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      <title>Film:The Color Purple</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> The Color Purple<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1985<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Steven Spielberg<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949, relating the life of Celie (<a href="/players/P____27431/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Whoopi Goldberg</a>), a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, sharecropper Albert (<a href="/players/P____27278/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Danny Glover</a>). Celie pours out her innermost thoughts in letter form to her sister Nettie (Akousa Busia), but Albert has been hiding the letters Nettie writes back, allowing Celie to assume that Nettie is dead. Finally, Celie finds a champion in the don't-take-no-guff Sofia (<a href="/players/P____76901/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Oprah Winfrey</a>), the wife of Glover's son from a previous marriage. Alas, Sofia is "humbled" when she is beaten into submission by angry whites. Later, Celie is able to forge a strong friendship with Albert's mistress Shug (<a href="/players/P_____2955/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Margaret Avery</a>). Emboldened by this, Celie begins rifling through her husband's belongings and finds Nettie's letters. Able at last to stand up to her husband, Celie leaves him to search for a new life on her own. A major box-office hit, The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Oscars. The film was co-produced by <a href="/players/P____96353/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Quincy Jones</a>, who also wrote the score. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 9<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 24<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 3<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 1<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 3<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:29:55 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>The Color Purple</spout:Title><spout:Year>1985</spout:Year><spout:Director>Steven Spielberg</spout:Director><spout:Plot>Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949, relating the life of Celie (&lt;a href="/players/P____27431/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Whoopi Goldberg&lt;/a&gt;), a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, sharecropper Albert (&lt;a href="/players/P____27278/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Danny Glover&lt;/a&gt;). Celie pours out her innermost thoughts in letter form to her sister Nettie (Akousa Busia), but Albert has been hiding the letters Nettie writes back, allowing Celie to assume that Nettie is dead. Finally, Celie finds a champion in the don't-take-no-guff Sofia (&lt;a href="/players/P____76901/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Oprah Winfrey&lt;/a&gt;), the wife of Glover's son from a previous marriage. Alas, Sofia is "humbled" when she is beaten into submission by angry whites. Later, Celie is able to forge a strong friendship with Albert's mistress Shug (&lt;a href="/players/P_____2955/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Margaret Avery&lt;/a&gt;). Emboldened by this, Celie begins rifling through her husband's belongings and finds Nettie's letters. Able at last to stand up to her husband, Celie leaves him to search for a new life on her own. A major box-office hit, The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Oscars. The film was co-produced by &lt;a href="/players/P____96353/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Quincy Jones&lt;/a&gt;, who also wrote the score. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>9</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Taggedy Taggged (6-10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>24</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>3</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>1</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>3</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u35897bmebz.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/The_Color_Purple/6649/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Historical Drama</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Historical_Drama/643/38218/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u35897bmebz.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/119628/default.aspx'>mercurial</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/643/discussions.aspx'>Community Recommendations</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 12/10/2008 6:56:57 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> My personal favorites: Barry Lyndon  Unequivocally the best 18th century period film ever made. Incredible. Black Narcissus  Great drama set in the Himalayas. And nuns! Elizabeth  Probably have already seen this, but just in case. Great film. Dogville  A lot of people have not seen this due to the overwhelming negative reviews for it. But it is an amazing film nonetheless about early 20th century America. Manderlay  The second film in the unfinished trilogy that follows Dogville. Gosford Park  Impeccable film about the English caste system. A Little Princess  Amazing kid's film. I still love it. Edward II  Postmodern interpretation of Edward II. Might be too much for some. Battleship Potemkin  Great historical film. Iconic scenes throughout. The Red Violin  Traces a violin from its creation over 300 hundred years ago to today. And it has Samuel L. Jackson. A Very Long Engagement  Tragic wartime flick about World War I in France. The Mission  Insightful film about the struggles to convert South American natives to Christianity. Pride and Prejudice (2005)  Best adaptation of the novel in my opinion. The Hours  Three women going through the same whirlwind of emotions a three different times in history. Plunkett &amp; Macleane  Dramatic comedy set around the time of Marie Antoinette. Marie Antoinette (2006)  I've grown to love this film since my hesitant initial reaction. Titus  Postmodern interpretation of Titus Andronicus. