The Criterion Collection

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by Buscemi

The problem with Dunham is that all of her work (Tiny Furniture, Girls, that memoir she wrote that didn't sell) .

Not That Kind of Girl received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, reaching #2 on The New York Times Best Seller list on October 19, 2014

https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-s...ok-nonfiction/

[Arawn]

Originally Posted by DaBargainHunta

I think people dislike her because she admitted to molesting her sister.

There's also the fact that she's a card-carrying member of the Thought Police who tried to get a couple of airline employees fired from their jobs for having a private conversation in which anti-transgender views were expressed.

[Rzzzz]

Aww yes, the same Lena Dunham who posted a video advocating for the extinction of white men. Remember when liberals were actually tolerant instead of hate mongers? Ok Mr, Moderator, you can ban me now.....

[theater dreamer]

Remember when people didn't make blanket statements about a large group of people, the vast majority of which they've never met?

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Aww yes, the same Lena Dunham who posted a video advocating for the extinction of white men. Remember when liberals were actually tolerant instead of hate mongers? Ok Mr, Moderator, you can ban me now.....

[anthonyls]

Originally Posted by Arawn

There's also the fact that she's a card-carrying member of the Thought Police who tried to get a couple of airline employees fired from their jobs for having a private conversation in which anti-transgender views were expressed.

How do you know this? Where did you get this info? I guess I don't follow Ms. Dunham's career as closely as others do.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by anthonyls

How do you know this? Where did you get this info? I guess I don't follow Ms. Dunham's career as closely as others do.

From a simple Google search.

[Edward J Grug III]

Originally Posted by SammyJankis

From a simple Google search.

That doesn't say she tried to get them fired, she just suggested the company should teach love and inclusivity. How could she even call for two unnamed employees to be fired?

[Arawn]

Originally Posted by theater dreamer

Remember when people didn't make blanket statements about a large group of people, the vast majority of which they've never met?

No, when was that?

[Ray Jackson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AjkUyX0rVw

[oildude]

Please refrain from thread drift into political discussion. Enough space has been given the past pages for people here to air their views on Dunham. Let's drop it and move on.

[ElliesDad]

...and in the stunned silence that followed, the faces of the assembled slowly dissolved from a deer-in-the-headlights incomprehensibility to a look of perplexed embarrassment as they began to slowly edge toward the exits...

[ArnoldLayne56]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

In this age of “Me too.” and due attention finally being given to the long-standing issue of sexual harassment, I am inclined to recommend The Silence of the Lambs even more now purely in that regard.

To all of my fellow men reading this thread...

If you want to get a true feel for how difficult it may be for a competent woman to make her way in the professional world, then watch The Silence of the Lambs.

Jodie Foster's Clarice Starling has to deal with unwelcome attention and advances every step of the way during her FBI work. She is hit on by men a number of times, the most icky incident involving Dr. Chilton, whose “once over twice” gaze at her is all too noticeable. She is excluded from certain facets of the investigation because of her sex (the autopsy room scene, etc.). Even seemingly innocuous moments, like Clarice being a short woman in an elevator full of tall men, have an overtly intimidating vibe to them.

Jonathan Demme puts an uncomfortable focus on faces and close-ups during The Silence of the Lambs. I always joke that the movie is basically 85% close-ups of people's faces. This is an intentional move, not only because it makes certain characters creepier, but because it also sheds light on supposedly everyday males who are lusting after Foster's character with their eyes.

After watching that movie up on its release, I had a newfound empathy for women in the workplace. Work sucks bad enough in its own right without having to deal with the sort of stuff that women deal with even today.

In fact, The Silence of the Lambs could be released right now in 2017 and not seem the least bit dated in this regard. That's a sad commentary on the state of things.

Watching M*A*S*H last night I was haunted by the George H W Bush 'allegations'.

[shane01]

I'll be honest...

I want that Breakfast Club release...

[Mike0284]

I really want new Blu-ray releases of The Rock, Armageddon, Hard Boiled, & The Killer with new 2K or 4K scans.

[SammyJankis]

Originally Posted by Edward J Grug III

That doesn't say she tried to get them fired, she just suggested the company should teach love and inclusivity. How could she even call for two unnamed employees to be fired?

Just to point out real quick: I never said that. Just posting the piece the user was referencing.

[javy]

Has there ever been a hint or a mention of Bergman's trilogy of Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, and The Silence coming to blu-ray?

[dwk]

Originally Posted by javy

Has there ever been a hint or a mention of Bergman's trilogy of Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light, and The Silence coming to blu-ray?

Not anything specifically about those, but in the latest episode of The Criterion Completion Hour, Keith Enright talks about visiting Criterion's offices and he mentioned that he saw something that indicated that they are working on another centennial project. If it is for next year, it could only be Bergman.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by dwk

Not anything specifically about those, but in the latest episode of The Criterion Completion Hour, Keith Enright talks about visiting Criterion's offices and he mentioned that he saw something that indicated that they are working on another centennial project. If it is for next year, it could only be Bergman.

Let's hope so. Those DVDs tempt me every time there's a B&N sale

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by dwk

Not anything specifically about those, but in the latest episode of The Criterion Completion Hour, Keith Enright talks about visiting Criterion's offices and he mentioned that he saw something that indicated that they are working on another centennial project. If it is for next year, it could only be Bergman.

100 Years of Billy Graham Specials

[javy]

Originally Posted by dwk

Not anything specifically about those, but in the latest episode of The Criterion Completion Hour, Keith Enright talks about visiting Criterion's offices and he mentioned that he saw something that indicated that they are working on another centennial project. If it is for next year, it could only be Bergman.

Hmm. I want those movies. I don't think I'm going to be able to hold out to just see what's going to happen. I'm probably going to get the DVD set. Maybe I can score it cheap off eBay. Thank you for the info though.