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Brian C wrote:I'm not sure I have anything more to add.

Though nobody, as far as I can recall, described his behaviour as hysterical or his actions as caused by “drama”.

Mr Sausage wrote: So, no, the burden of proof is on you: show that the term isn't inappropriate.

krnash wrote:I should have made my argument clearer. I'm not trying to say that Ramsay is difficult as a person. I am saying that, in this particular situation, she is acting difficult. She is, period. And how is what you're doing different? You're travelling further and further away from the thread at hand- Lynne Ramsay's specific movie Jane Got a Gun- in favor of arguing the use of a word, which, in my opinion, is a perfectly suitable word for this specific discussion.

Mr Sausage wrote: and insinuating that I'm being difficult by trying to add something to a discussion that arose in this thread, and by not appreciating dismissive posts that add nothing to any of the discussions, is ironic.

krnash wrote:

Mr Sausage wrote: and insinuating that I'm being difficult by trying to add something to a discussion that arose in this thread, and by not appreciating dismissive posts that add nothing to any of the discussions, is ironic.

[-X Woah there, eeeasy. I never insinuated that you were being difficult. I wouldn't want another semantic misunderstanding of that word.

In all seriousness, there was never any offense meant, I was just putting my two cents in because I don't think gender has anything to do whatsoever with this situation. We'll agree to disagree.

Mr Sausage wrote:

krnash wrote:

Mr Sausage wrote: and insinuating that I'm being difficult by trying to add something to a discussion that arose in this thread, and by not appreciating dismissive posts that add nothing to any of the discussions, is ironic.

[-X Woah there, eeeasy. I never insinuated that you were being difficult. I wouldn't want another semantic misunderstanding of that word.

In all seriousness, there was never any offense meant, I was just putting my two cents in because I don't think gender has anything to do whatsoever with this situation. We'll agree to disagree.

Alright, fair enough. We can shake e-hands and move on.

krnash wrote:I am saying that, in this particular situation, she is acting difficult. She is, period.

knives wrote:What's this about Rivette having a nervous breakdown? I thought his issue was alzheimers or is this an earlier incident?

Jazzkammer wrote:Wrong. Anyone that has done Women's Studies 101...

Andrew_VB wrote:in what way does it sound like ramsay handled things poorly?

We need to talk about Lynne

Following her dramatic withdrawal last week from her first Hollywood movie on the first day of shooting, director Lynne Ramsay will take some time to recover her reputation. Ramsay failed to turn up for the beginning of Jane Got a Gun, the feminist western she'd been preparing for months in Los Angeles. While this is unprecedented behaviour for a director, I understand that Ramsay believes she had no choice but to withdraw from the film after a series of compromises over cast and locations reached critical mass, including a falling out with the film's star and co-producer, Natalie Portman. I understand the problem also stemmed from Ramsay having been promised final cut on the movie, but it having become clear that this was not going to happen.

Ramsay is, friends tell me, shaken but OK and working out how to redress the series of slurs against her that have proliferated on websites such as Deadline.com, the favoured organ of the film's producer, Scott Steindorff. She will return to the UK soon but has been receiving support from friends such as Tilda Swinton and cinematographer Seamus McGarvey. "Hollywood's a lonely place," a source close to Ramsay told me. "She'd been in control all the way, but the last week of pre-production became a series of calamities for a film-maker as precise and visionary as Lynne. It's a shame to think Hollywood can't accommodate a talent like hers, but maybe she was naive to think it wouldn't be a rough ride."

Lynne Ramsay's no-show as director of Jane Got A Gun made headlines, with producer Scott Seindorff publicly ripping into her.

So why did Ramsay walk? Her main demand had been getting final cut. This was agreed, in return for delivering the film on time and on budget. Sounds simple? By the time filming started the set was awash with rumours of budget changes, and re-writes. All things which would likely make sticking to timing and budget impossible. Ramsay started to think there was no chance of the final cut she'd been promised.

But the final nail in the coffin? Having hired the director of Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar and We Need To Talk About Kevin, a producer proudly announced they were setting out to make "the new Dances With Wolves".