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Love Trumps Hate, They Threatened: Swishy Bankrupt Actor Most Famous For Silly Hats and Stupid Accents Dreams About Assassinating the President
The name "Johnny Depp" is synonymous for "late in age one-note formerly famous person who is broke and is now making even more awful movies than he used to.
So now he's musing about the last time an actor killed a president, and wondering if it isn't time for another one to do the same. The Secret Service should take this seriously -- Johnny Depp has been alleged to have a history of violence, though usually against women even smaller than himself.The Black Mass actor split [with Amber Heard] last year amid accusations he was abusive, and although he has always denied the claims, The Management Group (TMG) stated they knew he was 'volatile' in filings submitted as part of their ongoing legal battle with their famous former client. In documents submitted this week, the company said: 'During his recent divorce from Amber Heard, Depp publicly and repeatedly denied having physically assaulted his former wife and accused her of manufacturing the allegations to 'extend her 15 minutes of fame'. 'However, [TMG were] informed well after the fact through communications with various house staff and security that Depp had been extremely volatile and sometimes "gotten physical" with Heard. [They] were also later informed that Depp had violently kicked Heard during an incident that took place in or around 2014.' During the bitter divorce battle, Amber made public texts she had exchanged with the 54-year-old star's assistant, in which the employee apologised for his boss' behaviour, but the actor denied the texts were real - a claim which TMG dispute.Heard later settled for $7 million, with no party admitting fault.This article mentions other instances of Depp's alleged "volatility."
The deal came on the eve of a hearing scheduled to begin on Wednesday and last five days, unleashing combative, high-priced lawyers to battle over lurid claims of jealous paranoia, drunken rages, manipulative greed and a severed fingertip. Heard, 30, filed for divorce in May and obtained a temporary restraining order, alleging her Oscar-nominated husband assaulted her after a drunken argument in their LA apartment. Her filing said Depp, 53, “began obsessing over something that wasn’t true” and “became extremely angry”, throwing a phone at Heard, striking her cheek and eye “with extreme force”. A separate statement from a friend of Heard’s who witnessed the scene, Raquel Pennington, supported Heard’s version, including a description of Depp swinging a magnum-sized bottle of wine “like a baseball bat”. Heard, who stars in the upcoming London Fields, supplied photographs of her bruised face and smashed wine bottles and said the incident fit a pattern of abuse, including a violent row in Australia which disrupted filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Io Tillett Wright, another friend of Heard’s, wrote in an essay for Refinery 29: “The reports of violence started with a kick on a private plane, then it was shoves and the occasional punch, until finally, in December, she described an all-out assault and she woke up with her pillow covered in blood. I know this because I went to their house. I saw the pillow with my own eyes. I saw the busted lip and the clumps of hair on the floor.”Apparently the "severed fingertip" claim went like this: Depp accidentally severed the tip of his finger when raging about his suspicions that Heard was having an affair with much-more-manly actor Billy Bob Thornton. So he "dipped the stump" into blue ink and wrote "Billy Bob" and "Easy Amber" on a mirror. Which isn't crazy or worrying at all, and the Secret Service should definitely not take a long look at this "volatile," drunk, financially distressed asshole. We have nothing to fear from broken drunks with Nothing Left to Lose.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Noam Sayen at June 23, 2017 03:45 PM (611Lm)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at June 23, 2017 03:45 PM (KUaJL)
Posted by: wooga at June 23, 2017 03:45 PM (n1x/t)
Posted by: Reverse Polish Notation at June 23, 2017 03:45 PM (QBQkV)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks and his flaming boner of winning at June 23, 2017 03:46 PM (WwFyb)
Posted by: Jaqen H'ghar at June 23, 2017 03:46 PM (5fSr7)
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 03:46 PM (4dz1m)
Posted by: jayhawkone at June 23, 2017 03:46 PM (ZD+J8)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, turkey ain't all that's stuffed at June 23, 2017 03:46 PM (P83tS)
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 03:46 PM (c2K1w)
They like the Gene Wilder version.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at June 23, 2017 03:46 PM (ul9CR)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 23, 2017 03:46 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 23, 2017 03:47 PM (PY9jH)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 23, 2017 03:47 PM (dHOl3)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 03:48 PM (yqvys)
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 03:48 PM (4dz1m)
Posted by: ALH at June 23, 2017 03:48 PM (uLuPn)
The Secret Service really has to put a stop to this. It is already out of hand.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 23, 2017 03:47 PM (dHOl3)
The Obama "resistance" is probably plying them with hookers and blow.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 23, 2017 03:48 PM (PY9jH)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at June 23, 2017 03:48 PM (KUaJL)
Posted by: ALH at June 23, 2017 03:48 PM (uLuPn)
Of course. It's liberal strategy: never hit anyone who can hit back effectively.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 03:49 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 23, 2017 03:49 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 03:49 PM (2VN2E)
Posted by: Johnny Depp at June 23, 2017 03:49 PM (qJhUV)
Posted by: huerfano at June 23, 2017 03:50 PM (TO4Og)
It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone, the actor said in a statement to People on Friday.
No it came out as intended you asshole
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 23, 2017 03:50 PM (dHOl3)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 23, 2017 03:50 PM (PY9jH)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 03:48 PM (yqvys)
Look at the competition.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 03:50 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: Whee. Watch the money go at June 23, 2017 03:50 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: ALH at June 23, 2017 03:50 PM (uLuPn)
Posted by: Lurker primus at June 23, 2017 03:51 PM (yBgqh)
Posted by: no good deed at June 23, 2017 03:51 PM (hsb2w)
Now everyone knows about his violent past because he stepped in it.
Many would have continued to worship him, clueless about his personal life, but alas, he had to open his insane mouth. Because Trump Derangement Syndrome, and it's "cool" to do so.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 23, 2017 03:51 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: The Jackhole at June 23, 2017 03:51 PM (M+Lyo)
Oh. That came out wrong. Bad joke.
His apology is worthless.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 03:51 PM (2VN2E)
Being all drunk, combative, spending all my money and slapping women around is just me getting in character to play a pirate.
I can write that off, right?
Posted by: Johnny Depp are due, le actor francaise at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (r+sAi)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (viSzi)
Rub his nose in it. Humiliate him.
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (4dz1m)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (dHOl3)
No it came out as intended you asshole
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 23, 2017 03:50 PM (dHOl3)
This.
Apparently the focus groups have come back in, and they were grim-faced. Hence the "apology."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (FQKBL)
Rub his nose in it. Humiliate him.
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (4dz1m)
Make him enter and leave through the trash entrance.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 03:53 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 03:53 PM (2VN2E)
He says his bit about actors...smiles at the import...then says "But I'm a liar".
I wonder if this isn't a deep Freudian slip. He knows he is full of shit and can't help but admit to it when he feels forced to say what he actually is.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 03:53 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: wth at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (HgMAr)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (PY9jH)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: spongeworthy at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (mrfTe)
Posted by: wooga at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (n1x/t)
Its becoming clear we need to implement the same policies now against the Antifa scum and their public mouthpieces.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (eSx+E)
That's not really surprising though, Disney were once deeply a part of traditional American sociery, but now they are firmly in camp with the cultural Marxists.
#boycottthehouseofmouse
Posted by: Reggie1971 at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (tSdA3)
Posted by: Movies Not Made at June 23, 2017 03:55 PM (yqvys)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 03:48 PM (yqvys)
Large net, right into the boat.
Posted by: Insomniac at June 23, 2017 03:55 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: huerfano at June 23, 2017 03:50 PM (TO4Og)
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It's reported he eschews bathing and his ...... fragrance.... can be overpowering on the set...
Posted by: fixerupper at June 23, 2017 03:55 PM (8XRCm)
And I was looking forward to "Murder on the Orient Express". Guess I'll have to rent the old version with Lauren Bacall( but no Bogey).
Posted by: mark at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (VuQKj)
Apparently his agent got to him.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 03:49 PM (2VN2E)
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Shame that's not how implied assassination plans work. Nice of him to admit it, though. Should make the case against him much easier.
