#juror

[artist-issues]

In 12 Angry Men, do you think the kid was guilty, innocent, or do you feel that the film never wanted us to know?

I think the point of the movie is to underline the word you’re using: “KNOW.”

Every character who changes their vote, when pressed to explain themselves, basically throws up their hands and says, “I don’t know, I don’t know if he’s innocent but I don’t know if he’s guilty, and that’s why I’m changing my vote.”

“Knowing” is a very specific thing.

It’s not guessing. It’s not “what’s probable.” It’s not “I just feel this way, I feel it so strongly.” It’s not “what sounds likely,” it’s not even “the kind of thing I’ve heard of before/could happen.” It’s not even what you believe.

It’s, “no, do you have a string of facts that all work together to produce overwhelming certainty?” Or do you have a “reasonable doubt?”

Not just any doubt. Anything factual can start to look non-factual if you just belabor it. Pick it apart. Squint your eyes and tilt your head. The human mind is super strong, in its way. It can convince itself that the surest thing in the world, right in front of your nose, is questionable. But that’s why it’s not just called “doubt.” It’s called “reasonable doubt.”

And the whole movie is saying, “so you know it? Not believe it, not feel it, not want it—know it? Or is there reasonable doubt, based on what you can know?”

So I think that’s the whole point of the movie. The whole point of the movie is not “did the boy commit murder?” Nobody knows that. The 12 jurors don’t know; they don’t know at the beginning of the movie, and they don’t know at the end. The judge doesn’t know. The only people who know are the boy himself and God. The whole point of the movie is “You don’t know everything, but what do you know?”

[sincericida]

ANDREW GARFIELD

at a press conference in the 21º Marrakech International Film Festival

[ldagence-celbs]

Heidi Klum - (Emmy Award) - German Model -

[haverwood]

Juror #2 Clint Eastwood USA, 2024 ★★★ "I was hoping you could do me a solid" says JK Simmons' character.

And I was thinking "Well how about this movie?" A solid one indeed.

I think maybe a period piece would've benefited the overall plot a bit, in the sense that the whole case is rather weak and a little more thorough investigation (you know, actual police work) would've helped a bit and you wouldn't need to rely so much on civilian eyes but whatever. That's all just nitpicking, anyway. It works when it has to. Like I said, a solid flick.

Right between 3 and 4 stars, but I try not to use half stars anyway.

[justforbooks]

Juror #2: the curious case of the missing Clint Eastwood film

The 40th film directed by the 94-year-old is only being shown in 50 cinemas in the US. Why is Warners burying a movie by one of its most decorated stars?

There is a mystery at the heart of Juror #2, the 40th film directed by Clint Eastwood and – given that he is now 94 – quite possibly the final one.

The riddle lies not in the plot, a courtroom thriller which sees family man Nicholas Hoult serving on the jury for a hit-and-run case in which he is uniquely placed to acquit the defendant, because, as the trailer indicates, he actually did it.

Rather, it is the fate of the film itself. Eastwood fans in the UK will have no problem seeing Juror#2, where it’s enjoying a wide release in more than 300 cinemas nationwide. Across the whole of the US, however, it’s screening in fewer than 50 cinemas.

Starting small then rolling out nationwide is a common strategy for movies being positioned as awards contenders. Yet this is not the case for Juror#2, which will not expand its screen number – and does not even feature on Warner Bros’s For Your Consideration website, its portal for Oscar hopefuls.

Stranger still, Warners has said it will not report box office takings for the film – an almost unprecedented move for a theatrical release – and that the film is likely to move to streaming before the month is out.

At the film’s premiere at the AFI festival last week, Eastwood was nowhere to be seen, leaving it to Hoult and co-star Toni Collette to trot up the red carpet and spearhead an audience shout-out to the director: “We love you, Clint!”

His absence led many to the conclusion the nonagenarian was ailing, his health worsened by the sudden death in July of his partner, 61-year-old Christina Sandera, and the arrest in October of his daughter, Francesca, on a domestic assault charge.

Yet a post on his official X account from 15 October shows the film-maker grinning in a leather jacket and, according to the caption, “returning to work, reviewing scripts in his Malpaso [o]ffices”.

As well as being consistently prolific, Eastwood’s career has, by-and-large, been profitable both commercially and critically for Warner Bros, with whom he’s worked for six decades. Less than 20 years ago, Million Dollar Baby won best picture, director, actress and supporting actor at the Oscars, as well as taking $216m worldwide.

In 2014, Warners released Eastwood’s highest-grossing film to date: American Sniper, starring Bradley Cooper, which made $547m from its $59m budget, and scored six Oscar nominations.

His films since have performed more modestly, but some have been genuine hits – air crash drama Sully made $240m – and none were catastrophic flops. Insiders including film writer Sarah Marrs and Variety’s J Kim Murphy suggest that incoming Warners CEO David Zaslav was dismayed by tepid numbers of Cry Macho, Eastwood’s 2021 neo-western, which made back just half of its $33m budget.

