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@The1976spirit
@The1976spirit 7 күн бұрын
I don´t like baldheaded hippies like Vlado Stenzel, Charles Dutoit Tekumseh Sherman, Claude Debussy. and- - -what was his name? Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick,
@Jesuslovesfilm2121
@Jesuslovesfilm2121 15 күн бұрын
I suggest to dive into DW Griffith or Fellini and most importantly Bob Fosse! Surprised you guys haven’t done Martin Cokesese, yet….but!…I have supported each one of y’all’s video’s.(especially Kubrick, who I am obsessed with as well.) very informative and almost word for word from articles/interviews/books, which is amazing accuracy! Appreciate bringing to life your re-enactments of conversations you are telling.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 15 күн бұрын
We’ve been putting off a Scorsese podcast because it might have to be a two parter hahahaha, but hopefully we’ll get around to it soon. Also I haven’t seen as much of Griffith and Fellini’s work as I should have, but I’d love to do a deep dive episode on All That Jazz! Thanks for your support and we’re glad you find the podcast valuable!🫡
@phileasfogg9174
@phileasfogg9174 16 күн бұрын
Scoop... : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ2aXqx-jNuNfbc
@dustingmyguitars
@dustingmyguitars 21 күн бұрын
The part about dreams carrying the same moral implications as reality reminded me of the Bible verse “For as a man speaketh in his heart so is he”. Also could be related to the Freudian influence? Getting to the inner core rather than the outer shell. First time I’m watching your podcast, very much enjoyed it
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 20 күн бұрын
Excellent observation! And given that The Shining is essentially a Freudian nightmare and the roots of the novella Dream Story, Eyes Wide Shut was definitely influenced by Freud. I’m glad you brought him up. And we’re glad you’re enjoying the podcast, thanks for listening!
@dustingmyguitars
@dustingmyguitars 20 күн бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruzYou’re description of watching this movie the first time was exactly what I went through. I saw it about 3 months ago and have thought about it at least once a week since. One theory I always liked was that Ziegler is a warning of what Cruise (blanking on character name sorry) could become.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 19 күн бұрын
Yeah, it’s definitely a movie that can be more enjoyable to think about then watch sometimes. I’d definitely recommend rewatching Eyes Wide Shut. How did your first time watching it compare with watching other Kubrick movies you may have seen?
@dustingmyguitars
@dustingmyguitars 19 күн бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz I have since watched The Shining and Full Metal Jacket. I was completely engrossed in Full Metal Jacket but not in the same way. While I didn't necessarily enjoy eyes wide shut I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Which if the goal was to capture a dream, it nailed that. Full Metal Jacket I was invested in as an actual great movie alone, and not something that I was strictly entranced by if that makes sense? FMJ has plenty to analyze as well, but you can also enjoy it as a straight forward narrative. The Shining was not for me. In fact, I didn't like it at all which I am kinda scared to admit lol
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 19 күн бұрын
I actually have similar opinions on those movies. Full Metal Jacket is my favorite Kubrick movie. And I remember being underwhelmed with the shining the first time I watched it. However, it took me a few more rewatches to realize it was one of the scariest movie I’d ever seen. That’s the thing with Kubrick, even if you don’t like one of his movies, you just can’t get it out of your head hahaha
@KevinElliot-ni4lb
@KevinElliot-ni4lb 21 күн бұрын
I didn't know Steve Perry was a big eyes wide shut fan
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 21 күн бұрын
Good lord, I can’t unsee it now hahaha
@luisrizo8813
@luisrizo8813 22 күн бұрын
Interesting theories from that Corona's Coming Attractions page that was mentioned on Kubrickcast in 2014.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 22 күн бұрын
I’ll check it out, thanks!
@luisrizo8813
@luisrizo8813 22 күн бұрын
01:42:35; played the villian in "Taken 2".
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 22 күн бұрын
Rade Serbedzija is a great actor
@peainapodtube
@peainapodtube 23 күн бұрын
jesus christ anyone can make a podcast / youtube channel now huh?
