I was either sick or newly unemployed when it hit Atlanta. I seek out all Sayles movies, but the only theatre in Atlanta to get it was over twenty-five miles from my house. I put in a mental note to catch it the second weekend after it arrived and it was already gone!
----- Original Message ----- From: "B Smith" <daikaij...@yahoo.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:30:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Intro Tracy, Madison, WI Keith, Have you seen Honeydripper? That is an underrated Sayles gem. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > > > Welcome to the group! Glad you stopped lurking! :) > > > > I like your movie choices of "Event Horizon" and "Brother From Another > Planet". Those are two of my fav movies as well. I'm also a big fan of > writer/director John Sayles, who did "Brother from Another Planet". Have you > seen many of his other films, such as "Lone Star", "Passion Fish", "Men with > Guns"? Great talent. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tracy Curtis" <tlcurti...@...> > To: SciFiNoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:58:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [scifinoir2] Intro Tracy, Madison, WI > >  > > > > > Hello Everyone, > I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself before. My name is Tracy. (I'm a female > Tracy) I'm currently living in Madison, WI where I have a university job. I > joined initially because one of my students is working on a project that > involves science fiction, speculative fiction and revisions of high school > curriculum. I'm teaching a class right now that involves some science > fiction along with some speculative fiction, horror, and philosophy. I've > been enjoying your talks, but hadn't joined in at all because I had not > properly introduced myself. Sorry about the delay. Things have been (and > remain) a bit hectic. > > > So here's my template! > > Tracy > > > 1.  Name: Tracy Curtis > 2.  Location: Madison, WI > 3.  Nickname/ Alias: > 4.  To which Speculative Fiction Character do you relate or identify When I > was a kid, I really identified with the girl from Escape to Witch Mountain > because I wanted to be able to move things with my mind. I was struck by > Dana's predicament in Octavia Butler's Kindred . > 5.  Favorite SciFi Genres: near future speculation > 6.  Favorite Scifi Movies Event Horizon, Brother from Another Planet , Tank > Girl , Aliens , Last Angel of History > 7.  Favorite SciFi TV or Online Shows  ((canceled shows ok) X-Files, > Warehouse 13 > 8.  Favorite SciFi Producers and Directors > 9.  Favorite SciFi Characters > 10. Favorite SciFi Villain: > 11. Favorite SciFi Comics and Graphic Novels I'm not good at reading these. > I'm trying more. > 12. Favorite SciFi Film or TV Adaptation of a Book: > 13. Favorite SciFi Film or TV Adaptation of a Comic or Graphic Novel: > 14. Favorite SciFi Film movie (s) that flopped: > 15. Your SciFi Favorite  TVShow (s)that was/were canceled unfairly: Freaky > Links, Invasion > 16. Favorite Speculative Fiction Books: > 17. Favorite Speculative Fiction Authors: > 18. List speculative fiction stereotyped scenarios or characters that irk > you: > 19. Other topics of importance to you: With my class, I've been curious about > how readers of various backgrounds take in works with no white characters. > 20. List your own published works, if any: - nothing related > 21. Your web site: > 22. Favorite Scifi Web Sites: > > ~Tell us anything else you think is important: > > On the subject line, type the word "Intro: “ and then add your name and > city.  Now post your introduction at SciFiNoir2@yahoogroups.com . > Once Again, Welcome to SciFiNoir!!!! > > Sample subject line: Intro Kathy AKA Kat, Chicago, IL >