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc  Another postmodern interpretation of the life of Joan of Arc. Andersonville  Tragic movie about life in a prisoner of war camp in the South during the Civil War. Sleepy Hollow  Quirky flick set in 19th century New England. The Color Purple  Early 20th century South and the struggle of slaves. Great movie.   That's all I can think of for now. I'm sure you've seen a number of these.  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:56:57 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mercurial</spout:postby><spout:postto>Community Recommendations</spout:postto><spout:postdate>12/10/2008 6:56:57 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>My personal favorites: Barry Lyndon  Unequivocally the best 18th century period film ever made. Incredible. Black Narcissus  Great drama set in the Himalayas. And nuns! Elizabeth  Probably have already seen this, but just in case. Great film. Dogville  A lot of people have not seen this due to the overwhelming negative reviews for it. But it is an amazing film nonetheless about early 20th century America. Manderlay  The second film in the unfinished trilogy that follows Dogville. Gosford Park  Impeccable film about the English caste system. A Little Princess  Amazing kid's film. I still love it. Edward II  Postmodern interpretation of Edward II. Might be too much for some. Battleship Potemkin  Great historical film. Iconic scenes throughout. The Red Violin  Traces a violin from its creation over 300 hundred years ago to today. And it has Samuel L. Jackson. A Very Long Engagement  Tragic wartime flick about World War I in France. The Mission  Insightful film about the struggles to convert South American natives to Christianity. Pride and Prejudice (2005)  Best adaptation of the novel in my opinion. The Hours  Three women going through the same whirlwind of emotions a three different times in history. Plunkett &amp;amp; Macleane  Dramatic comedy set around the time of Marie Antoinette. Marie Antoinette (2006)  I've grown to love this film since my hesitant initial reaction. Titus  Postmodern interpretation of Titus Andronicus. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc  Another postmodern interpretation of the life of Joan of Arc. Andersonville  Tragic movie about life in a prisoner of war camp in the South during the Civil War. Sleepy Hollow  Quirky flick set in 19th century New England. The Color Purple  Early 20th century South and the struggle of slaves. Great movie.   That's all I can think of for now. I'm sure you've seen a number of these.  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Australia’s Oscar Chances: Does Oprah’s Endorsement Matter?</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/17/37380.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u35897bmebz.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/9325/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog on spout.com</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/17/2008 5:00:58 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Oprah Winfrey can certainly create a best seller when it comes to books, and her pick of the presidential candidates is on his way to the White House. But can she get behind a movie and contribute to its success? 20th Century Fox seems to hope so, because the studio apparently allowed the talk show host to screen an unfinished cut of Australia in preparation for her November 10 show, which featured the film’s stars, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, as well as a live-via-Skype call-in from filmmaker Baz Luhrman. Fortunately for Fox, Oprah raved about the film, and now the media has latched on to the endorsement, creating some much-needed positive buzz for the Oscar-hopeful. Yet there’s a big problem with all the excitement: Oprah’s film recommendations have hardly been sure-fire champs in the past.

Case in point: the first title I came upon while searching for Oprah-select cinema was something called Christmas in the Clouds, a 2005 indie that she chose as her “must see holiday movie,” in O magazine a few years back. The film barely grossed a quarter-million dollars in theaters, but even if her endorsement didn’t occur until its DVD release in November 2006, there’s still no proof of popularity from the rental charts of the time, and two years later fewer than 250 people have rated it on IMDb (not the best for determining how many people have seen it, sure, but such a small number of votes is still somewhat revealing). As for awards recognition, well, it received the Audience Award at the 2001 Austin Film Festival, and it was named the best Native American-themed film the same year at the Santa Fe Film Festival, but the majority of Academy voters probably never even heard of it.
Okay, so that is an extreme example of a film that had not even one percent of the marketing budget of Australia. So, let’s take a look at some of the bigger releases that Oprah has recommended more recently. Well, there is Michael Moore’s Sicko, which she labeled “the one movie you must see this summer,” a few weeks prior to its barely wide release in June 2007. Considering its theater count and its genre, the documentary’s final domestic gross of $24.5 million was quite an achievement, especially since only two other docs have grossed more (including Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, which will stay on top for quite awhile with its $119.1 million). Oh, and yes, Sicko earned an Oscar nomination, too.
But did Oprah’s statement really have that much impact on Sicko’s success? What about all the other titles with Oprah connections that haven’t performed so well? Films based on her book club selections, from her inaugural title, The Deep End of the Ocean, to the recent adaptation of Love in the Time of Cholera, have rarely been blockbusters, and the three Academy nominations for House of Sand and Fog are hardly thanks to her love for and endorsement of that novel. Of course, film adaptations are not necessarily ever pegged to the praises of their source material, which is why Oprah’s name has not been linked to the expected Oscar contenders The Reader and The Road.
