45 (Abel Ferrara, 1981), women’s calls for justice for the crimes that typically beset them, including sexual crimes, remained outside the law, outside of the reach of justice, in the realm of revenge and vigilante action. 2 In rape-revenge films from the 1970s such as I Spit on Your Grave (Meir Zarchi, 1978) and Ms. It is a challenge to the law: to paraphrase Francis Bacon, revenge puts the law out of office. Revenge is the justice of the marginalised, of those whom the law excludes. And talking about your feelings.Denise: “You go, girl! You go fuck those cops up!” 1 I like breathing and stretching and … like that. If there’s a scene that I can’t crack, sometimes I’m like, “Maybe this is too personal,” so I’ll talk about it with the shrink. Especially if you’re a crazy actor - you’ve gotta go to therapy. Maybe if Jason Dixon had gone to therapy, he’d be a little better. misogyny, racism - comes from self-hatred and not being able to go to therapy and figure. I think that’s what going on with Jason Dixon in “Three Billboards.’ And a lot of these public people that we’re talking about, too.Īll that. He said something really interesting - it’s not so much that you hate black or brown people, it’s that you hate yourself. It’s about him and a civil rights activist that Taraji plays. It’s an embarrassing time to be a white male right now. It makes me embarrassed to be a white male - I mean a male, period. How have you been feeling about the flood of stories of sexual harassment and assault lately? Even at the London Film Festival you were asked questions about Harvey Weinstein. “Three Billboards” is obviously a fictional story but touches on a lot of timely issues as well. I have like four more days in December, and then I’m done. I feel like I haven’t slept, just watching him. I’m on the internet listening to him constantly. is challenging, like playing Elvis Presley or something. I met his daughter briefly, she was really sweet. I have a prosthetic nose, that takes a couple of hours. He gained some weight and then he’s got a suit on. I look a little different, but look really different.
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Speaking of Christian Bale, some photos have emerged online with him in full makeup as Dick Cheney. We were there having fun, we all knew Christian was gonna get it so we all got drunk and just laughed. I think Christian was the guy that year for “The Fighter.” And then Renner too, who is a pal of mine. Tony and I did a little press tour with Hilary. We were riding the wave there for a second. You’re getting a lot of awards buzz for your performance, but you were in a similar situation for “Conviction” and ultimately not nominated for any top awards. But she’s also very soulful, you know? She has a lot of vulnerability and warmth, and you see that in the movie. I’m not saying Fran would do that, but there’s something about it that I believe when I watch Fran. I believe she would really do that - kicking the kids in the …. I can’t imagine anyone else putting out the fire on those billboards. She’s serious, but we had a lot of fun, we had a lot of laughs. She’s intimidating, but she’s also a real softie. Really bad.įrances McDormand is a force of nature in this movie. The thing with watching “Cops” is you don’t get that smell. There was a drug house that was pretty awful. I had them tape my lines, for a good accent. They were like stopping drug dealers and stuff like that. I went to southern Missouri and did some ride alongs with cops. We wanted to make sure it didn’t get too goofy so you could follow the guy as it went along. And then we kind of marked it out so it wouldn’t be too comedic. The journey this guy takes is just amazing, you know? Barney Fife into Travis Bickle. Rockwell spoke about working with McDonagh, the unexpected relevance their film has with today’s headlines and the challenge of playing a former president.īesides Martin McDonagh writing this role for you, what drew you to “Three Billboards”?