Yet the film was released at a time when many cinemas in the US remained closed and audiences – especially among an older demographic – were hesitant about venturing out to them. A simultaneous streaming release on HBO Max made the decision for wavering punters yet easier.

A Wall Street Journal interview with Zaslav published the following spring, a month into his tenure, reports that the CEO was scathing to Warners executives over their rationale for greenlighting Cry Macho: they felt “indebted” to Eastwood because of his long relationship with the studio.

Zaslav allegedly responded by saying they didn’t “owe anyone favours” before quoting Jerry Maguire: “It’s not show friends, it’s show business.”

Certainly the circumstances of the release of Juror #2 indicate a frostiness between Warners’ head and one of their prize ponies, who may be being put out to pasture prematurely.

Zaslav is also under pressure from the unexpected flop last month of Joker: Folie á Deux, which cost $200m (plus substantial marketing spend), opened splashily at the Venice film festival, but failed to connect with either critics or audiences – unlike its multi-Oscar-winning billion-dollar predecessor.

The contrasting success of Oppenheimer will also still be stinging: Christopher Nolan called time on his long relationship with the studio in 2021 over their new day-in-date simultaneous streaming strategy, meaning his new film was released instead by Universal Pictures – for whom it made $975m.

Meanwhile, Eastwood is back at work considering his next project as director while also working as producer on a new version of his 1977 film The Gauntlet, starring Tom Cruise and Scarlett Johansson.

The 94-year-old has been denied the opportunity for further Oscars glory with Juror #2. Yet few would bet against him one day making a return to the podium.

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[gebo4482]

Juror #2 - Official Trailer - Warner Bros. UK & Ireland

Dir: Clint Eastwood Star: Nicholas Hoult / Zoey Deutch / J.K. Simmons

[someone-took-lost]

desire! i think there’s something wrong with your arm~

[know-news-is-good-news]

SURE you would, Donny Boy, BUT even ex-(fake)president criminals don't get to tell the judge when they go to prison. This is the world YOU CONNED ! !

Live with IT ! !

Or DIE for all we CARE ! !

[authorkarajorgensen]

Neurodivergence and Jury Duty

This week's blog is about how jury duty selection really doesn't jive with autism.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget I’m autistic. I have sort of built a life for myself where my weaknesses are minimized and my strengths are (mostly) highlighted. My job allows me plenty of decompression time, I can sort of pick my time slot, and my schedule is very predictable 90% of the time. The problem comes when I’m thrown a curve ball, and I’m repeatedly reminded that the world isn’t built for…

[airasilver]

@beardedmrbean I think your tags help explain it even more.

#what to do as a juror #is to follow the judges instructions #and just like everywhere else #if you don't understand those instructions #to ask for clarification #guy fucked up and broke the rules #and knew they broke the rules #you're not a cop #you don't investigate or gather evidence #you make use of what evidence is there #this guy caused a mistrial #and is being required to repay the money that was wasted #as a result of the fact #that he couldn't follow a simple instruction #this should be common sense #judge says don't do something you don't do it #don't need school to teach you that

[sincericida]

ANDREW GARFIELD

at press conference in the 21º Marrakech International Film Festival.

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[ldagence-celbs]

Heidi Klum - German Model

[hollywoodoutbreak]

In the tense thriller Juror #2, directed by the legendary Clint Eastwood, a man’s life takes an unexpected turn when he’s selected for jury duty on a high-profile murder trial. What begins as a civic obligation soon spirals into a moral abyss when he discovers a secret that could sway the verdict, forcing him to choose between his conscience and the safety of his family.

Despite a limited theatrical release, Eastwood’s Juror #2 has garnered critical acclaim, with a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, evoking the spirit of classic courtroom thrillers. The film delivers a gripping, suspenseful experience reminiscent of classic courtroom dramas.

Now available on digital platforms, Juror #2 is poised to captivate a wider audience. Nicholas Hoult, who delivers a compelling performance in the film, expressed his enthusiasm for the film’s thought-provoking narrative. Experience the gripping moral dilemma of Juror #2, now streaming on Max and available on major digital platforms.

[touslesfilmsquejaivu]

[rickchung]

Juror #2 (dir. Clint Eastwood).

There's an irresistible premise behind the legal thriller about how an everyday citizen summoned for jury duty suddenly realizes he was actually the one responsible for the murder trial he's sitting on. Nicholas Hoult stars as the conflicted would-be juror unsure of what to do and how to serve justice. Imagine the best possible version of an episode of a legal procedural like Law & Order and you have essentially the appeal of Eastwood's likely final film. A smart script by Jonathan Abrams plays with the judicial process and how jurors decide to vote with someone's life in their hands.