Then there are the films she’s been directly involved with. Beloved, which she produced and starred in, earned a middling gross of $22.9 million. Its sole Oscar nomination was for costume design. Her more recent production, The Great Debaters, did a little better money-wise with $30.2 million, but it failed to garner the Academy’s attention. Ignoring the animated films she’s lent her voice to, you have to go back 23 years, long before she had the powers of influence she’s currently known for, to find something as big as Fox would like Australia to be. It was then that The Color Purple earned nearly $100 million and 11 Oscar nominations (none of which it won).
As for films that Oprah simply promotes and recommends on her show, there is no clear certainty that she can influence either box office or the Oscars. She’s featured the casts from Crash and Brokeback Mountain, yet she’s also given time to publicize films like Alexander and Things We Lost in the Fire. Last week, after calling Australia “the film we needed to see,” she also helped to sell Marley & Me, a movie that might benefit slightly in increased ticket sales thanks to the appearances by Jennifer Aniston, yet there are no news reports mentioning anything but Aniston’s comments about her ex-husband. There’s likewise little media attention given to the fact that Oprah also apparently saw Seven Pounds, the Will Smith movie that, like Australia, has so far received no reviews. Was there no soundbite from Smith’s appearance earlier this month? Seven Pounds is also a mysterious Oscar contender with some needed positive buzz, though maybe Sony Pictures didn’t think to feed the press anything regarding Oprah’s connection to that film the way Fox has pushed them on the Australia endorsement.
And what of Oprah’s praise anyway? She said, “I have not been this excited about a movie since I don’t know when.” How excited? And be more specific. Since forty years ago? Since Titanic? Since Christmas in the Clouds? Is this really the best movie of the year? Other than turning the expectations up a little higher following the recent negativity surrounding Australia, Oprah hasn’t really offered us anything except hope. So, a word to Fox: it’s about time you let the real critics see this alleged masterpiece so we can actually find out if this film has some real chances at an Oscar. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:00:58 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SpoutBlog</spout:postby><spout:postto>SpoutBlog on spout.com</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/17/2008 5:00:58 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Oprah Winfrey can certainly create a best seller when it comes to books, and her pick of the presidential candidates is on his way to the White House. But can she get behind a movie and contribute to its success? 20th Century Fox seems to hope so, because the studio apparently allowed the talk show host to screen an unfinished cut of Australia in preparation for her November 10 show, which featured the film’s stars, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, as well as a live-via-Skype call-in from filmmaker Baz Luhrman. Fortunately for Fox, Oprah raved about the film, and now the media has latched on to the endorsement, creating some much-needed positive buzz for the Oscar-hopeful. Yet there’s a big problem with all the excitement: Oprah’s film recommendations have hardly been sure-fire champs in the past.

Case in point: the first title I came upon while searching for Oprah-select cinema was something called Christmas in the Clouds, a 2005 indie that she chose as her “must see holiday movie,” in O magazine a few years back. The film barely grossed a quarter-million dollars in theaters, but even if her endorsement didn’t occur until its DVD release in November 2006, there’s still no proof of popularity from the rental charts of the time, and two years later fewer than 250 people have rated it on IMDb (not the best for determining how many people have seen it, sure, but such a small number of votes is still somewhat revealing). As for awards recognition, well, it received the Audience Award at the 2001 Austin Film Festival, and it was named the best Native American-themed film the same year at the Santa Fe Film Festival, but the majority of Academy voters probably never even heard of it.
Okay, so that is an extreme example of a film that had not even one percent of the marketing budget of Australia. So, let’s take a look at some of the bigger releases that Oprah has recommended more recently. Well, there is Michael Moore’s Sicko, which she labeled “the one movie you must see this summer,” a few weeks prior to its barely wide release in June 2007. Considering its theater count and its genre, the documentary’s final domestic gross of $24.5 million was quite an achievement, especially since only two other docs have grossed more (including Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, which will stay on top for quite awhile with its $119.1 million). Oh, and yes, Sicko earned an Oscar nomination, too.
But did Oprah’s statement really have that much impact on Sicko’s success? What about all the other titles with Oprah connections that haven’t performed so well? Films based on her book club selections, from her inaugural title, The Deep End of the Ocean, to the recent adaptation of Love in the Time of Cholera, have rarely been blockbusters, and the three Academy nominations for House of Sand and Fog are hardly thanks to her love for and endorsement of that novel. Of course, film adaptations are not necessarily ever pegged to the praises of their source material, which is why Oprah’s name has not been linked to the expected Oscar contenders The Reader and The Road.
