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‘Strict continuity’ - On the set of Dr Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964), a game engaged with George C. Scott
‘Strict continuity’ - On the set of Dr Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964), a game engaged with George C. Scott (see here)
When you’re making a film you have to make most of your decisions on the run, and there is a tendency to always shoot from the hip. It takes more discipline than you might imagine to think, even for thirty seconds, in the noisy, confusing, high-pressure atmosphere of a film set, But a few seconds’ thought can often prevent a serious mistake being made about something that looks good at first glance. With respect to films, chess is more useful preventing you from making mistakes than giving you ideas. Ideas come spontaneously and the discipline required to evaluate and put them to use tends to be the real work.
— Stanley Kubrick, interviewed by Michel Ciment, in ‘Kubrick: The Definitive Edition’ (Macmillan, 2003)photo from: blog.chess
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Julio 26, 2011
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Stanley Kubrick by Dmitri Kasterine, 1970
Stanley Kubrick, July 26, 1928 - 1999, one of the best (and most demanding) directors ever…
Photo by Dmitri Kasterine, 1970 - digital print 2010 (NPG, London)
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Junio 6, 2011
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Stanley Kubrick on set of 2001: A Space Odyssey. © Dmitri Kessel
Stanley Kubrick on set of 2001: A Space Odyssey. © Dmitri Kessel
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Mayo 4, 2011
![Stanley Kubrick & Malcolm McDowell on the set of A Clockwork Orange (1971, dir. Stanley Kubrick) (via The Stanley Kubrick Archives)
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Stanley Kubrick & Malcolm McDowell on the set of A Clockwork Orange (1971, dir. Stanley Kubrick) (via The Stanley Kubrick Archives)
“Well, as you know, when Singing in the Rain came out, for generations of people, [Gene Kelly] swinging around that lamp post and slapping in that water, and singing…it’s one of the most euphoric moments we’ve ever seen on film. So when I had to come up with something for this sequence, which involved my character in a very brutal situation, that’s when he’s happiest. So Singing in the Rain just popped out. I just started singing it, and [Stanley] Kubrick bought the rights and we redid the whole thing and incorporated it.
A footnote to that is that a year afterward, when the film had been out and it was a big hit, I was invited to come to Hollywood by Warner Brothers. I came out and it was very nice to meet everybody. I had never been to Hollywood before. And some guy who was my minder said, ‘Hey, there’s a party in Beverly Hills tonight, Malcolm. Do you want to go, there’s going to be lots of stars there?’ And I went, ‘Yeah! I would love to!’ I was like a kid in a candy store. And we go and he said, ‘Hey, you won’t believe this. Gene Kelly’s here. Would you like to meet him?’ And I went, ‘Oh yeah!’ (laughs)
So he had his back to me and he tapped him on the shoulder and said, ‘Gene, I’d like to introduce you to Malcolm McDowell’ and he looked at me and…then turned around and walked off.
But you know, I totally got it. I totally understood. I took his glorious moment and put a different spin on it. I guess I kind of ruined his moment in a way. But of course, it was an homage to him, because it was so amazing. And so indelible in me as a person, that I blurted it out and started singing it [while filming the scene].”
-Malcolm McDowell (via)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le5incyVFJ1qzdvhio1_r7_500.jpg)
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Stanley Kubrick & Malcolm McDowell on the set of A Clockwork Orange (1971, dir. Stanley Kubrick) (via The Stanley Kubrick Archives)
Stanley Kubrick & Malcolm McDowell on the set of A Clockwork Orange (1971, dir. Stanley Kubrick) (via The Stanley Kubrick Archives)
“Well, as you know, when Singing in the Rain came out, for generations of people, [Gene Kelly] swinging around that lamp post and slapping in that water, and singing…it’s one of the most euphoric moments we’ve ever seen on film. So when I had to come up with something for this sequence, which involved my character in a very brutal situation, that’s when he’s happiest. So Singing in the Rain just popped out. I just started singing it, and [Stanley] Kubrick bought the rights and we redid the whole thing and incorporated it.
A footnote to that is that a year afterward, when the film had been out and it was a big hit, I was invited to come to Hollywood by Warner Brothers. I came out and it was very nice to meet everybody. I had never been to Hollywood before. And some guy who was my minder said, ‘Hey, there’s a party in Beverly Hills tonight, Malcolm. Do you want to go, there’s going to be lots of stars there?’ And I went, ‘Yeah! I would love to!’ I was like a kid in a candy store. And we go and he said, ‘Hey, you won’t believe this. Gene Kelly’s here. Would you like to meet him?’ And I went, ‘Oh yeah!’ (laughs)
So he had his back to me and he tapped him on the shoulder and said, ‘Gene, I’d like to introduce you to Malcolm McDowell’ and he looked at me and…then turned around and walked off.
But you know, I totally got it. I totally understood. I took his glorious moment and put a different spin on it. I guess I kind of ruined his moment in a way. But of course, it was an homage to him, because it was so amazing. And so indelible in me as a person, that I blurted it out and started singing it [while filming the scene].”
