Bovver boy strikes again Aug 16, 2008
That show alone revealed the dazzling versatility and range of an actor who once played the baddies in Rambo, Beverly Hills Cop and Octopussy, and who Stanley Kubrick cast in A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon. "A villain is a villain because they are lacking 'the milk of human kindness'," he would tell his audience night after night while offering a chilling rumination about how evil takes root amid political, economic and spiritual chaos and when there's an absence of love. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Agent Guy McElwaine dies at 71 Apr 3, 2008
recruited him as senior exec VP in charge of worldwide productions for Warner Brothers, where he supervised films including "All the President's Men," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Oh God!" and Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon.". When CMA became ICM, he rejoined the company as a founding partner. (Variety)
Leonard Rosenman, composer won Oscars, Emmy awards; 83 Mar 9, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Leonard Rosenman, a composer who won Oscars for his work on "Barry Lyndon" and "Bound for Glory" and wrote the scores for the legendary James Dean films "East of Eden" and "Rebel Without a Cause," died Tuesday ... In addition to his Academy Awards for "Barry Lyndon" (1975) and "Bound for Glory" (1976), he also received Oscar nominations for "Cross Creek" (1983) and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986) ... "The irony of his Oscar wins for 'Barry Lyndon' and 'Bound for Glory' was... (Boston Globe)
Oscar-winning film composer dies Mar 6, 2008
The star won Academy Awards in 1975 and 1976 for his work on Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon and Bound for Glory. He also won Emmy Awards for composing the music for the 1976 US drama Sybil and the film Friendly Fire. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Oscar-winning composer Leonard Rosenman dead at 83 Mar 5, 2008
Rosenman won back-to-back Academy Awards in 1975 and '76 for his work on Barry Lyndon and Bound for Glory. He was nominated twice more for his original scores for Cross Creek in 1983 and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in 1986. (USA Today -- Life)
Composer Leonard Rosenman dies Mar 5, 2008
Composer Leonard Rosenman took home an Oscar for his adapted score on 1975's 'Barry Lyndon ... He won back-to-back Oscars in 1975 and 1976 for adapting the classical music of "Barry Lyndon" and the Woody Guthrie songs of "Bound for Glory." He also received Oscar nominations for the original music of the mid-1980s films "Cross Creek" and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" and a Golden Globe nomination for his music for the 1978 animated version of "The Lord of the Rings.". (Variety)
Transatlantic crossings Jan 13, 2008
That didn't keep him from adapting Thackeray ("Barry Lyndon," 1975) or making the most prescient film about Britain in the '70s and '80s (Alex the Droog, in "A Clockwork Orange," 1971, prefigures countless punks, yobs, and soccer hooligans). Yet he also managed to turn English soundstages into a New England small town and string of motels ("Lolita," 1962), the White House war room ("Dr. Strangelove," 1964), a Rockies resort ("The Shining," 1980), a Marine boot camp ("Full Metal Jacket," 1987),... (Boston Globe)
Music-driven movies roared in 2007 Dec 29, 2007
Once upon a time, Oscars were routinely given to music directors who supervised the transition of musicals from Broadway to the movies (think "West Side Story," "The Sound of Music") or for the use of existing musical material as a score (the 1920s tunes of "The Great Gatsby," the classical excerpts in "Barry Lyndon"). No more. (Variety)
Shot in the back Dec 27, 2007
So, its more Victorian than anything and thats how they dressed, so the movies I would reference are things like 'Barry Lyndon' or 'The Elephant Man' or David Leans 'Oliver Twist. Q: People might be tempted to expect a shoot em up, but this isnt that kind of film, is it. (iAfrica.com)
Stanley Kubrick DVD collection Nov 20, 2007
The movies themselves, however ("2001: A Space Odyssey," "A Clockwork Orange," "The Shining," "Full Metal Jacket" and his final, posthumously completed opus, "Eyes Wide Shut") testify to a decisive lack of repetition across Kubrick's body of work -- a dogged refusal to make the same film twice, which would have been just as evident had Warner subbed in "Barry Lyndon," "Lolita" or "Dr. Strangelove: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." As Spielberg opines, "The only thing that... (Variety)