@RBGRBGRBGRBG
@RBGRBGRBGRBG 18 күн бұрын
I mean, yea, anyone can, as has been the case for at least a decade now, (if not longer) if what your implying is that they’re amateurs or whatever, sure, the video is pretty basic as far as production is concerned but as someone whose a pretty big Kubrick fan, i learned more in fifteen odd mins watching these two dudes talking in their man cave than in dozens of glossy, artsy professional looking video essay’s (most of which have a central conceit which consists of a single fact/idea about Kubrick that’s widely known) and which they hammer home through the entire video. Pick your poison. Beyond interviews etc with the people who actually knew him, this kind of content is kind of what fans have left to learn anything even relatively new on the subject.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 18 күн бұрын
🫡
@mountdigital
@mountdigital 23 күн бұрын
I didn’t realize “Turk” Douglas was in Spartacus.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 23 күн бұрын
Hahahahaha yeah I heard that while I was editing, I must’ve gotten tongue tied
@bigtechisbigbrother8690
@bigtechisbigbrother8690 24 күн бұрын
It's good to see younger people appreciating the old masters like Kubrick, in a time when Hollywood's output is now the cinematic equivalent of fast food. Just like most of our cultural output, unfortunately.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 23 күн бұрын
Your fast food analogy is perfect.
@facelessandnameless
@facelessandnameless 23 күн бұрын
So true!
@Mr.ExtrodinThinks
@Mr.ExtrodinThinks 24 күн бұрын
This looks interesting. Let me check it out. I’m hoping to learn something new.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 24 күн бұрын
Thanks! We learned a lot from this episode so I hope you find it valuable👍
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 24 күн бұрын
We hope you enjoyed this episode! Let us know if you'd like to see more deep dives like this one in the future, and what movies you'd like to see us cover. And yes, we will continue doing our episodes on directors' filmographies as well.
@nicholasalexander2594
@nicholasalexander2594 26 күн бұрын
Love your discussions about film directors!!! Would love to see a Howard Hawks or John Carpenter director biography of their life and films!!! Look forward to your future videos!!!
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 25 күн бұрын
Thank you, we’re glad you’re enjoying it! And those are two nice director picks, we might just have to do a deep dive episode on The Thing one day👀
@SKMikeMurphySJ
@SKMikeMurphySJ 29 күн бұрын
2 morons
@tml184
@tml184 Ай бұрын
Normal names like Jack Johnson? Dumb comment. D'Onofrio is easy to pronounce . It's an Italian name. Not everyone is an an Anglophone. Yikes.
@22many77
@22many77 Ай бұрын
Very enjoyable but omg guys you gotta catch up on the canon, you haven't seen Yojimbo, M, or Corbucci? You should do a whole Corbucci thing just like this for Leone. Companeros is his Once upon a time in the West.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz Ай бұрын
Hahahaha yeah I have to finish Lang's filmography and after this episode I definitely want to watch some of Corbucci's westerns soon. Do you think Companeros is his best work? We're glad you enjoyed the episode!
@wehatezesty
@wehatezesty Ай бұрын
Great video gentleman! Just gained a subscriber. Y’all should deff cover werner herzog and Ridley Scott soon
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz Ай бұрын
Thanks, we're glad you enjoyed it! And we'll put Herzog and Scott on the list. Also I'm curious... as a Ridley Scott fan, did you like Napoleon?
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz Ай бұрын
What was Sergio Leone's most influential movie and why? I'd argue it was Once Upon a Time in the West.
@rachelgosselin4902
@rachelgosselin4902 2 ай бұрын
Guy on the right likes to yap
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 2 ай бұрын
If you like to hear somebody yap then you’ve come to the right place!
@KatrinaMae.
@KatrinaMae. 2 ай бұрын
The guy on left is handsome
@1000000man1
@1000000man1 2 ай бұрын
The reason that box set has the European version of The Shining is because it's a UK set. You can see the bbfc age certificate. I think it was around 2015-16 they finally released the US version officially in the UK as an extended edition.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 2 ай бұрын
Good to know, which cut of The Shining do you prefer?
