I agree with Rika, Barb. I hope everything turns out well. (KathyF) Thanks for the B'day greetings! At my age, I should ignore it altogether. (Tress), KathyF, Did not realize it was your B-day! Happy Belated! Hope it was a good one! Happy Belated birthday, Kathy! Sorry I missed it.

(Rika) Barb, hang in there, but don't start smoking again - you'll just wind up anxious about your dad AND worried about the fact that you're smoking. LOL True, true. I think I'm safe. I sat outside with him today and thought about nothing except the fact I was cold. And, I've been doing his laundry, any time I have a craving, I'll just remember the smell in my car after I've brought his laundry home.

Happy Birthday, Kathy. Sorry I'm late. Hope your day was wonderful.

Thanks for all the birthday greetings! Barb, glad to here you are staying strong and not smoking! It is so easy to become addicted to nicotine, and so difficult to kick the habit! I am so proud of you for going through this stressful time and remaining determined to refrain from cigarettes!

Wot??? I missed Kathy's birthday? I shall conquer this - I shall..... Oh, who am I kidding?

Sorry I missed your birthday, Kathy - I was asked to scrub someone's back and I kind of lost track of time......

Kathy's birthday has come and gone? Why didn't you wake me?"

Kathy, I didn't mean to miss your birthday, but I was trying to put out some fires......

I watched this last night, and thought - ooh baby, light my fire!

Sorry I missed your birthday, Kathy - I was asked to scrub someone's back and I kind of lost track of time..... Well, let's get our priorities straight. On the one hand, Darcy in the tub. On the other hand, Kathy's birthday. I'd take...DARCY, for heaven's sake! The @#$#% with Kathy! I'd also help Paul with whatever he needed, because I love him!

Aargh!!! I forgot to say thank you, Rika, for the lovely images! You must know how much I love Darcy and Paul A. And I appreciate you taking the time from grading papers!

BTW Kathy, hope you had a great day - sorry, no graphics to describe this...

Don't worry, I'm graphically challenged, myself! It's the sentiment that counts!! Thanks!

So sorry I'm so late with the birthday greetings, Kathy. From the looks of it here, there may be more fun to be had with a belated birthday! ;) Hope you had a great day!

Oops...Happy Birthday, Kathy

O.K. Kathy, Another very late Happy Birthday greeting!! Aaaand, I am trying very hard to learn how to get a !@#$$%% picture posted so I be one of the groovy crowd and dazzle you all....we shall see.... Oh please work please please please...

I hope you had a v.v. good B-day Kathy (any blue soup?) (Good job MariaT, it worked!)

Way to go, Maria! I've never seen that picture! Lovely! Where did it come from?

(Rika) I've never seen that picture! Lovely! Where did it come from? Rika I found it at www.celebrity-exchange.com and then look up Colin...That is what I do when it is too quiet in here...Incidently this picture makes a GREAT screensaver as the size is perfect and it doesn't distort...

(Dorine) From the looks of it here, there may be more fun to be had with a belated birthday! My family has always said I could do more to stretch out a birthday than anybody! Thanks! Thanks for the Garfield card, Evelyn! Maria, not only did it work perfectly, but CF is gorgeous! Thank you! (Odile) I hope you had a v.v. good B-day Kathy (any blue soup?) It was fine, thanks! No blue soup, which doesn't look that tasty anyway, but I'd love to have had a blue soup smile in person!

Hi...It's me!!!! (again...sorry) Can't recall if this was brought up anywhere here about this video a girl made on another site, I just watched it and am trying to regain composure...It plays on real player, link is http://www.green-sector.de/media/pride_bridget.zip Zowieeeeee

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHY. How lucky you are to have Darcy and Paul!!! Will you share with me? Please. Great job ladies. Rika, Maria and Evelyn. So talented. Wish I could do these things.

(Pam) How lucky you are to have Darcy and Paul!!! Will you share with me? Please. Silly woman! You have made it abundantly clear that Paul is yours already. I was merely borrowing him (courtesy Rika). As for Darcy, since there are almost six hours of him, I suppose I can share.

Kathy...late as usual but hope you had a very Happy Birthday!

