Sinister: Subtitles and pleasant surprises

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On April 2 Tag wrote:

>Pretentious is just a word used by some people for things they're too
>fucking ignorant or lazy to understand. Don't listen to these people,
>they are wrong. Incidentally, I'd recommend you go and see "Happy
>Together", Wong Kar Wai's (Chunking Express) new film. The bloke in
>"Uncut" likes it and so do I. Stylish, moving, lovely photography,
>romantic ... dammit, it's got the lot. I think I waffled on about
>"Chunking Express" before, but that rules too.

          >> Yes Yes Yes, I second both the Wong Kar Wai
          >>recommendations. For maximum effect, see Happy Together
          >>while you are Sad Alone. (Um, that sounds sarcastic but
          >>it's not!) I just missed seeing WKW's Fallen Angels in the
          >>theater so will have to try to find it on video. I also
          >>recommend another film out of HOng Kong called "Comrades:
          >.Almost a Love Story" -- cheesy title, but good film, and
          >>somewhat reminiscent of Kieslowski, my favorite director.


On March 31 Tara Widmer wrote: 

>>most people get completely wrong impressions about what people are
>>going to look like before they see their picture/meet them.
>So, has anybody ever been pleasantly surprised in this regard? do
>tell... I'm curious

          >> Mmmmm, yes, very pleasantly surprised upon receiving a
          >>photo. I can't report on the first meeting part for
          >>another 9 hours or so, when he gets here. He's in a plane
          >>crossing the Atlantic as I write this. GULP!

          > B&S content? Um, the boy on the plane is the person who
          >introduced me to B&S and a list member, does that count?
          >
-> Nicole 
.>. who also votes for the return of the happy bunny statement
>which she had successfully begged HoneyP for in the first place! :-)



>.  .  .  .  n i c o l i n a @ d r i z z l e . c o m  .  .  .  .  

>i've concluded once again that i'm too fickle for a signature file.


          yeah,  you are all astonishingly wet and sad... and I have
          lost all faith...if ever there was a time to bow out...


          Marcus


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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 13:02:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Nicole Elger <nicolina at xxx.com>
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Subject: Sinister: Subtitles and pleasant surprises
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