Seriously, this sh*t has to stop, and the only way it will is to take it seriously. This isn't even a f*cking filmmaker on YouTube no one has ever heard of. This is the kind of thing that promotes mass assassination attempts against political party members during baseball practice.
End it.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (c2K1w)
Didn't see that one coming....
Of course they still hate Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson with a passion.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (WzP6q)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (FQKBL)
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I actually liked him on 21 Jump Street
Posted by: fixerupper at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (8XRCm)
Posted by: Johnny Depp at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (bc2Lc)
Posted by: Shep! at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (vg8iE)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: IC at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (a0IVu)
Last republican killed by an actor was Lincoln.
Lincoln freed the slaves.
Therefore... it's obvious. Depps comment reveals that he hates black and wants them to be slaves.
/yeah, I can do crazylogic.
Posted by: shibumi at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (aT+Bx)
Rub his nose in it. Humiliate him.
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (4dz1m)
Make him enter and leave through the trash entrance.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 03:53 PM (SRKgf)
And demand he take a shower first.
Posted by: Insomniac at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Al Crapton at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (jMfTa)
No Asians in this version! It's racist!
Posted by: wooga at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (n1x/t)
Speaking of which, has anyone seen the video? Has anyone noticed all the horrified gasps? Yeah neither did I.
Posted by: mx4 at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (uJqEF)
And Amber Heard is a heartless bisexual gold digger. Hot as hell, but not worth sticking your dick into, let alone putting a ring on.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: andycanuck #CNNisISIS at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (nlbfN)
or would that cut into the fundraising from Hollywood dumbasses?
Posted by: mallfly suPreme at June 23, 2017 03:58 PM (ILitO)
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Invite him to take a guided tour of the Lincoln memorial with you.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 03:58 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: Dr Spank at June 23, 2017 03:58 PM (4e+hS)
Posted by: andycanuck #CNNisISIS at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (nlbfN)
Over there it's "Le Valu-Rite."
Posted by: Insomniac at June 23, 2017 03:58 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: andycanuck #CNNisISIS at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (nlbfN)
They had to record an apology video. It's hilarious. Depp looks like he'd rather be into his third bottle of wine and sixth Oxy.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (jhqr1)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (Cc/b5)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (WzP6q)
Posted by: goodluckduck
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Former minor league baseball player in the Royals organization and a decent musician.
And also he's not a little girl like Johnny Depp.
Posted by: Furious George at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (j+dfT)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (M3pAJ)
Posted by: xnycpeasant at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (QtQaN)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 23, 2017 03:52 PM (FQKBL)
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I actually liked him on 21 Jump Street
Posted by: fixerupper at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (8XRCm)
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You mean his cameo at the end when he dies because Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are lovably inept at their jobs?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (viSzi)
...... AND WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT.......*THING*.....ON YOUR HEAD IN THE LONE RANGER?!?!?!?!?!
Posted by: fixerupper at June 23, 2017 04:00 PM (8XRCm)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:00 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: Reverse Polish Notation at June 23, 2017 04:00 PM (QBQkV)
if you talk with a mouth full of jelly beans you sound just like jack sparrow
I think he said he just imitated Keith Richards.
Posted by: tu3031 at June 23, 2017 04:00 PM (qJhUV)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 23, 2017 04:00 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:00 PM (3OIiX)
But mostly wealth.
Posted by: Insomniac at June 23, 2017 04:00 PM (0mRoj)
How did we, as a country, stop the KKK from attacking people it didn't like?
Its becoming clear we need to implement the same policies now against the Antifa scum and their public mouthpieces.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 03:54 PM (eSx+E)
One way was they got the Klan to attack the Commies at a protest, and they jailed the survivors on murder charges.
BTW, most of the dead were commies.
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 04:01 PM (4dz1m)
Keith Richards? Hello ?!
Posted by: Amy Schumer at June 23, 2017 04:01 PM (QtQaN)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 23, 2017 04:01 PM (M3pAJ)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 23, 2017 04:01 PM (fceHP)
Posted by: The Original REAL Galactic Lord Sir Covfefe at June 23, 2017 04:01 PM (nFwvY)
On what again?
Heh
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (MINbv)
Ah, I see what you did there.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:01 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: Dean Wormer at June 23, 2017 04:01 PM (lIZQs)
Two out of three aint bad.
Posted by: Hildog at June 23, 2017 04:02 PM (QtQaN)
Posted by: Ripley at June 23, 2017 04:02 PM (MxEKc)
Posted by: John Stewart at June 23, 2017 04:02 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (viSzi)
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No Millennial Boy..... the original series.....that aired before you were born.....
Posted by: fixerupper at June 23, 2017 04:02 PM (8XRCm)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 23, 2017 04:03 PM (M3pAJ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 03:59 PM (viSzi)
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No Millennial Boy..... the original series.....that aired before you were born.....
Posted by: fixerupper at June 23, 2017 04:02 PM (8XRCm)
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I don't often turn on the oldies TV stations.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:03 PM (viSzi)
To this point the GOPe has been all in on protecting Hollywood benefits both in terms of tax breaks and copyright law.
Well GOPe, Hollywood is calling for violence against you. Yes their corporate money men are continuing to pay you off...but their calls to violence are only going to get stronger. What are you going to do about it?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:03 PM (eSx+E)
Depp's performances on Burton's films is his usual weird persona cranked up to
Horrible, horrible films they've made together.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:04 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 23, 2017 04:03 PM (M3pAJ)
+1
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:04 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: Fritz at June 23, 2017 04:05 PM (2Mnv1)
Doing nothing is political suicide for the GOP in '18. They know it too, but they can't prevent it.
Posted by: mnw at June 23, 2017 04:05 PM (rhR3K)
And it took a statement from the White House to finally push this guy to an apology. Trump's White House is quite the megaphone.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at June 23, 2017 04:05 PM (fceHP)
Depp's performances on Burton's films is his usual weird persona cranked up to 11 22.
Horrible, horrible films they've made together.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:04 PM (NOIQH)
I generally like Burton's aesthetic, but I'm admittedly a bit weird.
Posted by: Insomniac at June 23, 2017 04:05 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 04:05 PM (WzP6q)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:05 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: Johnny Derpp at June 23, 2017 04:06 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (3OIiX)
Judging by Amber Heard's taste in men, she should stick to women.
And provide lots of Instagram pics
Posted by: kbdabear at June 23, 2017 04:06 PM (AOrEZ)
To this point the GOPe has been all in on protecting Hollywood benefits both in terms of tax breaks and copyright law.
Well GOPe, Hollywood is calling for violence against you. Yes their corporate money men are continuing to pay you off...but their calls to violence are only going to get stronger. What are you going to do about it?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:03 PM (eSx+E)
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The film credits thing is largely a state issue.
I'd rather have states not do it at all.
The copyright thing though, should be due in the near future.
I know it's too much to ask for a roll back to the copyright regime of the early 20th century (a single 28-year period with an option to extend it for one more 28 year period), but could we at least not extend it any further?
Life +70 years does not protect the art for the artist, but for whatever corporation holds it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:06 PM (viSzi)
Doing nothing is political suicide for the GOP in '18. They know it too, but they can't prevent it.
Posted by: mnw at June 23, 2017 04:05 PM (rhR3K)
It's called a Death Wish...What didn't you see the Movie?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 23, 2017 04:06 PM (dHOl3)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at June 23, 2017 04:06 PM (KP5rU)
Ed Wood was NOT acting... you should see the out-takes reel...
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 04:06 PM (WzP6q)
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i always thought she was kinda ..... meh.
Posted by: fixerupper at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (8XRCm)
Depp's performances on Burton's films is his usual weird persona cranked up to 11 22.
Horrible, horrible films they've made together.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:04 PM (NOIQH)
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Take that back.
Ed Wood is amazing!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (IqV8l)
When one has been the lead in at least five major box office flops in a row, one must do something to increase one's value in the eyes of the studio execs.
