Hopefully Sam Rockwell does not play a white supremacist here.
Feels like this is some weird "Trump is actually innocent" analogue Clint is probably angling for.
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Trailer for Clint Eastwood's new film Richard Jewell (2019) - Jon Hamm, Sam Rockwell, and Olivia Wilde
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Hopefully Sam Rockwell does not play a white supremacist here.
Feels like this is some weird "Trump is actually innocent" analogue Clint is probably angling for.
Damn, this dude does not quit working.
Guessing because he's a republican?
Guessing because he's a republican?
Clint can be very hit and miss but this is a great story and the actor playing the lead was great in I, Tonya.
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This started filming at the end of June this year, which means it finished filming mid-July minimum
I know Eastwood is infamous for only doing singular takes but jesus christ that is some efficiency still for 89 year old man
I imagine Warner Bros expedited the editing process to get it ready for awards season
I know Eastwood is infamous for only doing singular takes but jesus christ that is some efficiency still for 89 year old man
I imagine Warner Bros expedited the editing process to get it ready for awards season
Looks pretty good, I'll probably watch.
Clint doing lite-conservative propaganda pieces, I sleep.
Clint doing actual good film work, I wake.
Clint doing lite-conservative propaganda pieces, I sleep.
Clint doing actual good film work, I wake.
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Best of Enemies
Jojo Rabbit
Its was a joke.
To avoid even typing accidentally the Richard Jewell problem let me say in all caps: RICHARD JEWELL WAS INNOCENT AND FRAMED FOR DRAMA AND VIEWS BY IRRESPONSIBLE MEDIA THAT STILL HASN"T ADEQUATELY APOLOGISED AND TAINTED BY A DISGRACEFUL FBI INVESTIGATION. Even though most of his primary accusers settled with him for damages, they fucked his life completely and most of them admitted ZERO wrongdoing.
I can separate Clint the artist from the person a lot more easily than Mel Gibson - although Clint's real life politics creep into his messaging and he's not the most subtle guy on race - even if he means well. I wish he had simply made movies and avoided stage performance. I really do. He's a mean old shitbag who tried to support a terrible person and terrible politics.
But this trailer is fucking amazing. No idea if the movie will match it but seeing a compelling trailer is a luxury these days. I mean as a piece of trailer editing. Music, pacing, even the avoiding of spoilers.
One downer note though is that the trailer does a lot of the things that ruined Jewell's life - presenting him as a "person of interest" and amping up natural suspicion. I was actually in the city that year - at the park long before the events - so when the events happened it felt really weird and detailed and specific. I admit I went with the media narrative - they basically framed the guy despite lots of information that contradicted their narrative. I had only lived in the states for a short time - my first exposure to US media was OJ Simpson - murder, chase and trial. I realized it was a fucking circus then. But whaddya know, a year later and I'm glued to CNN believing their hyped up drama.
What's worse is that the FBI not only partially framed him - they tried to trick him into giving up his rights by telling him he was being featured in a safety video as a hero. I think that might be the Hamm "say these words" thing. In fact only Janet Reno ever personally or IMO adequately apologized to him - publicly and without reservation.
Jewell died of a heart attack in 2007 - he had serious diabetes - at 44. I think they indirectly killed him too. I'm not sure of his financial situation at the end, but he certainly came into a fair amount of money from settlements. Sometimes people are sensible with that, sometimes it feeds their worst excesses - and when you're America's "most famous bomber" and doubt clouds everything you do forever, then I doubt he was relaxed or fundamentally happy.
He tried to make light of it. Even did a cameo on SNL where they tried to "frame him" for Lady Di.
I can separate Clint the artist from the person a lot more easily than Mel Gibson - although Clint's real life politics creep into his messaging and he's not the most subtle guy on race - even if he means well. I wish he had simply made movies and avoided stage performance. I really do. He's a mean old shitbag who tried to support a terrible person and terrible politics.
