TV/Movies Megathread

[Ed Anger]

I don't see the problem.

[Grey Fox]

(Attractive) men age better.

Serious movies are not staffed by young actors.

Stupid comedy, you get a 20something Ryan Gosling
Serious movie like Her, no one under 35!

[Syt]

I recall John Wayne actually felt rather uncomfortable while filming Rio Bravo because his love interest, Angie Dickinson was so much younger than him (he was born in 1907, she in 1931, making for a 24 year gap; he was 52 at the time, she was 28).

[Ed Anger]

I recall John Wayne actually felt rather uncomfortable while filming Rio Bravo because his love interest, Angie Dickinson was so much younger than him (he was born in 1907, she in 1931, making for a 24 year gap; he was 52 at the time, she was 28).

What a homo. Sad!

[HVC]

I recall John Wayne actually felt rather uncomfortable while filming Rio Bravo because his love interest, Angie Dickinson was so much younger than him (he was born in 1907, she in 1931, making for a 24 year gap; he was 52 at the time, she was 28).

What a homo. Sad!

Well his real name was Marion

[Malthus]

I recall John Wayne actually felt rather uncomfortable while filming Rio Bravo because his love interest, Angie Dickinson was so much younger than him (he was born in 1907, she in 1931, making for a 24 year gap; he was 52 at the time, she was 28).

Best example of this though was making Ronald Reagan the love interest for ... Shirley Temple. In a movie filled with squicky stuff. 

The plot: the girl played by Temple is supposed to be the illegitimate daughter of the guy played by Reagan. Turns out she isn't, so the Reagan character is now free to express that incestuous passion he'd been feeling! Yay! They run off together! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Hagen_Girl

Filmed in 1947, so Reagan was 36 and Temple was 19.

Age gap only 17 years, but the context!

Internet commentary:

Almost all prints of the film mysteriously disappeared from various film storage facilities and television stations as Ronald Reagan was becoming a prominent political figure.

[Syt]

If you want squick age gap, consider the early Traci Lords movies in which she was 15 (she had a fake driver's license saying that she was 18).

[celedhring]

In the least shocking news of the day, Disney's CEO has just confirmed they will keep pumping Star Wars movies after they finish the current saga+3 standalones in 2020.

The cow must be milked.

[CountDeMoney]

Could be worse.  Could be George Lucas trying milk a bull.

[Habbaku]

At least they are movies in an IP I'm interested in...

[Malthus]

If you want squick age gap, consider the early Traci Lords movies in which she was 15 (she had a fake driver's license saying that she was 18).

Well, yeah, but I still think That Hagen Girl is funnier.

I mean, Shirley Temple - known for her tapdancing cute kiddie roles - playing an incestuous love interest for Ronald freaking Reagan, future US President? You couldn't make that shit up. 

[celedhring]

At least they are movies in an IP I'm interested in...

I think that Disney is up to the challenge of making us sick of Star Wars.

[garbon]

You couldn't make that shit up. 

Well presumably someone could. It was a movie, no?

[Barrister]

In the least shocking news of the day, Disney's CEO has just confirmed they will keep pumping Star Wars movies after they finish the current saga+3 standalones in 2020.

The cow must be milked.

Hey, they're in part based on the old movie serials.  Those never ended either.

[Malthus]

You couldn't make that shit up. 

Well presumably someone could. It was a movie, no?

Feeling awfully literal today?