http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/12/21/toss-up-oscar-season-im-open-for-bribes/ The blog of the mystery writer, screenwriter and CEO of Pajamas Media Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:35:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/12/21/toss-up-oscar-season-im-open-for-bribes/#comment-83859 tioedong Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:12:07 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/12/21/toss-up-oscar-season-im-open-for-bribes/#comment-83859 What amuses me about all this encryption is that, if a movie is a good action film, you can buy it at our Palenke (open air market) in the rural Philippines for 30 pesos (60 cents) within a week of it's opening in Manila. We got the latest Bond film there last week. Those Chinese pirates are efficient. They just tape the film at a movie theatre if it is encrypted. If not, they just copy it. What amuses me about all this encryption is that, if a movie is a good action film, you can buy it at our Palenke (open air market) in the rural Philippines for 30 pesos (60 cents) within a week of it’s opening in Manila.
We got the latest Bond film there last week.
Those Chinese pirates are efficient. They just tape the film at a movie theatre if it is encrypted. If not, they just copy it.

]]> http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/12/21/toss-up-oscar-season-im-open-for-bribes/#comment-83858 Ray Zacek Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:56:34 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/12/21/toss-up-oscar-season-im-open-for-bribes/#comment-83858 Well, this topic has certainly sparked a lot of interest! I hope the Academy voting this year doesn't turn up a lot of undervotes, like that contested Congressional election in Florida between Buchanan and Jennings. Well, this topic has certainly sparked a lot of interest! I hope the Academy voting this year doesn’t turn up a lot of undervotes, like that contested Congressional election in Florida between Buchanan and Jennings.

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