But this trailer is fucking amazing. No idea if the movie will match it but seeing a compelling trailer is a luxury these days. I mean as a piece of trailer editing. Music, pacing, even the avoiding of spoilers.
One downer note though is that the trailer does a lot of the things that ruined Jewell's life - presenting him as a "person of interest" and amping up natural suspicion. I was actually in the city that year - at the park long before the events - so when the events happened it felt really weird and detailed and specific. I admit I went with the media narrative - they basically framed the guy despite lots of information that contradicted their narrative. I had only lived in the states for a short time - my first exposure to US media was OJ Simpson - murder, chase and trial. I realized it was a fucking circus then. But whaddya know, a year later and I'm glued to CNN believing their hyped up drama.
What's worse is that the FBI not only partially framed him - they tried to trick him into giving up his rights by telling him he was being featured in a safety video as a hero. I think that might be the Hamm "say these words" thing. In fact only Janet Reno ever personally or IMO adequately apologized to him - publicly and without reservation.
Jewell died of a heart attack in 2007 - he had serious diabetes - at 44. I think they indirectly killed him too. I'm not sure of his financial situation at the end, but he certainly came into a fair amount of money from settlements. Sometimes people are sensible with that, sometimes it feeds their worst excesses - and when you're America's "most famous bomber" and doubt clouds everything you do forever, then I doubt he was relaxed or fundamentally happy.
He tried to make light of it. Even did a cameo on SNL where they tried to "frame him" for Lady Di.
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Had forgotten about Richard Jewell, but man, what he went through on a national level, was crazy. Don't think he was fully exonerated until Eric Rudolph confessed to the bombing in 2005. Had also forgotten that Jewell died just 2 years later, in 2007, at the age of 44. Shit Sandwiches all around.
See Stinkles for a more complete story (I never made it to Atlanta for the Olympics that year, even living in Columbus at the time. One of my regrets, knowing how rare it was to get an Olympics in a nearby region)
See Stinkles for a more complete story (I never made it to Atlanta for the Olympics that year, even living in Columbus at the time. One of my regrets, knowing how rare it was to get an Olympics in a nearby region)
God damn this looks amazing. Rockwell of all people in an Eastwood movie ? I loved J Edgard and American Sniper, day one
"You know, the thing about stingrays is they lie in wait for the perfect opportunity to strike!"
I dug the trailer and am looking forward to this one.
You can tell Eastwood makes movies for old Republicans but I find them weirdly endearing in a strange sort of way. The Mule had a couple of bizarre and really funny scenes for example. All the stuff with the super friendly gangsters was extremely funny to me.
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Hell of a cast. I haven't watched any Eastwood movies since that one where he played an old racist, but if this reviews well I might check it out.
I was at Centennial Park the night of the bombing. Me and my family left the park an hour before the bomb went off.
I remember waking up the next morning and turning on the TV, and my jaw dropped when I saw the story about the bombing on SportsCenter
I remember waking up the next morning and turning on the TV, and my jaw dropped when I saw the story about the bombing on SportsCenter
The movie does seem like it would attract a lot of right wingers, but I think the trailer is pretty interesting and I like the cast so I might see it
Did Eastwood most likely choose this because of the media bias angle alongside FBI investigating an innocent man? Yes.
But this is also a case were the media completely fucked up a man's life for ratings, while the FBI were found guilty of trying to pin it on him. For someone who was completely innocent and saved lives, while never admitting they were wrong.
But this is also a case were the media completely fucked up a man's life for ratings, while the FBI were found guilty of trying to pin it on him. For someone who was completely innocent and saved lives, while never admitting they were wrong.
This was the story that finally made the media change how they handle persons-of-interest. Just kidding, they're still awful. Normally not a fan of these kinds of movies, but Clint made it, so I'm in.
I like them when theyre one hundred percent accurate which is basically never.
Why choose to tell a true story if they're gonna have composite characters, and fudge with chronology?
like, Social Network is one of myfavorite films, but how much of it was actually accurate?