@1000000man1
@1000000man1 2 ай бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz I don't know if I can be definitive. There are things I like about both of them. Ever since the 4k came out, I've tended to watch the longer, American cut, because the 4k disc itself only has that version, with the UK cut being available on Blu-ray. When I've seen it at the cinema, that's also been the American version. So I think it has now become the default. I saw on the website for the Prince Charles Cinema in London, that they'll be playing a 35mm print which will be the shorter UK cut.. But I won't get to see that. I did travel there recently Just to see 2001 in 70mm though. That was an experience. I think the shorter version of The Shining can be easier if you're tired and don't want to watch a longer film 😂 But I like having the option of both, whenever there's a couple of different cuts of any film.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 2 ай бұрын
2001 in 70mm must have been insane. If the rumors about Interstellar rereleasing in 70mm are true I plan on traveling to catch a screening of that. I’ve never seen a movie projected through film before
@1000000man1
@1000000man1 2 ай бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz It was well worth the trip. We also got to see Robocop in 35mm. When I was really young, cinemas still used film, but I grew up during the digital switch (I'm 28 now) Interstellar was shot using a combination of 35mm and IMAX 70mm... IMAX 70mm is different from standard 70mm because it's flipped horizontally and the frames are 3x bigger than standard 70. It's the largest image format in the world. I live in Manchester, England and lucky enough to live near one of the very few 70mm IMAX cinemas. * Most IMAX cinemas are digital. There are only 30 worldwide capable of projecting film and only 3 in the UK. You can also see the difference because a 70mm IMAX screen is a lot bigger and more square shaped.. Unfortunately, even those cinemas don't often get the chance to use film anymore. They are able to project digital as well, but when they use film, it's an event. I'll be going back to London in September for a screening of The Room with Tommy Wiseau there in person for a Q&A. That should be a good time 🤣
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 2 ай бұрын
If you’re a fan of Kubrick and Tommy Wiseau than our tastes in movies must be very similar hahahaha. I have an autographed Blu-ray of The Room but I think I might be more jealous of you going to the Tommy Wiseau Q&A than I am of you getting to see 2001 in 70mm😂
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 2 ай бұрын
Which is Nolan's best movie? Oppenheimer or The Dark Knight?
@nobad6843
@nobad6843 2 ай бұрын
Nowhere openheimer, it was good but just a melodramatic dialogue heavy biopic It's either TDK, inception or Interstellar
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 2 ай бұрын
If you had to pick one of those three?
@hermanhale9258
@hermanhale9258 3 ай бұрын
The guy in the bear suit is Hallorann!!!!
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 3 ай бұрын
Interesting, what makes you say that?
@casper4868
@casper4868 3 ай бұрын
Really good information and presentation here. I can tell lots of research, thought, and effort went into this and I enjoyed it!
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! That’s great to hear👍 Are there any directors you’d like us to do an episode on in the future?
@casper4868
@casper4868 3 ай бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz An episode on David Cronenberg could be interesting!But I'm excited to see whoever you tackle next!
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 3 ай бұрын
We’ll add Cronenberg to the list! A History of Violence is a great one.
@casper4868
@casper4868 3 ай бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz Ooh I'll have to check that one out!!
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 3 ай бұрын
Which of James Cameron's movies is the best sequel? Aliens, T2, or Avatar: The Way of Water?
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 3 ай бұрын
Technically, probably Way of Water, it is pure quality visuals ( though it is not as rich and complex as the first Avatar ) - so you can probably chalk that up simply to improvements in technology. Over all, T2. I can't comment on aliens because I don't recall, it was so long ago that I watched it, no details stand out. By and large, I think humans gradually lose their fighting spirit. :D When they're young and hungry, they do their most impressive work. When they get older and things get easier ( financially, experientially ), they either start flaking out and squeeze a few nice works out, they age like a fine wine, or they simply get softer and their work loses focus or originality. Facts of life. I'm not exactly sure Cameron is aging like fine wine if I'm being objective. Maybe his ambition has not tapered off, but he's probably running much larger crews more recently, which is always very challenging. I hope the next installment of Avatar is at least as visually impressive as the first and much less cheezy than both. :D That gives a good measure of whether he's still stepping up or sadly simply grabbing bags of populist money. To be fair, I don't know how competitive the industry is, but I know how competitive life is generally, so it may require quite a bit of compromise that comes out difficult to interpret.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 3 ай бұрын
I think I’ll have to agree, T2 might be the epitome of how to do a sequel
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 3 ай бұрын
I didn't get to see Terminator until years after Judgement Day came out - which I did enjoy. I suppose I don't have to imagine why I should hate every bad guy in every movie ever - wait for it, though... When I eventually realized that the T2 guy is a reprogrammed bad guy, I didn't implode exactly, but it made an impression. Given that humans were required in order for that reversal to be possible, I'd say that's a hopeful and positive message, albeit in a nice, metallic, meaty container with catch phrases. 🙂
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 3 ай бұрын
Good point, and the reversal of Arnold being the good guy in T2 is contrasted by Sarah Connor in T2 becoming Terminator-like when she tries to kill Miles Dyson, she basically becomes the terminator from the first movie.
