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Post by Omar on Mar 18, 2006 22:51:29 GMT
Wasn't your recent exploration of Linklater through Netflix too? Oh, that's true. I forgot about Linklater. I'm sure I've had slight patterns before, but Linklater must have been my first conscience exploration for one single filmmaker. For directors like Kubrick and Linklater, it's easy to do. But for someone like Bergman, it would take awhile to explore their filmography, so much so that I might lose my mind. |
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Post by mikola on Apr 27, 2006 22:36:26 GMT
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Post by Michael on Jul 7, 2006 4:21:35 GMT
Updated with his best film.
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Post by The Ghost of LLC on Jul 7, 2006 20:50:28 GMT
1.) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)  2.) A Clockwork Orange (1971) 3.) Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 4.) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)  5.) The Shining (1980)  |
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Post by Boz on Jul 22, 2006 0:30:36 GMT
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Post by Valenti on Aug 14, 2006 7:01:52 GMT
A Clockwork Orange - - One of my favorite novels. I read it during the eighties, not long after seeing the movie, so it is now a staple of my ill spent youth. It just struck a chord with me, the way that, in the final chapter of the full edition of the book, Alex decides to create rather than to destroy...hmph. The Shining - - One of the only horror movies EVER that I think deserves a four. I don't usually get frightened too badly by horror movies, only generally creeped out, but The Shining's editing and general vague creepiness had me curled up in bed, thinking, for weeks afterwards. I love horror movies, and I love horror novels, and this is among the best of the two. Full Metal Jacket - - Not much to say here. More to come, I'll put down my thoughts on some of his other films later on. |
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Post by Boz on Oct 5, 2006 11:00:19 GMT
Cruise and Kidman Ruined 'Eyes Wide Shut', Kubrick Told Ermey
Stanley Kubrick thought his last movie Eyes Wide Shut was a "piece of s**t" that was ruined by interference from its stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, according to actor R. Lee Ermey. Ermey starred in Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and remained in contact with the legendary film-maker up until his death in 1999. When the pair spoke shortly after Kubrick had completed work on Eyes Wide Shut, Ermey recalls the legendary director expressing his disappointment with the movie. He says, "Stanley called me about two weeks before he died, as a matter of fact. We had a long conversation about Eyes Wide Shut. He told me it was a piece of s**t and that he was disgusted with it and that the critics were going to have him for lunch. He said Cruise and Kidman had their way with him - exactly the words he used. He was kind of a shy little timid guy. He wasn't real forceful. That's why he didn't appreciate working with big, high-powered actors. They would have their way with him, he would lose control, and his movie would turn to s**t." Kubrick died in Hertfordshire, England of natural causes in March 1999.
I agree.
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Post by RNL on Oct 5, 2006 11:38:08 GMT
I heard he said it was his best film. I also read somewhere that he didn't submit a completed cut of the film to the studio until three days before his death. I think it's a fantastic movie, anyway.
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Post by bobbyreed on Nov 2, 2006 23:19:39 GMT
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Post by Omar on Sept 24, 2007 3:37:57 GMT
As for A Clockwork Orange, relax, guys. To be honest, the one time I saw this film, I was left feeling pretty underwhelmed. |
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Post by svsg on Nov 24, 2007 19:34:10 GMT
A Clockwork Orange The Shining Full Metal Jacket |
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Post by Michael on Apr 14, 2008 6:08:15 GMT
When I watched The Assassination of Jesse James not too long ago, it made me realize that Barry Lyndon is one of the greatest films ever made.
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Post by seyfried on Apr 14, 2008 6:10:46 GMT
I'd think, if anything., AoJJbtCRF (is that it?) would make one re-appreciate Days of Heaven. Then again, I haven't really seen AoJJbtCRF completely - though I'm not sure I'm really irking to.
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Post by Michael on Apr 14, 2008 6:14:48 GMT
I can't see why anyone who likes BL wouldn't like TAoJJbtCRF. Both are masterpieces.
I need to see DoH soon. Actually I need to see all of TM's films. I've only seen TNW so far and loved it. DoH and B are next.
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Post by The Ghost of LLC on Apr 17, 2008 0:04:54 GMT
Cruise and Kidman Ruined 'Eyes Wide Shut', Kubrick Told ErmeyStanley Kubrick thought his last movie Eyes Wide Shut was a "piece of s**t" that was ruined by interference from its stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, according to actor R. Lee Ermey. Ermey starred in Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket and remained in contact with the legendary film-maker up until his death in 1999. When the pair spoke shortly after Kubrick had completed work on Eyes Wide Shut, Ermey recalls the legendary director expressing his disappointment with the movie. He says, "Stanley called me about two weeks before he died, as a matter of fact. We had a long conversation about Eyes Wide Shut. He told me it was a piece of s**t and that he was disgusted with it and that the critics were going to have him for lunch. He said Cruise and Kidman had their way with him - exactly the words he used. He was kind of a shy little timid guy. He wasn't real forceful. That's why he didn't appreciate working with big, high-powered actors. They would have their way with him, he would lose control, and his movie would turn to s**t." Kubrick died in Hertfordshire, England of natural causes in March 1999.I agree. I loved Eyes Wide Shut, and I think it's up at the top of the list with the selections of his filmography that have been cited as masterpieces. Although, I'd always be interested in seeing his vision. |
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Post by seyfried on Apr 17, 2008 0:10:13 GMT
I'm with you, Giorgio. And in these cases, I usually never put much stake in the director's words, especially if their two weeks away from being six feet under. Stanley was known for being hypercritical, and these remarks seem more about not-so-subtle insight into napoleonic personality than actually scraping at the surface of how his big-name actors "took over the film".
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Post by The Ghost of LLC on Apr 17, 2008 0:16:50 GMT
Plus, as wetdog mentioned, I'm pretty sure I too remember Kubrick calling it his best film.
So, who knows how the hell he felt.
That's what being an artist is all about though, I think. I know that I've never been overtly proud with anything I've made, and I get the sense that a lot of respected directors, musicians, etc. feel the same way... And yeah, that's probably sort of unhealthy, but what the hell is there to express if you're completely content with yourself?
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Post by seyfried on Apr 17, 2008 0:25:37 GMT
Yeah, there's always a degree of self-criticalness you expect with somebody like Kubrick. Given how clinical (re: obsessive) his films are crafted, it almost seems like a given. Plus, this was essentially confided in somebody else, for that matter.
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Post by The Ghost of LLC on Apr 17, 2008 0:28:05 GMT
Plus, this was essentially confided in somebody else, for that matter. Good point. |
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Post by Capo on Apr 17, 2008 0:59:35 GMT
On the flip side, of course, you have me, who sees things in my films that nobody else does. I'm quite the self-delusionist.
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