In a way, Johnny Depp is even more detestable than Kathy Griffin, if that's possible.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 03:57 PM (3OIiX)
Judging by Amber Heard's taste in men, she should stick to women.
And provide lots of Instagram pics
Posted by: kbdabear at June 23, 2017 04:06 PM (AOrEZ)
Heh. Agreed. But not too many sugar mama's out there and Amber likes money.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (3OIiX)
Whenever I need a hot political take I always look to noted political scientists and foreign policy experts like Hollywood actors.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at June 23, 2017 04:08 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: Les Kinetic at June 23, 2017 04:08 PM (WpPbD)
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Ultimately if that is the case McTurtle should be publicly naming and shaming.
I don't think this is true though really - I think you could put together legislation targeting Hollywood that you could get 51 Senators to want to sign if you were smart about it.
Also, Slumber'n Sessions could appoint a task force to go after Hollywood - for their various criminal and financial shenanigans. But I guess...pot heads?...are a more important target?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:08 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: John Marston at June 23, 2017 04:09 PM (SkuXa)
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 04:09 PM (4dz1m)
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Us too. We love it when they come to Capitol Hill to testify on pressing matters weighing heavily on our great republic.
Posted by: US Congress at June 23, 2017 04:09 PM (vg8iE)
I wonder how much he pays his drug dealer.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:09 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Crazy Joe Davola at June 23, 2017 04:09 PM (AOrEZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:08 PM (eSx+E)
Those ragtime-piano-playing hopheads are a public menace I tells ya!
Posted by: Insomniac at June 23, 2017 04:09 PM (0mRoj)
Depp's performances on Burton's films is his usual weird persona cranked up to 11 22.
Horrible, horrible films they've made together.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:04 PM (NOIQH)
South Park said it best.
https://youtu.be/eeQKBsi9edk
Posted by: buzzion at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (z/Ubi)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:08 PM (eSx+E)
I've said it before but Jeff Sessions and the DoJ he leads is like George Patton at the head of a Waffen SS unit.
There is going to be a level of, shall we say, reluctance to follow the leader. Know what I mean???
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: Johnny Derpp at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (Tyii7)
When one has been the lead in at least five major box office flops in a row, one must do something to increase one's value in the eyes of the studio execs.
In a way, Johnny Depp is even more detestable than Kathy Griffin, if that's possible.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (mbhDw)
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The irony is, I think that movie stars aren't the box office draws many people think they are.
I think there's a force multiplier in certain combinations, though. Robert Downey Jr. in a Marvel movie? Probably increases opening weekend a little bit. Downey Jr. in a little movie about a Judge in the country? Not so much.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: willow at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (v12G8)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (KP5rU)
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Us too. We love it when they come to Capitol Hill to testify on pressing matters weighing heavily on our great republic.
Posted by: US Congress at June 23, 2017 04:09 PM (vg8iE)
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I get my political commentary from the Film Actor's Guild.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: John Marston at June 23, 2017 04:09 PM (SkuXa)
If he's a restaurateur, yes. I doubt this is the case, oui?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (mbhDw)
Interestingly, Depp bills himself at 5'10", but is very possibly as short as 5'8". Amber Heard is 5'7". The main difference between the two is weight and build.
Posted by: Sporkatus at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (eXSOZ)
Secret Service Agent: Mr Depp, let's get right down to it shall we? When picking out a hooker, do you prefer blonde or brunette? Also, where do you score the best blow?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: mx4 at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (uJqEF)
Alar, baby!
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: Meryl Streep, Expert at June 23, 2017 04:12 PM (vg8iE)
Posted by: mx4 at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (uJqEF)
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I doubt it was going to do gangbusters anyway.
Depp plays the scummy guy that gets murdered, though. So there might be an offsetting effect.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:12 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (Ri/rl)
I had the same dream, once.
But I got to know too many actors. I lack the ego and sense of entitlement. And I'm probably not that good an actor.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (3OIiX)
What am I doing wrong?
Posted by: Mike at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (c056A)
The irony is, I think that movie stars aren't the box office draws many people think they are.
I think there's a force multiplier in certain combinations, though. Robert Downey Jr. in a Marvel movie? Probably increases opening weekend a little bit. Downey Jr. in a little movie about a Judge in the country? Not so much.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (viSzi)
Most perceptive, sir. The state of show biz is such that it is the franchise that is preeminent, although that said, there are only about a dozen or so actors/actresses that have instant green-light status.
Everything else is the Hollywood shuffle.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (yqvys)
Posted by: Al Crapton at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (jMfTa)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (MINbv)
What am I doing wrong?
Posted by: Mike at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (c056A)
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Billy Bob doesn't look like Billy Bob in Sling Blade.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (Ri/rl)
Not all actors are lightweights. Actor Sterling Hayden was an OSS agent in WWII (parachuted into the Balkans to establish supply drops for resistance fighters) and then worked as a CIA operative after the war for several years.
Hayden was an internationally known actor, a Hollywood star. What better cover could there be? Even his wife didn't know.
Don't even get me started on Hedy Lamarr.
Posted by: troyriser at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (Fw5cQ)
Like Johnny Ravolta, I slept with every director and producer in Hollywood to get my career going. I used to be straight! Now, I'm just sort of preference-fluid... or I prefer fluid... I forget...
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (WzP6q)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (3OIiX)
I was being sarcastic. They have huge egos and live to hear applause.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (Ri/rl)
I get my political commentary from the Film Actor's Guild.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (viSzi)
The FAG?
Heh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:14 PM (mbhDw)
I think they're just masturbating.
They like "trump" and "hate" in proximity, they like the postmodern double-entendre aspect, and the really Do LOVE Trump's "hate", because it gives them endless excuses to keep jerking off in public about it, and how they feeeeeeeeeeel about it.
Posted by: barbarausa at June 23, 2017 04:14 PM (Elk67)
Most perceptive, sir. The state of show biz is such that it is the franchise that is preeminent, although that said, there are only about a dozen or so actors/actresses that have instant green-light status.
Everything else is the Hollywood shuffle.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (mbhDw)
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I think that the effect has been in place for much longer, actually.
People wanted to see a particular type of movie in the 90s, it's just that they kept casting Arnold and Sly in about 90% of them.
It didn't help The Last Action Hero, though. A movie that looks and feels very different from The Terminator.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:10 PM (rZ+mb)
Jump Street sounds gayer than Gay Street, which is about as gay as it gets.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: andycanuck #CNNisISIS at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (nlbfN)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (3OIiX)
I was being sarcastic. They have huge egos and live to hear applause.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (Ri/rl)
They do indeed. Most of them are massively insecure as well.
Not too many are like Stirling Hayden as @troyriser mentioned above.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (MINbv)
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (WzP6q)
Here's a list of his recent flops:
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Transcendence
Mortdecai
Lone Ranger
and Black Mass got critical acclaim, but cost a lot and didn't make much money
Posted by: bonhomme at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (jhqr1)
What am I doing wrong?
Posted by: Mike at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (c056A)
You look like Billy Bob's character in Sling Blade. You don't look like Billy Bob does normally.
Posted by: buzzion at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (z/Ubi)
scientists and foreign policy experts like Hollywood actors.
Especially the ones who never graduated college, or dropped out of high school. It's funny that the credential-obsessed Left are so quick to embrace idiot progressive actors who dabble in political punditry despite being dumb as rocks. we here in flyover country who lack an elite coastal school education are dismissed, but that pretty actor or actress who doesn't understand basic economics or science its awesome because he/she managed to spout the latest MSNBC talking points so passionately.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (yqvys)
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You might have heard, but I like movies a little bit.
I hate Hollywood gossip.
I couldn't give two shits about who's fucking who. I just want to know what Martin Scorsese is working on next (it's The Irishman, I know).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (viSzi)
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There are some alternate historical possibilities where you could have had German units under American control...fighting the Soviets.
But anyway, the point is that if you are the leader of an unreliable organization you immediately start firing and incentivizing the group to start doing the right thing.
