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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 21, 2017 16:53:07 GMT
Remember when Wiig wanted a Bale cameo in her Bridesmaids (2011) movie? From: www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/movies/bridesmaids-with-kristen-wiig-opens-friday.htmlMs. Wiig was more concerned about a scene Mr. Apatow wanted to tweak. The original version of a dress-shopping trip included Ms. Wiig’s character “fantasizing that she looks so good in this dress,” Ms. Mumolo said. ”We had a sequence like a perfume ad, with her drinking tea and Christian Bale brushing her hair.”
Instead, Mr. Apatow suggested, what if all the girls got food poisoning just beforehand — and scatalogical fireworks ensued at the bridal salon?
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Mr. Feig called the switch an example of “occasionally saving the ladies’ movie from itself,” adding, “The original was very funny, but it just was girly in a way that felt expected.”
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 21, 2017 20:54:17 GMT
From a commentary on Rick Perry's faith-inspired rallies during the pre-2012 election candidacy campaigns: www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/Bruni-True-Believers-All-of-Us.htmlFaith-based is right. We all have our religions, all of which exert a special pull — and draw special fervor — when apprehension runs high and confusion deep, as they do now. And if yours isn’t a balanced-budget amendment and a government as lean as Christian Bale in one of his extreme-acting roles, it might well be a big fat binge of Keynesian stimulus spending. Liberals think magically, too, becoming so attached to a certain approach that they wind up advocating it less as option than as panacea.
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 21, 2017 20:59:28 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Apr 2, 2017 12:49:58 GMT
A very interesting and interestingly informative article on rants! www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26FOB-medium-t.htmlThird, workplace rants, which would seem to represent a gruesome lapse of professionalism, often present themselves as defenses of professionalism. “Man, you’re amateur!” Bale told a crew member. “It’s like no one here has ever worked on TV before!” Chris Berman roared in 2000. Bill O’Reilly and Lily Tomlin, in their on-set rants, also couldn’t believe — above all — what unseasoned morons they had to work with.
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Post by RhodoraO on Apr 10, 2017 21:57:21 GMT
A funny blogpost by Michael Musto at The Village Voice: www.villagevoice.com/blogs/whats-up-with-airport-security-6373197So you have to flush away half your toothpaste before boarding while also making sure to dramatically discard your highly dangerous bottle of water, but if you show up carrying a handful of "firecrackers," you're escorted right in with bells on?
So you have to be stripped and humiliated in front of hundreds of people, taking off your belt and shoes and opening every bag and orifice, but if you're a nutjob who wants to build an explosive on his lap, you're given a bag of chips and frequent flier miles?
WTF?
More importantly, who will play the fabulous 32-year-old Dutch filmmaker who jumped on the guy and saved the day?
I vote for Christian Bale._____________________ I don't exactly get the reference here... Does anyone remember the Dutch filmmaker story?
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Post by RhodoraO on May 7, 2017 2:41:34 GMT
Is this in reference to that Dictatorship for Dummies thing? The tweet is tagged #editorial...?
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Post by RhodoraO on Oct 17, 2019 2:34:32 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Nov 2, 2019 0:05:14 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 25, 2020 1:03:44 GMT
In 2013 Bale was voted 20th sexiest male star in a huge poll by Empire Online: www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-sexiest-men/His entry: He's not going to be the funniest or lightest guy around (except maybe in Gotham) but Christian Bale compensates with a scorching intensity that makes him searingly hot. Whether fighting dragons, mastering magic tricks or outwitting the Joker, he can do it all, and then disappear off into the sunset to re-emerge in a Florence café. SEXIEST ROLE: Why fight the obvious? It's Batman / Bruce Wayne. STROKE OF CHARM: Look how adorable he was as a kid! And boy, that mid-Atlantic accent goes back a long way.
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 27, 2020 18:40:12 GMT
Jacob Elordi of Euphoria mentioned Bale's makeup in Velvet Goldmine when asked a question in an interview: variety.com/2020/tv/news/jacob-elordi-kissing-booth-2-euphoria-ben-affleck-1234727296/"[Question;] Have you ever gotten your makeup done “Euphoria”-style? [Jacob Elordi] I never got it done for my general life. I was meant to have it done for the premiere, but I was coming off of a plane. I would have loved that. There’s a movie called, I think it’s “Velvet Goldmine,” with Ewan McGregor and Christian Bale. This Iggy Pop thing. But they all wore makeup to that premiere. Everyone now is like, “Wow, ‘Euphoria’ has all this makeup. Look how far we’ve come.” But if you go back to that movie, it’s Christian Bale on the carpet with this gorgeous stuff on his face."
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 28, 2020 3:57:11 GMT
A great one! Marvel's 2nd Hawkeye issue "Hawkeye: Freefall" shows an encounter between Spiderman and Ronin with several homages to Bale! Link:https://wegotthiscovered.com/comicbooks/christopher-nolan-batman-movies-released-marvel-universe/ If the view here is smaller, click on the pick to view and read the dialogue in the larger view. It's great fun!
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 29, 2020 23:57:17 GMT
A hilarious CB reference in "Between Two Ferns: The Movie" (when Zack is interviewing McCounaghey) "Glued, with hostile impersonality, to his cue cards, working his way up from annoying to irritating to insulting, Galifianakis hits McConaughey with one of those jaw-droppers that give “Between Two Ferns” its did-he-really-just-go-there? distinction: “Who do you think will accidentally starve himself to death first, you or Christian Bale? You lost so much weight for that movie, I thought you might die from fake AIDS.” McConaughey doesn’t have to say anything in response (and, in fact, he can’t). His face says it all." variety.com/2019/film/reviews/between-two-ferns-the-movie-review-zach-galifianakis-1203342509/
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Post by RhodoraO on Dec 30, 2020 15:06:31 GMT
Bill Maher mentioned CB in one of his monologues in 2019: "The host later got in a pretty good dig at Tinseltown. During “New Rules,” Maher brought up the 8-year-old homeless refugee from Nigeria who just won his class at the New York State Chess Championships. “Hollywood must give the movie that’s going to be made about this kid the Oscar right now.” After laughs, he added, “But first give Christian Bale the chance to get down to 45 pounds.” From: deadline.com/2019/03/bill-maher-real-time-larry-charles-mueller-report-eric-swalwell-1202581183/
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Post by RhodoraO on Jan 2, 2021 1:47:08 GMT
Gold Derby's Tariq Khan wrote a fun monologue for the Oscars ceremony for 2019 during the hosting controversies. Here are the Bale/Vice mentions. Fun stuff. www.goldderby.com/article/2019/2019-oscars-opening-monologue/"12. If Rami wants to win Best Actor, he’s going to have to get past “Batman.” Or should I say, “fatman.” Christian Bale is nominated for his portrayal of former Vice President Cheney. What an incredible transformation. Congratulations, Christian. You really turned into a big Dick. 13. Christian is well-known for immersing himself in his characters. During an outing with the cast of “Vice,” he accidentally shot Steve Carell. His excuse? They had just finished a screening of “Welcome to Marwen.” 14. Also here from “Vice” is last year’s Best Supporting Actor, Sam Rockwell. You might say that he’s seeking a second term. But in all likelihood, this will mark the third time that Hollywood has voted against George W. Bush."
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Post by RhodoraO on Jan 5, 2021 1:28:29 GMT
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