[mafree]

..On a lighter note, the heavy set black woman who was Scarlett O'Hara's maid in GWTW...she was mentioned last night. Has anyone ever heard the rumour that she was a lesbian and that her and Tallulah Bankhead (a blueblood Bama white sybarite gal) had a lesbian affair in the late 30s. I'm not joking. NOW...that was groundbreaking from a variety of PC perspectives...LOL..

I believe I've heard the rumor once or twice. I liked Tallulah- she had a lot of spunk.

[demnomo]

I just got on the board this morning to read all of the posts that I missed by turning in shortly after Ron Howard received his award. Welcome aboard, Mafree. You handle yourself well. I can appreciate any poster who can hold their own against contrary opinions without getting testy, rude or spouting empty platitudes and straight party lines.

For what it's worth, I thought Denzel's performance was worth an Oscar. I didn't see Berry's performance because that sort of movie depresses me. I've heard from others whose opinion I respect that Halle Berry was terrific. If Berry were up against Julia Roberts for her lame cutsey portrayal of Erin Brockovich during last year's Academy Awards, it's pretty obvious who would have won. (Roberts!)

Yeah, Berry's acceptance speech was not the greatest, (I don't think she really believed that she would win, hence her rambling) but Julia Robert's 2001 egotistical, way-too-long speech was rude and self-serving. For crying out loud, Roberts didn't even thank the gal who brought her there--the REAL Erin Brockovich! At least Halle Berry realized the moment for what it was. Even though Halle didn't mention her name, (spur of the moment lapse, perhaps) can't you just see Hattie McDaniel smiling down from Heaven? I can. (And, no, I don't believe that Hattie was a lesbian or a commie because she donated her Oscar to Brown University unless proved otherwise.)

Cheers.

[wardaddy]

"Die Die My Darling".....the scene where she spikes the guy in the tub and the faucet just drips and drips on his head. Eeerie!!!

Tallulah was a true piece of work. A real Hellcat. Her sexual exploits are what made Holywood Babylon....well Babylon!

Regards....I may not always agree with you but you put up a wonderful fight and you're honest. No one can bitch about that!