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George Clooney to Star as Martin Luther King in Lars von Trier's New Biopic

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Bob Wiley
05/19/09

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Did anyone watch Flash Forward in the 90s on the Disney Channel? That was where my Ben Foster love began...
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Motoko Kusanagi
05/19/09

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Lars von Trier is definitely an asshole, but he also might actually be the greatest director in the world. He is certainly the master of the mind-crushingly frustrating movie experience.
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Dickdogfood
05/19/09

@Motoko Kusanagi: Mind-crushingly frustrating movie experiences are exactly what I expect awful directors to produce.
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TillieHarper: Negress in Sheep's Clothing
05/19/09

@Dickdogfood: What's with the Lars hate? What's wrong with his movies? Why is he an asshole?
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Dickdogfood
05/19/09

@TillieHarper: We the Blacks...Niggmata (I Have Holes in My ...: I actually haven't seen any of his movies. I'm also not calling him an asshole or awful--but nonetheless it seems odd to premise the greatness of a film director on his ability to frustrate. It's like somebody telling me "OMG you totally have to see this guy's movies, they're so obnoxiously irritating, he's the best!" or "I give this chef's food an A+: it makes me want to throw up every time!"

(Mind you, it's not as if positive aesthetic experiences can't be rooted in what are ordinarily unpleasant mental states: for example, a great horror movie can frighten you, and a great tragedy can make you feel sad. But can a great movie truly frustrate you?--and if so, is it frustration you feel?)
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Spirit Fingers
05/19/09

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Wow. Perhaps no one will agree with me, but Clooney seems hell-bent on making the most boring movies ever conceived. Seriously. Who cares? I understand that he's now an Ac-Tor, but sheesh, would it kill him to find projects a little less esoteric? Even Clive Owen becomes a bank robber, a love interest, someone even minimally charming, every now and again. I'm not saying he needs to shoot Batman and Robin Make Milkshakes or anything, but where's that loveable guy that traded witty banter with Michelle Pfeifer all those many years ago, or the edgy dude who held his own with Tarantino? A little action and sex appeal would be nice, instead he's making movies made for the 7:30pm with oatmeal time slot. Boo!
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Spirit Fingers
05/19/09

Also, Soul Man, now there's a movie that's never shown on TBS.
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Midwesterner in NYC
05/19/09

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Does anyone watch "Southland"? I was shocked to learn one of the characters is played by C. Thomas Howell. He looks more recognizable in the picture in this post of him playing Mark Watson on tanning pills.
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Steve Holt's Mother Part Deux
05/19/09

@Midwesterner in NYC: That show is a definite "blink and you missed someone you know from a movie or tv series," brain bender. Last week I watched it while imdb-ing during almost every scene.
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