Kubrick: a marketing odyssey Nov 2, 2007
We remained in close contact afterwards, watching Barry Lyndon with the American ratings chief in the large Shepperton screening room with his newly completed print; I visited the set of The Shining and later tried to persuade him to change the ad and slogan; I called him after seeing Full Metal Jacket to say I broke down at the visceral impact of the graveside scene, because my mother had died months before (he said, "There's nothing worse; it's like being hit in the head with a sledgehammer").... (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
A clockwork Kubrick Oct 21, 2007
"Warner Directors Series - Stanley Kubrick." The box set includes two-disc editions of "2001," "A Clockwork Orange," "The Shining," "Eyes Wide Shut," a one-disc "Full Metal Jacket," and a documentary about Kubrick, "A Life in Pictures." In addition, Warner is reissuing separately "Lolita" (Kubrick and Nabokov: a marriage made in mandarin heaven) and "Barry Lyndon." Only "Dr. Strangelove" is missing from Kubrick's post-"Spartacus" filmography ... Surely, the failure of "Barry Lyndon" - so... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Review: 'Jesse James' different, terrific Sep 22, 2007
It's not just the narration but the patient, languid tempo that evokes the spirit of Terrence Malick and Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon": the sense that a figure might just wander off into all that landscape and never find his way back home. (Kudos to cinematographer Roger Deakins for the gorgeous photography. (CNN -- Showbiz)
The trouble with Larry Aug 4, 2007
Any fool could do better, as this fool will now prove: A Canterbury Tale, The 39 Steps, Spare Time, Culloden, The Servant, Performance, Barry Lyndon, If. Morvern Callar, Carry On Up The Khyber, A Hard Day's Night. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
What are the worst films of all time? Aug 1, 2007
" No Sly, you were pox! Posted by: Mark on August 1, 2007 8:26 AM any film with cate blanchett sould be burned and destroyed the most over rated actor ever Posted by: pete on August 1, 2007 8:27 AM Wild, Wild West! Posted by: Alftura on August 1, 2007 8:27 AM 'The Coolangatta Gold' was an early 80s shocker. I don't think Grant Kenny's acting career ever got off the ground. Posted by: Paul Newcombe on August 1, 2007 8:29 AM Passion of the Christ. Posted by: Hell Fire Rod on August 1, 2007 8:30 AM... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Honouring the original with a digital upgrade Jul 2, 2007
Leon Vitali, who was first cast by Kubrick in Barry Lyndon (1975 ), was an important long-time member of the director's staff working on almost every detail of Kubrick's films including laboratory supervision. Now living in Los Angeles, Vitali watched tests with Crisp during the restoration. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Movie review: 'Pirates 3': Another sunken treasure, mate May 31, 2007
The new film captures the epic vision of Star Wars, the bursting bravado of a Michael Bay film, the period sumptuousness of Stanley Kubrick s Barry Lyndon, and the 18th century high seas adventure of the Errol Flynn classics Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk. Advertisement. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Featured DVD Movie Release: Color Me Kubrick Mar 31, 2007
Malkovich fearlessly commits to Conway's assortment of idiotic, ill-performed accents (he's always drunk) and cons his way here or there, while jaunty music from Kubrick's films A Clockwork Orange or 2001 or Barry Lyndon plays in the background. Not the strongest script or supporting cast. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Kubrick impostor tale isnt the real deal Mar 25, 2007
I didn t know what to think of a scene in which Conway-Kubrick, who looks nothing like the real thing, introduces himself to New York Times [] critic Frank Rich (William Hootkins) and his wife (Marisa Berenson of Barry Lyndon ) ... In Color Me Kubrick, his admirers will catch amusing references to the aforementioned A Clockwork Orange, as well as Full Metal Jacket, Barry Lyndon, 2001: A Space Odyssey and others. (Boston Herald)
'Color Me Kubrick' spins with bogus cheer Mar 23, 2007