Thank you, Lisa!

(Rika) I've never seen that picture! Lovely! Where did it come from? I think it's also somewhere in the Bucket's gallery in the TIOBE section. It was at one time I believe. Great job, Maria! That's been one of my favorites actually. I seem to be partial to many of his B/W ones.

Happy Birthday Kathy! I am also graphics challenged but wish you all the best all the same!

Happy Birthday, Kathy Isn't a belated birthday around here more delicious than the real one? Darcy, Paul and Colin-WOT a guest list. Great work Rika and Maria, I enjoyed the belated birthday, too.

(MariaT) Can't recall if this was brought up anywhere here about this video a girl made on another site, I just watched it and am trying to regain composure... Maria, thank you for that link! Now that is my idea of a music video!

Thanks, Barb and Linda! Some of us must be graphically challenged, Barb, so the Capture Queens can feel useful! Let them do the work, and we can reap the rewards!! (Rika) Maria, thank you for that link! Now that is my idea of a music video! I finally got to see it today, after wrestling with RealPlayer for days! Just how is this supposed to help us get over the obsession? Not that I want to get over it, mind you!

MariaT, that is the MOST incredible candid I have yet to see. ODB's expression is intense, but not fierce. Beautiful! Thank you! I love to see a man working who loves his work. V. sexy for me; even more sexy for me than idle rich Dary, pretty-boy love. This picture is so real! LizBeth

Maria T...I have to agree and forgive girls but.... How utterly F*****g handsome is this guy? Mind you don't tell DH I talk this way with the girls!

Please please please please please ... I am trying to get some work done today - how does one do this without staring blankly at the computer all day?

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Sorry.

sorry See what these pictures have done to me?

(Lizbeth) ODB's expression is intense, but not fierce. Beautiful! Thank you! I love to see a man working who loves his work. V. sexy for me; even more sexy for me than idle rich Dary, pretty-boy love. This picture is so real! Mmm..I agree, v.v. sexy... (Lisa) I have to agree and forgive girls but.... How utterly F*****g handsome is this guy? Mind you don't tell DH I talk this way with the girls! Lisa, he is so very utterly f*****g handsome that is defies reason! No apologies here, this is the sanctuary!

(maria)Lisa, he is so very utterly f*****g handsome that is defies reason! No apologies here, this is the sanctuary! A Drooleur once coined the acronym: AFG..(Absolute F****** Gorgeous)

Kathy, happy belated birthday to you! So sorry I missed the celebration (yet again). But here's a belated birthday cake delivered by ODB just for you. Be careful blowing out the candle...;-)

Incredibly late Birthday Wishes to you Rika and very late Birthday wishes to Kathy. Looks like you both spent your respective days in excellent company;-)

Barb, sorry your Dad is not feeling well. And hope you are doing okay. Please, please, please stay away from the ciggies. We want you healthy and hope your Dad is getting better too.

Thank you, Lora! What an adorable look on his face -- he looks scrumptious (who needs the cake?!) Thanks, Lizza! It's not really that late, since my family celebration hasn't even happened yet! I like to make it last and last (as long as I don't think about the actual age thing).

(Evelyn) A Drooleur once coined the acronym: AFG..(Absolute F****** Gorgeous) How perfect. AFG says it all. Well done. Well done Lora. I know Kathy is going to be more than willing to share a piece of him with me.

(KathyF) It's not really that late, since my family celebration hasn't even happened yet! I like to make it last and last... LOL...around here we call it 'Festivus' (named after the holiday, on 'Seinfeld', that George's family celebrates)...in my house it is the week prior and after your birthday that warrants presents and cake! Two whole weeks of celebration (and allows husbands/wives to be a bit late with gifts....you can sneak in under that wire)! AFG indeed!

Happy Bday, Kathy on a side note: About a Boy is to become a tv show. AICN had it on their website.

RE AFH (Love this, BTW!) I have to agree that he is devastatingly handsome in that pic, as he is in most others. But he does seem to have the amazing ability to transform his face and become a lot less attractive (something he himself has commented on). But I love him any which way!!!