-Malcolm McDowell (via)
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Abril 20, 2011
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Marzo 19, 2011
![Stanley Kubrick, London, 1969 -by Dmitri Kasterine.
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Stanley Kubrick, London, 1969 -by Dmitri Kasterine
[more photos and ref. at EGyB]
I worked for Stanley as a stills photographer on three of his pictures. Stanley loved ping-pong and he put up a tent in his garden so that he could play in all weathers. He was a family man who worried a lot about his cats and his children’s mice and hamsters. His children often appeared on the set. One day some Warner Brothers executives were expected to visit the set of “A Clockwork Orange”. (He was probably well behind in his shooting schedule and they would have tried to push him.) Stanley just didn’t turn up for that day’s shooting.(D. Kasterine)
photo and comment from dmitri kasterine](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_liber4Oujm1qcl8ymo1_500.jpg)
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Stanley Kubrick, London, 1969 -by Dmitri Kasterine.
Stanley Kubrick, London, 1969 -by Dmitri Kasterine
[more photos and ref. at EGyB]
I worked for Stanley as a stills photographer on three of his pictures. Stanley loved ping-pong and he put up a tent in his garden so that he could play in all weathers. He was a family man who worried a lot about his cats and his children’s mice and hamsters. His children often appeared on the set. One day some Warner Brothers executives were expected to visit the set of “A Clockwork Orange”. (He was probably well behind in his shooting schedule and they would have tried to push him.) Stanley just didn’t turn up for that day’s shooting.
(D. Kasterine)photo and comment from dmitri kasterine
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Febrero 1, 2011
![Stanley Kubrick on the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Stanley Kubrick on the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, dir. Stanley Kubrick) (via)
“One day I said: ‘I got a joke for you - you’re dead.’ [Kubrick] said, ‘It’s not funny.’ I said: ‘Let me tell the joke. Steven Spielberg’s dead, too.’ He said, ‘Steven’s dead, oh, that’s funny.’ And I said: ‘You’re dead and you’re up in heaven and Steven Spielberg has just died and he’s being greeted at the gate by Gabriel and Gabriel says: ‘God’s really dug a lot of your movies and he wants to make sure that you’re comfortable. If there’s anything you need, you come to me, I’m your man.’ And Steven says, ‘Well, you know, I always wanted to meet Stanley Kubrick, do you think you could arrange that?’
And Gabriel looks at him and says: ‘You know, Steven, of all the things that you could ask for, why would you ask for that? You know that Stanley doesn’t take meetings.’ He says, ‘Well, you said that if there was anything I wanted.’ Gabriel says: ‘I’m really sorry. I can’t do that.’ So now he’s showing him around heaven and Steven sees this guy wearing an army jacket with a beard riding a bicycle. And Steven says to Gabriel: ‘Oh, my God, look, over there, that’s Stanley Kubrick. Couldn’t we just stop him and say hello?’ And Gabriel pulls Steven to the side and says, ‘That’s not Stanley Kubrick; that’s God — he just thinks he’s Stanley Kubrick.’
Stanley liked that joke.”
-Matthew Modine](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfxd8y6W1p1qzdvhio1_r4_500.jpg)
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Stanley Kubrick on the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick on the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, dir. Stanley Kubrick) (via)
“One day I said: ‘I got a joke for you - you’re dead.’ [Kubrick] said, ‘It’s not funny.’ I said: ‘Let me tell the joke. Steven Spielberg’s dead, too.’ He said, ‘Steven’s dead, oh, that’s funny.’ And I said: ‘You’re dead and you’re up in heaven and Steven Spielberg has just died and he’s being greeted at the gate by Gabriel and Gabriel says: ‘God’s really dug a lot of your movies and he wants to make sure that you’re comfortable. If there’s anything you need, you come to me, I’m your man.’ And Steven says, ‘Well, you know, I always wanted to meet Stanley Kubrick, do you think you could arrange that?’
And Gabriel looks at him and says: ‘You know, Steven, of all the things that you could ask for, why would you ask for that? You know that Stanley doesn’t take meetings.’ He says, ‘Well, you said that if there was anything I wanted.’ Gabriel says: ‘I’m really sorry. I can’t do that.’ So now he’s showing him around heaven and Steven sees this guy wearing an army jacket with a beard riding a bicycle. And Steven says to Gabriel: ‘Oh, my God, look, over there, that’s Stanley Kubrick. Couldn’t we just stop him and say hello?’ And Gabriel pulls Steven to the side and says, ‘That’s not Stanley Kubrick; that’s God — he just thinks he’s Stanley Kubrick.’
Stanley liked that joke.”
-Matthew Modine
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Enero 18, 2011
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Diciembre 29, 2010
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Stanley Kubrick & Malcolm McDowell on the set of A Clockwork Orange (1971, dir. Stanley Kubrick) (via The Stanley Kubrick Archives)
Stanley Kubrick & Malcolm McDowell on the set of A Clockwork Orange (1971, dir. Stanley Kubrick) (via The Stanley Kubrick Archives)
(Fuente: oldhollywood)
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Septiembre 24, 2010