I know he has started to fire some of the worst now...but for example I presume they are still getting their pensions, right?
Start firing politicized assholes in a way they don't get their pensions and you will immediately start getting the attention of the people that might be motivated to stab you in the back....
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (eSx+E)
I like Last Action Hero, there aren't a lot of movies that get satire right. That one did. I think it was just Arnold's turn in the barrel on that one.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: troyriser at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (Fw5cQ)
I'll grant you those. I'm talking about the dip shits of today's Hollywood. They are certainly not very varied in their opinions today and not at all shy about hating half the country.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (MINbv)
I get my political commentary from the Film Actor's Guild.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (viSzi)
The FAG?
Heh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:14 PM (mbhDw)
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Just to be clear...that's not my joke.
Team America got there first.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:11 PM (viSzi)
The FAG?
Heh.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:14 PM (mbhDw)
You never saw Team America?
Oh man, you missed one of the funniest movies, ever.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at June 23, 2017 04:17 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:17 PM (X8p7j)
Studios today are run essentially by marketing guys with MBAs and/or lawyers. All they want to know is whose face is going to be on that :30 second TV spot. Every other consideration is a very distant second if considered at all.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:17 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: IC at June 23, 2017 04:17 PM (a0IVu)
Gee, I wonder why ever so progressive and feminist supporting Commiewood hasn't cut all ties with him? Why would Commiewood continue to support someone who beats a woman like that?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at June 23, 2017 04:17 PM (493sH)
Here's a list of his recent flops:
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Transcendence
Mortdecai
Lone Ranger
and Black Mass got critical acclaim, but cost a lot and didn't make much money
Posted by: bonhomme at June 23, 2017 04:15 PM (jhqr1)
On Stranger Tides didn't do that well.
Niether did the last one.
And don't forget Dark Shadows.
Posted by: buzzion at June 23, 2017 04:17 PM (z/Ubi)
Posted by: Johnny Depp at June 23, 2017 04:17 PM (qJhUV)
I like Last Action Hero, there aren't a lot of movies that get satire right. That one did. I think it was just Arnold's turn in the barrel on that one.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:16 PM (3OIiX)
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I kind of love it.
I think that if the studio had released it a decade later, it would have probably found some more success, at least critically.
Audiences weren't quite ready for the self-conscious satire in the middle of the 90s like that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:18 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: Mike Tyson at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: mnw at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (rhR3K)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (c2K1w)
Nope, never saw "Team America." I guess I now have to, right?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (mbhDw)
I sold my ass for fame and blow! What a deal!
My next film is a remake of The Devil and Danial Webster, why do you ask?
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (WzP6q)
Posted by: hedley lamarr at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (nlbfN)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (MZcWR)
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (X8p7j)
If you have the time to practice, you can get good at it.
In a AMA, Val Kilmer said that Kevin Spacey's acting used to be so bad, it made his eyes hurt to watch.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (jhqr1)
Posted by: DaveA at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (FhXTo)
I tell you what, though; I do not understand these women. The first time he hit me would be the last time he hit me. Or anyone else, for that matter.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (tJeKM)
I recall Cameron Diaz appearing on Oprah, saying if you are against rape, you need to vote. I forget which republican she was against but I was unaware the republicans were pro rape.
They are idiots.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (Ri/rl)
What am I doing wrong?
Posted by: Mike at June 23, 2017 04:13 PM (c056A)
You don't stick it in crazy?
Posted by: Keith at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (USf3s)
Posted by: Hillary 2020! at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (bc2Lc)
Studios today are run essentially by marketing guys with MBAs and/or lawyers. All they want to know is whose face is going to be on that :30 second TV spot. Every other consideration is a very distant second if considered at all.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:17 PM (mbhDw)
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No argument here.
I just think that the movie star effect was an easy explanation for a movie's success, even if it was wrong.
Easy and wrong is better than complicated and right for many people.
"Why was Aliens good?"
"Structure, acting, visual design, and Cameron's ability to put together tense sequences."
"That's too much. It's probably just because we brought Sigourney Weaver back. We'll just do that for Alien 3."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (viSzi)
couldn't bear to see how Tim Burton botched up another classic.
***
I want to see this version of Willy Wonka made....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We5a2mA7IAU
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (yqvys)
In a AMA, Val Kilmer said that Kevin Spacey's acting used to be so bad, it made his eyes hurt to watch.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (jhqr1)
Good acting performances in movies have more to do with the directors than the actors.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (2VN2E)
Posted by: mnw at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (rhR3K)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:22 PM (2VN2E)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at June 23, 2017 04:22 PM (Cc/b5)
Sling Blade is the best acted movie in the last 40 years if not the best ever IMHO. Every actor should have received an award.
An' some french fried pertaters....mmmmm.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:22 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (qES5k)
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The original Alice was bad enough.
The sequel, Through the Looking Glass, was even worse. The most disappointing part for me was that it was directed by the guy who made the two most recent Muppets movies. Both of those were light and fast while TTLG was leaden and pretty much unwatchable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:22 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: mnw at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (rhR3K
Johnny Planarian.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:22 PM (mbhDw)
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Acting is clearly easy as hell. Otherwise musicians wouldn't be able to constantly get roles and make passable movies.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:22 PM (c2K1w)
Nope, never saw "Team America." I guess I now have to, right?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (mbhDw)
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It's a satire of two things: Michael Bay movies and stupid Hollywood actors.
It's amazing!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:22 PM (viSzi)
I liked the X-rated version of Alice in Wonderland with Kristine DeBell giving head and getting rogered.
YMMV
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:23 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:19 PM (mbhDw)
And I thought I knew you!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 23, 2017 04:23 PM (wYseH)
5 million bucks to shoot Hunter S. Thompson's ashes out of a cannon.
And the guy's broke! Can ya believe that?
Posted by: tu3031 at June 23, 2017 04:23 PM (qJhUV)
This is about me, isn't it? You'd better fear me, assholes. I've gone cybernetic and will smash things up if I don't win in 2020. I'm not some helpless harridan.
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 23, 2017 04:23 PM (xAvrH)
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He moved to France because he didn't want his daughter exposed to American violence. But it looks like he brought it with him. And there's been no violence in France. Absolutely none whatsoever.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 23, 2017 04:23 PM (Nwg0u)
most of which, IMO, are near-sexual in their self-gratification
Posted by: barbarausa at June 23, 2017 04:23 PM (Elk67)
I thought Through the Looking Glass was one of Burton's best. Granted I'm not a Burton fan.
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (X8p7j)
Posted by: also stolen from Chateau Heartiste at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (ihtYN)
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (LWu6U)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (yqvys)
Posted by: DaveA at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (viSzi)
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This might be my favorite comment of the day.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (oVJmc).
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There's a documentary you can find on Youtube (the one with subtitles is real, the one without turns...weird after 10 minutes) about Burton's aborted attempt to make a Superman movie in the late 90s with Nick Cage.
Let's just say that I now wish that I could watch that movie. It sounded bonkers in all the best ways.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (viSzi)
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Acting is clearly easy as hell. Otherwise musicians wouldn't be able to constantly get roles and make passable movies.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:22 PM (c2K1w)
A) Acting - and I mean solid convincing acting - is not as easy as it looks. You either are born with the talent to do it well or you're not.
B) It's not as difficult as shingling a roof in Phoenix this week.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:25 PM (2VN2E)
Wow you're going real old school. Behind the Green Door days.
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:25 PM (X8p7j)
Unless he starts positing the assassination of the POTUS, regardless of political affiliation.
Posted by: Vondoog2000 at June 23, 2017 04:25 PM (FQ2t6)
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (LWu6U)
Are you Muns from this morning's thread?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:25 PM (mbhDw)
I thought Through the Looking Glass was one of Burton's best. Granted I'm not a Burton fan.
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (X8p7j)
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Burton produced Through the Looking Glass, not directed. He directed the original Alice in Wonderland with Depp.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:25 PM (viSzi)
not very varied in their opinions today and not at all shy about hating
half the country.
