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Front-Ranger:
I confess, I've seen "The Book Club" twice. In some ways, it's kind of awful. Although Candice Bergen is great in the role, she's given a horrible script. Jane Fonda's and Mary Steenbergen's are not much better, but Diane Keaton's character really stands out, and is much better. Maybe that's why she gets top billing. It's funny that the casting says "with" Andy Garcia and Don Johnson. I wonder, why is that?
serious crayons:
Ask Prof. Google! I typed in "why do some movie" and Google autofilled "credits say with." Short answer: It's typically used when a bigger name actor plays a smaller role, so their name stands out more.
From Withipedia:
--- Quote ---An actor may receive "last billing", which usually designates a smaller role played by a famous name. They are usually credited after the rest of the lead cast, prefixed with "and" (or also "with" if there is more than one, as Samuel L. Jackson was in the latter two Star Wars prequels). In some cases, the name is followed by "as" and then the name of the character (sometimes called an "and-as" credit). This is not the case if that character is unseen for most of the movie (see Ernst Stavro Blofeld).
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CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on July 23, 2018, 11:49:55 pm ---I confess, I've seen "The Book Club" twice. In some ways, it's kind of awful. Although Candice Bergen is great in the role, she's given a horrible script.
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I remember first seeing the trailer, and thinking it was funny that after a series of movies on 50 SoG, a movie was made about people reading 50 SoG.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on July 24, 2018, 11:46:32 am ---I remember first seeing the trailer, and thinking it was funny that after a series of movies on 50 SoG, a movie was made about people reading 50 SoG.
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The trope of a book club reading 50 SoG -- often without knowing beforehand what it's about -- is kind of a cliche by now. I even have a real-life friend whose book club did that!
Too bad. I think all four of those women are excellent actresses. But nobody writes good roles for older women. When there do, they're silly fantasy-fulfilling romances. In "Grace and Frankie," 80-year-old Jane Fonda dates 62-year-old Peter Gallagher. Who is not only handsome, he's also incredibly rich.
Of course, she's also beautiful. So not that it could NEVER happen, but ... ::)
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on July 24, 2018, 02:30:37 pm ---Too bad. I think all four of those women are excellent actresses. But nobody writes good roles for older women. When there do, they're silly fantasy-fulfilling romances. In "Grace and Frankie," 80-year-old Jane Fonda dates 62-year-old Peter Gallagher. Who is not only handsome, he's also incredibly rich.
Of course, she's also beautiful. So not that it could NEVER happen, but ... ::)
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true......You could probably list recent movies that starred only women, in decent roles, on one hand.
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