looked at the big picture. Nor did he look at race relations
and Hollywood's history of portrayal race on screen.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at
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Frankly, Keith, I'm surprised that the clown has lasted this long. On
Countdown last night, one commentator suggested that this means one of two
things, that Steele is either a Russian sleeper agent or he's part of an
insidious plot designed to make Ms Palin look more comeptent in the eyes of
the
Thanks, Mr Worf! I'll take the first three gladly!
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 7:07 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
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I'm really doubting that he looked. Seeing the source material the first
time through would drive me to cast other than Caucasian actors. Common
sense.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
In one of his interviews about the movie he talked about mixed racial
Again, Brent, I'm kicking myself for getting away from space-based SF
writing... thanks for the post. Fascinating to contemplate.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:19 PM, brent wodehouse
brent_wodeho...@thefence.us wrote:
Gerald, allow me to confirm that. As a Verizon broadband customer, I read
that in the mailer that came with last month's bill.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Gerald Haynes efhay...@yahoo.com wrote:
I've read that Verizon will charge an extra fee and a data cap to use it as
a hotspot.
Okay, that's why I've never seen it. I don't usually go up that way when I
go there, because I usually take MARTA.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
The one at Moreland is actually very old. It was there when that complex
opened a few years back.
Maybe he or his bosses thought that it would have more appeal if it were a
white cast? I dunno. I wonder how close it was to the storyline or even the
anime? Sometimes it is kind of hard to take a story like that and boil it
down to 90 minutes.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Martin Baxter
Oh, man! I want a What If... ? SW line as well. Thanks again, Brent.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 5:25 PM, brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us
wrote:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101634-Victorian-Star-Wars-Portraits-Paint-Characters-in-New-Light
(Please note also:
From a couple of the trailers I've managed to sit through, it looks close to
the source material, but the dialogue felt rushed, as thought they knew they
were packing a three-year storyline into 90 minutes. And, if he or his
bosses thought that, then that hidde
Part of the reason my friend did what he did with his EULA was for exactly
that reason, because so many people don't read the fine print before putting
down their John Hancock. I know I didn't before that. Now, I close my door
to allow mself to read it without interruption.
On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at
I discovered a new film website that focuses on Indie and foreign films.
There are also some short films that you can watch on the site. You can also
discuss the films on the site.
http://mubi.com/home
--
Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity!
Mahogany at:
This site was previously called theauteurs.com. I've been a member
for 7 months. It is ESSENTIAL. It's like film school for a lot less.
The best social community for film enthusiasts ever.
On Jul 3, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Mr. Worf wrote:
I discovered a new film website that focuses on Indie
At one point in the late 90s the eulas were over 10 pages long! They seem to
be trimming them back a little now. Facebook just had some problems with
their eula about a week ago.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 4:46 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
Part of the reason my friend did what
It begins tomorrow at 9 am, and it just runs... don't ask, just say thanks
and enjoy.
--
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Thank you, Mr Worf!
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
I discovered a new film website that focuses on Indie and foreign films.
There are also some short films that you can watch on the site. You can also
discuss the films on the site.
So I've been trying to write a review for this film for 3 days now.
It's THAT BAD.
But one thing I wanna say straight away: It's not the race of the
actors that ruins this film. It's a horribly written, horribly
directed picture. And it didn't need to be. I can see this working
I went to Lucha Vavoom in LA once. My favorite part had to be the audience
members dressed like that in suits and masks arriving in late 1940s cars. I was
definitely under costumed.
On Jul 3, 2010, at 7:36 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
My favorite pic out of these are the two
Tracy, that just became part of one of my stories. Thanks, and expect due
credit upon publication! [?][?]
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote:
I went to Lucha Vavoom in LA once. My favorite part had to be the audience
members dressed like that in suits and
Daryle, the mere act of *reading* that hurt.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:27 AM, Daryle Lockhart
dar...@darylelockhart.comwrote:
So I've been trying to write a review for this film for 3 days now. It's
THAT BAD.
But one thing I wanna say straight away: It's not the race of the actors
that
I predict that this will make Keith happy...
Dodge Roadside Bombs in a — Wait For It — *Flying Car*
- By Spencer
Ackermanhttp://www.wired.com/dangerroom/author/spencer_ackerman/
[image:
Email Author] spenceracker...@gmail.com
- July 1, 2010 |
- 4:44 pm |
- Categories:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/four-reasons-why-microsofts-kin-phone-failed/
--
If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell
wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Thank you! I'm looking forward to it.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
Tracy, that just became part of one of my stories. Thanks, and expect due
credit upon publication! [?][?]
