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What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) IMDB rating: 7.60 Plot: What’s Eating Gibert Grape is a beautifully shot movie of tenderness, caring and self-awareness that is set amongst the fictional working class one street town Endora. Centred around the Grape family Ellen and Amy and their two brothers Arnie and Gilbert, who, along with their morbidly obese widowed mother Bonnie Grape are striving to survive and coexist with the absence of a father figure, low wage work and seventeen-year-old Arnie’s severe mental condition. It is in this awkward and extremely one sided affair that the unfortunate Gilbert (Johnny Depp) has to constantly, while working for the town’s slowly dying Convenience Store, take care of his younger brother, played to such depth and conviction by a very young Leonardo DiCaprio. Gilbert’s life, his future, is thwarted he know this, but it is in this Guardian Angel that his love and bond for Arnie cannot, and will not, be let go. That is until the free spirit of Becky (Juliette Lewis) arrives in town, and with her grandmother are stranded for the week while waiting for parts for their vehicle. This realisation unties new feelings, new thoughts and new hope for the put upon Gibert, something new is eating Gilbert Grape.

Actors: Depp Johnny,DiCaprio Leonardo,Tighe Kevin,Reilly John C.,Glover Crispin,Green Tim,Hedges Robert B.,Jordan Mark,Comedy,Drama,Romance,

What specific scene in this movie shows mental retardation?
In the Movie ‘Whats Eating Gilbert Grape’ What specific scene shows mental retardation?

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When Leo is in the tree laughing that his "dad is dead, dad is dead" or when he kills the grasshoper and then cries about it or when he climbs the water tower and he is at risk of legal action and refuses to come down. Or the time he sat in the cold bath water all nite cause johnny depp forgot/left him there.
Nataysha | Jan 18, 2010

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Any scene with Leonardo DiCaprio in it would show mental retardation, since he plays a character with the disability
Maverick | Jan 18, 2010

For the Moment (1993) IMDB rating: 6.40 Plot: The story of airmen training in rural Manitoba in the summer of 1942 to go overseas and become bomber pilots in World War II, as well as the romantic entanglements which overcome them while they contemplate life and love in a world at war.

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Actors: Crowe Russell,Kraft Scott,Outerbridge Peter,Boa Bruce,Woods Tyler,Bekavac John,Slade Robert G.,Proctor Kelly,Warburton David,Cohen Ari,Romance,War,Drama,

How do i get over something like this?
I’m in high school and I was with this guy for a few weeks until he said he couldn’t be in a relationship at the moment because his parents were divorcing. I’m not even sure if it was true or not. How can I stop thinking of him if he sits almost next to me in one of my classes. I’m always quiet in that class because I don’t really have close friends sitting next to me. Now it’s just kinda awkward that I don’t talk to him anymore. I don’t think he wants to talk to me anyway, because a while ago, he said something and i answered him and he said "I wasn’t talking to you". I just want to fully get over him. I try to do other things but then my mind slowly drifts off and I start thinking of him. I want it to stop.

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You mean stuff like when you have nothing better to do you just start thinking of all of the fun times youve had together? Well, its possible hes still thinking the same….
Mariaaa. | Feb 07, 2010

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You obviously like him and want to be with him.
If he’s upset, comfort him and stay with him then wait and go back with him. It’s simple really.
Craig H | Feb 07, 2010

Indecent Proposal (1993) IMDB rating: 5.30 Plot: A young couple very much in love are married and have started their respective careers, she as a real estate broker, he as an architect. She finds the perfect spot to build his dream house, and they get loans to finance it. When the recession hits, they stand to lose everything they own, so they go to Vegas to have one shot at winning the money they need. After losing at the tables, they are approached by a millionaire who offers them a million dollars for a night with the wife. Though the couple agrees that this is a way out of their financial dilemma, it threatens to destroy their relationship.

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Actors: Redford Robert,Harrelson Woody,Cassel Seymour,Platt Oliver,Thornton Billy Bob,Taylor Rip,Connolly Billy,Brooks Joel,Epstein Pierre,Zorn Danny,West Kevin,Bush Tommy,Drama,Romance,

What would you do if Barney Frank made you an "indecent proposal"?
If Barney Frank met you on a cruise and offered you 1 million dollars to spend one night with him, what would you do? Let’s say the year is 2018, and you’ve been forced on to the public option. Would you take his proposal to spend one night with him if he offered you better health coverage than the rest of the public? We have to assume he’s going to use his new power over the health care industry to influence people. We also know he’s a sexual deviant. This isn’t that unlikely.

What would you do?

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Hey blue balls!!! Come on man, dont you think we have enough nightmares without you sharing bullshit about that perverted commy bastard!!!! He has already *&%&^ us all in the you know where>

yikes!!!!!!! we dont need thoughts like that!!!

sign me-believer in a well armed militia!!!

| Dec 21, 2009

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Homosexuality is not deviance.

