2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump filmed under "warm golden lighting, to accentuate his warm golden skin & defined jaw-line."
Trump has appeared in lots of movies before, but this was one of his first cameos since becoming an entertainment icon on the strength of The Apprentice. And Stonewith his own taste for controversial, even disastrous presidencieswas one of the splashier directors to have offered Trump a role, albeit a tiny one: In the scene, Michael Douglas's character, Gordon Gekko, goes to the barbershop and finds himself sitting in a chair next to Trump, who is about to get his infamous mop trimmed.
The scene never made it into the final film, but it was an absolute ordeal to shootnot least because Trump's people sent the filmmakers a ridiculous memo containing hyperspecific demands for how their star could be shot.
"We received this email at 6:45 a.m. that morning, from somebody in his camp," says Eric Kopeloff, the film's producer. "Sayingyou just gotta read it. I can't paraphrase it."
The email reveals Trump's obsession with his physical appearance. It requests that the Donald be filmed under "warm golden lighting" to accentuate his "warm golden" skin and "defined jaw-line." It also instructs the cinematographer to shoot Trump "front face to camera," while avoiding his left hair part. Trump also requested his own monitor so he could see himself after being shot, a request the crew found ridiculous.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/here-are-the-ridiculous-instructions-the-media-has-to-follow-to-film-donald-trump/
longship
(40,416 posts)"Business is business, but this is monkey business."
A zillion other quotes apply.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Alliteration is good.
However, the dream vs nightmare is also good.
NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)You're so sleazy and there is no place near me for you
(This has been stuck in my head for days...)
Dem2
(8,166 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)sweetroxie
(776 posts)I haven't seen one.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)His tiny hands and anus-mouth?
Trump shouldn't eat chocolate in public lest someone suggest toilet paper for a napkin.
underpants
(182,281 posts)Anus-mouth
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Who writes this crap? What's next? His thick mane of wavy, golden hair?
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)Vinca
(50,170 posts)mercuryblues
(14,491 posts)yet he cares not about the horrible spray tan he touting in this pic?
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)book_worm
(15,951 posts)actually gives his skin an orange glow.
Cha
(295,929 posts)the House?
dueling oranges.
volstork
(5,394 posts)In the world that can do that...
klook
(12,134 posts)Actually, more something brown and smelly.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,121 posts)"no older than 28 years old, blonde, attractive, and with a bra size no less than 48-D. Mr. Trump will not be required to follow the script. All personnel on the set will be required to applaud for a period of no less than 18 seconds after the director says 'cut'. Mr. Trump's dressing room must be supplied with a bowl of Tic Tacs."
aidbo
(2,328 posts)As in a side from which he looks better on television.
I've noticed when he is on news shows where they have him on a video feed instead of in person. He faces his right side toward the camer rather than straight on like many guests who appear the same way. And his head doesn't seem to move either. It looks unnatural to me.
Here's an image of what I mean.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)underpants
(182,281 posts)The townhall format was not going to be friendly to him for a couple of reasons one of which was that his image has been from a podium straight ahead at the camera. It gives any speaker the impression of authority.
This is typical Trump. He is oblivious to the fact that he was probably in the movie as a negative example regardless of how small the part. He also thinks that he can tell Oliver Stone how to make his movie and is anywhere near as important as Michael Douglas* both of which ar absurd.
*Douglas has an incredible record of making films that are predictive of large social issues that follow. Cuckoo to Fatal Attraction to Falling Down to Traffic.
underpants
(182,281 posts)The Missions Accomplished speech.
Maru Kitteh
(28,303 posts)I would guess. Narcissistic disorder seems like a given, duh.
Histrionic is a PD label most often recognized in females, however the disorder itself is gender indiscriminate.
The World Health Organization's ICD-10 lists histrionic personality disorder as:[17]
A personality disorder characterized by:
shallow and labile affectivity,
self-dramatization,
theatricality,
exaggerated expression of emotions,
suggestibility,
egocentricity,
self-indulgence,
lack of consideration for others,
easily hurt feelings, and
continuous seeking for appreciation, excitement and attention.
Bobcat
(246 posts)Had they just finished reading Goebbels? Goebbels was insistent that the camera angle on Hitler was from below - to make him appear much taller. The propagandist plays games with the camera.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)Not necessarily for the reasons you might think.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)Booo!