tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8855080468784893699..comments2024-03-28T21:25:19.470-05:00Comments on Althouse: When Courtney Love was asked, in 2005, "Do you have any advice for a young girl moving to Hollywood?"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48917877523824628562017-10-18T07:33:01.199-05:002017-10-18T07:33:01.199-05:00Zita Johann was a Broadway actress who played the ...Zita Johann was a Broadway actress who played the female lead in the original Mummy film in... 1932 or so. I can't remember.<br /><br />She famously said she had more respect for the whores in Manhattan than any actor in Hollywood, except for Karloff. <br /><br />It's only just occurred to me that she might not have been a raging asshole.John Nowakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289896109284792526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42660140973449701282017-10-18T07:27:13.135-05:002017-10-18T07:27:13.135-05:00
rhhardin said...
The Proposal, Sandra Bullock is...<br /> rhhardin said...<br />The Proposal, Sandra Bullock is an asshole to everybody<br />10/17/17, 2:42 PM<br /><br />Is that where you learned it?<br /><br />Bix said...<br /><br />It is not just the Mira Sorvino movies we did not get to see, it is so many others,<br /><br />Mira Sorvino, like many others, was obviously wasted on Hollywood. Certainly as a person with gifts other than her considerable beauty.Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81445141205274134932017-10-17T21:18:25.320-05:002017-10-17T21:18:25.320-05:00late to the game here, but: rh hardin: the percent...late to the game here, but: rh hardin: the percentage of 1950s performances that rose above "actor's conventions" is probably around 5 percent, and the percentage of 2010s performances that rise above "actor's conventions" is also around 5 percent: when you go to see great paintings, my dear lady, please do not judge the paintings: the paintings do not judge you. <br />Ann Althouse at 8:44 AM: I know you don't expect compliments on specific things you say after 50,000 posts and many more comments, but what you said at 8:44 AM: well said. It is not just the Mira Sorvino movies we did not get to see, it is so many others, and in a country where Hollywood was one of the things we are known for - it is devastating.Bix Cvvvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310561030601576494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35165726305562642482017-10-17T16:07:18.689-05:002017-10-17T16:07:18.689-05:00We've already ascertained that you don't w...We've already ascertained that you don't want Democrat mega-donor, Hollywood mogul, Harvey Weinstein as your garderner or groundskeeper or, sous-chef, for that matter.<br /><br />Actress Angie Everhart comes out as the 47th victim of Harvey, and suggests you don't want him as your Italian boat captain, either:<br /><br /><i>Angie Everhart has shared an encounter with Harvey Weinstein in which the actress and model claims that the producer pleasured himself in front of her while they were staying on the same boat at the Venice Film Festival.<br /><br />Everhart called in to the Frosty, Heidi and Frank morning show to share her story.<br /><br />“I had just arrived and I was sleeping, I was in my bed,” she began. “I wake up and Harvey is standing above my bed. That alone is frightening.”<br /><br />She continued, “All of the sudden he takes his pants down and starts doing his stuff. He’s blocking the door. I can’t get out and he — I don’t know how to say this on the radio, but he finishes on the carpet of the floor.” </i>Bay Area Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342949066248487677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83976811246591845092017-10-17T15:15:03.754-05:002017-10-17T15:15:03.754-05:00I, personally, don't respect most of the 47 wo...I, personally, don't respect most of the 47 women who have come forward. They would have never done so unless be lost his power. They had no issue covering up for him otherwise.damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80308922499423836022017-10-17T14:42:05.282-05:002017-10-17T14:42:05.282-05:00The Proposal, Sandra Bullock is an asshole to ever...The Proposal, Sandra Bullock is an asshole to everybodyrhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86728840516781171912017-10-17T14:34:51.573-05:002017-10-17T14:34:51.573-05:00Of course, it was written by Michael Crichton. We ...<i>Of course, it was written by Michael Crichton. We lost a lot from the culture when he died.</i><br />Chrichton's climate-change skepticism lost him a lot of friends among the bien pensants.