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Annie Proulx on "Blood on the Red Carpet"

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BBMGrandma:
No matter what Ms. Proulx writes....wrenches at your gut!!   Here's her review on the oscars....

Such Food for thought!!!


http://film.guardian.co.uk/oscars2006/story/0,,1727312,00.html#article_continue


And BTW....the vertical sign referred to in this writing....Scientology....is explained thusly:

"...As we waited for our number to be called we could see the enormous lighted marquee across the street announcing that the "2006 Academy Award for Best Picture had gone to Crash". The red carpet now had taken on a different hue, a purple tinge.

The source of the colour was not far away. Down the street, spreading its baleful light everywhere, hung a gigantic, vertical, electric-blue neon sign spelling out  S C I E N T O L O G Y...."
 
Comment:  Interesting - was there a Scientology contingent supporting Crash?

Answer:  Oh, yes. Paul Haggis, the director & screenwriter for "Crash" (bald guy who picked up original screenplay award) is very active in that group.  He also wrote "Million Dollar Baby," last year's best picture winner ...
 
The hierarch Hubbard held that no civilization would survive which allowed homosexuals in its midst.  So it was that night in the "civilization" of the Hollywood heffalumps.

Phillip Dampier:

--- Quote from: BBMGrandma on March 11, 2006, 02:06:34 am ---No matter what Ms. Proulx writes....wrenches at your gut!!   Here's her review on the oscars....
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"And rumour has it that Lions Gate inundated the academy voters with DVD copies of Trash - excuse me - Crash a few weeks before the ballot deadline."

Oh my... I think the file below says it all.  :D

BBMGrandma:

--- Quote from: Phillip on March 12, 2006, 08:16:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: BBMGrandma on March 11, 2006, 02:06:34 am ---No matter what Ms. Proulx writes....wrenches at your gut!!   Here's her review on the oscars....
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"And rumour has it that Lions Gate inundated the academy voters with DVD copies of Trash - excuse me - Crash a few weeks before the ballot deadline.



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100,000 of them to be exact!!  Timed to coincide with the OLYMPICS being televised!!

Could we call it...."crashgate"  perhaps?

Phillip Dampier:
Yeah, but did anyone watch the Olympics anyway?  Who can watch that when we are obsessing about BBM.

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