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  • Re: Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: BARBARELLA

    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to rec.arts.movies.past-films,rec.arts.sf.movies on Fri Aug 7 22:03:54 2026
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    On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 15:56:06 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 wrote:

    Did the review mention the movie's star should have been executed
    for treason?

    Luckily, the US wasnrCOt an authoritarian Fascist state.

    Not back then, anyway ...
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  • From Paul S Person@psperson@old.netcom.invalid to rec.arts.movies.past-films,rec.arts.sf.movies on Sat Aug 8 09:14:21 2026
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    On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 22:03:54 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D|Oliveiro
    <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 15:56:06 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 wrote:

    Did the review mention the movie's star should have been executed
    for treason?

    Luckily, the US wasnAt an authoritarian Fascist state.

    Not back then, anyway ...
    I recall reading a letter in /Army Times/ (a rather specialized
    newspaper) from an Army wife stating that her performance in /Coming
    Home/ made up for her previous bad behavior.
    Of course, in those days we were, as you note, still somewhat sane.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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