At least we have Clint Eastwood and James Woods:
https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:25 PM (NOIQH)
I recall Cameron Diaz appearing on Oprah, saying if you are against rape, you need to vote. I forget which republican she was against but I was unaware the republicans were pro rape.
Bill Cosby? Bill Clinton?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: mallfly suPreme at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (ILitO)
As much as I enjoyed Sling Blade, mmm... mmm and the french fried taters....mmm...mmm and the biscuits... it still was one of the early films sneaking some sort of gayness into it.
I only noticed it the second time I watched.
Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (PduNE)
Last republican killed by an actor was Lincoln.
Lincoln freed the slaves.
Therefore... it's obvious. Depps comment reveals that he hates black and wants them to be slaves.
/yeah, I can do crazylogic
We like your thinking...looking for a career change?
Posted by: FBI at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (7z/vU)
Posted by: dananjcon at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (WLK0w)
Posted by: Mike aka Karl Childers at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (c056A)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (viSzi)
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This might be my favorite comment of the day.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (c2K1w)
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I've been away too long.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (viSzi)
Time travel movie.
Alice revisits Wonderland to find the Mad Hatter excitedly talking about how his family, which he believed to be dead, is alive. Alice tells him this is impossible. Her disbelief drives the Hatter into a deeply depressive, catatonic state.
Alice decides to try to fix things. She visits the White Queen, who tells her she might be able to fix things by going back in time. Alice does so. Time travel adventure time.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (jhqr1)
looks. You either are born with the talent to do it well or you're not.
***
I think almost anyone can play *one* character.
Look at Schwarzenegger....he basically plays the same character in every movie, and in the movies he makes that are good....that character makes sense.
And the movies where it doesn't....aren't very good.
But the number of actors that can play multiple characters believably? That is small..
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:27 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 04:27 PM (yqvys)
We have nothing to fear from actors who say outlandish things in public. It is just who they are.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at June 23, 2017 04:27 PM (m9X4Y)
Posted by: Jack Sock
Thornton went full retard. You NEVER go full retard.
Posted by: Forrest Gump at June 23, 2017 04:27 PM (xAvrH)
No; I don;'t think so; I don't like slasher films although Christopher-what;s his name is a good actor I would however be tempted to murder the "I've got a boner" teen. However, Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) as a creepy seeming closet child molester was too disturbing.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 23, 2017 04:27 PM (qES5k)
In a AMA, Val Kilmer said that Kevin Spacey's acting used to be so bad, it made his eyes hurt to watch.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 23, 2017 04:20 PM (jhqr1)
Good acting performances in movies have more to do with the directors than the actors.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (rZ+mb)
For inexperienced actors, I agree.
But a good actor puts in a good performance even if the director is a chimp. Lots of B (or C) movies have someone like Christopher Plummer or Christopher Lee or some other Christopher that do solid work every time they're on camera.
But I've also seen good directors get magic from shite, like in Punch Drunk Love with Adam Sandler.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:28 PM (3OIiX)
As much as I enjoyed Sling Blade, mmm... mmm and the french fried taters....mmm...mmm and the biscuits... it still was one of the early films sneaking some sort of gayness into it.
I only noticed it the second time I watched.
Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at June 23, 2017 04:26 PM (PduNE)
Sneaking it into the film? I think it was one of the main story lines.
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:28 PM (X8p7j)
Posted by: Variety at June 23, 2017 04:28 PM (nlbfN)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:25 PM (mbhDw)
J.J. search:
site:acecomments.mu.nu (LWu6U)
Nope.
Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at June 23, 2017 04:28 PM (PduNE)
I don't think my acting has ever annoyed my husband. He could be annoyed at me for other reasons. ;^)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 23, 2017 04:28 PM (qES5k)
___
That's a very hurtful thing to say.
Posted by: Harry Reid at June 23, 2017 04:29 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 23, 2017 04:29 PM (2S3bc)
It says a lot how the left always identifies with the assassin.
Posted by: William Eaton at June 23, 2017 04:29 PM (MuTTO)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez, they are gaslighting us 24/7 at June 23, 2017 04:29 PM (i81II)
Posted by: Mike Tyson at June 23, 2017 04:29 PM (oiNtH)
But a good actor puts in a good performance even if the director is a chimp. Lots of B (or C) movies have someone like Christopher Plummer or Christopher Lee or some other Christopher that do solid work every time they're on camera.
But I've also seen good directors get magic from shite, like in Punch Drunk Love with Adam Sandler.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:28 PM (3OIiX)
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Listening to George Lucas talk about Robert Duvall's preternatural ability to deliver the exact same performance in every take no matter what Donald Pleasance made up is interesting.
THX-1138 is great stuff.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:29 PM (viSzi)
"In this place...every woman is super hot! It's a dream!"
"No...it's California!"
Posted by: Mike I at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (c056A)
B) It's not as difficult as shingling a roof in Phoenix this week.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (mbhDw
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Yeah, I don't mean Rear Window caliber stuff, but putting butts in seats because someone who twerqs at her concerts is making her motion picture debut in a forgettable romcom means it's much, much easier than people think.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: Cheri at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (oiNtH)
And still better than Depp's entire ouevre.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (2VN2E)
Posted by: wooga at June 23, 2017 03:45 PM (n1x/t)
This.
Also, Donnie Brasco was phenomenal.
Also, he's 54? He looked awful in that video. Lesson? Kids, don't buy drugs. Become a star and you'll get them for free.
Posted by: bknsty14 at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (0gAY0)
looks. You either are born with the talent to do it well or you're not.
***
I think almost anyone can play *one* character.
Look at Schwarzenegger....he basically plays the same character in every movie, and in the movies he makes that are good....that character makes sense.
And the movies where it doesn't....aren't very good.
But the number of actors that can play multiple characters believably? That is small..
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:27 PM (eSx+E)
Acting is hard. Not a lot of people in movies ARE actors, most are just performers. Or, worse, 'stars'.
Gary Oldman can vanish into a role. You never see him, you see his character. Same with old Lauren Olivier.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: dantesed at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM (88xKn)
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Valkyrie had damn good acting from every actor but the star.
Of course, you could tell Cruise was trying...he just doesn't have the chops for that kind of role.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM (eSx+E)
Ben Kingsley?
Posted by: rickb223 at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM (j+h+K)
Show me one movie other than O Brother where George Clooney isn't playing George Clooney.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM (X8p7j)
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (2S3bc)
THX-1138 is great stuff.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:29 PM (viSzi)
Agreed on Duvall. He's a frelling treasure.
THX...eh. Lucas stole all his interesting ideas there from somewhere else, like he always does and the actual execution left me cold.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (3OIiX)
Gilbert Grape
Donnie Brasco
Edward scissorhands
Captain Jack
Sweeny Todd (ok, not very challenging, that.)
I think he is actually a very good actor. Yeah, that pirates thing wears thin, but even Peter Sellers did inspector clouseueaux crap which was an embarrassment.
He is one of the few actors who I still see occasionally in an older movie and never realize who it was until I see the credits.
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (LWu6U)
Oh, com'on. Let hem have fun complaining about people who "play pretend" even though most actors never say a word about their political opinions in the media or in public.. It's only the ones who have made it big who feel the need to do that
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (qES5k)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (3OIiX)
I saw some old movie with Olivier in it where he was playing a Japanese guy, basically just squinting his eyes the whole time. I couldn't stop laughing.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (X8p7j)
And they gave Wonka a BACKSTORY! Absolutely wrong move!
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (2VN2E)
So I guess the Republicans are pro-Slavery these days?
Posted by: John McCain at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (7uYFy)
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Tammy, most times it starts out slow, and at a lower level. A push, a grab, nothing severe. Also they work on their pride and esteem.
Want to bet Heard said something like, "I can't leave him." or "He isn't like this, it was my fault." to justify her not doing something?
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (4dz1m)
Name that movie.
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM (X8p7j)
I wanna say "Night Shift?"
