Oops, didn't see you'd beaten me to this one, sorry Brandon.
--- In fairuzabalkclub@yahoogroups.com, "Brandon Michael LeBoeuf"
<fairuzabalkfan@...> wrote:
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> http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1522999/02012006/story.jhtml
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> Fairuza Balk, known for her volatile, eccentric roles in films
> like "The Craft," gets downright matronly in the upcoming
drama "Wild
> Tigers I Have Known," which recently debuted at Sundance. "I get to
> play a mom for the first time," the 31-year-old laughed, "which
> freaked me out because I'm not a mother." The indie film, expected
to
> hit theaters later this year, is "about a prepubescent boy coming
of
> age [who is a] homosexual but he doesn't know it yet." Citing the
> recent success of "Brokeback Mountain," Balk said such trends need
to
> be supported. She insisted that the film is a sensitive exploration
of
> the self-discovery of a teen's homosexuality "and how awkward it is
> for people growing up," adding, "['Tigers'] is a very important
film
> to show people that others might have had the same experiences." ...
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