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Post by ellie on Oct 21, 2017 8:38:50 GMT
It's funny but probably not all that far from the truth! It reminds me of that scene on "The Simpsons" where the newsreader announces "The following celebrities have not been arrested."
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Post by sgev1977 on Oct 22, 2017 14:02:10 GMT
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Post by ellie on Oct 22, 2017 14:26:47 GMT
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Post by sgev1977 on Oct 22, 2017 14:44:43 GMT
Tippi Hedren’s case is very telling, of course. She posted a great statement on Twitter after Weinstein case was uncovered and there was a horrible comment in Spanish in which a guy “reprimanded” her for tarnishing the name of “the master”. I mean yes, he was a great filmmaker, a game changer but he alone tarnished his talent with his awful behavior! And I’m saying this as a big fan of his work. It was awful to see his male fans making fun and attacking victims in name of art!
About Toback, I’m still shocked by the story of him masturbating in public on set during the shooting of a scene. That’s like another level of corruption in the industry and I can imagine (maybe I’m wrong. I don’t know) that it only could happen in a really indie production with a real indie director. I can’t imagine big Hollywood productions ignoring the director doing that in front of actors and crew!
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Post by ellie on Oct 22, 2017 15:08:54 GMT
I don't know Sgev. I'd wouldn't rule it out!
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Post by coolclearwaters on Oct 22, 2017 22:14:06 GMT
Toback has always been disgusting. Pauline Kael was a huge supporter of his. In fact, Warren Beatty lured her out to Hollywood to work with Toback. The whole project turned into a huge mess. Kael was an interesting read, but I always found her to be a bit obnoxious and creepy herself.
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Post by ellie on Oct 22, 2017 22:24:04 GMT
It is so disgusting that this has gone on for so long and the industry has ignored it. I’d like to think we’ve reached a turning point but I’m not so sure. Unless people in power keep the pressure up it will run into the sand because the general media tend to move on to the next thing once the momentum goes out of a story. Hopefully investigative reporters like Ronan Farrow will stay with it.
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Post by sgev1977 on Oct 22, 2017 22:34:24 GMT
Interesting enough the journalist exposing Toback is not an investigative reporter but Glenn Whipp, an award pundit and movie critic! Good for him!
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Post by coolclearwaters on Oct 22, 2017 22:40:46 GMT
I think the only way it will change is if people organize and either demand that their unions put structures in place that address this issue effectively, or create some new union-like organization. There have been concrete suggestions made. Unions have been been able to make strides in other areas, why not this one.
I don’t think this firestorm can be viewed in a vacuum. Women, at least in the U.S., feel under attack from many angles - from sexual-predator Trump (who openly expresses contempt for women) being elected, to draconian anti-abortion and anti-birth control legislation being passed at the State and National level, to budget cuts that disproportionately harm poor and middle class women. We’ve been itching for a fight and this news came at the right time.
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Post by sgev1977 on Oct 23, 2017 2:11:31 GMT
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