But homophobia is.
Mooselini | Dec 21, 2009

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i’d take it for sure, because all you said was spend the night with him, i’d be strong enough to hold him down and keep his little pecker in its pants
Peace and Love | Dec 21, 2009

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I think I just threw up a little in my mouth

Next thing you will be talking about Michelle Obama in a bikini…oops, I just threw up a little again
Iron_Plague | Dec 21, 2009

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Say, "Excuse me, you must have me confused with my friend Benny."
continually amazed | Dec 21, 2009

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LMAO no way I could ever do that.
The fed up matthew

Moon and the Stars, The (2007) IMDB rating: 5.80 Plot: Together in Rome to shoot a film, a German actress (McCormack) and an English actor (Pryce) contend with forces that complicate their romance as well as the production itself.

Actors: Pryce Jonathan,Pryce Jonathan,Molina Alfred,Balint Andras,Purvis Roberto,Purvis Roberto,Friend Rupert,Friend Rupert,Marescotti Ivano,Senni Niccolo,De Vito Francesco,Drama,Romance,War,

Edgar Allan Poe poem question?
this poem. called Evening Star. is by Edgar Allan Poe. NOT ME.
‘Twas noontide of summer, And midtime of night, And stars, in their orbits, Shone pale, through the light Of the brighter, cold moon. ‘Mid planets her slaves, Herself in the Heavens, Her beam on the waves. I gazed awhile On her cold smile; Too cold–too cold for me– There passed, as a shroud, A fleecy cloud, And I turned away to thee, Proud Evening Star, In thy glory afar And dearer thy beam shall be; For joy to my heart Is the proud part Thou bearest in Heaven at night, And more I admire Thy distant fire, Than that colder, lowly light.

what is the overall meaning of the poem?

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It’s about his girlfriend.
Prime Cuts | Feb 09, 2010

Moulin Rouge! (2001) IMDB rating: 7.70 Plot: Christian, a young wannabe Bohemian poet living in 1899 Paris, defies his father by joining the colorfully diverse clique inhabiting the dark, fantastical underworld of Paris’ now legendary Moulin Rouge. In this seedy but glamorous haven of sex, drugs and newly-discovered electricity, the poet-innocent finds himself plunged into a passionate but ultimately tragic love affair with Satine, the club’s highest paid star and the city’s most famous courtesan. Their romance is played out against the infamous club – a meeting place of high life and low, where slumming aristocrats and the fashionably rich mingled with workers, artists, Bohemians, actresses and courtesans.

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Actors: Broadbent Jim,McGregor Ewan,Leguizamo John,Roxburgh Richard,McDonald Garry,Koman Jacek,Whittet Matthew,Wenham David,Drama,Musical,Romance,

What is the name of the corset in Moulin Rouge?
In the ‘poetry reading’ scene in Moulin Rouge, Satine wears a black corset. Does anyone know what the style is called or if it’s specific to that time period?

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It’s a corset. That’s what they were called then and what they are still called.
Patricia C | Feb 06, 2010

Chaos Theory (2007) IMDB rating: 7.20 Plot: The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness.

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Actors: Reynolds Ryan,Townsend Stuart,Erwin Mike,Martin Chris William,Jacot Christopher,Juliani Alessandro,Olsson Ty,Berner David,Chin Simon,Foley Kevin,Stinson Donavon,Shuttleworth Daryl,Murdoch Laurie,Comedy,Drama,Romance,

does anyone know how much gamestop would offer for a couple ds and gamecube games?
the games are yoshi touch and go,super mario 64 ds,splinter cell chaos theory,and mario and luigi partners in time for ds. and the gamecube games are DK jungle beat, luigis mansion, alien hominid, red faction 2, DBZ budokai, Starfox assault, super mario sunshine, and super smash bros melee
i want to get a new ds so im trading my old ds and some games:yoshi touch and go,super mario 64 ds,splinter cell chaos theory,and mario and luigi partners in time for ds. and the gamecube games are DK jungle beat, luigis mansion, alien hominid, red faction 2, DBZ budokai, Starfox assault, super mario sunshine, and super smash bros melee

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your not gonna get much the market for used games has gone way down since this mass production of games. it depends on how popular it is based upon the game stop database id say around 8 bucks

| Jan 27, 2010

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You will probabley get around 15 bucks some gamestops don’t even purchase older games like that so you will have to just go and see, and if you don’t like the proce just say no thanks.
Eric M | Jan 27, 2010

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i dont think u can return gamecube games but if so under $8 for the DS games $5-$15
CAKES | Jan 27, 2010

Black Pimpernel, The (2007) IMDB rating: 6.00 Plot: The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile – Harald Edelstam – and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973. We travel with Edelstam during the terrible moments just after the coup and follows his never-ending fight for human rights, law and order. What drove him? And what price did he end up paying for his total commitment? Haunted by his own demons the we experiences on close hand how a womanizer desperately searches to find love again, a task only doable, if he can fight his own past and redeem himself. After saving hundreds – maybe even thousands – he is challenged once more, this time to save his newfound love from the death penalty issued by the regime. Another impossible task and a desperate chase against time. Based on a true story about a man, that did, what all of us only dreams of.

