Topic: IN A NUTSHELL (Read 24090 times)

Jennifer · « **Reply #90 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:34:41 PM »

Re: F 9/11 I wonder how well it could have done if so many people hadn't been turned away because of the shows being sold out.

George · « **Reply #91 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:34:59 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on June 28, 2004, 01:22:56 PM

Maybe someone thought it best to close before the GOP came to town.

I actually wondered about this, myself.

George · « **Reply #92 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:36:49 PM »

Quote from: RLP on June 28, 2004, 12:37:52 PM

The low-carb, no-carb "fad" is potentially very injurious to everyone's health.

Everyone needs complex carbohydrates as part of their diet. Avoidance of them to shed pounds will not help your body or your health. It's tradiing one bad for a different bad.

Exercise, eat smaller, more nutritious portions. Avoid saturated fats whenever/wherever possible (try to stay below the RDA -- a Mounds bar contains 50% the RDA of saturated fats). Eat "less" glucose (i.e. sugar) than you normally do, but don't deprive yourself of anything you like.

You are far more likely to lose the weight you want and maintain the weight loss because you've maintained proper nutritional levels and avoided deprivation of favorite foods.

I took a class where we learned that the brain can ONLY get nutrition from carbohydrates. If you are an extreme Atkins follower, you are depriving YOUR BRAIN of the only food it can get! That's not a good thing!

George · « **Reply #93 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:42:53 PM »

As for more disaster movies, my sister and I saw a movie from the 1970s called "Drive-In" and we saw it AT A DRIVE IN! It features a disaster movie within the movie.

William E. Lurie · « **Reply #94 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:46:16 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on June 28, 2004, 01:05:11 PM

I suppose, as Michael Shayne pointed out to me last week about "Lara's Theme" and "Colonel Bogey's March", that the AFI songs had to have actual lyrics in order to qualify.

There are lyrics and I think they are sung over the credits. Regarding "Lara's Theme" and "Colonel Bogey", I think RIVER KWAI and DR. ZHIVAGO may have been considered British films.

bk · « **Reply #95 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:47:57 PM »

Quote from: RLP on June 28, 2004, 01:34:03 PM

What makes the idea that the numbers were padded laughable (the kindest word I can use in regard to the spurious assertion) is that studios DO NOT PAD GROSSES. There are people who get cuts and the studios don't generally do much more than UNDER report. The exhibitors will get their cut, the distributor will get its cut and the production company will get its cut. One presumes Michael Moore gets a small slice. NOBODY is going to overinflate the grosses 'cause it means folks'll have to be paid more than the movie earned otherwise.

I consider the entire notion a rather poignant example of right-wing sour grapes.

Well, I do hate to burst your bubble, but studios have been misreporting grosses for years, AND, most importantly, have been caught doing it. Do the research and you'll find out how true this is. There have been several big stories in Variety about this and the films that were caught doing so. WHY they would do it is a mystery but do it they do, usually by several million dollars.

William E. Lurie · « **Reply #96 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:47:59 PM »

ASSASSINS was not one of the shows that the GOP were given free tickets to for their one free night. And if that were the reason, it could have run a month longer than the current closing date.

William E. Lurie · « **Reply #97 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:50:43 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 28, 2004, 01:47:57 PM

Well, I do hate to burst your bubble, but studios have been misreporting grosses for years, AND, most importantly, have been caught doing it. Do the research and you'll find out how true this is. There have been several big stories in Variety about this and the films that were caught doing so. WHY they would do it is a mystery but do it they do, usually by several million dollars.

Broadway shows have been known to do this too, most notably SUNSET BOULEVARD which way over-reported the gross while Ms. Close was on vacation to try and convince people it was the show itself and not Ms. Close that was drawing people.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #98 on:** June 28, 2004, 01:52:55 PM »

Quote from: bk on June 28, 2004, 01:47:57 PM

Well, I do hate to burst your bubble, but studios have been misreporting grosses for years, AND, most importantly, have been caught doing it. Do the research and you'll find out how true this is. There have been several big stories in Variety about this and the films that were caught doing so. WHY they would do it is a mystery but do it they do, usually by several million dollars.

