Malkovich to play Kubrick imposter (sounds like Close Up to me)
06-17-03, 03:08 PM
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Malkovich to play Kubrick imposter (sounds like Close Up to me)
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While this claims to be based on a true story, this sounds a hell of a lot like Kiaristami's 1990 film Close Up
John Malkovich, perhaps the only actor ever to have his name included in the title of a non-biographical movie -- Being John Malkovich -- will play a conman being Stanley Kubrick in the forthcoming Color Me Kubrick, according to published reports. Malkovich's real-life character reportedly traveled through London in the late '90s passing himself off as the U.S. director, even though he looked not a thing like him. The film's writer is Brian Cook, a co-producer of Eyes Wide Shut.
06-17-03, 10:04 PM
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Sounds cool to me. I always trust John Malkovich. He seems to be able to choose good scripts and talented people to work with.
I never really heard from Kubrick about the made-for-tv-travesty, The Shining. So I don't think that's he'd be made about something like this. I look forward to hearing Kubrick's commenta--...oh nevermind.
I never really heard from Kubrick about the made-for-tv-travesty, The Shining. So I don't think that's he'd be made about something like this. I look forward to hearing Kubrick's commenta--...oh nevermind.
06-17-03, 11:18 PM
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I remember this case. This guy looked absolutely and utterly different from Stan. In point of fact, he looked a lot like Jack Kervorkian.
I know for the last years of his life Kubrick, while hardly the bizarre recluse ignorant people made him out to be, wasn't exactly a social butterfly, but I'm still amazed people fell for this.
I know for the last years of his life Kubrick, while hardly the bizarre recluse ignorant people made him out to be, wasn't exactly a social butterfly, but I'm still amazed people fell for this.
06-18-03, 01:54 PM
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Re: Malkovich to play Kubrick imposter (sounds like Close Up to me)
Originally posted by Pants
While this claims to be based on a true story, this sounds a hell of a lot like Kiaristami's 1990 film Close Up
While this claims to be based on a true story, this sounds a hell of a lot like Kiaristami's 1990 film Close Up
Though kneejerk reaction tells me this won't even come close to the formal brilliance of Kiarostami's work, it could be interesting.
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Wow, this thread is old!
I just saw Color Me Kubrick and am sad to say it is a truly awful film. So boring. I figured I'd be amused by looking for the stylistic references to Kubrick's films, but there were only a few and they weren't very clever. Malkovich is very good, as usual, but the script and direction were really uninspired and made for a very loooong 86 minutes.
I just saw Color Me Kubrick and am sad to say it is a truly awful film. So boring. I figured I'd be amused by looking for the stylistic references to Kubrick's films, but there were only a few and they weren't very clever. Malkovich is very good, as usual, but the script and direction were really uninspired and made for a very loooong 86 minutes.