Then there are the films she’s been directly involved with. Beloved, which she produced and starred in, earned a middling gross of $22.9 million. Its sole Oscar nomination was for costume design. Her more recent production, The Great Debaters, did a little better money-wise with $30.2 million, but it failed to garner the Academy’s attention. Ignoring the animated films she’s lent her voice to, you have to go back 23 years, long before she had the powers of influence she’s currently known for, to find something as big as Fox would like Australia to be. It was then that The Color Purple earned nearly $100 million and 11 Oscar nominations (none of which it won).
As for films that Oprah simply promotes and recommends on her show, there is no clear certainty that she can influence either box office or the Oscars. She’s featured the casts from Crash and Brokeback Mountain, yet she’s also given time to publicize films like Alexander and Things We Lost in the Fire. Last week, after calling Australia “the film we needed to see,” she also helped to sell Marley &amp; Me, a movie that might benefit slightly in increased ticket sales thanks to the appearances by Jennifer Aniston, yet there are no news reports mentioning anything but Aniston’s comments about her ex-husband. There’s likewise little media attention given to the fact that Oprah also apparently saw Seven Pounds, the Will Smith movie that, like Australia, has so far received no reviews. Was there no soundbite from Smith’s appearance earlier this month? Seven Pounds is also a mysterious Oscar contender with some needed positive buzz, though maybe Sony Pictures didn’t think to feed the press anything regarding Oprah’s connection to that film the way Fox has pushed them on the Australia endorsement.
And what of Oprah’s praise anyway? She said, “I have not been this excited about a movie since I don’t know when.” How excited? And be more specific. Since forty years ago? Since Titanic? Since Christmas in the Clouds? Is this really the best movie of the year? Other than turning the expectations up a little higher following the recent negativity surrounding Australia, Oprah hasn’t really offered us anything except hope. So, a word to Fox: it’s about time you let the real critics see this alleged masterpiece so we can actually find out if this film has some real chances at an Oscar. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Netfluxxed Beyond All Recognition Quiz #1</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/rik_tod/archive/2008/8/5/33600.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u35897bmebz.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/65302/default.aspx'>rik_tod</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/rik_tod/default.aspx'>The Cinema 4 Pylon:  SpOutpost</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/5/2008 11:00:35 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Those with Netflix will know instantly to what I am referring here. Ever log on to Netflix and check out your Recommendations page? I normally don't. I try to use a more intuitive and organic approach to discovering films, and enjoy making it more of a "found item" journey than one in which one corporation tries to force-feed me the goods of another corporation. But every once in a while, I like to check the Recommendations page out, mainly because its a quick and simple way to add more ratings to Netflix (which I am, now that I think of it, unsure of why I even do that since, ultimately, the only real reason to do that is to get things recommended to you -- which I don't like...)Most of the time Netflix makes some sort of sense with their recommendations. Take, for instance, the fact they are recommending Madea's Family Reunion to me because I highly rated both Malcolm X and The Color Purple. Recommending Futurama Season 3 to me because I loved The Simpsons Movie, Futurama Season 1 and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror is a no-brainer. I get that, even though they should probably figure that if I am that far into the Groening oeuvre, then I am probably hip to Season 3 of Futurama already.But then, Netflix produces some amazing whoppers. I am reminded of the Patton Oswalt bit about his first experience with TiVo, where he watches The Man from Laramie, a classic Anthony Mann western, and the next morning, TiVo has completely filled up with "horsie shows," a phrase Oswalt speaks in TiVo's voice, which most of us would recognize to be that of a stereotypical mentally disabled person. TiVo throws a fit trying to defend its decision, and Oswalt moans "Thank god, you don't have retard strength, TiVo..."Hopefully, Netflix doesn't either, because I am launching a new series here, in which I will give any of my readers out there the title of the films that Netflix uses as the basis of its recommendation, and then a couple of days from now, I will let you know the actual title of the movie it actually thought would be a decent match to the previous set of films. I will even give you some capsule hints to each "enjoyed" film so that you can see just how far-ranging Netflix has gone to suggest something to me. If you can actually match my answer, I will try to come up with some sort of prize. I will be completely honest, but I can almost guarantee you, there is not a single chance in all of the Chinese hells (the Chinese have a lot of hells, you know) that you will guess it. If you do guess it, then you are probably a drone recommendation program for Netflix...NETFLUXXED QUIZ #1Because you enjoyed:1. Seven Chances (1925, directed by Buster Keaton, silent, black and white comedy, Buster runs down a mountain chased by a zillion women who want to marry him to get to his fortune)2. The Duellists (1977, Ridley Scott's directorial debut, based on a Joseph Conrad story, Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel are soldier rivals who duel with swords throughout the Napoleonic age)3. Jeeves and Wooster: Season Three (1992, classic British TV comedy, P.G. Wodehouse, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie doing what they do best... make Jen and I laugh uproariously)Based on these choices, can you guess what Netflix recommended? The answer on Friday...<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:00:35 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>rik_tod</spout:postby><spout:postto>The Cinema 4 Pylon:  SpOutpost</spout:postto><spout:postdate>8/5/2008 11:00:35 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Those with Netflix will know instantly to what I am referring here. Ever log on to Netflix and check out your Recommendations page? I normally don't. I try to use a more intuitive and organic approach to discovering films, and enjoy making it more of a "found item" journey than one in which one corporation tries to force-feed me the goods of another corporation. But every once in a while, I like to check the Recommendations page out, mainly because its a quick and simple way to add more ratings to Netflix (which I am, now that I think of it, unsure of why I even do that since, ultimately, the only real reason to do that is to get things recommended to you -- which I don't like...)Most of the time Netflix makes some sort of sense with their recommendations. Take, for instance, the fact they are recommending Madea's Family Reunion to me because I highly rated both Malcolm X and The Color Purple. Recommending Futurama Season 3 to me because I loved The Simpsons Movie, Futurama Season 1 and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror is a no-brainer. I get that, even though they should probably figure that if I am that far into the Groening oeuvre, then I am