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com
What's remarkable about this series of commercials (including the ones
featuring Terry Crews) is that they've made Old Spice not only cool but
relevant, again. I mean, seriously, OLD SPICE? Old Spice is the stuff I gave
MY dad for Father's Day. A former co-worker of mine used to love when
True dat, of course there's the whole dark-skinned prejudice in many countries
where the populace isn't African, such as in India, where dark skinned women
aren't celebrated as much as light skinned ones.
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From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com
To:
I don't know Martin. I wonder if he's simply limited in skills--which ain't
necessarily a bad thing. With The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, (which I love),
and Signs, he crafted tight, atmospheric, even scary films. He may have
relied too much on the surprise ending effect, but the movies
MEGAPIRANHA. MANSQUITO. Mongolian death worm. Of all th monster names the
Syfy channel has trotted out for its Saturday Original Movies, its latest may
set a new standard for cinematic cheese: Tiffany and Debbie Gibson will costar
in next year's MEGA PHYTHON VS. GATOROID.
That's right,
Hendricks is a bit more--ah--substantial than Chapman, who seems to be fairly
petite. Besides, with Staite you have more of a chance to build a spy character
who, like Chapman, is probably disarming and charming at first, sexy but
subtle--a smoldering temptress. With Hendricks, it's more like a
Saddest of all when a person of color doesn't get it. My issue always goes to,
how can you *not* find people of color in a nation of 300+ million people?
That's BS. Remember Ernie Rayes, Jr? He was a martial arts phenom as a child
way back in the day--easily better than Ringer. You telling me
Oh, Lord that's funny!
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From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2010 7:07:35 AM
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: New Cries for Steele to Resign after Afghanistan
Comments
Frankly, Keith, I'm surprised
Agreed, and I'm stunned--truly--that M. Knight actually pulled the did you
look at all the supporting and background actors thing. Have we *ever* had
trouble finding Natives, Mexicans, Blacks, or Middle Easterners to play the
foot soldiers, guards, cannon fodder, or one-note character bad guys
Cool. Having to register before I could peruse the site: not so cool.
~rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@... wrote:
Thank you, Mr Worf!
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote:
I discovered a new film website that focuses
When I saw recent trailers I was really appalled at frankly how painful white
the leads look. It's not just the skin or eye color--they're features are
simply obviously European, and that's something no tanning effect can change. I
just don't know what he was thinking. I also didn't realize the
You addressed my initial fear: that it could be a good film despite the
racially insulting casting, but I'd miss it because of my objections to that.
Good to hear I'm missing nothing.
Speaking of Dragonball Z, I avoided seeing that film in part because it too
cast a white man in the lead of
The Notorious GOP strikes again.
~(no)rave!
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote:
You know the saddest thing is not just that Steele is increasingly seen by
all quarters as a clown and buffoon. It's not that he's not doing much to
improve the image of
yeah, and I wish there were a way to combat them more. I still can't figure out
if Democrats are running scared, are too high-minded to fight back, are not
getting airtime because they're not shouting epithets and dire warnings for the
crappy cable news shows, or what. I mean, Palin's recent
Why are you guys shcoked? His movies have gotten steadily worse with each
passing year. How he keeps getting green lighted still baffles me. Like Jonah
Hex from first glance you know its garbage.
From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
To:
Yep, I agree. I watched every episode of the series and loved it. I really
wanted to see a live action version, but quickly changed my mind once I saw
that
M. Night was involved. A friend of mine wanted me to see it with him Friday
night and I turned him down. My exact quote was M.Night has
Rod Serling was an excellent short story writer before he was a director. He
was also around a lot of the best people that Hollywood had to offer at the
time so that he could perfect his craft. M.Knight seems to be ignoring all
input in an attempt to ruin his own career. Its possible that he just
The movie wasn't that bad. It makes me never want to see another 3D movie
with no 3D in it ever again however. I think Hollywood is really searching
for the next big franchise to take the place of Harry Potter and they can't
find it.
The 3-D is another thing. I have to say that of all the summer
popcorn movies, the one I most enjoyed was Iron Man 2 - mainly
because it wasn't in 3-D.
