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  • The Fictitious Triumph of Roman Polanski

    03/25/2003 11:12:42 PM PST · by lainie · 12 replies · 154+ views
    ettashootka@yahoo.com | March 26, 2003 | M.R.J.
    Last night, the Academy Awards had an opportunity to have a Defining Moment. Hollywood had a chance to say something powerful, but the moment was lost. You might think I'm speaking about the current military action, where we're stumblingly thumping Iraq into submission, but I'm not. Michael Moore grabbed the moment to spout something about the war, but -- whether I agree with him or not -- I found his approach to dissent tacky and ill-timed. I sincerely hope none of the parents of dead or captured American soldiers saw his petulant 'attempted rant.' (Thank god Peter O'Toole, former inveterate...