There are arch Stanley references all over "Color Me Kubrick": an adult bookshop called "The Blue Danube ," well-known music cues from any number of Kubrick classics, "Barry Lyndon " co star Marisa Berenson in a small role, a stray character named Lolita. The world itself conforms to the reclusive filmmaker's aesthetic, so why shouldn't Conway follow along. (Boston Globe)
Malkovich being Conway (Kelly Jane Torrance) Mar 23, 2007
The great physical actor Richard E. Grant ("Withnail s suitably grovelling and then despairing as the proprietor of Mr. Conway's favorite watering hole who is destroyed by his faith in the con man. Director Brian W. Cook was first assistant director and co-producer on "Eyes Wide Shut" and assistant director on "The Shining" and "Barry Lyndon ... " Marisa Berenson, who played Lady Lyndon in "Barry Lyndon," here plays Alix Rich, wife -- or some nominally fictionalized version thereof -- of New... (Washington Times, DC)
Pop stars regain composer Mar 14, 2007
He chose the Schubert trio, he said, because it's deeply melodic, and because it already has some recognition value for anyone who has seen Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon or Tony Scott's The Hunger. On cinema exposure alone, the trio's andante counts as one of Schubert's greatest hits: It also appeared in Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher and the anime series, Princess Nine. (Globe and Mail)
New on DVD Mar 2, 2007
Playing with the big kids: In Take One magazine's still-famous critics' poll to determine the best American movies from the incomparable 1968-77 period, Blume finished 13th (between Barry Lyndon and The Conversation). Also of interest. (USA Today -- Life)
Oscar winners weigh in on victory Feb 26, 2007
Milena Canonero dedicated her third career Oscar to Stanley Kubrick, who guided the costume designer to her first award, for 1975's "Barry Lyndon." Canonero said the late helmer continued to educate her, even on the set of the 18th-century period pic "Marie Antoinette.". "Fashion sometimes influences cinema as well -- it's an exchange. It's a continuous exchange, and Stanley used to say, you get your inspiration for cinema from all sorts of sources, and fashion can be one of them."To have the... (Variety)
Ryan O'Neal under arrest after family feud Feb 7, 2007
He also appeared in films including Paper Moon, Barry Lyndon, Green Ice and Zero Effect. O'Neal had Griffin and Tatum with his first wife, Joanna Moore. (Globe and Mail)
People: Roman Polanski, Ryan O'Neal, Kylie Minogue Feb 6, 2007
It was unclear what started the dispute, but O'Neal's manager claimed the actor was defending himself after his son began "wildly swinging a fireplace poker." Ryan O'Neal had an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story." He also appeared in films including "Paper Moon," "Barry Lyndon," "Green Ice" and "Zero Effect." (AP). In a memorial service for Molly Ivins in Austin, Texas capped by a performance of "Great Balls of Fire" by the blues musician Marcia Ball hundreds of admirers clapped and... (International Herald Tribune)
'It was self-defence' Feb 6, 2007
He also appeared in films including Paper Moon, Barry Lyndon, Green Ice and Zero Effect. O'Neal had two children with his first wife, Joanna Moore: actors Griffin and Tatum O'Neal, his co-star in the 1973 movie Paper Moon, for which she won an Oscar for best supporting actress. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Actor Ryan O'Neal arrested Feb 6, 2007
Ryan O'Neal's film credits include "Love Story," "Paper Moon," "Green Ice" and "Barry Lyndon.". Griffin O'Neal, 42, is also an actor. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Ryan O'Neal Arrested For Assault Feb 5, 2007
Among Ryan's other films are Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon," and "What's Up, Doc" and "The Main Event," both with Barbra Streisand. Griffin O'Neal, 42, who appeared in several films in the 1980s and early '90s, including "The Escape Artist," has a history of trouble. (CBS News)
O'Neal accused of assaulting son Feb 5, 2007
He also appeared in films including Paper Moon, Barry Lyndon, Green Ice and Zero Effect. . (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Film Star 'Threatens Own Son With Gun' Feb 5, 2007
Ryan O'Neal won an Oscar nomination for best actor for that role and went on to star in movies like Paper Moon and Barry Lyndon. He has spoken recently about his support for his former long-time companion Farrah Fawcett in her battle with cancer. (Sky News)