(Janet) RE AFH (Love this, BTW!) A gentle correction: It's AFG...(for Gorgeous);-)

(Evelyn)A gentle correction: It's AFG He's AF...adorable:-))

They just detonated two bombs about 1/4 mile from my house! I had been wondering about the helicopters...but didn't think much of it until I realized that they had been there for about an hour. Anyway, both bombs are now gone, but all roads are blocked off! Police all over the place. We never get this much excitement...geeeez! Again ... He's AF...beautiful!

Thanks for the birthday wishes, Laura!

Tress, who detonated the bombs? Sounds like a little too much excitement if you ask me.

(Rika) Tress, who detonated the bombs? Sounds like a little too much excitement if you ask me. The bomb squad had one of the robots do it...it was strange because we couldn't get near the site, so we watched all this on the news (the helicopters I had been hearing were recording it all). The area was closed off 5-6 hours. They pulled a lady over for speeding and she had no license, no registration, no insurance so...I guess that is probable cause (I'm a bit sketchy on that as I used to work for a prosecutor, but not in this state), they searched the vehicle. Found two bombs and later, drugs. She said the car belonged to her boyfriend (this is a total middle class neighborhood, and this all happened within about 500 feet of an elementary school...not the kind of thing we ususally see out here). The news showed them taking a infant car seat from the car...unbelievable! Guess we'll know more tomorrow...

And so it begins again... Seems pretty straightforward to me and has been around for 50 yrs. Everyone knows it: you put it on TV first, you gettie Oscar. Crying "public service" is IMO pathetic. Academy to 'Bloody' Well Decide on Pic Eligibility (Variety) - You know it's Oscar season when a little controversy starts brewing. Paramount Classics' critically praised "Bloody Sunday" is under attack from rival campaigners. They say the film's Jan. 20 broadcast on British and Irish national television disqualifies it from Oscar consideration. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences adopted "Rule 3" in 1956. It bars any picture that airs on TV within six months of its theatrical bow. After getting word that other companies were trying to get the pic blocked, Paramount Classics appealed to Academy president Frank Pierson. In a four-page letter obtained by Daily Variety, the company argues that the TV showing was a public service to aid the Northern Ireland peace process. It also points to Laurence Olivier's nomination as best actor for the 1956 version of "Richard III," which was shown on TV at the same time it reached theaters. "We feel that Rule 3 should be explored and debated," Paramount Classics co-president David Dinerstein said in an interview. "And we believe that when Academy officials familiarize themselves with this film they will do the right thing." With the Academy's rules committee now considering the matter, the organization issued just one official comment: "We decline to be part of the publicity campaign for this film until we have made our decision." "Bloody Sunday," now in limited U.S. release, is a docudrama about the 1972 massacre in Derry, Ireland, in which British troops killed 14 demonstrators. Critics have lauded writer-director Paul Greengrass, cinematographer Ivan Strasburg and star James Nesbitt; the film shared the Golden Bear in Berlin and the audience award at Sundance. In the wake of the film's U.K. run, the British government reopened an inquiry that had initially disciplined none of the soldiers. Accolades notwithstanding, the film risks facing the same fate as "Croupier" in 2000 or "The Last Seduction" in 1994. Both pictures were nixed from the Oscar pool due to TV runs. Such a rule has worked in reverse as well, leaving TNT miniseries "Gettysburg" ineligible for the Emmys after New Line released it in theaters ahead of its cable airing.

