You saying Dr. Strangelove aint comedy? You could have fooled me.

Nah, I meant the programme itself isn't comedy. Duh!

Pretty damn good for a co-production, although clearly split roughly into three chunks for the sake of it. Actually had some new things to say about The Killing and Spartacus, although I noticed that they chose exactly the same clips from ACO as the 1993 'Without Walls' documentary did, right down to the edit. Hmm.

Do you reckon Malc McDowell will be on it.

I doubt it as it seems to be a "Gee wasn't he great", and to quote Malc who was asked if Kubrick was a genius "No, a genius must have some humanity".

Then again Kubrick did nearly blind him in Clockwork Orange.

No - MacDowell features heavily in the programme, and not just when they're talking about Clockwork Orange, either.

>No - MacDowell features heavily in the programme, and not just when they're talking about Clockwork Orange, either.

Does he mention the eye incident, cos it is a very funny story. Well to me, doubt Malc's that amused.

Malc McDowell really looked like Robbie Williams.

Glad I wasted time, money and energy on that.

>Malc McDowell really looked like Robbie Williams.

What? A fat wanker

>Glad I wasted time, money and energy on that.

Not my phone bill, so I don't care!

>Does he mention the eye incident, cos it is a very funny story. Well to me, doubt Malc's that amused.

Don't think so - I assume that's the scratching-the-retina-during-the-cinema-scene story?

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>Don't think so - I assume that's the scratching-the-retina-during-the-cinema-scene story?

Thats the bunny, that's why I thought Malc might not be included as the programme seems to be a bit gushy.

I find it funny that actors will say how much they love him when:

1. He'd hit them (well S Duvall in Shining and that WAS for the part)
2. Used to do 6,000,000,000, takes.

What was that thing Hitchcock said? "I never said actors were cattle, I said they should be treated like cattle". Quite right too.

Yes, the documentary tries hard to disguise the fact that Kubrick was, it seems, a bit of a bastard.

I think the only actor he truly admired was Peter Sellers.

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Who was a bit of a bastard.

Who cares if these people are sods, I want them to make art, not baby sit my children.

And if you've ever had to deal with an actor, you'll smile at any story of cruelty toward them.

Bird out of Chinatown(too late to remember): Roman what's my motivation?

Polanski: YOU'RE FUCKING PAY CHEQUE!!!

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>Polanski: YOUR FUCKING PAY CHEQUE!!!
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All directors ought to treat actors like prostitutes. That's what they are.

>All directors ought to treat actors like prostitutes.

And how does one do that, pray? I am an innocent Convent girl and know nothing of these matters............

>>All directors ought to treat actors like prostitutes.
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>And how does one do that, pray? I am an innocent Convent girl and know nothing of these matters............
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Well an easy one to start with:

1. The hand job... God I can see this ending badly

I was thinking more along the lines of the Director tells the Actor his wife doesn't understand him and then asks the Actor to piss in his mouth?

You've all misunderstood me for comic effect! As ever.

As Terry Southern would doubtless tell you, Hollywood is just like that.

Ah! Blue Movie! It's literature that looks like porn when anyone reads it over your shoulder. That's its true genius...

Sorry. Off topic.

Didn't Kubrick also have admiration for Leonard Rossiter and Jack Nicholson? He also planned to work with Steve Martin after watching him in 'The Jerk'.

"Keir Dullea and gone tomorrow." - Noel Coward.