<br /><br />tcrossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861315905142017219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83672575653162251602017-10-17T14:09:08.063-05:002017-10-17T14:09:08.063-05:00I have been trying to remember the movie about a f...I have been trying to remember the movie about a female boss harassing her male employee.<br /><br />I finally found it and it is called "Disclosure." <br /><br />Pretty good too but it has disappeared and never replicated.<br /><br />Of course, it was written by Michael Crichton. We lost a lot from the culture when he died.<br /><br />Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-65588299802447051352017-10-17T14:08:09.386-05:002017-10-17T14:08:09.386-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28012461924941156192017-10-17T13:47:43.045-05:002017-10-17T13:47:43.045-05:00What task, other than being tall and blond, could ...<i>What task, other than being tall and blond, could Woody Harrelson perform in acting, that Humphrey Bogart could not?</i><br /><br />I watched Harrelson recently in the first season of <i>True Detective</i> and it was an acting revelation. Great acting today is so much more naturalistic than in Bogart's day, though in Bogart's defense, film dialogue then was far more expository, with actors bearing the burden of trying to fit all the screenwriter's words into something that would resemble human conversation. Earnest Prolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784404737843553158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64983404052921868302017-10-17T13:26:08.105-05:002017-10-17T13:26:08.105-05:00Professor Althouse said:
"I look at movies n...Professor Althouse said:<br /><br />"I look at movies now and I think — about every pretty female face I see — what did she do to get there and who would have been there in her place if this were not made in a system with who knows how many Weinsteins? I think: This isn't a movie, this is a byproduct of a scheme to procure sex for horrible men."<br /><br />From what I've read, it ain't just pretty female faces. It's pretty male faces. Pretty young male faces. I wonder if we'll see that exposed or if we've found the pariah who will suffer for all of their sins? samsondalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061875709156352593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37140688356207480182017-10-17T13:15:22.686-05:002017-10-17T13:15:22.686-05:00Bloom has plenty of competitors. I'm sure many...<i>Bloom has plenty of competitors. I'm sure many would be willing to file a complaint with the bar association over her apparent violation of ethical standards. It could cost her the ability to practice </i><br /><br />I think these type of complaints are usually filed by the client and not by other attorneys without any involvement in the case. Can't see HW filing a complaint against Bloom.<br /><br />In any event, Bloom is sharp enough to come up with a colorable defense. She already started by claiming that she wanted to help HW do the right thing by compensating his victims without them having to go though the turmoil of a trial. She could also claim that HW wasn't straight with her about helping his victims and that she wasn't aware of the scope and depravity of his actions. Amexpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763282445910603419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55629137824767833392017-10-17T13:09:59.585-05:002017-10-17T13:09:59.585-05:00Excuse me, the Stanislavsky system.Excuse me, the Stanislavsky system.Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8487041439197329302017-10-17T13:09:10.959-05:002017-10-17T13:09:10.959-05:00Wood Harrelson in Edge of Seventeen (2016), the ou...Wood Harrelson in Edge of Seventeen (2016), the outtakes, shows a hilarious skill in sudden serious.<br /><br />I think it would be beyond old film actors.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What task, other than being tall and blond, could Woody Harrelson perform in acting, that Humphrey Bogart could not? Is this just the Lee Strasberg Method Acting bullshit?Bad Lieutenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091901464339059169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62931070822814944662017-10-17T12:45:11.161-05:002017-10-17T12:45:11.161-05:00.There are plenty of ethical attorneys, but they&#...<i>.There are plenty of ethical attorneys, but they're not the type to work with HW.</i><br /><br />So attorneys are more like lab rats than we realized?furious_ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239113391394176670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23089014572069532042017-10-17T12:40:13.872-05:002017-10-17T12:40:13.872-05:00Love has $100+ million and could afford great lawy...<i>Love has $100+ million and could afford great lawyers. And she'd have been a big feminist hero.