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 23, 2017 04:33 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 23, 2017 04:33 PM (qES5k)
Didn't see that one coming....
Of course they still hate Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson with a passion.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 03:56 PM (eSx+E)
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Of course they do. They love the guy who sneaks up behind someone and kills them.
Hence why they have affinity for criminals.
Posted by: William Eaton at June 23, 2017 04:33 PM (MuTTO)
Posted by: JoeF. at June 23, 2017 04:33 PM (7uYFy)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:07 PM (3OIiX)
*Ahem*
Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (wgSSN)
And he wanted to shield his daughter from American violence??
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: dantesed at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM (88xKn)
So you got a small living room I guess?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (dHOl3)
My go-to example :
Show me one movie other than O Brother where George Clooney isn't playing George Clooney.
In that movie he played a blowhard who wasn't near as smart as he thought he was.
So basically, himself.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (oVJmc)
I'm developing a treatment of Mary Todd Lincoln, who goes undercover as a chaise lounge in Karl Marx's summer house... a costume comedy of manners, and vaginal excretions. Well, mostly vaginal excretions. My greatest role yet!
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (WzP6q)
ability to deliver the exact same performance in every take no matter
what Donald Pleasance made up is interesting.
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I remember seeing the two civil war movies based on the Shaara's books and the difference in Duvall and Martin Sheen's acting was...stunning.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:21 PM (oVJmc)
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That movie was all about Martin Landau. And maybe a pinch of Bill Murray.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (QGoUX)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM
The reverse Keanu Reeves effect? I cannot ever believe how anyone say any talent in that guy. He's got to be one of the worst, if not the worst actor ever. Clooney to me is a close second. Yea, he makes the ladies naughty bits tingle. But he's another guy who sounds like he's reading a newspaper to you.
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (2S3bc)
Agreed on Duvall. He's a frelling treasure.
THX...eh. Lucas stole all his interesting ideas there from somewhere else, like he always does and the actual execution left me cold.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (3OIiX)
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I watched it again recently, and I was completely taken in.
There are no real original ideas in it, but I feel like Duvall's performance grounds it while the (purposefully) cold style helps to drive the feeling of unease.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (viSzi)
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Those hot tubs don't fill themselves.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, the Unwoking Dead at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: Cheri at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: tu3031 at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (qJhUV)
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at June 23, 2017 04:24 PM (LWu6U)
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Shame about the apology where he confirmed his statement as fact.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: dantesed at June 23, 2017 04:31 PM (88xKn)
So you got a small living room I guess?
Tom Cruise--for all his other faults, real or imagined--doesn't talk politics...
Posted by: JoeF. at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (7uYFy)
Posted by: Janice, Jimi & Jim at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (bc2Lc)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (3OIiX)
I saw some old movie with Olivier in it where he was playing a Japanese guy, basically just squinting his eyes the whole time. I couldn't stop laughing.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (rZ+mb)
Jah, makeup and casting isn't always perfect. John Wayne in The Conqueror is the go-to example for that. But compare him in Henry V vs Marathon Man and they seem like completely different cats.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (3OIiX)
Steven Spielberg remarking that until he started researching for his
movie "Lincoln" , he had no idea that the Republicans had once been on
"the other side"--meaning "the right side", as Republican Lincoln freed
the slaves.
Which shows you how far you can go in Hollywood with absolutely NO actual knowledge outside your field, even basic history or anything else.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (oVJmc)
Is Spielberg really that stupid?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 23, 2017 04:36 PM (xAvrH)
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:36 PM (X8p7j)
Don't worry it has a happy ending as Sherman burns Hollywood down.
Posted by: William Eaton at June 23, 2017 04:36 PM (MuTTO)
So I guess the Republicans are pro-Slavery these days?
Posted by: John McCain at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (7uYFy)
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Because Strom Thurmond went Democrat to Dixiecrat to Republican, that means that all Democrats did that.
Never mind Robert Byrd.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:36 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: mallfly suPreme at June 23, 2017 04:36 PM (ILitO)
Posted by: Northernlurker, Phillips screwdriver of the gods at June 23, 2017 04:36 PM (hJrjt)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:37 PM (oVJmc)
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He was good as the father in "The Descendents".
In "Hail Caesar" he absolutely played himself playing himself.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 23, 2017 04:37 PM (QGoUX)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:30 PM (3OIiX)
I wasn't that aware of Daniel Day Lewis before I saw Gangs of New York. It blew my mind when I saw the actual guy who played him out of makeup and costume. That was a performance for the ages. No oscar. Too bad he's retiring.
Posted by: bknsty14 at June 23, 2017 04:37 PM (0gAY0)
THX...eh. Lucas stole all his interesting ideas there from somewhere else, like he always does and the actual execution left me cold.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (3OIiX)
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I watched it again recently, and I was completely taken in.
There are no real original ideas in it, but I feel like Duvall's performance grounds it while the (purposefully) cold style helps to drive the feeling of unease.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:35 PM (viSzi)
Well, again, I can't fault Duvall's performance. But, just for me, the negatives outweighed the positives. To the point where I'd much rather spend my time watching something else rather than trying to glean anything from THX on another rewatch.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:37 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (qES5k)
When the actors espouse political opinions and seem to actually hate half of their audience, I can no longer suspend disbelief when I try to enjoy a movie. They are ruining it.
Just keep your political opinions to yourself. Or don't be so hateful.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:37 PM (Ri/rl)
Posted by: cornbred at June 23, 2017 04:38 PM (wgSSN)
ability to deliver the exact same performance in every take no matter
what Donald Pleasance made up is interesting.
***
I remember seeing the two civil war movies based on the Shaara's books and the difference in Duvall and Martin Sheen's acting was...stunning.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (eSx+E)
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Gettysburg and Gods and Generals.
My Civil War professor in college was an adviser on the second. I think I saw the first in high school, and I've tried to watch the second and got about halfway through.
I'm scheduled to attempt it again at some point.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:38 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: dantesed at June 23, 2017 04:38 PM (88xKn)
trying to amuse, not to harm anyone, the actor said in a statement to
People on Friday.
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Bull kuh kuh. He also said, when talking about an actor assassinating the president, that the reaction would be bad. He knew it when he said it. He meant what he said and is trying to cloak it in "amusement." Just another sack of dog vomit, just like Kathy Griffin. Johnny Dope.
Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at June 23, 2017 04:38 PM (mQ0Mc)
Posted by: bknsty14 at June 23, 2017 04:37 PM (0gAY0)
God, I hope you're wrong. Lewis is another actor that I'll watch anything he's in...or at least any scene he's in.
He's the angsty artist-type, though. May have things to work through before getting in front of a camera. I hope he does work again, soon.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: William Eaton at June 23, 2017 04:33 PM (MuTTO)
They didn't have bicycle locks in 1865, so Booth had to come up with something else.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (X8p7j)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 23, 2017 04:36 PM (xAvrH)
Johnny Depp looks like he smells bad. I imagine weed/cigarettes and BO.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (Ri/rl)
else, like he always does and the actual execution left me cold.
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The first two Stars Wars movies were great but remember Lucas had:
Marcia Lucas - (wife) A talent herself she was one of the few people that could tell Lucas no.
Irvin Kershner - one of the great directors
Harrison Ford...in his prime
Carrie Fisher....in her prime
James Earl Jones....the best voice in Hollywood.
It isn't surprising that he wasn't as successful with the shlubs and yes-men he made the prequels with....
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: dantesed at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (88xKn)
I saw some old movie with Olivier in it where he was playing a Japanese guy, basically just squinting his eyes the whole time. I couldn't stop laughing.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM
Alec Guiness played a Japanese guy in "A Majority of One"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055124
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (IqV8l)
I saw some old movie with Olivier in it where he was playing a Japanese guy, basically just squinting his eyes the whole time. I couldn't stop laughing.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM
Alec Guiness played a Japanese guy in "A Majority of One"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055124
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (IqV8l)
Can't top Mickey Looney as a Japanese guy in "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 23, 2017 04:40 PM (QGoUX)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (eSx+E)
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Gettysburg and Gods and Generals.
