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| From | erhoek@comcast.net |
| Subject | Paul Haggis |
| Date | Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:13:15 +0000 |
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I recall seeing his name in credits for writing sketches on the Tracey Ullman Show back in the day among other things.
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From: "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net>
> I see what you mean, but that's not always the case. For one thing,
> Paul Haggis is from Ontario, but he isn't really a "Canadian"
> filmmaker -- according to his Wikipedia bio, he's been based in LA
> since 1975, and DUE SOUTH is the only CanCon on his credit list. (I
> had no idea he'd co-created WALKER, TEXAS RANGER! Cool!) And for
> another, I can think of tons of non-obvious Canadian movies over the
> decades that are the equal to any movie funded out of Hollywood, and
> many of them are by first- or second-time directors.
>
> S
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bob" <segarini@rogers.com>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Film and Walker...Re: What do you want to like?
>
>
> > Canadians are the nicest people in the world...but the writers of
> > Canadian films have to state the obvious to get any funding when
> > they start out:
> > War is bad
> > Racism is bad
> > America is big...you know...the usual. But look at comedy and music
> > and Canadians are writing history.
> > We rock...we roll...we'll blow up the Hollywood bowl.
> >
> > Your resident Canarican,
> >
> > bob
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > floatingunder <underthefloat@msn.com> wrote:
> > --- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Stewart Mason" > Two
> > words: Paul Haggis. When he was a TV writer, he was fine (he
> >> created and produced a really charming Canadian series called DUE
> >> SOUTH, about a Mountie working in Chicago, that I quite liked), but
> >> his movies are the epitome of middlebrow self-importance. CRASH has
> >> to be one of the most overhyped films of recent years. Its
> >> supposedly
> >> deep, profound message is, fundamentally, "uh...racism is bad, 'n
> >> stuff." Well, I knew that. Can I have my six bucks back?
> >>
> >> S
> >
> >
> > Yeah, he's very hyped at the moment. My wife and I discussed what
> > was
> > wrong with the film and we ultimately thought the biggest issue came
> > down to flaws in the writing. Well, she never bought Charlise T. for
> > one moment in her role, way to refined despite the look. Again, IMO,
> > it's not a bad film primarily because Jones give a nice subdued
> > performance. But the tone changes from quiet and serious to a
> > moments
> > of seeming like the ABC TV Movie of the Week.
> >
> > Steve (sucker for film talk) D.
> >
> >
> >
>
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