quote:Originally posted by Fanfic Lady: ...with one of Jack Nicholson's most self-indulgent performances (and that's saying a lot.) .
Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!!
That is really saying a lot, since I think just about every performance he has done has been self indulgent.
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Let's get REAL with it.
Kubrick.
Sure, a few *moments* of brilliance...not entire films mind you...(save perhaps Spartacus)....but c'mon. What's with the genius rep? Seriously.
Honestly, Hollywood is such an incestuous old-boy club that it's easy for anyone (who's a White dude, at least) to come up with a few decent flourishes and tricks and be declared a genius. Seriously, they do a few mildly interesting things early on and get to dine out on that for the rest of their natural lives.
I remember being on a political board a few years back where one of the other women, a pretty scholarly type, nailed Kubrick to the wall for his pet mannerisms (and his customary marginalization of female characters-- let's face it: most "great" directors are guilty of that, too). Sweet Jeebus, you would've thought that she'd called for toddlers to be killed and grilled live on TV, the way some of the regulars were carrying on in the aftermath.
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There's a real coldness to even Kubrick's better films IMO, the coldness of a compulsive perfectionist.
That said, I have been known to compare the cartoon voice director Wally Burr (Transformers among many other shows) to Kubrick -- in both good and bad ways -- and he, I firmly believe, was a genius.
cleome46
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Cosmetics.
Temping in retail has reminded me once again of how intense my hatred for "female maintenance" really is.
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