[scifinoir2] Re: J.J. Abrams: You're Dead, Jim

2008-01-24 Thread B. Smith
Lily, a male party goer and the Sgt. that helps them after they escape the tunnels afe the featured black faces. A few other random black folk in crowd scenes. No sambo alerts. Sorry it didn't work for you other folks but I loved the hell out of it. If they had done a traditional monster movie

[scifinoir2] Re: J.J. Abrams: You're Dead, Jim

2008-01-24 Thread B. Smith
It was me. Not as shaky as Blair Witch and no fast edits like the Bourne films. There is some really shaky stuff during battle scenes and I hear that the helicopter scene really got to some folks due to the spinning. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I asked another

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: J.J. Abrams: You're Dead, Jim

2008-01-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
that's right, thanks. I'll try to see it this weekend, but frankly Honeydripper is ahead of it on my list -- Original message -- From: B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] It was me. Not as shaky as Blair Witch and no fast edits like the Bourne films. There is some really shaky

[scifinoir2] Re: J.J. Abrams: You're Dead, Jim

2008-01-24 Thread B. Smith
I want to see that as well. I love John Sayles stuff. Did you ever see Sunshine State? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that's right, thanks. I'll try to see it this weekend, but frankly Honeydripper is ahead of it on my list -- Original message

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: J.J. Abrams: You're Dead, Jim

2008-01-24 Thread KeithBJohnson
But of course! I think the only thing I haven't seen from Sayles recently is Men with Guns. I really enjoyed Lone Star, and Passion Fish too. I think I first encountered his work with City of Hope, starring Joe Morton and Angela Bassett. I was struck by the positive treatment of Blacks, the

[scifinoir2] Re: J.J. Abrams: You're Dead, Jim

2008-01-24 Thread B. Smith
I haven't seen Men With Guns either. I need to add it to my Netflix list. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But of course! I think the only thing I haven't seen from Sayles recently is Men with Guns. I really enjoyed Lone Star, and Passion Fish too. I think I first