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Never fear. My "bubble" is thick as elephant hide.

I'm wondering: Over-reporting to avoid being classified a bomb? To grab a weekend highest-gross-ever title? Projecting what they "hope" it will make?

From what I've read, it's usually the projection, rather than a deliberate intent to mislead.

However, to grab a record or to avoid the appearance of being a dud, I can also see overprojection happening....but I don't think this is "the rule."

I am aware of the thinking behind wanting to believe this documentary's grosses have been inflated. Anything is possible. It is possible it might have been done to encourage people to see the film, but I think the greater truth is that the film made what they said it made, if not more, and that too many people were unable to see it this past weekend due to limited screens.

The press and on-air Radio/TV discussion about this movie have made it an instant success.

Quite literally, it's the hottest ticket since "The Passion of the Christ," but as a documentary, it won't draw the crowds that film did. For one thing, the right wing will avoid it. The knee-jerk reactions to it, alone, make most folks want to see it.

Matt H. · « **Reply #99 on:** June 28, 2004, 02:05:08 PM »

Reading the article about the provisional closing notice of ASSASSINS, it seems clear the show has done very well at the box-office for its announced run. It's the advanced sales that aren't what they want and what they're trying to spur.

Funny, though, when I ordered my tickets for July 24 well over a month ago (when the August 1st extension was first announced), I had to take the first row of the mezzanine. The tickets for tables were all gone.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #100 on:** June 28, 2004, 02:25:33 PM »

RLP is right about the low-carb craze. The most weight I lost and the fastest time I lost it in was in the mid-nineties, when I was having pasta almost everynight.

You want to lose weight. Burn more calories than you take in. That simple. Step up your exercise. Eat a little less.

I also don't think there's any inflation going on in the F9/11 numbers. There was a projection based on early weekend figures. We'll probably know exactly tomorrow. But as I said before, give or take a mil, it's still a remarkable achievement for a non-fiction film at the height of summer. But the naysayers of the film will try to diminish and negate its clear critical and box-office victory anyway they can.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #101 on:** June 28, 2004, 02:36:54 PM »

DR CHARLES POGUE - Edward Judd was so good in ...FIRE!

I also liked him as a race car driver who had an affair with doomed Susan Hayward in STOLEN HOURS....and then came to a fiery end on the race track.

Wish I could have seen him in your project!

Here he is on the left. He also co-starred in one of MBARNUM's favorite movies FIRST MEN IN THE MOON!

Ann · « **Reply #102 on:** June 28, 2004, 02:41:08 PM »

Good afternoon all!
Well, I'm back from the Ren Faire. I must say it was a grand and glorious time, and I intend to make visiting these faires a regular thing for me. The costumes were great fun, the acts were entertaining, and all the things being sold made me very glad I'd left my wallet in the car and carried only a small amount of cash on me. I would have gone broke!

TOTD - never much for disaster films. Does Titanic count? I know I'm risking being attacked by saying this, but I actually did like Titanic. if you could get past all the hoopla about it.

Sandra · « **Reply #103 on:** June 28, 2004, 02:50:01 PM »

I don't know so much from disaster movies. I don't think I've ever seen one, but I've heard a couple. Once in a high school Earth Science class the teacher showed us Jurassic Park for some reason. I didn't really see a lot of point in watching it, so I spent the whole time reading A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

And then the same thing happened in Geography class with Twister. I read Les Miserables.

Charles Pogue · « **Reply #104 on:** June 28, 2004, 02:50:12 PM »

Jrand53, you can see him in my project. My HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES is out on DVD. Try DVD PLANET.

MBarnum · « **Reply #105 on:** June 28, 2004, 02:58:29 PM »

Quote from: JRand53 on June 28, 2004, 02:36:54 PM

Here he is on the left. He also co-starred in one of MBARNUM's favorite movies FIRST MEN IN THE MOON!

