tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post4087361113532682167..comments2024-03-29T08:27:39.240-05:00Comments on Althouse: Uma Thurman in court — how can an actress witness convey real emotion?Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3356177775450380602008-05-02T23:04:00.000-05:002008-05-02T23:04:00.000-05:00I hope you get stalked one day and are lucky enoug...<I>I hope you get stalked one day and are lucky enough to survive it and then have to face your stalker in court.</I><BR/><BR/>And yet you wonder why us wingnuts cherish our Second Amendment right.Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73942427349901354662008-05-02T21:09:00.000-05:002008-05-02T21:09:00.000-05:00The Adventures of Baron Munchausen marred though i...<I>The Adventures of Baron Munchausen</I> marred though it was by Robin Williams doing his schtick in the middle of an otherwise lyrical film, possessed a scene of Uma which was anything BUT forgettable.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1F6gfsZCGs&feature=related" REL="nofollow">This grainy, low-res</A> version (with the soundtrack replaced by something else) doesn't really do it justice, but still it's one of the great movie entrances.<BR/><BR/>As for her stalker, if it were a movie, she'd invite him up and then kill him....blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54982667015651805542008-05-02T21:03:00.000-05:002008-05-02T21:03:00.000-05:00Sorry, guys, unmoved by the "good acting" mentions...Sorry, guys, unmoved by the "good acting" mentions. I actually remember her "debut" in <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094947/" REL="nofollow">Dangerous Liaisons</A> opposite Keanu Reeves, and that pairing to date, is unbeatable in the bad acting stakes.<BR/><BR/>She's her generation Scar-Jo, in terms of a gorgeous (if differently shaped) body, and utter lack of range.<BR/><BR/>They try, bless them, but they IMHO, rarely succeed. And Gattaca is one of my favourite recent films, too.<BR/><BR/>That said, I think Ethan Hawke is a little putz, and Uma is patently a very classy lady who doesn't deserve this stalking (who does). Here's hoping she can overcome her troubles.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9451854247307233252008-05-02T20:35:00.000-05:002008-05-02T20:35:00.000-05:00Radio Japan (audio link, good for a week) reports ...<A HREF="http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/whatsupjapan/asx/friday.asx" REL="nofollow">Radio Japan</A> (audio link, good for a week) reports a system of citizen-judges to be introduced in a year, to bring common sense into trials.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58530041532668765022008-05-02T15:49:00.000-05:002008-05-02T15:49:00.000-05:00Uma did a fine acting job in the "Kill Bill" movie...Uma did a fine acting job in the "Kill Bill" movies. Perhaps surprisingly, they called for a wider range of emotions than most of the roles she gets.Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16529423455186506922008-05-02T15:36:00.000-05:002008-05-02T15:36:00.000-05:00Agreed. Just short of Zaftig's the ticket.Agreed. <BR/>Just short of Zaftig's the ticket.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82148225584850559732008-05-02T15:25:00.000-05:002008-05-02T15:25:00.000-05:00I don't know Zach, but Uma's babealishiousness has...I don't know Zach, but Uma's babealishiousness has always seemed to pass me by. She is too gossamer and unformed and washed out in an overly skinny tall and angular way. Sort of like an unformed fetus. I think that's the look favored by you gay dudes. I don't really like the skinny beanpole blondes like Uma or Gynneth or that ilk. Give me a healthy brunette like a Selma Hayek or Hallie Berry or J-Lo any day of the week. Now that's prime poontang baby.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41586529814268422492008-05-02T13:26:00.000-05:002008-05-02T13:26:00.000-05:00Yeah Zachary. Man.I don't criticize anyone here fo...Yeah Zachary. Man.<BR/><BR/>I don't criticize anyone here for focusing on a different concern than mine. In fact I was way off topic. The nexus of crime and bad government is one I can hardly get past without steam coming out of my ears.<BR/><BR/>But that's <I>my</I> problem.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34573078756900263572008-05-02T13:22:00.000-05:002008-05-02T13:22:00.000-05:00Zachary, chillZachary, chillknoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81744661175719392012008-05-02T11:51:00.000-05:002008-05-02T11:51:00.000-05:00I'm not criticizing her. I'm reading the Daily New...I'm not criticizing her. I'm reading the Daily News coverage and thinking about the problem of being a good witness when you are known to be an actress.