Somewhere in the celestial archives of pop culture, a magazine cartoon from the 1950s shows a circus seal balancing a beach ball on his nose as he tells his audience: “Frankly, I’d rather direct.” …
25 HORROR FILMS THAT WOULD’VE GIVEN TED BUNDY NIGHTMARES
American filmmakers like to fancy themselves at the vanguard of every cinematic trend, but when it comes to sex, gore and extreme violence in films, it sometimes seems as if they just stepped off the …
THE 30 WORST VANITY PROJECTS OF ALL TIME
The Nobel Prize-winning philosopher Bertrand Russell probably said it best: “Vanity is a motive of immense potency.” Of course, it’s doubtful that Lord Russell had Hollywood in mind when he came up with that …
STANLEY KUBRICK’S GREATEST MOVIES NEVER MADE
I exaggerate the dangers, and all the disasters that might occur. I look quite serene to my staff, but I am like a woman in labor. Once I have made up my mind, everything is …
EXPLORING THE RICHES
He was an undisputed cinematic artist, and several of his films are considered masterpieces, so it’s only fitting that Stanley Kubrick would be the subject of a major museum show. Fade In visits the Los …
LEON VITALI ON KUBRICK’S DEFINING MOMENTS
I acted in two of his films — Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut — and also worked as his assistant. My work across the board covered everything from casting to coaching actors; from layouts to lab work; from …
ROYAL TREATMENT
When King George VI assumed the British throne in 1936, he was faced with the challenge of uniting a country on the brink of war and mired in a crippling depression. The prospect would be …
