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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"If any female movie star of anywhere near Jolie’s prominence has gone on to direct major films … well, no one has and there’s no clear parallel".

What male actors of Jolies prominence have gone on to become (primarily) directors? None, because there is more money is being the star of a film than being a director. Of those male actors that have gone on to become directors (Ron Howard as example) they were never leading men. A good female example would be Penny Marshall.

47 posted on 12/27/2014 7:32:49 AM PST by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: Durus

Ron Howard is a good actor. He was so fifty years ago. See ‘the courtship of Effie’s father’ for example. He went on in TV and discovered tgen that he was a good director. ‘Apollo 13 took a great story and Mae if better and is a tribute to American exceptional ism as well as simply inspiring and re watchable

Just for example

And penny marshal also grew up in the business she was a good director with talent and connections and knew or knows her limitations as any successful professional does. She told mark wahlberg to quit being an idiot and get himself into acting. She was right

I’ve seen one Jolie film having been drawn to none ‘salt’ is vacuous bland flat and boring. It’s her running around acting like a fashion model. It’s a magazine shoot. She has no credibility as a filmmaker and is getting a pass here


50 posted on 12/27/2014 7:41:28 AM PST by stanne
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