My Civil War professor in college was an adviser on the second. I think I saw the first in high school, and I've tried to watch the second and got about halfway through.
I'm scheduled to attempt it again at some point.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:38 PM (viSzi)
I vastly prefer Gettysburg of the two. Martin Sheen is a good actor, bat-shit Lefty he may be. Too much 'speechifying' in Gods and Generals...which proves that Jeff Shaara is not his father.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (2S3bc)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (2VN2E)
Can't top Mickey Looney as a Japanese guy in "Breakfast at Tiffany's".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 23, 2017 04:40 PM (QGoUX)
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It's a nuanced and elegant performance, really.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (viSzi)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
You mean the one I made the Prime Minister of Israel use?
Posted by: Barry at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (/Nite)
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 04:32 PM (4dz1m)
Fixed
Posted by: golfman at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (48QDY)
Marlon Brando played Hibiki in 'Teahouse of the August Moon' ... I have never stunk up a room that bad...
Posted by: JD at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (WzP6q)
I'm guessing his fame and bank account also had something to do with it!
But yes regular people, I agree.
Also, most abused women ( and the men who abuse them) had fathers who abused their mothers. Vicious cycle, no doubt.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (tJeKM)
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (X8p7j)
Jimmy Stewart. But Durning was a true war hero. Ahh-
the good old days when some actors were great Americans-
patriots.
Posted by: Glenn John at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (LilNs)
I don't think Depp is gay. I think he is a pretty boy narcissistic asshole who could still probably get all the ladies he wants.
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Likely not, even though he calls himself Mr. Stench. Still, any lady in the running should be sure she's caught up on her shots.
Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (mQ0Mc)
I mean I would've been well within my rights to demand he be burned at the stake for Mortdecai, but you didn't see me saying anything.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at June 23, 2017 04:42 PM (4ErVI)
Posted by: Under Fire at June 23, 2017 04:42 PM (l4aLi)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
The Doctor Who episode "Talons of Weng Chiang" had a white guy playing an asian. I don't think this is offensive.
Peter Lorre played Mr. Moto. If asians are too dumb to be able to analyze their behavior in a "meta" way so as to be able to portray themselves realistically, the moviemakers need to get competent non-asian actors for these roles. I say this as a half-asian.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 23, 2017 04:42 PM (xAvrH)
list of who I think is one of the most overrated of all time. Leo
DiCapri
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He was pretty good in The Great Gatsby, of course I'm not sure how much acting was involved in playing a rich pretty boy who throws the best parties...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 23, 2017 04:42 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: The dozens of them who publicly condemed Trump at June 23, 2017 04:42 PM (Tyii7)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at June 23, 2017 04:42 PM (4ErVI)
Heh.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:42 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 23, 2017 04:43 PM (r+sAi)
Republican's voted for it. Look at what they value and look at their
budget and what they're proposing. Romney wants to let the - he said in
the first hundred days he's going to let the big banks once again write
their own rules, 'unchain Wall Street.' They're going to put y'all back
in chains."
I can't wait to see this idiot run against Trump in 2020.
Posted by: mallfly suPreme at June 23, 2017 04:43 PM (ILitO)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 23, 2017 04:43 PM (QGoUX)
half of their audience, I can no longer suspend disbelief when I try to
enjoy a movie.
Same here.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:43 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (X8p7j)
Yup. Got an Oscar for that one, and not as good of a movie. They were making up for the snub from GoNY.
Posted by: bknsty14 at June 23, 2017 04:43 PM (0gAY0)
Posted by: cornbred at June 23, 2017
Heh. Poor Johnny Dip.
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 23, 2017 04:44 PM (2S3bc)
Please, Johnny Depp and company keep it up through 2018.
Posted by: flowerbelle1 at June 23, 2017 04:44 PM (AkAvN)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 23, 2017 04:44 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (80X3Z)
Posted by: Ned Beatty at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (bc2Lc)
So basically, himself.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at June 23, 2017 04:34 PM (oVJmc)
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Yeah, good point.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: Skandia Recluse at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (m9X4Y)
Heh, that's an old one!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (NOIQH)
Posted by: dantesed at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (88xKn)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (lKyWE)
I really like the series 'Where the Girls Aren't' and would recommend it if you are well hydrated.
Posted by: JDerp at June 23, 2017 04:46 PM (WzP6q)
Posted by: Lurking Moron at June 23, 2017 04:46 PM (1L9V9)
The last time an actor assassinated a President he was hunted down and shot like a rabid dog.
Posted by: cornbred
Can we break his leg first?
Posted by: Aviator at June 23, 2017 04:46 PM (/Nite)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (SRKgf)
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A Deringer...a little gun for a little man.
https://www.fords.org/lincolns-assassination/booths-deringer/
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Posted by: William Eaton at June 23, 2017 04:47 PM (MuTTO)
Well there's Toshiro Mifune....man that guy could act. Some of the stuff that came out of Hong Kong could be good....though the acting style there was a bit more over the top than we'd want in most dramas.
I dunno. Diversity cuts both ways. I've seen Othello played by white dudes and by black dudes. If you can get me to suspend my disbelief, I'll go along with most things.
But not Black/Asian/English Vikings, Thor....not that. Stupid movie...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:47 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:41 PM (2VN2E)
I have been told that THX1138 is worth a watch, but I am deeply suspicious of that advice.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 23, 2017 04:47 PM (wYseH)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 23, 2017 04:43 PM
Same here. Some I won't watch because they are crap actors, some because their politics are so fcked up that I refuse to give them a penny of my money. There's a few movies that my wife won't even bother asking if I want to go see it just based on who is in it.
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 23, 2017 04:48 PM (2S3bc)
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Every election Hollywood says not to elect the (R), and every election almost no one in Hollywood speaks out against it because they know it will end their career.
Silence = consent.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:48 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: George Oedipus Clooney at June 23, 2017 04:48 PM (/Nite)
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In a spirit of friendliness and cooperation, I have agreed to furlough all the current residents of Gitmo so that they can personally attend the Oscars this year.
I have arranged for them to all be outfitted with monitoring bracelets, but owing to Hollywood's disagreement on the use of guns for self defense, I will not be sending any security agents with them...we will just pick them up afterwards.
I sure hope you actors can show them something that will move them during your show. Anyway, have fun with your buddies Hollywood. I'm sure it will be a memorable evening!
Posted by: What Trump should do at June 23, 2017 04:48 PM (eSx+E)
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 04:49 PM (4dz1m)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 23, 2017 04:44 PM (kTF2Z)
+1 for 'Where the Girls Aren't'
But I'd check out Longmire, I think that might be moron-worthy. I liked Jessica Jones and Daredevil.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:49 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 23, 2017 04:49 PM (r+sAi)
I made the mistake of taking my (then) 12 year old son, and it traumatized him.
Johnny Dip is just a plainly bad actor.
Posted by: jwb7605 at June 23, 2017 04:49 PM (DofIg)
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 23, 2017 04:50 PM (2S3bc)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 04:50 PM (yqvys)
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (Ri/rl)
You would be correct. Johnny is one of those stars that thinks bathing is overrated, so therefore, he doesn't do it much.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes, who is not a vinegar-c**ted hag, thank you very much. at June 23, 2017 04:50 PM (kXoT0)
Hey Depp. Why don't come practice on me. Come on you little bitch. Let's see just how tough you really are.
Ok. I'm off for a nap.
Later my fellow hordelings.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 23, 2017 04:50 PM (zQfVz)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 23, 2017 04:44 PM (kTF2Z)
Doc Martin.
Witty and sometimes very funny and always worth a watch.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 23, 2017 04:50 PM (wYseH)
Posted by: JDerp at June 23, 2017 04:51 PM (WzP6q)
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Heya CBD!