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 3 ай бұрын
I have struggled with that narrative personally in my own life, admittedly being pretty awful to people close to me at times. When I learned that hating myself is worse than hating someone else that helped. But it helped more to consider just not being a dick and forgiving those who are because they probably can't help it. :D Forgive, but never forget my dudes. 🙂@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 3 ай бұрын
Interesting story, several years ago I found my way to Lev Grossman's blog around the time it was announced that the Magicians books were up for film adaptation. At the time he mentioned the possibility of a series run of the concept. My reaction was flat rejection of that option, but instead I insisted that cinema was the way to go... and I may have made disparaging comments about television at the time. :D Well I couldn't have been more wrong. The team that put together the series adaptation was indeed humble and sincere in their treatment of the material, but also brilliant in their delivery. It's a hell of a job, not just telling a story, but in such detail, in an episodic manner. Apparently this is how we tend to remember things, in episodes of experience, so I suppose it works well if handled correctly. I take back what I said about the over the top power drama/gushiness of Avatar: Water ( but Avatar generally ). It makes exactly as much sense as hiding under your desk in school when the nukes are flying - no wonder our elders are a mess. lol BTW, most beautiful, surreal and enchanting post apocalyptic vistas, in my humble opinion, may be found in the Shannara Chronicles series - the story is pretty good too if you're into top shelf sci-fi, "hard cheese" as one of Grossman's characters might put it.
@--------RR007----------
@--------RR007---------- 4 ай бұрын
Guys im liking this but the audio needs to be better. Run it through some software to cleanup and level and boost.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting us know👍 What exactly did you think needed fixing so we know what to listen for next time?
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 4 ай бұрын
Which PTA movie is the hardest to decipher? Punch-Drunk Love, The Master, or Inherent Vice?
@samrainnie2104
@samrainnie2104 3 ай бұрын
Inherent Vice for plot. The Master for everything else
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 4 ай бұрын
So Cameron wasn't necessarily wrong to take something as beautiful as Avatar and make it low brow? :D To be fair, it _was_ exciting... but that's coming from a guy who noticed, regretfully, that the physics in one of the very short scenes, in Way of Water, depicting fluid simulation was not up to standard... because I've done a good couple years researching fluid simulation... so take it with a grain of salt, I suppose. A very good friend once told me, then many times reminded me how feckless I am. It forced me to learn the meaning of the word, unfortunately.
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 4 ай бұрын
Maybe I have that backwards. It's certainly possible, and perhaps more likely, which certainly reveals my ignorance on the specific matter at hand, that Cameron did a very good job presenting something which was inevitably low brow. But it does reinforce the tragedy of the commons. Our unthoughtful and self centered ways of being are necessary in order for there to be any demand for such gratuitous violence and besting of our hypothetical "enemies". The real tragedy is in the reckless modality and erosion of culture and core values which creates the demand for this kind of portrayal. The fact that people would capitalize on that societal condition is disgraceful, but also inevitable.
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 4 ай бұрын
Nice! An old friend once participated in a drunken 3000-esque dub of Breakfast Club. It was almost impossible not to watch, but I don't think it was meant for a wide audience. :D "Go take a flying f*** at a rolling doughnut" is a quote, but I think it's appropriate here. In context I think it has to do with Kurt Vonnegut coming to terms with his sister's husband's "train accident" two days before Vonnegut's sister Alice died of cancer, orphaning their 10 year old son Steve Adams who Kurt adopted and who later went on to become a writer as well. In his novel, Slapstick, Vonnegut describes insanity, satirizes religion and conveys the loss of cultural roots that happens in a capitalistic society. I'm not sure if anyone did more than one adaptation of Vonnegut's works, but Slapstick is probably my all time favorite novel, but that's only because I read it 25 years ago and it made such an impression on me then. Maybe it's time for a re-reading. +1 You inspired me to turn my attention to the arts today. 🙂
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 4 ай бұрын
To be fair, I am nothing if not a challenging human being. lol
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 4 ай бұрын
I actually have read Slaughterhouse-Five by Vonnegut and it was very memorable, so maybe I'll give Slapstick a read! Did you ever see the Slaughterhouse-Five movie directed by George Roy Hill? He's a director I hope to do a dossier on one day.
