Posted on 12/21/2019 2:00:10 PM PST by SilvieWaldorfMD
SPOILER ALERT: I saw “Bombshell” this morning at 9:00am at the Hoffman 22 in Alexandria, Virginia. No more than 20 people in the theater. “Star Wars” was being shown in six of its theatres, so you could hear laser beams sound and the Star Wars theme every five minutes or so, which was annoying. I had a tub of popcorn and soda at 8:30am. No wonder I can't lose any friggin' weight!
Let me start by saying that Charlize Theron was amazing as Megyn Kelly and John Lithgow was also excellent as Roger Ailes. Nicole Kidman was ‘ok’ as Gretchen Carlson, but her portrayal made her seem like a total idiot, which I thought was somewhat unfair. At the beginning of the movie, Roger was portrayed as a fair and strict boss with a hilarious personality. I mean, he was quite the jokester - very popular at the network. You could feel that everybody loved him. Every single Fox News personality was portrayed by an actor - including Juliet Huddy, who left many years ago. Only video of the real Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade was shown featured Nicole Kidman-as-Gretchen Carlson sitting between them. The roles played by Margot Robbie and Kate McKinnon were made up for the movie.
The movie starts in August 2015, during the first Republican debate. Donald Trump’s likeness and voice are heard throughout the movie -- I’d say that ⅓ of the movie was about Trump’s candidacy. Ailes mentioned Trump a few times but the main theme was about the harassment from Ailes towards several women at Fox News, focusing on Carlson and then on Kelly. Allison Janney was great at Susan Estrich, who was Roger’s attorney. It described how Ailes’ office (on the 2nd floor at FNC) was like a sex trap for some of these women. His secretary would basically buzz them in and they would go through double-doors in order to be locked in with Roger. Some of it was Hollywood script, some of it was real. The Murdoch’s (Rupert, Lachlan and James) were also portrayed as was Geraldo, Cavuto, O’Reilly, Hannity & Judge Pirro. All of the past women from “Outnumbered” were also portrayed. Basically, the movie (directed by Jay Roach, who directed all of the Austin Powers movies and is married to Sue Hoffs of The Bangles) makes Fox News look like an environment full of troglodyte men who are harassing all the women who work there. I kind of knew this going in (what else was I expecting?) but I feel that certain other networks (NBC with Matt Lauer or CBS with Les Moonves) should also get their day in film about their sexual 'predators'.
But my dream is to someday watch a movie about the night of November 8, 2016 and every minute of that evening in the Hillary Camp and how they all reacted to Trump’s win. Maybe they can call it “HILLARY 8, 2016” or something like that. I’d love to see a movie that starts 48 hours before 11/8/16 and ends when Hillary finally gives her concession speech a few days later.
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We saw “Richard Jewell” last weekend and I left the theater crying. Such a great film. Clint Eastwood is THE MAN!
It sure was, Lizma! Warm Regards!
When there are several women saying the guy was a pig, I am likely to believe them.
As far as I can remember he has about the same number of work complaints as Bill Clinton. That’s good enough for me.
Would you want your daughter working for either of them? Or do you think the workplace is fine for hunting down new ass?
“That’s the whole point. They’re never going to make a movie about what happened at NBC or anywhere else that is part of the Democrat-media complex.”
Yes, they did see “Richard Jewell” it was a very good movie showing the sleazyness of lib media and government types. They hated it!
Thanks for the recommendation!
Looking forward to seeing it.
They’ll never make a movie about Jimmy Saville and the BBC, but they made a movie about this.
Thanks for the review. I might watch BOMBSHELL when it comes out on DVD...
My one question...Will Sean Hannity be upset about how he was portrayed in BOMBSHELL?
Hannity won’t be upset at all. There was an actor portraying him and his role was non-controversial (just one scene).
Exactly, Viking! I’m 54 & menopausal with a huge appetite and a dry sense of humor. I’m doomed!
Best!
Hahahah,
“Little Caesar—The Sequel”
“One Flew Over the Crook-Crook’s Nest.”
“The Godfather Does Ukrainia”
I wish I could be 54 and menopausal again.
It sure beats 84, with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel.
God Bless your sense of humor! All the best in the New Year! -Silvie
Boy do I ever miss Roger and the old Fox News. I watched it now and then but only a tenth of the amount of time I used to watch it. NEVER ON THE WEEKENDS.
He's dead. Roger Ailes created network that didn't ignore half the country. What did you ever do? Cry because you couldn't get a CCW?
I guess if my daughter was a slutty whore I'd say no. BUT IT WOULD BE HER CALL.
Merry Christmas!
Oh that’s right, you never been with a woman. At least not one that was awake. How could I possible assume that you could think like a normal human.
So, have you joined a militia yet? Or are you gonna come for the guns.
How messed up is your state where the Governor puts on blackface—but he keeps his job because the next in line is a rapist.
How funny is that.
Merry Christmas.
At one time I would believe something like this on the face of it, but nowadays everything is entirely too political. Did Bret Kavanaugh do the things that several women accused him of?
Clearly not. Did Roger Ailes? How do I know if these women are serious, and how do I know if they are exaggerating their perception of sexual harassment? Nowadays you can't take people at their word, especially if there is some sort of political angle, which there often is.
As far as I can remember he has about the same number of work complaints as Bill Clinton. That’s good enough for me.
I really hadn't kept up with it enough to know that. Of course I think Bill Clinton has been credibly accused of actually raping women.
Would you want your daughter working for either of them? Or do you think the workplace is fine for hunting down new ass?
I haven't quite put Roger Ailes into the same category as Bill Clinton yet, but if my daughter was working for someone with a bad reputation, I would advise her to let me know if he tries something, and I might go have a talk with him just to make sure we understand each other.
Or do you think the workplace is fine for hunting down new ass?
I do not know what to tell you. I'm old school and I believe men and women should act appropriately with each other wherever they are. I absolutely believe that people should not be trying to have sex with their co-workers. It is just bad business, but of course there are a lot of people out there with less self control than they ought to have.
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