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Lena Headey Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Harassment
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Multiple posters have said fuck terry gilliam or Shame about terry Gilliam. All she said was he was a bully on set.
Shame hes a bully? Fuck him for being a bully? I dont understand your point.
And that conflates with what? What are you offended about if they did say that about Terry Gilliam? She said he was a bully to her on set. Some peoole didn't like that. I don't really see anyone saying he was as worse or complicit as Weinstein.
This asshole Weinstein better go down in fucking chains. The amount of pain hes caused... If I werent such a pessimist I would expect him to go to prison for years.
Come on. It used to be that miracles meant an inexplicable act literally bending physical reality. Have miracles fallen so low as to be categorized with likely scenarios such as a keycard not working? Why was Lena spared when so many other times, with so many other women, his keycard worked just fine?
Just wish people would stop saying things like that.
Come on. It used to be that miracles meant an inexplicable act literally bending physical reality. Have miracles fallen so low as to be categorized with likely scenarios such as a keycard not working? Why was Lena spared when so many other times, with so many other women, his keycard worked just fine?
Just wish people would stop saying things like that.
Can you edit this so it's not implying Kubrick is at fault for the latter? Because you jump from discussing him to talking about an unrelated film made by a different director you never name.
Alright maybe I read too much into the comments. But when posters respond to a thread about a terrible sexual assault only to comment on an aside about a director being a bully, it comes off as misunderstanding the situation and what is actually he important point here.
Yeah, Craven tended to get a lot of positive marks for his on-set treatment of cast and crew, even in his earlier days. It seems hard to believe given how graphic his films could get, but I guess that was the "English teacher from Ohio" part that never left him. I seem to recall that George Romero was also a class act, by and large.
Tobe Hooper, on the other hand, is probably damn lucky that his cast and crew didn't kill him on the set of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Kudos to Lena for sharing her story. Almost sounds like something out of a nightmare. Its so interesting (and incredibly sad) how many people have hated Harvey Weinstein over the years. The Academy hated him for his behavior and sleazy campaigning that they had to make rules around, directors and actors seemed to never really say much about him (or it tended to be negative if asked) at all, but everyone went along for the ride despite knowing how sick and disturbing his behavior was toward women because he could help people get an Oscar or promote their movie. Its so circular. But its like this in many work areas. A friend of mine reported a case of sexual harassment by management and was suddenly laid off the next week with a substantial amount of money they wouldnt normally give someone they let go. There are people like this everywhere. Its quite depressing. The people who speak out are truly brave (and so are the victims who have to live with what they endured).
thecouncil
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Terry Gilliam is an ice cream mallard now.
You understand this weird reasoning goes both ways. In a thread about sexual assault youve chosen to focus on this.
The story here is interesting because Harvey forced Lena Headey on him because Matt Damon and Heath Ledger "would never fuck" Samantha Morton, who was "too fat".
Yea is just one example. You will also find many examples of people who adored him (Matthew Modine and Ryan O'Neill for example). Cruise and Kidman also loved the man
bodyofanamerican
Member
Thanks. Done.
UnemployedVillain
Member
I get the feeling Nolan would be a nice guy, if only because he seems 100% focused on all business
ohyouagain
Member
We really need to :
- put women in thr higher positions in this industry
- make sure actors and actresses are educated about this shit and are taught about how to fight back the mental approach these predators use
After all, you can learn to grapple much bigger oponents than you. Is there a mental equivalnt in which you can bypass someone powered by fame/riches/status ? Genuine question here.
- put women in thr higher positions in this industry
- make sure actors and actresses are educated about this shit and are taught about how to fight back the mental approach these predators use
After all, you can learn to grapple much bigger oponents than you. Is there a mental equivalnt in which you can bypass someone powered by fame/riches/status ? Genuine question here.
Honestly, we'll know soon enough. They're burning Hollywood to the ground currently.
radios shipping overview
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This is a really good op-ed by Polley and everybody should read it:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/sunday/harvey-weinstein-sarah-polley.html
She has some things to say about male directors, but doesn't mention Gilliam by name.
CrichtonKicks
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I think a good rule of thumb is that directors who consistently work with the same people are probably pretty OK to be around. Lynch is one who consistently works with the same actors all the time.
BTW he is referring to Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris for anyone wondering.
bodyofanamerican
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edited again. Thanks, I should have just Googled.