Actors: Nyqvist Michael,Norgaard Carsten,Gimenez Cacho Daniel,Bergin Patrick,Campos Cristian,Drama,History,Romance,Thriller,

For British listeners, do you remember life around the radio?
Remember these or others?
Beyond Our Ken
Black Museum
Doctor at Large
Doctor in the House
Goon Show
Hancocks Half Hour
Im Sorry Ill Read that Again
Its that Man Again
Journey Into Space
Life with the Lyons
Lines from Grandpas Forehead
Much Binding in the Marsh
Round the Horne
Scarlet Pimpernel
Secrets Scotland Yard
Sherlock Holmes

Rose (crystal set) P.

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My Mum always used to mention ITMA……………all the old variety acts (my Dad was in variety too and often on the Radio) like Charlie Chester, Arthur Askey (a mean man apparently).
Jack Benny once never said a word for 4 minutes on live Radio (giving that look I imagine) with the audience in stitches.
Victor Sylvester on a Saturday night?
ps one thing I do remember clearly from those days is the smell of my rubber water wings (strange but true)
ps
Two of my favourites (1960s)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IDZjCOgZ qM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Z1QGpTZ So&feature=related

Major General Tank | Mar 07, 2009

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I certainly remember the real days of Radio Luxembourg. Not now though :O(
johndehaura | Mar 06, 2009

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good grief rose, you`re even older than me.
yosemite sam | Mar 06, 2009

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Rose p you make me nostalgic.
Terry,JackofHearts | Mar 07, 2009

Reality Bites (1994) IMDB rating: 6.20 Plot: In this study of Generation X manners, Lelaina, the valedictorian of her college class, camcords her friends in a mock documentary of posteducation life. Troy is her best friend, a perpetually unemployed musical slacker. Vickie is a manager at the Gap who worries about the results of an AIDS test, while Sammy has problems grappling with his sexuality. When Lelaina meets Michael, an earnest video executive who takes her homemade video to his MTV-like station, she must decide what she values–the materialism of yuppie Michael or the philosophical musings of Troy.

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Actors: Hawke Ethan,Zahn Steve,Stiller Ben,O’Reilly Harry,Baker Joe Don,Rothenberg James,Mahoney John,Stuart Eric Morgan,Del Sherman Barry,Drama,Comedy,Romance,

Would anyone like to give me some feedback on this poem I wrote?
I’m not sure if it’s done, and I’m not sure if it’s any good, but if anyone wants to critique it and tell me what they think, that’d be awesome. Good or bad, I’d like to hear it.

the september breeze had a new chill to it,
a bite, brisk and sharp.
chasing wispy clouds across the dark velvet night
an eerie game of tag.
revealing millions of shimmering stars,
a silvery moon high in the sky.
casting a surreal glow over the playground
where we once stood.

we talked that night.
spoke of our hopes and dreams.
made promises we meant to keep,
swore we’d never grow apart.
then, it was just the beginning.

but seasons change,
and winter descended like a cold, icy blanket.
bringing with it a new reality
smothering all warmth,
stealing all innocence.
threatening to break us.

i love you
was all i heard.
but as it turned out,
love would tear us apart.
Thanks so much for the feedback. =]

Yeah, I’m still thinking of a name…maybe "Septembers"? I’m really not sure about that though.

As for what it means…well, it has to do with a true event: the first time I hung out with this guy that I had just started to get to know. Yes, I know how corny it sounds, but it meant a lot. So it starts with that, then it’s about how we ended up growing apart and everything changed. Eh, it’s kinda pathetic how these memories still make me sad, but hey, it’s good inspiration! :p

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i really like will you rate my song i wrote.(: please.
xo_cal_xo17 | Feb 01, 2010

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Its gud i like it.
Famatah | Feb 01, 2010

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That is fantastic it is an Amazing poem it should be in a book. I give it a Level 4. It had a vivid description. I could really imagine all that was happing through out the entire poem!
….*. | Feb 01, 2010

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That was great. You should give it a title.