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25677991670926945872008-05-02T11:49:00.000-05:002008-05-02T11:49:00.000-05:00P.P.S. Not that any of you are stalkworthy.P.P.S. Not that any of you are stalkworthy.Zachary Sirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144425123351503110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58360401769657634132008-05-02T11:47:00.000-05:002008-05-02T11:47:00.000-05:00Uma is a great actress and some of the comments he...Uma is a great actress and some of the comments here are ridiculous. <BR/><BR/>Uhh, this guy threatened her and her childrens' lives and you're talking about her performance on the stand?<BR/><BR/>I hope you get stalked one day and are lucky enough to survive it and then have to face your stalker in court. <BR/><BR/>Have a nice day, jerks.<BR/><BR/>P.S. The Truth About Cats And Dogs is a great Uma movie.Zachary Sirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144425123351503110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1543926961841390142008-05-02T11:30:00.000-05:002008-05-02T11:30:00.000-05:00I feel for Uma, very much, but she couldn't act he...I feel for Uma, very much, but she couldn't act her way out of a paper chapeau. She's an horrific actress.<BR/><BR/>Granted she could be acting on the stand, since people feel she's giving a "bad performance" but this case reminds me of <B>Lana Turner</B>.<BR/><BR/>When her daughter killed her mob-boyfriend, she had to go on the witness stand, and possibly lie about who did the killing (her or her daughter) since she gave "dramatic" testimony defending her daughter.<BR/><BR/>As Wiki says:<BR/><BR/><I>"Some observers have said her testimony that day was the acting performance of her life"</I><BR/><BR/>Actors. Damned if they do...<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50290381887797555912008-05-02T11:07:00.000-05:002008-05-02T11:07:00.000-05:00It's called social roles.Everybody knows how to pl...<I>It's called social roles.<BR/><BR/>Everybody knows how to play them.</I><BR/><BR/>Long ago, fairly early in my trial practice, I saw the recurring theme amongst a substantial number of witnesses, often including the litigants themselves, who seemed to see themselves in the trial thing as characters in their own personal little soap opera. And I'm either getting better at recognizing it, or it's becoming more common now than it was 25 years ago. I hate it when it happens with one of my witnesses. It usually detracts from credibility and really messes a lawyer up in following and selling his theory of the case.<BR/><BR/>But with Uma here we have the opposite. A known and veteran actress on the stand. If I were her lawyer I'd tell her that she needs to come across as sincere, genuine, down to earth, and upset by this stalker, so do whatever it takes to convey that.Swifty Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748423525653804001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13305653301975702412008-05-02T10:43:00.000-05:002008-05-02T10:43:00.000-05:00We don't believe in social control, except for smo...<I>We don't believe in social control, except for smoking and trans fats.</I><BR/><BR/>Well you can always count on the left to "get tough" on either totally stupid or totally imaginary problems... they wet their pants when it comes to something worthwhile like putting down Saddam, but <I>unhealthy fast food????</I> they'll go medieval on your ass.knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1443222916018574322008-05-02T10:23:00.000-05:002008-05-02T10:23:00.000-05:00I loved Postcards from the Edge that explored this...I loved <I>Postcards from the Edge</I> that explored this never-trust-an-actor-demonstrating-emotion thing. They don't know themselves what's real. They can't be real, they don't know what it is. Besides they're too good at it.Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66517282050849986832008-05-02T10:19:00.000-05:002008-05-02T10:19:00.000-05:00she was doing a performance of an actress traumati...<I>she was doing a performance of an actress traumatized by a stalker to the point that she forgets to put on makeup and speaks in a lifeless monotone."</I><BR/><BR/>And behind all that is a real person genuinely fearful of showing any emotion atoll for being thought an actress. <BR/><BR/>And behind that is another actress aware of all that.