Hollywood has it's next Harry Potter - they're just getting 3
movies instead of 6 (or, is it 7?) Twilight is a perfectly fine
No 3d in it? Maybe the effects do not translate well to 3d? Some of the same
effects were used in a movie called Storm Warriors.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com wrote:
The movie wasn't that bad. It makes me never want to see another 3D movie
with no 3D in
I can see that happening now. Curious George in 3d. Clifford the dog!
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Daryle Lockhart
dar...@darylelockhart.comwrote:
The 3-D is another thing. I have to say that of all the summer popcorn
movies, the one I most enjoyed was Iron Man 2 - mainly because
Yeah the best 3D effects in the movie where the title cards and location
cards. Otherwise the glasses where only used to make the screen crisp. None
of the 3D movies have really don't it for me accept Avatar. I'm waiting for
Resident Evil: Aftermath however
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Mr.
The Curious George feature with the voices of Will Ferrell and Drew
Barrymore was better than The Last Airbender.
On Jul 3, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Mr. Worf wrote:
I can see that happening now. Curious George in 3d. Clifford the dog!
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Daryle Lockhart
Yea I noticed that the biggest Indian stars are fair skinned and have
slightly European looks. That includes Pakistani movie stars as well.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
True dat, of course there's the whole dark-skinned prejudice in many
As an fYI this is movie only deals with season 1 of Airbender. They are
hoping to make it a franchise. But just asked The Golden Compass cast how
that turned out.
I like the smell of the original Old Spice too. It reminds me back when men
were men and that's what I wanted to be like when I was a kid. Can you
imagine Shaft (original of course) wearing that metrosexual cologne that
they have out now that smell like fruit and flowers? He'd get his butt
kicked.
HAH! Good point. They could, of course, turn this whole ship
around by giving the next movie to another director.
On Jul 3, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Mike Street wrote:
As an fYI this is movie only deals with season 1 of Airbender. They
are hoping to make it a franchise. But just asked The
My question is who was the target audience for it?
Also, an additional $70 a month for data is ridiculous!
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/four-reasons-why-microsofts-kin-phone-failed/
--
If all the
That sounds like a lot of fun! I love LA for stuff like that. They just
don't have anything cool like that here.
Have you seen the monster matches? They have people that dress up like
monsters from a godzilla movie that wrestle in a cage match.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 5:36 AM, Tracy Curtis
If they can make the Osprey work, then I guess that they can make one of
these fly.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
I predict that this will make Keith happy...
Dodge Roadside Bombs in a — Wait For It — *Flying Car*
- By Spencer
They should just hire a host like a Bob Wilkens or Elvira for these movies.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
MEGAPIRANHA. MANSQUITO. Mongolian death worm. Of all th monster names
the Syfy channel has trotted out for its Saturday Original Movies, its
latest
If I remember correctly didn't they try to make the show serious at one
point?
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
It begins tomorrow at 9 am, and it just runs... don't ask, just say thanks
and enjoy.
--
If all the world's a stage and we are merely
hey Daryle,
I do so hope that they give it to another team. writers and director. hell, i
am not a director, but i believe ANYBODY in this group that has seen the
cartoon could have done better with the source material than m. night shamalama.
Fate.
--- On Sat, 7/3/10, Daryle Lockhart
have 2 agree with Martin, they (Verizon) will, but it is such a GREAT phone.
it is the same size as the htc EVO that spring has. i am test driving one now
(since i work with verizon) and it is AWESOME! BTW, Martin, you need to side
bar me about the broadband card u have. got a few new one's
True, true. But usually you get used to people who've always put out dreck,
like Uwe Boll, or Michael Bay, who substitutes explosions for actual plot and
good acting. But M. Knight had three really great films out the gate, which
indicates he has real talent that's not a fluke. You give such a
I agree. I was going to mention that insiders have said he's not at all open to
constructive criticism or suggestions. I remember that he had a meeting with
studio execs sometime during the process of Lady in the Water, where the
conversation turned to their concern that the film wouldn't be
Best 3D I've seen next to Avatar was in How to Train Your Dragon. I also
saw that movie in 2D, and I have to admit it was great there. The 3D was a bit
blurry in fast-moving scenes, but otherwise it was fantastic. But, seeing as I
loved the film in both forms, I can say again that the 3D worked
It's an issue. Notice at the overwhelming number of stars on Univision and
stuff, and how they all look more Spanish, with women often dying their hair
lighter colors. The darker Latinoes aren't usually played up as stars or love
interests, unless it's the man. Darker women are rare to be seen.