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 4 ай бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz I think I had to read Slaughterhouse in high school if memory serves, but I haven't seen the movie. But further, while I understand the interest in death and suffering, I find it to be rather trivial, facts of life if you will. We are born, we suffer, we die, to a greater or lesser degree. What interests me is why we are alive and what we do with that precious time. My grandfather fought the Japanese so I am more familiar with being accepted by the societal group that delivers genocide. I have no Jewish relatives, so I am less familiar with being accepted by the societal group which receives genocide. I am Filipino, British, German and Irish. I am not yet familiar with the Spanish colonization of the islands and the history there, but my aunt has gotten funding to travel to the islands and research our family history there. When her work is done it will be a good time to read about my ancestors and the history of that place to learn more about how they fared through that process. Obviously I'm here, but I think I'd be happier if the specific individuals responsible for my existence had been a little more successful. :D It is what it is.
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 4 ай бұрын
Like what you guys are doing. Philosophy is sorely lacking in the world. Seeing the world through a lens is important to help us understand what we do of, for and to each other. This opens the mind to consider our actions, hopefully before we take them. 🙂 I'm not a huge film fan. Kubrick is a rather challenging director in terms of his content, style and message. The human condition is a complex subject. Specifically, what may help you directly, to do with your product as talk show producers, is your delivery. It's no secret that humans are full isms, judgements and often complains. The earlier in your careers and in your presentations you can guide the audience around these flaws in their own character by studying human triggers and integrating this knowledge into your own work, this will help you go much further with a larger audience. I can't tell you what those triggers may be for you and your audience. But I'll give an example that I am familiar with. Personally I have a habit of cursing casually. Not saying it's all good, but it is how I've learned to speak. A guy who was much older than myself and also had a successful military career where the main takeaways are discipline and accountability - and I'm in my 40s, so old enough to know better - this guy respectfully informed me that my language would put people off, people who were more likely to be in positions to afford me the opportunities I may want in life. When he put it that way, I had to take the pill and swallow it. His respectful manner made that acceptance much less painful. I'm pretty stubborn. So my suggestion? Do your best to know the material before you start recording, so you don't have to ask, otherwise you'll appear to be unprepared. Try to avoid excessive use of "uh"s, and "like"s. Use words you know the meaning of, don't guess. It's ok to communicate, it's not ok to talk over your audience. I had to look up the meaning of "credence" because I've heard that word in the name of a band but I've never actually used it. "Credibility", "incredulous", "cred", "street cred" and it only gets worse from there, but these are terms I know.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 4 ай бұрын
I’m glad you brought this up. While editing this podcast I noticed the “um”s and “like”s. We’ve been working hard to improve our speech for the next podcast. Thanks for the support and we’re glad you liked the podcast👍
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 4 ай бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz One more thing that may help you to find your perspective, and also to help eliminate as many dead ends as possible. I appreciate your willingness to share your views on film, generally I appreciate peoples viewpoints, they help me to better understand my own, and sharing is important, but here comes the banger, no one wants to pay to hear your viewpoint, sadly. On the other hand, people will happily pay, and they will do so almost automatically, if you can accomplish the magical feat of making _them_ feel heard. We do this with the arts, through film, and through other various forms of expression, by connecting with what people are thinking and feeling. Film is a lens, yes, it allows us to choose an angle and look at the world through that perspective, but it is, in a way, one sided. Personally I've always wanted to make games, not because I particularly like gamers or want to serve them, but because games helped me to escape my life when I was young, and they still do. It's honestly a waste of time, but it is also an experience that is preferable to any other that I've had the misfortune of not having. Cry us a river, I know, I know, but the fact of the matter is games helped me specifically, if you can call it that. If we're going to hell in a hand basket anyway, I'd rather play until the sky falls and hope that it simply ends quickly and as painlessly as possible. This is the default mode of the human condition. If all else fails, zone out gracefully. If your talking points and films can connect to people in that way and help them to simply find a moment of relief from their lives, you'll be surprised how willingly they will reward you for giving them that gift. If the act of doing and creating a product which gives people that experience is also a joy for you to engage in, then it can be nothing other than a win.
@danbarker7904
@danbarker7904 4 ай бұрын
Agreed, thanks for the feedback! When I listened back I noticed my excessive use of “like” and “um”. It’s going to be a tough habit to break but I’ll keep working on it as I go.
