Amph At The Movies (film discussion thread)

Arnold Schwarzenegger is also in Kung Fury now

http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/king-fury/55352/arnold-schwarzenegger-signs-up-for-kung-fury

 

That's an interesting read and it raises an interesting question which is the responsibility of a business when its a customer who behaves inappropriately. In one way, it just seems really weird to me for an employee to go to HR because a customer was inappropriate. I guess at some point there's a justification for banning a customer, but the idea of drawing up an anti-harassment policy in HR to then have a customer sign is incredibly weird to me. I mean, I feel like, in one way, it's not really fair to blame a company for the behavior of its customers. You could ban a person, that's true, but it just seems very weird. I mean, where I work, if a customer did or said something offensive to me, it would never even cross my mind to go to HR about it. I mean, they have no jurisdiction over that person. It feels like opening a door we might not want to open if we start holding companies accountable for the behavior of their customers. I mean, if I go knock over some tables at McDonald's, should the manager get fired? Now, when it comes to hiring people like Faraci, obviously that's a fair question and a fair criticism, no question.

But the news that Harry Knowles is a predator is about the least shocking news I've ever heard. He's always been creepy as **** to me. I don't know about it when the article says that the cartoon images of him were innocent and portrayed him as harmless; I mean, I guess to some people. For me, those cartoons were the only things creepier than seeing him in real life.

 

Third Man was on TV there. Just realised that the lovely Anna Schmidt is also the lovely Miss Tanner in Dario Argento's Suspiria.

 

@Rogue1-and-a-half
I was listening to this on my commute today and I thought of you. Interview with cinematographer Ed Lachman.

 

Chastain In talks for adult bev for IT sequel. Prob as about as inevitable as you can get there.

I’d like to see Pratt for adult Ben.

 

Is the IT sequel officially green-lit?

 

Pretty much, yah, I think they announced started working on the script the weekend IT became #1

Y'know with all these franchises that shoot back to back and the sequel comes out the next year, how was IT the only one that they said "Nah, we'll just let you guys do Part 1"

 

Jurassic World 2 is looking more and more like a horror slasher with Dino’s.

More and more it’s hard for me to see this in the same world as the original JP.

 

Cool, first image of “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” from an alternate universe where the movie actually got made.

 

Reviews for Duncan Jones's Mute are calling it a bust, which is a shame, because I really liked Moon and Source Code.

 

That is sad to hear.

That being said, the trailers never really hyped me for it.

 

For those who don't enter the DC threads, Joss Whedon's stepped down from DC's Batgirl movie.

 

Mark Hammill get his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and William Shatner takes a "shat" on it.

Star Wars' Mark Hamill taunted over Hollywood star by Star Trek's William Shatner

 

Happy one year anniversary to the best oscar photo of all time:

 

Affleck is still looking at Damon going "What did you do?!"

 

Look at Matt Damon and Dwayne Johnson! Lol.

 

I think Meryl Streep won the Oscar for best reaction in that photo as not only does she look surprised but concern as well as emotionally invested; she committed to the reaction.

 

Just wondering, in the Rebecca movie,

If the Rebecca character is actually going to show up, who should play her? Hedy Lamarr? Her appearance was perfect but I doubt her acting could work that well.

Alida Valli, one of the most beautiful actress in that era. Her acting was fine, but the thick accent limited her career in Hollywood. The Paradine Case is probably her best work in Hollywood.

 

I think Wrinkle in Time is going to get blasted by critics, or at least be divisive.

Personally don’t think it looks all that good.

 

Well after a few years March winning streak, Disney's due for a let down. Wonder if it will be John Carter/Mars Needs Moms type of flop, or merely underperforming.

 

So, Jennifer Lawrence says she only watched three minutes of Phantom Thread because it's about "a narcissistic sociopath, and he’s an artist, so every girl falls in love with him because he makes her feel bad about herself, and that’s the love story? . . . I don't need to watch that movie." Yes, you should also probably avoid mother! because that's exactly what that movie is about; mother is actually way more about that than Phantom Thread is in fact. I mean, by all means get on your high horse about how twisted it is that people are watching Phantom Thread the year that you made mother! Nothin' weird about that.

 

Do you think Joan Fontaine could play good villain? She was ok in Ivy.

 

In fairness to Lawrence, if I had just gotten out of a relationship with Darren Aronofsky, I probably would have hard time watching Phantom Thread also.