LOL JRand! I think you are thinking of 12 TO THE MOON as one of my favorites! No Edward Judd, but it does have Ken Clark!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #106 on:** June 28, 2004, 02:59:23 PM »

Oh thanks DRCP!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #107 on:** June 28, 2004, 03:04:32 PM »

I caught Bill Clinton on "Larry King Live" this past weekend.

Very compelling speaker with some compelling thoughts.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #108 on:** June 28, 2004, 03:05:58 PM »

DR Anne: With Ren Faire behind you, can Lilith Faire be too far in your future?

Jennifer · « **Reply #109 on:** June 28, 2004, 03:36:55 PM »

Re: the low carb thing

Pretty much everything you eat has carbs. So even if you're doing low carbs, you will still be eating a lot of vegetables. You might not eat white bread or pasta, but you'll still be eating other bread (maybe pumpernickel).

I get what you guys are saying. But unless you just want to eat meat/eggs only, you're always going to be
getting some carbs.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #110 on:** June 28, 2004, 03:42:11 PM »

Just had a note from TCB. Not "legal" for him to post from work these days and of course he can not from home. At least they haven't blocked his emails yet.

bk · « **Reply #111 on:** June 28, 2004, 03:42:37 PM »

I know that the Atkins or any low-carb diet is the only way to lose substantial poundage quickly - usually ten to fifteen pounds in two to three weeks. That's not the issue for me - the issue is that you are then stuck having to stay on that diet and even if you do it to the letter, which I did on my last go round, I never lost another pound in over three months. That's just stupid and irritating and so no more low-carb diets for me - ever.

bk · « **Reply #112 on:** June 28, 2004, 03:43:12 PM »

What happened to TCB posting from home?

Tomovoz · « **Reply #113 on:** June 28, 2004, 03:55:11 PM »

Ah! Someone does not read the posts!! TCB has a dead computer. His last post was from a public library.
I shall now play "the last post" in memory of his late computer.
François is on holidays for the next three weeks. He does not have a computer so he too shall be absent.

TCB · « **Reply #114 on:** June 28, 2004, 04:14:19 PM »

The fools let me back in the lie-berry once more. So, here is a quick note, since my fifteen minutes allowed by law are almost up.

Disaster Films:

SAN FRANCISCO
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER -- sorry Anne, almost TITANIC, but better!

Condiments:

TROJANS

MISS YOU ALL!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #115 on:** June 28, 2004, 04:26:29 PM »

Good Evening!

Well, I thought I was leaving the apartment today... I just could not seem to drag myself off the couch this afternoon. I was either re-checking some stuff on the net that I kept forgetting to check in the first place. Or something interesting came on TV. Or I just didn't feel like moving. It was kind of puzzling - kind of an active laziness. Once I finally did make it off the couch, I pruned a house plant that needed pruning, started some laundry, had some yogurt (blueberry), and put away some stuff in my bedroom. -Very exciting, huh?

So now I'm just trying to figure out whether I want to head up to Fairfax tonight or tomorrow during the day. I guess I'll just see where the next few hours take me.

OH! But I did hear briefly from DR Jason. He had a great time in Chicago, and he's now home in Louisville... And about to have some fried chicken!!

Panni · « **Reply #116 on:** June 28, 2004, 04:44:48 PM »

I, on the other hand, am not about to have fried chicken. I am about to take Wonderdog for a walk.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #117 on:** June 28, 2004, 04:44:53 PM »

...And as luck would have it, the episode of "Friends" that is currently on here is the one with Matt Battaglia and Robert Gant.

Panni · « **Reply #118 on:** June 28, 2004, 04:46:33 PM »

The English language is truly bizarre. Try explaining "I am about to take my dog for a walk" to someone who doesn't speak English (or dog).

Dan-in-Toronto · « **Reply #119 on:** June 28, 2004, 04:49:33 PM »

I had a friend who taught English as a Second Language. Something that totally perplexed her students was the traffic sign: "Squeeze Right."

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