Yeah, for about a minute, Mr Worf. Ratings dropped, and the humor returned.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
If I remember correctly didn't they try to make the show serious at one
point?
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 5:22 AM, Martin Baxter
I've also been told that I can't pre-order and keep my new every 2. The Droid
X WILL be mine. Hopefully Wal-Mart or Amazon will have the discount during the
first week and I can hopefully get it somewhere other than Verizon.
Gerald Haynes
http://thesmallfries.com - Calvin Hobbes who?
Stop, rave.
STOP.
A giant, angry bottle of GATORADE? Just send the University of Florida's
football team after a workout...
Martin (it's either bad puns or broken weeping -- take your choice)
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
MEGAPIRANHA. MANSQUITO.
3D in Shrek4 was pretty good. I actually blinked a couple of time when things
flew at the screen.
Gerald Haynes
http://thesmallfries.com - Calvin Hobbes who?
http://dontarrestus.com - Latino based sci-fi comic strip fun
From: Keith Johnson
One small problem with that, Mr Worf.
The Osprey doesn't work. Last test flight I heard of ended in tears and lots
of twisted metal. Maybe the Tyrannos, being on a smaller scale, stands a
chance.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
If they can make the
I figure it was aimed at the Facebook Crowd. And that $70 a month for data
is ridiculous indeed.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
My question is who was the target audience for it?
Also, an additional $70 a month for data is ridiculous!
On Sat, Jul
Keith, I'm thinking that this unwillingness to call out the lies is more a
product of the new administration's desire to be above the worst instincts
of Mankind, to quote someone's words from a long time ago. Problem with
that is that it leaves them open to a lot of n*tshots.
And you're not alone
Didn't know that Chapman was petite, having only seen her from the waist up
a couple of times. And I saw Hendricks over Staite because Chapman comes
across to me as more forward in projecting her sexuality. Staite's really
crept up on me. I really didn't notice her charms until late in her run on
Now that it looks like Bond's done, this could be a bigger movie
than we realize. I'd actually roll with Scarlett Johannsen. If she
can pull off the accent...I'm good.
Make this movie about all 11 of the spies and it could be fun!
On Jul 3, 2010, at 6:40 PM, Martin Baxter wrote:
It was great. I would recommend it to anyone who loves spectacle. I never
knew about the monster matches. But I really wanted to go to virtual cock
fighting, which sounds similar. People dressed in chicken suits with some kind
of simulated weapon attached to their feet. The arena broadcast
I heard the same thing about Korea after being shocked by a Korean woman saying
that Daniel Kim, the actor from Lost, is ugly by Korean standards largely
because he is dark. I think she said something about him looking like a
laborer.
On Jul 3, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Keith Johnson
The bad thing is that I am sitting here watching Percy Jackson and the
Olympians - The Lighting Thief, and I am enjoying it better than I enjoyed The
Last Airbender.
Fate.
On Sat Jul 3rd, 2010 6:33 PM EDT Gerald Haynes wrote:
Which begs to question: Are creative types so close to their work
No, it is on $29.99 a month data plan.
Fate.
On Sat Jul 3rd, 2010 6:33 PM EDT Martin Baxter wrote:
I figure it was aimed at the Facebook Crowd. And that $70 a month for data
is ridiculous indeed.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
My question is who was
The Osprey works. We have been jumping out of them for the past 3 years. They
are big and a little noisey.
Fate
On Sat Jul 3rd, 2010 6:31 PM EDT Martin Baxter wrote:
One small problem with that, Mr Worf.
The Osprey doesn't work. Last test flight I heard of ended in tears and lots
of twisted
i've never taken a shine to the Shrek films, so missed it. Only saw the first
one, the second one bored me.
- Original Message -
From: Gerald Haynes efhay...@yahoo.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2010 6:29:31 PM
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Last Airbender
You're right on both points. Obama's been above the fray, including when
Hillary Clinton was calling him all but a terrorist. And I still find it
interesting that in a society where everyone professes to be above things like
racial distinctions, he was attacked by so many women at one point. I
Staite is more understated in the two main roles she had, 'tis true. And,
surrounded by Gina Torres and the fabulous looking Morena Baccarin, she
probably had a bit of trouble getting her grease monkey character to really
shine.
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From: Martin Baxter
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