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[Brian in Mesa]

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[Brian in Mesa]

Releases today.

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[Chaplin]

Pattinson is becoming one of the most diverse actors of this generation, if he isn't already.

 

[oaken1]

Pattinson is becoming one of the most diverse actors of this generation, if he isn't already.

True. I dog on the kid in most situations..but his acting talent is undeniable.

I saw an interview with the guy way back...he was complaining about how he didn't want to be an actor, he wants to be a rock star musician..
So I looked up some of his music....and decided right then the kid is an idiot.
He has big acting talent but only mundane talent in music

 

[Cheesebeef]

really looking forward to this.

 

[GatorAZ]

I had no idea this was an attack on Chris Hansen until I heard some of his interviews.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Solid.

 

[Hoop Head]

I had no idea this was an attack on Chris Hansen until I heard some of his interviews.

Yeah, weird situation. I read how Hansen was buying ads before showings to tell a brief bit of his story and that made me dig deeper. I was looking forward to it before that. Hansen claims they essentially stole his life story and told it without his input, which is shady as hell but not all that surprising given Hollywood's history.

I still want to see the film but I'll wait to catch on streaming.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Yeah, weird situation. I read how Hansen was buying ads before showings to tell a brief bit of his story and that made me dig deeper. I was looking forward to it before that. Hansen claims they essentially stole his life story and told it without his input, which is shady as hell but not all that surprising given Hollywood's history.

There’s nothing to “steal”. He’s a public figure, the show was a popular TV show and it’s based on an Esquire article about it.

You want movies with the person it’s based on or the families input and what you’re likely going to get is Michael, where they’ll totally whitewash the main character’s life and just forget to focus on the numerous child molestation accusations.

Best script I ever read in my 25 years here was this incredible Sinatra movie that somehow told his story both from the beginning and end of his life with the movie ending as the shifting narratives somehow met in the middle of his life where you find the beginning of his end and where he chose the wrong path. Written by Phil Alden Robinson (Field Of Dreams/Sneakers) was gonna be directed by Scorcese, star DiCaprio… but it got INTO all the dark that Sinatra was actually into and his daughter killed the project. Such a shame.

 

[Hoop Head]

There’s nothing to “steal”. He’s a public figure, the show was a popular TV show and it’s based on an Esquire article about it.

You want movies with the person it’s based on or the families input and what you’re likely going to get is Michael, where they’ll totally whitewash the main character’s life and just forget to focus on the numerous child molestation accusations.

Best script I ever read in my 25 years here was this incredible Sinatra movie that somehow told his story both from the beginning and end of his life with the movie end as the shifting narratives somehow met in the middle of his life where you find the beginning of his end and where he chose the wrong path. Written by Phil Alden Robinson (Field Of Dreams/Sneakers) was gonna be directed by Scorcese, star DiCaprio… but it got INTO all the dark that Sinatra was actually into and his daughter killed the project. Such a shame.

Sinatra is/was a public figure also so why could his daughter kill a project but Hansen can't do the same about a story of his life? It doesn't matter, ultimately. It's skeezy to profit off someone else's life like that, especially while they're living and tried to put a stop to it.

 

[oaken1]

There’s nothing to “steal”. He’s a public figure, the show was a popular TV show and it’s based on an Esquire article about it.

You want movies with the person it’s based on or the families input and what you’re likely going to get is Michael, where they’ll totally whitewash the main character’s life and just forget to focus on the numerous child molestation accusations.

Best script I ever read in my 25 years here was this incredible Sinatra movie that somehow told his story both from the beginning and end of his life with the movie end as the shifting narratives somehow met in the middle of his life where you find the beginning of his end and where he chose the wrong path. Written by Phil Alden Robinson (Field Of Dreams/Sneakers) was gonna be directed by Scorcese, star DiCaprio… but it got INTO all the dark that Sinatra was actually into and his daughter killed the project. Such a shame.

I watched "Michael" and very much appreciated that they ended it before all that ********. It was about what made him who he was and how he fought to be independent of his father... which is a story that fans already knew having watched the interviews and such back in the seventies and eighties.
all that crap with the accusations was pure media and money grabs. I might have a different perspective being a psych major and having been a fan since the seventies when the Jackson 5 had their own cartoon on saturday morning TV.....Mike was a damaged dude no doubt. as to whether or not inappropriate sexual conduct occurred I cannot say with certainty...but I dont think so...Mike was trying desperately to regain moments from a childhood he did not have since he was 5 years old. to have friend connections..I dont believe sex had any part in it.....and as a rape victim, trust me brother thats an area where I have zero tolerance.... but parent after parent suddenly lined up to collect checks, and several parents then sent there children back to neverland ranch after they got paid...there was something horribly wrong in that entire situation. Mike should have packed up and moved elsewhere..but he stayed and fought to prove his innocence....in a situation where most grown men would have been ashamed to show their face in public even if they knew they were completely innocent.
so yeah...Michael cut off at a good point...how did the kid grow to be the king of pop.

 

[oaken1]

Sinatra is/was a public figure also so why could his daughter kill a project but Hansen can't do the same about a story of his life? It doesn't matter, ultimately. It's skeezy to profit off someone else's life like that, especially while they're living and tried to put a stop to it.

I think the difference is, Sinatra was telling stories that had always been behind the scenes, while Hansen is telling stories that are already public.

 

[Hoop Head]

I think the difference is, Sinatra was telling stories that had always been behind the scenes, while Hansen is telling stories that are already public.

Those films don't stick to what is public info, typically applying hefty doses of artistic license.

I know other projects didn't have the central character's input or approval like the Pam Anderson & Tommy Lee miniseries on Hulu. That didn't stick to what was publicly known either.