<BR/><BR/>And behind that is a real person.<BR/><BR/>And, behind ... well, this <I>is</I> a problem, innit.Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60485603253180524062008-05-02T10:09:00.000-05:002008-05-02T10:09:00.000-05:00Pogo said: Each victim is essentially told "we can...Pogo said: <I>Each victim is essentially told "we can't do anything until he does something", even though that 'something' might just be murder.</I><BR/><BR/>That's pretty much the state of law enforcement in general, and the Democrats' view on national defense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63074190346575698822008-05-02T09:56:00.000-05:002008-05-02T09:56:00.000-05:00Uma. OPRAH. Uma. OPRAH.Uma. OPRAH. Uma. OPRAH.Mortimer Breznyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964027337144379262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10865878584617953102008-05-02T09:53:00.000-05:002008-05-02T09:53:00.000-05:00This "news" article also illustrates the sad state...This "news" article also illustrates the sad state of journalism today. Instead of reporting the facts, the writer snarks about this actress and her acting skill and this defendant, who he clearly favors, and his acting skill. I guess Uma is just supposed to give him a trans-fat-free sandwich and everything will be cool. He seems to hate Uma.<BR/><BR/>Ridiculous.PatCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920623662477828662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16057906151575719622008-05-02T09:40:00.000-05:002008-05-02T09:40:00.000-05:00"how unnerving it must be to have some psycho pers...<I>"how unnerving it must be to have some psycho person stalking you"</I><BR/><BR/>And how even more helpless one feels if unfamous and stalked. Each victim is essentially told <I>"we can't do anything until he does something"</I>, even though that 'something' might just be murder.<BR/><BR/>Public safety is primarily the responsibility of government, and where government fails to provide it, businesses are reluctant to go. Hence the long term decline of inner cities.<BR/><BR/>When people feel the government cannot or will not protect them, the answer is personal violence. For the rich, security systems and bodyguards. For the poor, it's guns and fighting.<BR/><BR/>It is then fantasized in the media. "Death Wish" told the story of NY City's decline. Now we see "The Brave One" and Batman.<BR/><BR/>And Uma Thurman, despite her wealth, is forced to participate in the farce where the rights of a nutjob <I>whose own family thinks he is crazy</I> outweighs the rest of us.<BR/><BR/>Until he hurts her. <I>Then</I> we act. Christ, how ridiculous. Where are the feminists and the Take Back the Night people on this? Nowhere. Can't criticize the crazy people, until they kill.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56374582801980165252008-05-02T09:24:00.000-05:002008-05-02T09:24:00.000-05:00Pogo, wonderful post and resource. Thanks dude!How...Pogo, wonderful post and resource. Thanks dude!<BR/><BR/>How much of the homeless problem is a deinstitutionalization problem? How much more if you count addiction? 30%? 60%?<BR/><BR/>Back to the topic, I cannot imagine how unnerving it must be to have some psycho person stalking you. The razor blade imagery is fairly terrifying. <BR/><BR/>TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45030272882084719012008-05-02T08:58:00.000-05:002008-05-02T08:58:00.000-05:00Come to think of it, I did satisfy one chick in ab...Come to think of it, I did satisfy one chick in about 45 seconds but it was a bad experience for me. She squeezed her legs so hard she almost broke my nose and I nearly suffocated.<BR/><BR/>That may have been her idea of auto erotica but I'm not into that.dannyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309969417733875362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21279700375159973842008-05-02T08:55:00.000-05:002008-05-02T08:55:00.000-05:00I think it would help if it lasted longer than a m...<I>I think it would help if it lasted longer than a minute, though.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, yes of course. Hah! I meant a NY minute as in...<BR/><BR/>Hey, are you mocking me?dannyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309969417733875362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89675733122259265492008-05-02T08:45:00.000-05:002008-05-02T08:45:00.000-05:00I think it would help if it lasted longer than a m...I think it would help if it lasted longer than a minute, though.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.com