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I don't think women should be directing films.

There, I said it..

Oh wait, "Across The Universe" is a cult classic now?

Is this another Jumble? A word's missing in the headline.

No, I had to re-read it too.

They can her. As a noun. In short, they fucked her off.

Ohhhh bloody hell, you're right. Though wouldn't it be "shitcan" here? How polite of Pajiba.

I "like" how they use words that are coded female in a sexist way in order to dismiss Hardwicke, like "hysterical" and "difficult."

Bah!

So... the director was "irrational" and "difficult" and her agent was "hysterical" and "ineffective"...

Why don't they just say that they were both in a constant state of PMS and they kept wanting hug and to talk about their feelings?

I mean, it's okay to admit your feelings...I'm feeling kinda miffed right now because there's going to be a sequel to Twilight and Summit's a big, fat, turd-monkey. See? Easy.

It's common knowledge that women become "difficult" during certain times of the month.

*ahem* As a woman I am always "difficult".

It's so you never know when my "time of the month" is and I don't have to put out cause you don't like the mess.

So there.

Oh wait, "Across The Universe" is a cult classic now?

Actually, Jay, yeah it is. Weird, I know, but there's this really obsessive segment of, oh, 19-21 year old potheads who are REALLY into it. And in an almost touchingly sincere way that isn't just about the trippy visuals.

Of course there's a lot lost on them, like all the Merry Prankster references (like, oh, Bono as a glammed-out Kesey) and all the SDS stuff. And personally, I'd rather just listen to the BEATLES.
But there IS a cult, and they consider it a classic.

HA! I knew it.

Well played madam

I don't believe at all that women become "difficult" during a certain "time of the month." It is totally outrages and disrespectful to say so. Now I do believe that when women are together for an extended amount of time somehow their "woman clocks" become synchronized, and they become more aggressive. But that has nothing to do with saying bad things about these two gals.

What about Penny Marshell? Didn't she make over 60 mil for a few of her movies? Big and League of Thier Own?

My love, I happen to own the entire Belle & Sebastian discography, including their cover of Whiskey in the Jar.

We're teh hipster!

And don't worry, no Devendra. Just The Smiths. The pseudo-Goth kids will eat them up. (who wouldn't?)

Oh, and what the fuck happened to Eloquent Eloquence? It's been two weeks now.

You know, I wasn't all that fond of Thirteen. I thought it was a smidge ...oh, I'm just going to say it: overrated. Actually, a lot overrated. I also was not that impressed with Across the Universe. I mean, visually it was fantastic, I loved some of the song arrangements, and it was cool to watch once; but the story was kind of lacking, and it didn't draw me in. Pseudo-Mr. vB said essentially the same, and he pretty much hates movies (and is a hippie stoner from waaaaay back. And loves the Beatles). I was a bit disappointed, because I loved Taymor's rendition of Titus. Honestly, though, I thought Hardwicke took a crap book that had a vaguely good idea-seed (if a bit derivative)(ok, a lot derivative) and made it into a watchable movie. When Pattinson wasn't trying so very hard to be brooding and intense, he was actually okay, and Stewart, as I've said before, managed to make Bella marginally less insipid, which was great, because that was pretty much her entire personality. Way to go, Summit.

Wait, why the hell do I care about this? New Moon was worse than Twilight. Well, the writing got ever so slightly better, but still crap. I'd rather see Sofi's version... Juno with fangs? Shadowier and glitterier? I'm there.

I "like" how they use words that are coded female in a sexist way in order to dismiss Hardwicke, like "hysterical" and "difficult." That really annoyed me too. There should be some official translation list so that the sexist putdowns can be redacted and replaced with gender neutral ones: Beth Swofford was alternately [an idiot]and [an arsehole]. Translating the putdowns into ruder, more random words, makes the insulter seem more boorish. Also for 'difficult' translate, 'knows her own mind'.

Women should just stick with more traditional female pursuits, like cooking, cleaning the house and giving blow jobs. It's laughable that a woman would try to do something so manly as direct a shitty movie based on a shitty book. She got what she deserved.

Women should just stick with more traditional female pursuits, like cooking, cleaning the house and giving blow jobs.

But what if she's a talented multi-tasker who can give a good blow-job while directing? I mean, I thought that's how the guy from the Saw movies got hired...

"...I thought Pajiba didn't cater to the ignorant, biased, head up their asses crowd.

Posted by: mmph at December 8, 2008 11:51 AM

Pookie - I think (s)he's referring to you. Clearly, (s)he doesn't get the subtlety of your sarcasm.

True enough, Lizzie B. Although, to be fair, she was also depressed. That's a personality trait too, right?

If I was allowed to direct a movie while pms-ing, there would be lots of violence directed at men, their penises, their dogs with penises, football, baseball and hockey. A woman with very tiny breasts and barely any intelligence at all would perpetuate all the violence. And she would never cook, clean or sew, unless it in some way aided in the violence against men. There would be tons of blood, no zombies, and after all the violence the woman would go to a snobby restaurant and eat lots of snobby food that men don't like.

Or can't she like? Be really, really, smart but with nice big cans?

Fuck that shit Pookie. How about men with small penises go live with lepers?

it would be kinda cruel to stick lepers with tiny titted women. haven't they suffered enough?

Maybe she had big knockers once, but (like the amazons removing a boob so they could be better archers) she had them removed so she could be a more effective killing machine.

Only, she had both removed, not just the one, because she's superficial enough to not want to be lopsided.

I liked the other Hardwicke movie I saw (Lords of Dogtown), but on the featurette she seemed like an incredible flake, so I could believe what they're saying. Personally I think it's refreshing whenever I see Hollywood not putting up with overgrown infants. It makes me feel less stupid for giving them money I worked hard for.

I am not emotional you fucking motherfucking fucker!

Apparently you've never had them, sosumi?

Cindy - Depends on what you mean by "had them."

Seeing as how mine are a flesh and blood part of my own body and way bigger than I think they should be, I'd get rid of mine first if I was going to go on a killing spree.

Remember Jessica Simpson learning to golf and bitching they got in the way? Yeah. Try that. Only with guns. Big guns.

The melons really get in the way of the aim.

I'll take big guns over golf any day. The bigger the better.

I'm not saying they can't get in the way. I'm just saying that their intrinsic value is greater than any minor inconvenience they may cause in things so trivial as golf and killing sprees.

It's common knowledge that women become "difficult" during certain times of the month.

Are you kidding? I'm so much fun on set during my period! I yell "Mensies!" and throw blood clots at everyone. The crew looooves it.

What's wrong with these people? Hardwicke must have been hard-up for cash to do Twilight in the first damn place and now she's out? She did a fantastic job with thirteen (which is scarier than most horror movies!)...she needs to quit that bitch already, it's so creatively NOT worth it!

I heard it straight from one of the producers that had come on the project after three other producers quit that she was fucking insane and berated the actors constantly. I think the problem is here that while some directors are nice, quite a few are assholes, but the asshole men who are successful are viewed as some kind of tortured artist who is just a dick because he loves his craft, whereas the women who are less than pleasant are portrayed as hormonal c*nts and promptly blacklisted.