I was going to mention David Lynch, actors seem super eager to work with him a second time round, and some of the interviews with the new cast of Twin Peaks S3 they keep going on about how hes so nice, patient and tries to bring the best out of actors with encouragement
n00bsauce87
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I think it's that miracles are expected to always be something so grand that effect thousands/millions of people at the same time. No not always. And for a hotel for people with similar means as Weinstein to have a "likely" scenario of a failed keycard is unlikely. They could afford to not have shitty systems (especially for folks who want their privacy respected). No, it was just her personal miracle that affect her and her alone.
Can't speak for the others, but this thread is about this instance so respectfully, they aren't apart of this particular conversation.
BotoxAgent
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How convenient for Harvey lol
Fancyarcher
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Elizabeth Taylor and Kubrick never did a film together. You must be thinking of Shelley Duvall.
I was thinking Spartacus...which was also not Elizabeth Taylor. So Im all sorts of messed up today.
I cant even begin to make sense of this post. I focused on saying we should talk about the assault in a thread about an assault and thats weird?
Fancyarcher
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I'm pretty sure Kubrick didn't have that kind of power on Spartacus, since he was basically a gun for hire chosen by Kirk Douglas. Yeah, not exactly great examples.
Stiler
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He drove Shelley Duvall literally out of her mind for the Shining. He made cast/crew treat her like shit and ignore her on the set.
https://moviepilot.com/posts/3930056
You continue screaming for quiet in a library.
Androidsleeps
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Blanchet and Moore speak highly of Haynes.
He does seem like a great guy in interviews too
You missed the bit where he told Drew Barrymore awful animal stories.
That pod was super fun.
"Ross is what the kids today would call a cuck." - Jason Concepcion
It is a shame they recorded before all this stuff came out since Rose McGowan has been so integral to the Weinstein story.
thequickandthedead
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Scorsese's apparently a really nice guy
gutter_trash
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thread got weird with random name dropping of non-related directors who are not part of the OP's article
I know lots of you fan lots of movie directors, but many of you seem more concerned about your favorites remaining clean rather than the well being of the specific plaintif
I know lots of you fan lots of movie directors, but many of you seem more concerned about your favorites remaining clean rather than the well being of the specific plaintif
I remember an old IMDB post from a crew member saying he is nice to everyone on set. Peter Weir is supposed to be nice as well. Aronofsky is supposed to have very high expectations but I don't think any actor has complained that he is a dick to get his results.
Pretty interesting how some great directors can get results without being an asshole
And another one, horrible for it to have happened. I hope Weinstein's victims get some relief and sense of justice at last.
Great to hear. I had nothing to back it up just wanted to assume that he is.
Justin Bailey
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Fuck Weinstein, but I am hoping others start to get exposed. The cynic in me thinks this is only happening because Harvey Weinstein was running into money problems, and therefore lost his influence. I hope someone that's currently at the top of the pyramid gets exposed as well.
To be fair, Headey and the interviewer kind of did it by naming dropping Gilliam for being an asshole. Who has nothing to do with Weinstein, harassment, or anything. Just that he was an asshole. It's bound to stick out.
Extra Sauce
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Not sure if serious but Shia isn't exactly a paragon of credibility, and I like the guy.
Which hotel?
Various Artists
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Kevin Smith, regardless of what you think of his movies, seems to be a better guy. I am not in the loop on everyone but he is the first I heard of someone giving his residuals from anything Harvey touched and making a $2,000 a month to women in films. He was close to crying on the Hollywood Babbleon podcast this week.
Messofanego
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45 women?! How the hell did Harvey think he'd get away with this. Send him to jail for a lifetime.
ComputerBlue
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I remember reading an interview with her some time back about turning down roles because they wanted her to do shit in the audition that she was absolutely not willing to do.
Dude is a fucking scum bag. Good for her to come out and say his name now though.
Dude is a fucking scum bag. Good for her to come out and say his name now though.
Well unless you were Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski.
Female directors can't afford to be "difficult". It's not tolerated the same way it is with male auteurs.
Hari Seldon
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Both Craven and Romero weren't part of the toxic hollywood culture.
theofficefan99
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I love her.
Also guys, people like this are FAR more common than you think. Only difference is that Weinstein has much more power than most. So he was able to comfortably do it much more often. But this is someone who is clearly part of the Cluster B Personality Disorders, and most Cluster B's are associated with being sexual deviants, always playing victim, having no problem with taking advantage of people, etc.
Also guys, people like this are FAR more common than you think. Only difference is that Weinstein has much more power than most. So he was able to comfortably do it much more often. But this is someone who is clearly part of the Cluster B Personality Disorders, and most Cluster B's are associated with being sexual deviants, always playing victim, having no problem with taking advantage of people, etc.
Silvergun-Blue
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The way I read the OP, it was mentioned because that's the reason Weinstein asked her to "take a walk" with him in the first place.