@user-he1qr7jg1y
@user-he1qr7jg1y 4 ай бұрын
@@danbarker7904 Sounds good, and nice work so far. 🙂Kubrick seems to be an interesting case. He appears to have developed an understanding of where all the nerves are, metaphorically, and how to apply the appropriate amount of pressure to elicit an effective response from his audience. As I mentioned before, I'm not a huge film buff, and Kubrick is honestly not really my flavor. I did like Full Metal Jacket simply because it gave me more of a window into the insanity of war, particularly Vietnam, which helped a little, but personally I suffered a lot as a result of that war, living with a veteran who was not ok after having gone through all that. So the whole thing strikes me as somewhat basic and rather unproductive, more along the lines of morbid curiosity rather than constructively useful information about life and war. All that is to say that indeed Kubrick succeeded at what he did, because that is indeed human nature, but for me personally it leaves much to be desired. I think an analysis of his work is warranted, but please do continue from there. lol
@robertsteen2307
@robertsteen2307 4 ай бұрын
It would make a lot more sense to chop up these videos and release them episodically.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 4 ай бұрын
Maybe. We’ll do some more episodes in this format and if a lot of people feel the same way you do then breaking up the episodes is something we may have to consider
@agujuega7376
@agujuega7376 4 ай бұрын
where will you rank him among the greatest directors¿
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 4 ай бұрын
It’s hard to say, but I think he’s probably my favorite for now
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 4 ай бұрын
What do you think is the most underrated Kubrick movie?
@larsvontrio
@larsvontrio 2 ай бұрын
Lolita. It's a very assured film with much of it typifying that classy old Hollywood style of a Billy Wilder or John Huston, but one that intermittently yanks the viewer off its brisk and comforting carousel into starkly modern tableaux of dysfunction or degeneracy. These varying shades of mood imbue the whole with an edgy and fresh energy that gives Lolita a similar ageless quality to the films that came after it, though ir still retains the pronounced vintage feel of the earlier ones too. Leaving aside the moral questions, which the film raises in the viewer's mind without resorting to preachy dramatics, it's a highly enjoyable watch. {Really liked the verbal scene breakdown for part of The Shining, just one among many highlights of this impressive mega-talk on Kubrick's life and work.)
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 2 ай бұрын
@@larsvontrio interesting analysis. You might be right about it being his most underrated. I actually watched Lolita again after we recorded this podcast and I appreciated it a whole lot more. So much so we might have to do a full bonus episode on Lolita in the future. Thank you for listening and I’m glad you found our discussion valuable!!
@larsvontrio
@larsvontrio 2 ай бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz That'd be nice to see. I have seen the film up to 10 times but only once in the last 20 years, so I might have been making nonsense claims - other than the one that I always enjoyed watching it, because it's too amusing, probably. There's another version by Adrian Lyne that I have no interest in watching, since it follows the book more closely. I have read it, and some other Nabokov like Bend Sinister, and it's prose that feels somewhat inebriated with booze or similar! So I'd be interested to hear what you think about who wrote the script of the Kubrick film in reality.
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz Ай бұрын
@@larsvontrio I forget if we talked about this in the podcast, but to my knowledge Kubrick had Nabokov write a number of drafts of the script before eventually finishing the script himself. Nabokov expressed a positive reaction to the movie, but years later published his version of the screenplay.
@larsvontrio
@larsvontrio Ай бұрын
@@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz Thanks for confirming what I thought. Don't think that point or the later publishing of Nabokov's screenplay came up in your video. But your breadth of knowledge on SK is mega - from another obsessive. (I can't even be arsed to watch a film these days unless it's got a reputation comparable to the Kubrick over - so I'm midway through Mirror atm, because Stalker revealed Tarkovsky to be up there to me 37 years ago, but it's taken m te a while to get through his films because they're exceptionally heavy). Kubrick never gave one iota of a hint that he held himself in any regard as a writer of diaologue, leaving aside story writing. He clearly is excellent at it it, as in Lolita there is no question that his script simply synthesises Nabokov's lines (in Clockwork Orange however most of the best lines derive from Burgess' narrative). I read Napoleon, and thought some of the scenes were really crunchy, though not all. Nice to chat!
@NobilityBibulous
@NobilityBibulous 4 ай бұрын
This Is The Greatest The Directors Dossiers Episode Of All Time
@DJB1207
@DJB1207 4 ай бұрын
Don’t worry, I made it just fine
@jakeleuzzi4853
@jakeleuzzi4853 4 ай бұрын
would absolutely love to hear a christopher nolan dossier! my favorite director of all time
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz
@DirectorDossiersJohnnyCruz 4 ай бұрын
Good idea, and we could post the Nolan episode after Oppenheimer wins best picture👀
@jakeleuzzi4853
@jakeleuzzi4853 4 ай бұрын
eyes wide shut is my favorite film of his. Such a unique director, clockwork orange was my first watch from him.