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Re: PS Film Reference



Watched Natural Born Killers last nite....RnR Nigger is in it at several
points, right at the beginning and elsewhere...always saying Outside of
Society....etc....but never Nigger nigger nigger....or Jackson Pollack or
gramma.  JTC
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathy Lewis <kathy>
To: <babel-list>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: PS Film Reference


> The film CHASING AMY, which a similar plot is equally stuning - no PS
> though.  Kathy
>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 anthonyr wrote:
>
> > stephanie.bush wrote:
> > >
> > > >  The most prominent PS
> > > > reference I saw was a recent coming-of-age film (the title of which
> > > > escapes me), about a young lesbian and a female punk singer who
loves
> > > > her. Posters of Patti are on the walls, and there's a touching scene
> > > > where the young girl starts crying while listening to the lyrics and
the
> > > > sadness of a PS song (which also escapes me).
> > > >
> > >         The film is "All Over Me", and the song is "Pissing in a
River".
> > > Great scene, good film.
> > >
> > >         /sb
> >
> >
> > Thanks. Yes, great scene, and I would say great film. The acting is
> > stunning, especially when you consider the young punk singer (Leisha
> > Hailey) is actually a real rock singer, a member of the group The
> > Murmurs. She did study acting, though, and in this film I think she is
> > just so excellent, as is the other girl (Alison Follard). Considering
> > how young they are, the acting and the raw emotions so effortlessly
> > displayed are amazing. (The director also gets alot of credit for
> > bringing those performances out.)
> >
> > Anthony
> >
>