Aidan really turmed me off, there was a strong loser vibe emanating from him imo. Was it the hair? The way he wouldn’t give up on Carrie? So SUFFOCATING.

I don’t like this guy at all. It seems like a pretty new relationship, with a celebrity, maybe take it off Instagram for a little while. And posting private plane photos? Gross. I’ve got my eye on him and his social climbing.

I think this is true, but it’s also not like the only point actresses are trying to make when they bring this up is “but I’m not getting work anymore!”

I actually liked Lebron James too. I thought he did really well.

I enjoyed it overall, but it was overhyped and like everything Judd Apatow directs, about 20-30 minutes too long. His movies would have more momentum if he could bring himself to edit out a handful of mediocre jokes. That said, I thought the jokes mostly landed, even though there was nothing really memorable. But Amy…

Ageism does affect men but not as much as women. And I think the reason for that is that up to a few years ago, men did not have to be that dependent on their looks to catch most movie roles. They had to be able to act. Now, that’s slowly changing when even comedic actors are expected to be able to do shirtless scenes…

Eddie Redmayne:

I too like my husband’s dad bod. He is also thinking of getting hair plugs now that Brian Urlacher got some. I am very upset about this.

Another brutal thing? Teachers make less than actors. Homeless children. My foot hurts.

ageism a la sexism

Maybe he meant it in an ironic way? I feel like Amy wouldn’t date someone who says kewl. My dad texts shit like that to me all of the time.

Adults don’t use “kewl”, Ben.

Worse? It’s not the only industry where women’s currency is wrapped up in and dependent on their youthful appearance. Even when it makes no damn difference to the “product.” I know a broadcaster (younger than I) that hides her age and marital status because she’s on a youth-driven format. The only reason I’m still…

See, I just rewatched Working Girl a few weeks ago, and based my comment on that experience. I'm not any kind of informed film critic, but to my untrained eyes her performance appeared shallow and one-dimensional. I get that it was 80's pap and not haute cinema, but she stood out in a bad way.

I recently finished season 2 of Broadchurch. One of my favorite things about it was a fabulous romantic scene with an older actress. It struck me as I watched it not only how sweet the scene was, but also how incredibly rare. Outside of Diane Keaton vehicles of the last decade, when do older women get to be romantic…

I know. ‘Why am I not guaranteed work? I have the right relatives!’

But when ageism really only affects one sex and not the other, is it really ageism?

Ageism concerns aside, Melanie Griffith has never been in the same room as an extraordinary actress.

The key is that we need more women on the production side of things. The wet dreams of a bunch of old men, jonesing for a young chickie on the side, should not be the primary thing we see in the movies.

And don’t even get me started on the even worse problems for women of color in the industry. Blah.

“And another brutal thing? The rampant nepotism akin to a Tinsel-Town legacy system that closes opportunities to people of color. Whoops.”