I didn't like it - it just seemed like more of the same at the time. It didn't do anything for me. But that's just my opinion.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:51 PM (2VN2E)
https://www.fords.org/lincolns-assassination/booths-deringer/
Found the image source without all the css-y crap around it.
http://s3.amazonaws.com/fords-theatre/files/features/wide-lrg-3224-1_johnwilkesboothderinger-2.jpg
Posted by: bonhomme at June 23, 2017 04:52 PM (jhqr1)
USSS DEFINITELY needs to check on Depp.
Posted by: hoodaticus at June 23, 2017 04:53 PM (vitRc)
Silence = consent.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 04:48 PM (c2K1w)
That's a little harsh. Not everyone wants to get into it publicly on politics. I prefer that actors keep their yaps shut about politics, myself.
Also, living in California, I've had to endure any number of liberal rants in social occasions where saying anything in opposition, no matter how innocuous, would blow out the entire occasion (you know how liberals can be about this), and I don't want to be the person who precipitated a row.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 04:54 PM (SRKgf)
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Heya CBD!
I didn't like it - it just seemed like more of the same at the time. It didn't do anything for me. But that's just my opinion.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:51 PM (2VN2E)
@TheJamesMadison and I might disagree but I would watch something else. The Matrix or Blade Runner, maybe. Or just 2001 if you want icy futurism.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:54 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
There was a college that taught that Lincoln was a Democrat - maybe he attended it?
I remember being a tyke and my parents took my sister and myself to the drive-in to see the initial Indiana Jones. We were so excited, when we got back we were bouncing off the walls, climbing up on furniture and jumping off. Since I've grown up, I've never taken an interest in anything he's done since. I think the last movie of his I saw was E.T.
He's basically a children's director, so it doesn't surprise me he has a child's knowledge of history. Or a child's mental grasp of reality.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 23, 2017 04:54 PM (xAvrH)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at June 23, 2017 04:51 PM (2VN2E)
Yeah...that's why I am suspicious.
And yes, American Graffiti is a fine movie.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 23, 2017 04:54 PM (wYseH)
Posted by: Rick in SK at June 23, 2017 04:55 PM (FZYNt)
Posted by: Minnfidel at June 23, 2017 04:55 PM (2S3bc)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:55 PM (3OIiX)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 23, 2017 04:56 PM (p+Wdc)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:49 PM (3OIiX)
If you have read the Longmire books, the series is barely tolerable because the casting is so unbelievably bad. The only two they got right was the guy Longmire himself and the secretary who truly runs things. Tiny little Lou Diamond Phillips does not make a believable Henry Standing Bear, who is supposed to be a very big guy, and Katee Sackhoff's constipated performance is worse than terrible as Victoria Manetti, the volatile Italian transplant from Philly.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes, who is not a vinegar-c**ted hag, thank you very much. at June 23, 2017 04:56 PM (kXoT0)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (80X3Z)
Me too.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 04:56 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 23, 2017 04:56 PM (j+h+K)
Posted by: bknsty14 at June 23, 2017 04:37 PM (0gAY0)
God, I hope you're wrong. Lewis is another actor that I'll watch anything he's in...or at least any scene he's in.
He's the angsty artist-type, though. May have things to work through before getting in front of a camera. I hope he does work again, soon.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (3OIiX)
Apparently Daniel Day-Lewis has retired from acting three other times.
Posted by: buzzion at June 23, 2017 04:57 PM (z/Ubi)
Posted by: goodluckduck at June 23, 2017 04:50 PM (yqvys)
And Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston, who contributed greatly to the look of the Star Wars universe.
Posted by: josephistan at June 23, 2017 04:57 PM (ANIFC)
Sorry Johnny.....no dice.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at June 23, 2017 04:57 PM (5VlCp)
The Hollywood Left like to pull that card to equivocate against their bias now.
Posted by: Jack Sock at June 23, 2017 04:58 PM (X8p7j)
Posted by: hoodaticus at June 23, 2017 04:59 PM (vitRc)
I lived in Germany in the late 70's and and it was the current slang for that. I In casual conversation and grafitti the term was quite common.
I liked Johnnies earlier work, but I always chuckled at his name. He appears to want to live up to it.
Posted by: kraki at June 23, 2017 05:01 PM (TNa9O)
Posted by: CaliGirl
Yep. I posted before that it has been known for years that his "hygiene" is atrocious. His teeth are rotting out and he's smells like a pair of hobo sweat socks that have been sprayed with raid, covered with raw eggs, and buried in the desert for a month. How women can sleep with this guy is beyond me but money talks. Oh wait, he's broke now!
Posted by: Cheri at June 23, 2017 05:02 PM (oiNtH)
Also, Donnie Brasco was phenomenal.
Because of Al Pacino
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (lKyWE)
Still though, that scene in the garage where he tells Anne Heche, I'm not becoming them, Maggie, I am them... gives me chills every time.
Posted by: bknsty14 at June 23, 2017 05:02 PM (0gAY0)
392 353 I would like to see an Aloha Snackbar at the Oscars.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 23, 2017 04:45 PM (80X3Z)
Me too.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at June 23, 2017 04:56 PM (SRKgf)
Remember when the lunatic LAPD washout was terrorizing the LA police a few years ago? They had the Emmys that weekend, and I swear half the LAPD was there. I thought that if someone threw a pack of firecrackers on the sidewalk, half of Hollywood would have been shot in crossfire of the ensuing blue on blue firefight.
Glad I wasn't anywhere near California.
Posted by: rd at June 23, 2017 05:03 PM (4dz1m)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055124
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 23, 2017 04:39 PM (IqV8l)
Oops! Thanks for the correction. That's who I was thinking of, not Olivier.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 05:07 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at June 23, 2017 05:09 PM (rZ+mb)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
I've never seen a Kurosawa film. That's on my bucket list. He does have a good reputation. And I think the Japanese are more creative and intelligent than the Chinese (and I say that as a half-Chinese).
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 23, 2017 05:10 PM (xAvrH)
It was primo.
Posted by: George Oedipus Clooney at June 23, 2017 04:48 PM
Dammit. *cleans beer off screen*
Posted by: olddog in mo at June 23, 2017 05:11 PM (Dhht7)
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I don't necessarily disagree, but remember what happened to the Firefox guy who dared donate money to the "wrong" belief? Donations aren't getting into it publicly, but the (D)s have decided they are.
There is no middle ground. I'm sure actors would suffer the same for the thoughtcrime, too.
Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at June 23, 2017 05:11 PM (c2K1w)
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at June 23, 2017 05:12 PM (xAvrH)
This is the "safe-space" of the Hollywood washed-up and the self-promotional. So often when a movie is coming out, these a-holes cannot draw a crowd, so they spit out hate-Middle America or GOP du jour venom either on their own or at the direction of their studio agents. It's the safest possible position for them marketing-wise because there's almost no risk to denounce The Right or normal values in these Hollywood/Media/Academia cesspools. They are talking amongst themselves for affirmation and trying, simultaneously, to grab attention for crap-products few are interested in.
But for their idiocy and slander, few would glance their way. Their answer is to regurgitate that which their fellow travelers support in order to gain internal, industry support - with absolutely no risk or novelty - to further a disappearing career or product.
Boycott with extreme prejudice.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at June 23, 2017 05:20 PM (H8S+R)
You can tell he is wasted and unfocused in his tirade. Barely standing wasted.
I recently read of an article about this scroungy weirdo. In 2009 his attorneys alerted him that the borrowing $$ well was quite dry and his loans to pay his debts were mounting as no money to pay. They advised him to cool it on his Christmas vacation that year.
His response? He had to buy presents for his kids (who, I think, were with his ex-wife somewhere). He also told the attorney that no way could he fly commercial airlines...like it was a rusted tug boat from Haiti. He had to fly in his private jet.
Oh, and he was also informed that his $2 million/month lifestyle could not continue. Ok. It is obvious that some of that goes right up his nose from the video...it sure as hell does not go for shampoo. He probably smells like a dumpster.
My favorite part of the story was him spending $3 million on an author (last name Thompson) to shoot his ashes out of a cannon.
This is Hollywood, peoples. Thank goodness they are Dimmycraps.
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