</i><br /><br />While no feminist hero, Mel Gibson had $400M from <i>Passion of the Christ</i> alone and his only two friends in Hollywood were Jodi Foster and Robert Downey, Jr. Any lawyer who stepped up for Courtney Love: (a)she'd have been their only client and (b)they never would have represented anyone else in Hollywood again.<br /><br />Expand that "they" to other studio execs, agents, publicists, journalists, caterers, personal assistants.<br /><br />Ms. Love would have been a "feminist hero" like the middle kid who tells the Social Worker that Dad beats Mom and Mom drinks is a "family hero".furious_ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239113391394176670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17040122220910086102017-10-17T12:37:40.161-05:002017-10-17T12:37:40.161-05:00There were jokes about him on the Oscars, on "...There were jokes about him on the Oscars, on "30 Rock", the Courtney Love video... <br /><br />Everyone in the industry knew. SDalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687303670864926453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18273819394972755762017-10-17T12:36:09.629-05:002017-10-17T12:36:09.629-05:00There are plenty of ethical attorneys, but they...<i>There are plenty of ethical attorneys, but they're not the type to work with HW. Lisa Bloom strikes me as being a very opportunist attorney. HW probably made her a sweet offer to help him out. The cost of sticking with him now is too high and the downside of stabbing him in the back very small.</i><br /><br />I don't know. Bloom has plenty of competitors. I'm sure many would be willing to file a complaint with the bar association over her apparent violation of ethical standards. It could cost her the ability to practice. It probably wouldn't, but it could.DKWalserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643566618988902306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74077280944904462582017-10-17T12:32:38.011-05:002017-10-17T12:32:38.011-05:00"...
This doesn't happen so much in acco...<i>"...<br /><br />This doesn't happen so much in accounting."</i><br /><br />Ah, but that's because just how much fun accounting is is the best kept secret in the world. It's much better than being a rock star (or so I'm told).DKWalserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643566618988902306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5323533551505506872017-10-17T12:30:15.399-05:002017-10-17T12:30:15.399-05:00What is Althouse doing about Picassos. The guy wa...What is Althouse doing about Picassos. The guy was a sex fiend.<br /><br />What about the acting skills that the actors display.<br /><br />A pre-feminist take on Picasso, out of print and overpriced used, but look in a university library, Karen L. Kleinfelder, "The artist, his model, her image, his gaze: Picasso's pursuit of the model"<br /><br />Online but not much use with the illustrations missing from it.<br /><br />More interesting than you'd think.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23484775430162986492017-10-17T12:28:28.354-05:002017-10-17T12:28:28.354-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.furious_ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239113391394176670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79480522876292864762017-10-17T12:21:28.934-05:002017-10-17T12:21:28.934-05:00Acting is a craft because the stuff isn't shot...Acting is a craft because the stuff isn't shot in sequence, but to a green screen or something.<br /><br />Wood Harrelson in Edge of Seventeen (2016), the outtakes, shows a hilarious skill in sudden serious.<br /><br />I think it would be beyond old film actors.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27643605594822375912017-10-17T12:17:45.572-05:002017-10-17T12:17:45.572-05:00The old films have a "I am now delivering a l...The old films have a "I am now delivering a line" feel to each line. It's not wrong, just as stage conventions aren't wrong, but just genre.<br /><br />The new ones are better (excepting bad acting). The ironies are funny instead of being stage ironies.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44899304957794813672017-10-17T12:15:16.522-05:002017-10-17T12:15:16.522-05:00I can't do newer films because I can't acc...I can't do newer films because I can't accept the acting conventions.<br />tcrossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861315905142017219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77361336516689476452017-10-17T12:14:45.484-05:002017-10-17T12:14:45.484-05:00There is a need for Apology firms to handle the pu...There is a need for Apology firms to handle the public relations. I see a growth industry.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.com