Am gagging on my flaming saganaki ;-) From THR: Wedding' has fighting chance with Oscar Cue composer Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now," the theme from "Rocky." That tune might sound odd when played on the bouzouki. But as the breakout indie hit "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" continues its triumphant boxoffice march -- this weekend, it cou ld hit the $200 million domestic mark -- the next question to ask is: Can it go the distance -- all the way to the Academy Awards? Flushed by their success, the movie's creators are approaching their next moves cautiously. "Clearly, the movie has become very high-profile both within the industry and outside," said Paul Brooks, president of Gold Circle Films, which produced "Greek Wedding" along with Playtone Prods. "But I would never be so presumptuous as to second-guess Academy members. It's not typically the sort of movie that gets awards. The view from Playtone and Gold Circle is that we'd be grateful for any recognition, but we're not expecting anything." Rita Wilson -- who, after witnessing the movie's star, Nia Vardalos, perform her one-woman show, became the catalyst who brought the project to husband Tom Hanks' Playtone and then became one of the film's producers -- added: "By any stretch of the imagination, we never thought when we were making the film that it could get to that point. People must be enjoying it and celebrating the fact it is so much of a Cinderella story." The question of "Greek Wedding's" Oscar worthiness might have seemed preposterous when IFC Films opened it April 19 in just eight markets. But as the movie's reputation has steadily built, its upward trajectory has reminded more than a few observers of another underdog movie written by a then-unknown actor who was propelled to stardom when his movie beat the odds -- both commercially and at the Academy Awards. That movie was 1976's "Rocky," which garnered 10 nominations and a best picture win. " 'Rocky' had the same kind of release as 'Greek Wedding,' " recalled "Rocky" producer Irwin Winkler. "We opened in just two theaters, and we were lucky to get two theaters. When we opened, business was OK, but we got great reviews and great word-of-mouth. We added nine more cities over the following week or two. Every week, business would increase, and it just kept growing and growing." Ultimately, "Rocky" grossed $225 million worldwide. "Wedding" is enjoying a similarly meteoric rise. Currently the fifth highest-grossing film of the year, it's on track to surpass fourth-place "Austin Powers in Goldmember" ($213 million). Of course, grosses alone don't a major Academy Award contender make. The year's top movies to date, "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones," will probably have to settle for technical nominations. But adult-oriented popular hits -- as opposed to summer action flicks -- often fare well with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Last year's best picture, "A Beautiful Mind," with $171 million, was the 11th highest-grossing film of the year. 1994's "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and 1997's "The Full Monty" -- both best picture nominees -- did solid indie business stateside and blockbuster business overseas. "Yeah, but 'Weddings' and 'Monty' were both British pictures," one naysayer said. "Academy voters always give the edge to British pictures." Still, there's no ignoring the fact that "Wedding" has been as popular on Los Angeles' Westside -- the home of lots of Academy voters -- as anywhere else. It premiered at Pacific Theatres' Arclight Cinemas and, with only a hiatus to make way for the AFI Fest, has been playing there ever since. And it's also been ensconced at the new Grove Stadium, which entertains a heavy following of industry types. "I liked it very much," said Christina Kounelias, New Line Cinema exec vp publicity, promotion. "As a Greek American, I actually related to quite to quite a bit of it." If "Wedding" is to translate the good will it has earned into actual nominations, Vardalos is probably the key. Her tale of writing her way to success and refusing to sell out along the way is one of the year's most compelling offscreen sagas. "I can totally appreciate what she did, and I applaud her," actor-director Bill Paxton said. Unprodded, he continued: "It makes me think of Sylvester Stallone when he did 'Rocky.' Everyone wanted his script, but they didn't want him. He held out. I think that's what this town is all about. Very few people are discovered. Most people have to discover themselves." Winkler concurred. "The story of Stallone creating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for himself, making good on a script that nobody wanted, is very similar to the 'Wedding' story," he said. It bodes well that Vardalos' story has special resonance for actors, as actors make up the largest branch of the Academy in addition to voting for their own awards through SAG. "I cannot remember ever seeing a quicker rise to stardom," Wilson said of Vardalos' current standing in Hollywood. "But the thing I love about Nia and find so rewarding is that she's the same person who first wrote her one-woman show. She hasn't changed." To be sure, "Greek Wedding" still faces a few obstacles. Its director, Joel Zwick, is known primarily as a TV director, which puts him outside the circle favored by the Academy's exclusive directors branch. Academy voters also tend to give comedies short shrift, and there are a lot of serious, heavyweight dramas that could elbow it aside before year's end. The "Greek Wedding" makers would be wise not to break out the ouzo just yet, but it probably wouldn't hurt to lay in a reserve.

They say the film's Jan. 20 broadcast on British and Irish national television disqualifies it from Oscar consideration. Good grief! Have just read the Guardian's news item and the TV broadcast hasn't even happened. It is only scheduled for Jan 20, 2003. Sheesh! This is totally within their ability to control. What a bunch of crybabies.

