Sidney Lumet would like Money Monster quite a bit. There was a tradition of filmmaking that seems to be on the wane these days that involved wrapping a social issue or a social injustice and wrapping it in a nice juicy dramatic situation. When done perfectly, you get 12 Angry Men or Dog Day Afternoon or Network. Lumet was so good at both understanding exactly how to frame the moral argument and knowing how to play the entertainment, and it’s a bit of a lost art now. I’ve always felt like the inelegant version of this particular type of storytelling was embodied by Stanley Kramer, who tilted more towards the message end of the equation. It’s a tough thing to get right, and Jodie Foster deserves credit for orchestrating things with a nimble wit and a relentless energy. Ultimately, you probably know where the screenplay credited to Jamie Linden...
- 5/16/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Piers Morgan stopped by the set of his CNN colleague (and former Celebrity Apprentice guest) Erin Burnett's new show to wish her... well. "Total, abject failure." In the nicest way possible, of course. Burnett, you see, had tried to get Morgan fired from the reality show competition by telling host Donald Trump that he was, as Morgan joked, a "repulsive human being." "You and Jim Kramer. Stuck the knife straight in my back," he continued. "So I've just come to wish you total, abject failure."...
- 9/29/2011
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Indeed, one of the loudest and most controversial exits of "The Apprentice", the celebrity edition on Sunday, April 26 has drawn an aftermath. Melissa Rivers who was fired and refused to do an exit interview may not be friends with Annie Duke anymore, as both are still taking stance in their beliefs.
Melissa for the first time spoke about her lash at team mates Brande Roderick and Annie to Access Hollywood. "I knew going into the boardroom, that if we did not win, it was going to be two on one," Melissa said, adding that she "probably could have handled it a little bit better".
Melissa also noticed the note that Donald Trump passed to guest judge Jim Kramer, where he thought Melissa should be the one fired. "I noticed it at the time. Do I agree? No! Am I gonna argue with Donald? No," Melissa squared it off. On the last note,...
Melissa for the first time spoke about her lash at team mates Brande Roderick and Annie to Access Hollywood. "I knew going into the boardroom, that if we did not win, it was going to be two on one," Melissa said, adding that she "probably could have handled it a little bit better".
Melissa also noticed the note that Donald Trump passed to guest judge Jim Kramer, where he thought Melissa should be the one fired. "I noticed it at the time. Do I agree? No! Am I gonna argue with Donald? No," Melissa squared it off. On the last note,...
- 4/28/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
This week on "The Apprentice" Celebrity edition, the teams create a magazine 4-page spread to promote Right Guard deodorant featuring New York Knicks star center David Lee. Melissa Rivers was devastated when Jesse James is taken out of Athena to work on Kotu.
Brande Roderick steps up as the project manager of Athena while Clint Black leads for Kotu. Melissa in particular feels left out when she proposes the idea and Brande and Annie Duke answer her with silence. On the other side, Jesse is also pissed when Clint starts to take everything over without group discussion.
Melissa thinks that Brande maybe the project manager but Annie is clearly directing her in a manipulative way. Meanwhile, Jesse is even madder when Clint disagrees with his idea of getting back to Lee's root but has none of his own.
Fed up by the situation, Melissa tells Brande that both she and...
Brande Roderick steps up as the project manager of Athena while Clint Black leads for Kotu. Melissa in particular feels left out when she proposes the idea and Brande and Annie Duke answer her with silence. On the other side, Jesse is also pissed when Clint starts to take everything over without group discussion.
Melissa thinks that Brande maybe the project manager but Annie is clearly directing her in a manipulative way. Meanwhile, Jesse is even madder when Clint disagrees with his idea of getting back to Lee's root but has none of his own.
Fed up by the situation, Melissa tells Brande that both she and...
- 4/27/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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