ScoobyDoo
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Maybe she was getting paid way less than the dudes on the film for the same work?
Maybe she was getting paid way less than the dudes on the film for the same work?
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Movie Thread: New, Rental, Streaming
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Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: Movie Thread: New, Rental, Streaming
There's nothing as attractive as economic fairness complaints from people with servants.
There's nothing as attractive as economic fairness complaints from people with servants.
bigblue_dl
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St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
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Show me a Hollywood movie where two actors who earn more than scale are earning the exact same pay. It doesn't happen. Actor A commands $X1 for a film because his/her films gross $Y at the box office. Meanwhile Actor B commands $X2 because his/her films gross $Z at the box office and/or that person could traditionally take on support roles rather than lead roles. Payscale in Hollywood isn't and apples-to-apples comparison once you get out of the technical fields like supplying the finger foods or being a grip (whatever that actually is, I don't know).
Truth.
Show me a Hollywood movie where two actors who earn more than scale are earning the exact same pay. It doesn't happen. Actor A commands $X1 for a film because his/her films gross $Y at the box office. Meanwhile Actor B commands $X2 because his/her films gross $Z at the box office and/or that person could traditionally take on support roles rather than lead roles. Payscale in Hollywood isn't and apples-to-apples comparison once you get out of the technical fields like supplying the finger foods or being a grip (whatever that actually is, I don't know).
Truth.
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
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Right but if lets say, the female lead of the film is making less than the male lead (assuming similar impact on the story of course) she would then have a point.
Birdman is awesome, but it is super weird and completely not a Hollywood movie. Keaton was outstanding as was Norton.
Right but if lets say, the female lead of the film is making less than the male lead (assuming similar impact on the story of course) she would then have a point.
Birdman is awesome, but it is super weird and completely not a Hollywood movie. Keaton was outstanding as was Norton.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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Still not really a point, because the leads aren't paid according to the importance of their character, they're paid according to their box office impact. If Tom Cruise has one line and a fart, he's getting paid the most of anybody in the movie.
Still not really a point, because the leads aren't paid according to the importance of their character, they're paid according to their box office impact. If Tom Cruise has one line and a fart, he's getting paid the most of anybody in the movie.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
That's kind of the rub with these arguments about equal pay. At the general level, office, factory etc., gender should have no say in how much a person gets paid. But at these high wage levels for acting, modeling, sports etc., its based upon the financial impact you have. Pay inequaity in entertainment is not female exclusive either. Male models are making nowhere near what their female counterparts are, neither are male pornstars. Now, is there an argument to be made that actresses have a bigger impact than producers and studios believe? Probably. But this "actresses should be paid more because of gender equality!" argument is stupid.
bigblue_dl
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Even in actors/actresses in major films it isn't universal. What happens if Jennifer Aniston stars in a film alongside an up-and-coming, but still relatively unknown male co-star? I guarantee you that Jennifer Aniston makes bank compared to her co-star. Its all about star appeal and how big of a "name" you are. Both males and females command big paydays in Hollywood.
Even in actors/actresses in major films it isn't universal. What happens if Jennifer Aniston stars in a film alongside an up-and-coming, but still relatively unknown male co-star? I guarantee you that Jennifer Aniston makes bank compared to her co-star. Its all about star appeal and how big of a "name" you are. Both males and females command big paydays in Hollywood.
rufus
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Like say, Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge. I daresay she was paid more than Ewan McGregor.
Like say, Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge. I daresay she was paid more than Ewan McGregor.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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Not sure whether it's true, but I've heard the story several times that Mae West was the first actor/actress to earn $1M in one year, and that during the Depression.
Not sure whether it's true, but I've heard the story several times that Mae West was the first actor/actress to earn $1M in one year, and that during the Depression.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
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Question for old movie fans (er, fans of old movies... you know what I mean). I can't remember what movie this is from and even with some I think rather admirable googling skills I am still nowhere.
It's probably a noir. Man (likely the detective) is talking to the newly widowed femme fatale. At one point he taunts her, saying (cryptically, but I assume in reference to her wearing black), "right color... wrong cut."
I was just reminded of the line (one of the great one liners) from an episode of the 40s radio series Richard Diamond, where Dick Powell says this. It's just after another ripped off line, this time from The Big Sleep, when a ridiculously precocious Martha Vickers tells Bogart, "you're not very tall, are you?" to which he replies, "Well, I try to be."
Question for old movie fans (er, fans of old movies... you know what I mean). I can't remember what movie this is from and even with some I think rather admirable googling skills I am still nowhere.
It's probably a noir. Man (likely the detective) is talking to the newly widowed femme fatale. At one point he taunts her, saying (cryptically, but I assume in reference to her wearing black), "right color... wrong cut."
I was just reminded of the line (one of the great one liners) from an episode of the 40s radio series Richard Diamond, where Dick Powell says this. It's just after another ripped off line, this time from The Big Sleep, when a ridiculously precocious Martha Vickers tells Bogart, "you're not very tall, are you?" to which he replies, "Well, I try to be."
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If any of you had spent two minutes to look up what she actually said you would know that this post is nothing but bovine-produced methane.
The text of what she actually said:
My God! How horrifying! Burn her at the stake!
If any of you had spent two minutes to look up what she actually said you would know that this post is nothing but bovine-produced methane.
The text of what she actually said:
My God! How horrifying! Burn her at the stake!
ExileOnDaytonStreet
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That Communist whore!
Alternately: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=patricia+arquette's+acceptance+speech+transcript
That Communist whore!
Alternately: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=patricia+arquette's+acceptance+speech+transcript
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Blue Ruin
A homeless man with a mysterious past goes back to his hometown after he hears of some disturbing news relating to him. Very slow and drawn out, but I liked it. Very much a study of the main character's psyche as the movie goes on.
Blue Ruin
A homeless man with a mysterious past goes back to his hometown after he hears of some disturbing news relating to him. Very slow and drawn out, but I liked it. Very much a study of the main character's psyche as the movie goes on.
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dxmnkd316
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btw have you guys ever seen this? It's worth some study: How to get more out of google
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