"It's not typically the sort of movie that gets awards" Obviously the people have spoken...and they don't always like the films that get Oscars. Bet it would win The People's Award. "Its director, Joel Zwick, is known primarily as a TV director, which puts him outside the circle favored by the Academy's exclusive directors branch." Uh oh..not good for GWAPE;-( Thanks K.

A bit of catchup... "Today, somewhere in Canada, a network called USA Network is making a movie about the mayor of the city of New York," Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday. "I guess they're going to show him watching baseball games at the SkyDome or eating pommes frites rather than eating at Patsy's." Hey, they filmed the second Blues Brothers movie in Canada too. People here were v. upset. (Minkee) Long live Drool! (I think that is the queue to reach for my chequebook eh Boss?) I'd be more than happy to send you my mailing address. (Odile) For those interested, here is a link to the Geophysical Institute... FYI, there's an entire Geo conference here at Spring, and I'd bet Marcia would love to talk earthquakes with you at anytime. Check it out. She posts lots of pics, graphs, news items, etc. (Laura) About a Boy is to become a tv show. Hmmm, that short, bald-headed guy is getting more and more attractive. He's got to be rolling in it. And last but not least... HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY KATHY See what happens when you don't spring for airmail. Those surface deliveries take forever. ;-) Hope it was happy, whenever it was.

(Karen) Good grief! Have just read the Guardian's news item and the TV broadcast hasn't even happened. It is only scheduled for Jan 20, 2003. Sheesh! This is totally within their ability to control. Not that I completely understand how the Academy thinks, but it's not even in the same year! 2002 awards would include it, but after Jan 1, 2003 it shouldn't be any their (the Academy's) business where the film goes....? Pretty soon, they'll say that it cannot be out on video/DVD prior to the Oscars (Oh the humanity! Everyone's watching it on 'TV'!!) And you're right, this is completely within their control, so they could just follow the rule (silly rule if you ask me though)....

(Tress) but it's not even in the same year! As the article stated, the rule says within six months. I'm sure if push came to shove, I could come up with an explanation for that, but since the film opened in the US in October I believe, April would be the earliest for a TV broadcast. I'm telling ya, they are such crybabies.

Thanks for the birthday greetings, Karen! Tress has given me an idea, and my celebration of "Festivus" is now at about the halfway mark, so nobody's really late.

Thanks for the very interesting articles, Karen. They'd be wise to hold out till April. Eliminating controversy and giving their film a chance for a nod. I'm sure they were well aware of the rule, and they haven't shown it on TV yet. Kind of a moot point if you think about it. Which is more important to them, Oscar recognition or public service? It's in their hands, not the Academy's IMO, unless I've misinterpreted something here. As for Wedding, is it really Oscar material? I know it's funny and very very popular but how does it compare to other's in contention? I agree Evelyn, it will probably win The People's Choice Award.

KATHY. . . Sorry I missed your birthday, but Sam and I hoisted a few . . dozen . . .in your honour! Hope you had a happy one!

Thanks, Mari! It was happy, but would have obviously been better had I been with Sam and CF!

[Karen](Laura) About a Boy is to become a tv show. Hmmm, that short, bald-headed guy is getting more and more attractive. He's got to be rolling in it. Geez, haven't I been saying that for a while??? ;) Welcome back, Karen (um, where were you???) Was wondering when someone would get to that! (sob) Out of Sight is also to become TV show.

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(Pam)As for Wedding, is it really Oscar material? I know it's funny and very very popular but how does it compare to other's in contention? By no stretch of imagination is it Oscar -worthy .And we don't know yet what will be competing. It's just a feel-good, happy movie;I got my moneys'worth.