probably hip to Season 3 of Futurama already.But then, Netflix produces some amazing whoppers. I am reminded of the Patton Oswalt bit about his first experience with TiVo, where he watches The Man from Laramie, a classic Anthony Mann western, and the next morning, TiVo has completely filled up with "horsie shows," a phrase Oswalt speaks in TiVo's voice, which most of us would recognize to be that of a stereotypical mentally disabled person. TiVo throws a fit trying to defend its decision, and Oswalt moans "Thank god, you don't have retard strength, TiVo..."Hopefully, Netflix doesn't either, because I am launching a new series here, in which I will give any of my readers out there the title of the films that Netflix uses as the basis of its recommendation, and then a couple of days from now, I will let you know the actual title of the movie it actually thought would be a decent match to the previous set of films. I will even give you some capsule hints to each "enjoyed" film so that you can see just how far-ranging Netflix has gone to suggest something to me. If you can actually match my answer, I will try to come up with some sort of prize. I will be completely honest, but I can almost guarantee you, there is not a single chance in all of the Chinese hells (the Chinese have a lot of hells, you know) that you will guess it. If you do guess it, then you are probably a drone recommendation program for Netflix...NETFLUXXED QUIZ #1Because you enjoyed:1. Seven Chances (1925, directed by Buster Keaton, silent, black and white comedy, Buster runs down a mountain chased by a zillion women who want to marry him to get to his fortune)2. The Duellists (1977, Ridley Scott's directorial debut, based on a Joseph Conrad story, Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel are soldier rivals who duel with swords throughout the Napoleonic age)3. Jeeves and Wooster: Season Three (1992, classic British TV comedy, P.G. Wodehouse, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie doing what they do best... make Jen and I laugh uproariously)Based on these choices, can you guess what Netflix recommended? The answer on Friday...</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: The Color Purple</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/scgirlkc/archive/2007/9/14/19770.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u35897bmebz.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/95276/default.aspx'>scgirlkc</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/14/2007 12:42:49 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> It&#39;s a classic. It never gets old.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:42:49 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>scgirlkc</spout:postby><spout:postto>scgirlkc Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/14/2007 12:42:49 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>It&amp;#39;s a classic. It never gets old.</spout:body></item>
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<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 202</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 371</br><br/>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 527</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 102</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 627</br><br/>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 657</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 82</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 190</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:survival</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 67</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 48</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 98</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:sister</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1459</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 24</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 57</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:Spielberg</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Spielberg/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/Spielberg/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>Spielberg</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 30</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 22</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 49</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:singer</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 3001</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 20</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 52</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:husband</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1851</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 12</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 42</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:letter</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 256</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 7</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 9</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:book-is-better</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 37</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 6</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 41</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:southerner</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/southerner/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/southerner/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>southerner</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 231</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 4</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 4</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:black-race</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 480</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 3</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 3</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:domesticviolence</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 84</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 2</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 3</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:02:23 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>84</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>2</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>3</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:marriagearranged</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/marriagearranged/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/marriagearranged/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>marriagearranged</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 462</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 2</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 2</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:03:08 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>462</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>2</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>2</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:badadaptations</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/badadaptations/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/badadaptations/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>badadaptations</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 9</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 1</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 9</br><br/>
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