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Russell Crowe tries hand at romantic comedy
CTV.ca - Toronto ^
| Saturday, September 9, 2006
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Posted on 09/11/2006 7:38:27 AM PDT by Alkhin
But that doesn't mean Scott is through with making pictures about war and brutality along the lines of "Black Hawk Down," revealing he plans to return soon to the Middle East, the subject of his last period epic "Kingdom of Heaven."
He then launched into a treatise on how Hollywood has such great potential to deliver messages about learning from history.
"In wars, no one wins, everyone loses. There are no heroes, there's only dead people," he said, referring to what he called the chaos and craziness in the Middle East today.
While he conceded Michael Moore has had successes with his message documentaries, he believes they were flukes and that docs are generally difficult to market successfully. But a dramatization, he added, can be so powerful.
"Movies can really change things and . . . it becomes an educational process and I think that's the healthiest way of attacking anything. That's what I'm looking for."
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KEYWORDS: antiwar; entertainment; film; hollywood; left; media; ridley; scott; war
RIDLEY SCOTT made the above comments, not Mr. Crowe. Thought it was interesting what he said about how film can help, contrasted to what the politicians have done to a film that we all just recently saw. Wonder what Scott would do if the government came down on him to change what he puts in his films???
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posted on
09/11/2006 7:38:28 AM PDT
by
Alkhin
To: Alkhin
There are no heroes
That's because you are not fully a man, and are unable to understand that there is no greater love than a man who will lay down his life for others.
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posted on
09/11/2006 7:40:39 AM PDT
by
JamesP81
("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)
To: Alkhin
In wars, no one wins, everyone loses.
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posted on
09/11/2006 7:41:37 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Alkhin
"In wars, no one wins, everyone loses."
Ask Hitler how true that is.
To: Alkhin
"My fighting is poetry! You don't edit Russell Crowe's poetry, you t@sticle!"
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posted on
09/11/2006 7:45:13 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
That was one of the best South Parks ever.
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posted on
09/11/2006 7:54:11 AM PDT
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: Alkhin
In wars, no one wins, everyone loses. He might want to ask the Germans and the Japanese about that.....
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posted on
09/11/2006 7:55:30 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
To: Alkhin
revealing he plans to return soon to the Middle East, the subject of his last period epic "Kingdom of Heaven."That great epic which showed how peaceable the muslims were, and that it was the evil christians who started all the trouble.
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posted on
09/11/2006 7:57:20 AM PDT
by
Rummyfan
To: dfwgator
Making movies, making songs, and fighting 'round the world!
To: Alkhin
I'd like to see him say that to a Holocaust survivor.
To: mainepatsfan
Me too, me too. REALLY wonder what he thinks about the Democrats coming down on the Path to 9/11 demanding change.
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posted on
09/11/2006 8:10:52 AM PDT
by
Alkhin
(Thieving tyranny is all they offer.)
To: mewzilla
EXACTLY - I wish someone would say that everytime someone else says "war never solves anything".
Not that it would make a difference. They would just scoff and go off in a huff.
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posted on
09/11/2006 8:11:42 AM PDT
by
Alkhin
(Thieving tyranny is all they offer.)
To: Alkhin
Lefists only care about THEIR free speech.
To: dfwgator
ROFL - that WAS funny! You think he'd be just as angry about The Path to 9/11 being edited?
Nah....too much to hope for.
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posted on
09/11/2006 8:12:42 AM PDT
by
Alkhin
(Thieving tyranny is all they offer.)
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