For "Singing in the Rain" fans, tonight I saw a remastered print in what I will imagine is a very limited rerelease to theaters. It's only playing for a week where I saw it. They did any awesome job with the color. The very first frame I heard (and made) audible gasps and whispers about how great it looked. It was amazing to see it on the big screen, too. So many things I missed on a smaller screen. Never noticed a rather noticeable scar on the left side of Gene Kelly's face. And I also really noticed what a great behind he had. he was in fantastic shape all around. The sound was redone as well. Really made the dance steps stand out. Matter of fact, when he was dancing in the rain, I noticed his steps and the sound were off sometimes like the person that did the dancing for the sound didn't know the routine exactly. Not way off, just a few series of steps here and there. What was really nice, too, was many younger mothers brought their kids. And they were into it. Well behaved.

From this weeks' TIME "Best Proof That Liberalism is Dead- Or That the Yuppie Quest for a Cheaper Latte Trumps Politics: Voters in Berley, Califl, rejected a ballot measure that would have required coffee sold in the city to be organic or purchased from farmers for at least $1.26 per lb." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [A pity ODB didn't campaign in Berkeley.]

LOL!!

(Evelyn)[A pity ODB didn't campaign in Berkeley.] Looks like he didn't campaign in San Francisco either. I read that it was rejected there as well.

That is too funny! Berkeley no longer liberal is enough to send a huge earthquake down that fault line.

(Moon) That is too funny!Berkeley no longer liberal ... Only when it hits their pocketbooks...when it hits yours or mine, it's OK;-)

(Evelyn) By no stretch of imagination is it Oscar -worthy .And we don't know yet what will be competing. It's just a feel-good, happy movie;I got my moneys'worth. I love feel good movies. That's what it's all about to me. I have quite an extensive collection that I watch constantly. Would rather watch them any time as opposed to a critically acclaimed that leaves me empty. (Dorine) And I also really noticed what a great behind he had. he was in fantastic shape all around. He certainly was in great shape, with an exceptional behind. One of my favorite movies, and saw it on stage, alas not as good as Kelly et al but good all the same. Great stuff. The kind of entertainment, IMO, that appeals to all generations. Great entertainment for those of you who have not yet had the pleasure. (Evelyn) (Moon) That is too funny!Berkeley no longer liberal ... Only when it hits their pocketbooks...when it hits yours or mine, it's OK;-) LOL and so very true.

(Evelyn) By no stretch of imagination is it Oscar -worthy .And we don't know yet what will be competing. It's just a feel-good, happy movie; I got my moneys' worth. Ever hear the expression about being a "cheap date"? ;-)

(Karen), Ever hear the expression about being a "cheap date"? ;-) LOL! Versus a "heavy date" at the cinemateque?

(Karen), Ever hear the expression about being a "cheap date"? ;-) LOL! Versus a "heavy date" at the cinemateque? Hey, not me.I've seen it twice at "full price"....;-D evelyn *who's part of the great- unwashed*

Saw a fantastic movie today called the Man from Elysian Fields. Definitely "best of year" material. Such characters and wonderfully written dialogue, with an intriguing premise. Andy Garcia's role was the type I wish Colin had. It required a pretty face and an actor. Both James Coburn and Mick Jagger could easily be singled out for recognition. There was a fantastic line that Coburn relates to Garcia about how one should be careful of women who are content to love you just the way you are, it shows how easily they settle for [something]. Anyway, it is used again at the end to cement the point. But it struck me as significant to some of the positions taken here with respect to CF. ;-)

Hey Karen, was that film done through the production company that Mick Jagger runs?

Lisa I believe I heard it was, but Karen may know more. That's good to hear about that movie. Really wanted to see it, but been so busy with other ones. It lasted a whole week or 2 at my neighborhood haunt.

Nope, Jagged Films had no credits on this one (and I'm a credidiot). Mick was employed by others. (Dorine) It lasted a whole week or 2 at my neighborhood haunt. That's why I went to see it today. I didn't know how long it would last and this was the second stop in town. When I said it was Best of Year material, I meant from a critic's standpoint. I think you will likely see it on lists. While watching it, I knew I was seeing a v.g. film. I don't get those feelings often.