I am curious though, What does this poem mean to you?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes. | Feb 01, 2010

Importance of Being Earnest, The (2002) IMDB rating: 6.70 Plot: Two young gentlemen living in 1890’s England have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Jack Worthing (Colin Firth) has invented a brother, Earnest, whom he uses as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind to visit the ravishing Gwendolyn (Frances O’Connor). Algy Montcrieff (Rupert Everett) decided to take the name ‘Earnest’ when visiting Worthing’s young and beautiful ward, Cecily (Reese Witherspoon) at the country manor. Things start to go awry when they end up together in country and their deceptions are discovered – threatening to spoil their romantic pursuits.

Actors: Everett Rupert,Firth Colin,Wilkinson Tom,Fox Edward,Godfrey Patrick,Kay Charles,Shaps Cyril,Bensley Guy,Comedy,Drama,Romance,

question about oscar wilde?
It seems to me that oscar wilde’s ‘Lord Goring’ from ‘an idean husband’, and ‘algernon’ from ‘the importance of being earnest’ are pretty much the same character? Or perhaps its just the fact that rupert everett played the two characters similarly in the movie versions….no offence to the great Oscar, just curious as to what others think

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Oscar Wilde wrote about ‘types’ of people, and his favorite type of person to write about was the urbane male, so it isn’t offensive to notice that his characters are similar

jamesmom2 | Dec 31, 2009

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) IMDB rating: 7.00 Plot: In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto’s Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo’s bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha’s mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha’s world are forever changed by the onslaught of history.

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Actors: Igawa Togo,Mako,Ikeda Thomas,Okihiro David,Yune Karl,Drama,History,Romance,

Can you recommend any good books for me?
I’m 33 weeks pregnant and often wake up in the middle of the night because my girlies decide to kick for no apparent reason. Anyway, I’ve read just about everything in the house so I need some fresh meat. Here are some books I have really enjoyed, can you suggest anything for me?

I like:
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Empress Orchid
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Lovely Bones
Shattered Dreams
The Harry Potters

Thanks, any suggestions would be great thankyou!

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Read Audrey Niffenegger’s latest novel, Her Fearful Symmetry. It’s a strange book, but then again, so was The Time Traveler’s Wife.

Have you tried the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde? Very, very good.

photoquilty's having boy #2 | Jan 23, 2010

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For mysteries, I recommend the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Aurthur Conan Doyle, or the Father Brown mysteries of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. If you need something a little more modern, try a Spencer novel by Robert Parker.

If you enjoy espionage thrillers with some grounding in reality, I recommend any of the Mitch Rapp books by Vince Flynn or most of Tom Clancy’s earlier works. Red Rabbit is also good.

If you like action thrillers featuring really evil, horrible bad men and the heroes that kill them, try the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child. Or if you prefer a female protagonist, the Jane Whitefield novels of Thomas Perry. Start with Dance of the Dead.

If you want something to make you laugh out loud, read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, or any of Dave Barry’s collection of columns. I’ve had some people tell me that anyone who likes Dave Barry will also like John Hodgman, but I personally didn’t enjoy it quite as much. Christopher Moore books could also work. I laugh at Dennis Miller’s Rants books, but I’m told I’m in the minority there…at least, among the library-going crowd.

If you like fantasy, like Harry Potter and Twilight, you should try any of the DresdenFiles novels by Jim Butcher. If you enjoy the classy English prose of a Charles Dickens-style novel of manners, read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. If you liked the movie Willow (or even if you didn’t, but still like fantasy) try the Shadow War novels by Chris Claremont and George Lucas, starting with Shadow Moon. Just be advised going in that Chris Claremont has a very stream-of-consciousness writing style that’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I’d also advise re-watching the movie beforehand.

I don’t know if you are into superhero movies or comic books at all, but another can’t-miss is any movie novelization that’s been written by Peter David. He can take even lame movies like Batman Forever and Return of the Swamp Thing and make pretty good reads out of them.

If you like to come across as the smartest person in the room, read any non-fiction by Isaac Asimov. More informative, and more intelligently written, then any of those "Idiot’s Guide for Dummies Demystified" books.

If you want to read about real-world events, try The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger, Charlie Wilson’s War by George Crile, or 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America by Steve Gillon. The Natashas by Victor Malarek was a good book, but it left me in a foul mood for weeks. Read at your own risk.
lightshow32 | Jan 23, 2010

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Blood and chocolate
Twilight Saga
Under the tuscan Sun
(What to expect when your expecting)
Belly Laughs by jenny Mccarthy (its so funny)

can you read a little bit of my book and give me your opinion

http://www.worthyofpublishing.com/book.a sp?book_ID=7976
Sanya | Jan 23, 2010

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The Twilight Series (obsessed with it)
The Vampire Kisses series (a bit kiddie but them)
Wake by lisa McMann (