A semi palindrome comes to mind, Live-Evil. The world of Robert Maxwell, a name we know and of whom notorious stories have been told and who mysteriously disappeared.
I'd call Eyes Wide Shut Kubrick's one certifiable failure. I believe he died before he could make or approve the final cut, and Tom Cruise took the helm. I've seen it a few times because I like Kubrick - a lot, and I'll probably see it again because it seems important to check my perceptions against a genius, but the movie just doesn't hold for me. As for the message, thanks for pointing it out. I've gotten so caught up in the film making I've missed the forest for the trees. And, as to Trump/Epstein, it's entirely within the realm of possibility that a madman would start a war in order to deflect attention from his crimes, and that the cabal that is US government circa 2026 would go along with it. I hope we eventually see a reckoning.
When I first saw the movie (when it came out), I was mystified. I'd always been a rabid Kubrick fan, but I thought, "what is this?" I wondered if he had slipped a brain cell or two. Reading this now, Bret, makes me think that my eyes were shut they whole time I watched it. Oh, hey, what's a good hotel to stay in in Guanajuato? I'm coming for the Cervantino Fest. Did you know Sun Ra is playing it this year?
I began reading this essay without knowing who wrote it and mid page I thought 'damn this sounds like Bret'. I"ve never seen this film.
Ah, the lies and de options! This couldn't be more timely. Thanks, Brett.
A semi palindrome comes to mind, Live-Evil. The world of Robert Maxwell, a name we know and of whom notorious stories have been told and who mysteriously disappeared.
I'd call Eyes Wide Shut Kubrick's one certifiable failure. I believe he died before he could make or approve the final cut, and Tom Cruise took the helm. I've seen it a few times because I like Kubrick - a lot, and I'll probably see it again because it seems important to check my perceptions against a genius, but the movie just doesn't hold for me. As for the message, thanks for pointing it out. I've gotten so caught up in the film making I've missed the forest for the trees. And, as to Trump/Epstein, it's entirely within the realm of possibility that a madman would start a war in order to deflect attention from his crimes, and that the cabal that is US government circa 2026 would go along with it. I hope we eventually see a reckoning.
When I first saw the movie (when it came out), I was mystified. I'd always been a rabid Kubrick fan, but I thought, "what is this?" I wondered if he had slipped a brain cell or two. Reading this now, Bret, makes me think that my eyes were shut they whole time I watched it. Oh, hey, what's a good hotel to stay in in Guanajuato? I'm coming for the Cervantino Fest. Did you know Sun Ra is playing it this year?