(Evelyn) "Best Proof That Liberalism is Dead- Or That the Yuppie Quest for a Cheaper Latte Trumps Politics: Voters in Berley, Califl, rejected a ballot measure that would have required coffee sold in the city to be organic or purchased from farmers for at least $1.26 per lb." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [A pity ODB didn't campaign in Berkeley.] I have lived in Berkeley and there is no shortage of organic coffee ( or fruit, veggies, marijuana or anything else for that matter)I believe it is more a matter of Berkelyites not wanting to be regulated in this or any other regard as it removes the ideal of freedom of choice. BTW, I imagine Berkeley would be where ODB would shop and eat as it is very down to earth with Sainsbury type markets, great restaurants and farmers markets and is host to any number of people lobbying/protesting for their beliefs (Bushmen? Free Trade?) Liberalism dead...Pshaw!

Saw preview for 'What a Girl wants' (certainly NOT the Cristina Aguilera song!); it looks cute. Even Rebecca said she could 'sit' through a CF movie (but then again, she knows Amanda Bynes from 'All That', on Nick.

Karen, I absolutely adore the BWAPE pic on the intro page!

Great intro page Karen! Thank you.

Love the picture as well....took me a few seconds though. BWAPE? Uh-oh a typo...then I actually looked up at the picture and started laughing! I'm a bit thick sometimes! ;-)

I have to give credit for the BWAPE idea to another one of our Kathys. She wrote and asked me for it. :)

I love the BWAPE.....excellent compliments to Kathy, Karen, whomever..... Shudder Still having nightmares about that Halloween shot from LE.......

Just a little something to brighten your day. ;-) Bullock and Grant forced to reshoot new movie Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant are reshooting scenes for their new movie amid reports the pair don't get on. Two Weeks Notice was due to be released in America on December 20. But Bullock and Grant are still on set in New York. Members of the crew have been walking around with signs taped to their back saying: "Sandy + Hugh = Fights." The film's director Marc Lawrence is also wearing a sign that reads: "I Hate Myself." According to www.nypost.com, the reshoots are taking place because there is a "total lack of chemistry" between the pair.

LOL. Karen! I just saw the previews and it looked cute. Come to think of it, I've never seen SB have chemistry with any of her leading men. I've never seen her as a romantic lead either. I too love BWAPE.

(Moon)I've never seen SB have chemistry with any of her leading men. With Benjamin Bratt in Miss Congeniality:-))) Cute movie; teen genre.

Not even in that one.

(Moon) I've never seen SB have chemistry with any of her leading men. I've never seen her as a romantic lead either. I just saw While You Were Sleeping last night and thought she and Bill Pullman were cute together. And he can border on boring. Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant are reshooting scenes for their new movie amid reports the pair don't get on. Maybe that's why the guy who reviewed trailers in CA said the audience had a tepid response to the trailer. They could sense something was off. Actually I saw it and decided to reserve judgement until I read the reviews and see it myself. I wasn't overly impressed by the trailer and I like them both. Their characters didn't seem all that likable really. Had looked forward to another romcam, Sweet Home Alabama (please stop gagging yourselves, thank you ;-)) after seeing the trailer and was very disappointed.

Very strange business. I distinctly remember them going to the Oscars together; it caused a bit of a sensation at the time. They did a presentation together, as well. Publicity wouldn't try to start some buzz this way, would they? (Insert innocent winkie, whatever that is) Love BWAPE, Karen & Kathy!

(Dorine),I just saw While You Were Sleeping last night and thought she and Bill Pullman were cute together. Exactly. Cute together does not make a great on-screen attraction. I thought SB and HG were cute together, cute movie, cute preview. I would go see it from the previews that I saw.

Good article on Andrew Davies (AKA Dirty Ole' Man)in today's Independent. Mentions P&P and Colin once. Andrew Davies: Between the lines With his sexy adaptations of 'Daniel Deronda' and 'Doctor Zhivago' about to hit our screens, Andrew Davies tells Louise Jury why he filled in the gaps http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=353829

(Moon)I've never seen SB have chemistry with any of her leading men. (Dorine)I just saw While You Were Sleeping last night and thought she and Bill Pullman were cute together. (Moon) Exactly. Cute together does not make a great on-screen attraction. I guess in my view then, if a couple didn't have any chemistry, I would have no reason to think they were a cute couple. They go hand in hand to me.