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The more scribbled the name, the greater the fame.

[DepressedBergman @DannyDrinksWine]

The financier of "Monster" (2003) had no idea what movie they were making. He thought he was making a "hot Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, lesbian love, sex movie".

One night, he called Charlize Theron who was also the producer of the movie, after seeing some of the dailies, he told her that she looked terrible & wasn't smiling enough at the camera.

She went on to win the Academy award for "Best Actress" in 2004.

Here is Charlize Theron talking about it:

“I turned it down, I’m only in that film because Patty Jenkins, the writer and director, wouldn’t take no for an answer … she was relentless.”

“I felt like the script was so good that if you were going to do it, you had to do it visually, in a way that felt authentic to who she was, and I didn’t know if I could do that”

To transform her body to better match Aileen’s, Charlize had to gain several pounds, which meant she could eat just about anything she wanted.

“It’s a f**king free-for-all. It’s amazing,” she said.

"Our financier had no fucking idea what movie we were making, He thought he was making a hot Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, lesbian love, sex movie.”

As a producer and star of the movie, Charlize Theron got a call from the financier late one night after he screened some of the dailies from the film. “He f**king ripped me a new one,” Charlize said, explaining he had told her she looked terrible and wasn’t smiling enough on camera. “He just freaked out.”

His feedback left Charlize questioning whether or not the movie was any good — maybe he was right? She called Patty Jenkins, though, who quickly told her that wasn’t the case and forbid her from ever speaking to the man again. Charlize never had another conversation with him, but she did pop up again – in the behind-the-scenes featurette on the DVD.

“He takes credit for f**king everything,” Charlize said. When asked if Hollywood phoniness like that ever gets to her. “It annoys the shit out of me,” she replied.

("Why Charlize Theron Came Close to Turning Down Her Oscar-Winning ‘Monster’ Role", Howardstern(dot)com, 2017)

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@markleggett I've seen that one

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They plagiarized our trillion dollar plagiarism machine?!

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Thee Lab Coats

[JackTheLab @JackTheLab3]

We have our album cover sorted. Now we need a name for our band. Suggestions below please 👇

[Eric Allen Hatch @ericallenhatch]

RFK JR seems even less prepared for these hearings than I imagined

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

lost highway (1997) dir. david lynch

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

THE GODFATHER transitions between Vito's moustache and a tree in Sicily.

[Ana @_motherslug]

Let’s fucking goooo

[florence ¨̮ @properstrangers]

rest in peace marianne faithfull thank you for the coolest picture of all time </3

[Emily-Jane : 🍂🪐 @willbondspeare]

he looks like all 3 top gear hosts combined

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What about not watching it?

[Netflix @netflix]

Nothing can prepare you for the final season of Squid Game.

Season 3 premieres June 27. #NextOnNetflix

[Eric Allen Hatch @ericallenhatch]

Eraserhead took 5+ years to make, was rejected by both Cannes and New York Film Festival, and only 25 people came opening night.

We can’t all be David Lynch, but: keep working on your art; when you have a strong vision, pursue it; don’t take external rejection as the final word.

[Stanley Kubrick @StanleyKubrick]

Released #0TD, 1964, Dr. Strangelove.

During pre-production, Stanley decided on a new concept and brought Terry Southern over from the US to lend his brand of irreverent black humour to the screenplay.

Dr. Strangelove is available on Bluray, 4k and digital download.

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@nam_ov It's an absolute cracker. I believe I've got a signed copy. I didn't get it signed though. Did see them once, supporting Helmet at the (original) Mean Fiddler. Bloody hell it was good. I wouldn't wanted to have followed them on stage.

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That's a slap in the face

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Jada Pinkett Smith reveals that she and Will Smith have been separated for 7 years.

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@nam_ov YES

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@20thCFlicks @midnightmovies Overwhelming smell of cat piss?

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New Zealand lamb, you'd never heard of it until Brexit.

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

At last, a clear and concise summary of the benefits of Brexit. From one of the geniuses attending the Nat Con event.

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@fourstringer It's all part of the Americanisation of our once proud nation. It's 89% complete.