'Love Story' Actor Ryan O'Neal Charged With Assaulting Son Feb 5, 2007
The twice-divorced Ryan O'Neal, known for his boyish good looks, went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story." He also appeared in films including "Paper Moon," "Barry Lyndon," "Green Ice" and "Zero Effect.". (Story continues below). (Fox News -- Views)
Heaven's Gate Jan 12, 2007
The cinematography is by Vilmos Zsigmond so maybe it's worth seeing for that - but, then again, Barry Lyndon had lovely images too. It's rarely screened but in the era of Deadwood, it's definitely worth considering. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Now that awards season has started, how would you improve the Oscarcast? Dec 5, 2006
Look at 1975, when you had 'Jaws' against 'Barry Lyndon' against 'Dog Day Afternoon -- which one was going to win. You had no idea. (Variety)
Marie Antoinette - $5.3M Oct 24, 2006
" A 21st CENTURY TAKE ON 18Th CENTURY FASHION With her exuberant youth and pale-skinned beauty, Marie Antoinette continues to be remembered as one of the most stylish and trend-setting women in European history. She arrived in France at a time of extreme fashion extravagance among the aristocracy, when bigger was always better, and she indulged in the massive hoop dresses and long-trained gowns from the most famous fashion houses of Paris. It was also the era of the "Belle Poule", the infamous... (MyFox WGHP)
Marie Antoinette Oct 21, 2006
For film fans, Kubrick's Barry Lyndon and Luchino Visconti's The Leopard will immediately come to mind as visual and overall aesthetic references, but the film shares much more in common with the works of the aforementioned Malick, whose most recent work The New World similarly purported to document a bygone era via atmosphere and emotion rather than historical accuracy. Marie Antoinette is an impressionist's view of what life must have been like for the teen queen: conjuring the texture of her... (IGN FilmForce)
Dunst makes royal ennui stylish in 'Antoinette' Oct 20, 2006
The film that occurred to me frequently during ``Marie Antoinette" was Stanley Kubrick's fastidious ``Barry Lyndon," from 1975, another self-conscious approach to 18th-century Europe, featuring Canonero's marvelous clothes. While Kubrick's film was far bigger in scope and more uptight, both movies operate at a comical emotional remove. (Boston Globe -- Living)
'Marie Antoinette' technically flawless Oct 20, 2006
There's a montage of creamy French pastries that practically invokes a hypoglycemic reaction and cinematographer Lance Acord (who last teamed with Coppola for the very different "Lost in Translation") captures this lost world with gorgeous images that rival Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon.". Indeed, on just about every technical level "Marie Antoinette" is flawless. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
'Marie Antoinette' is a bit of a drag Oct 20, 2006
Stylistically, Coppola's inspiration seems to have been Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon," and she similarly follows a spoiled, rather clueless and unchanging character through an alien 18th-century landscape, concentrating on the details of daily life. But Coppola doesn't have Kubrick's historical vision or eye for composition, too often the documentation seems slow and dull, and her decision to end the story before the Terror omits the most dramatic part of Antoinette's life for the sake of a... (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Interview: Sofia Coppola Oct 18, 2006
IGN: This film recalls other period movies like The Leopard and Barry Lyndon. What influences or cues did you borrow from and how tough was it to keep the focus on character in these lush settings. (IGN FilmForce)
Review: 'Little Children' not kid's stuff Oct 14, 2006
Field -- who acted in Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" -- has mentioned the great director's "Barry Lyndon" as an influence here, though Kubrick's "Lolita" is closer in spirit to "Little Children's" beady, satiric take on sexual compulsion. Field is a rare American director who appreciates the virtues of breathing room: he allows scenes to develop in their own sweet time, trusting that we will find the undercurrents of human behavior as fascinating as he does. (CNN -- Showbiz)
FILM REVIEW: 'Little Children' gets lost in its own crowded world Oct 6, 2006
"Barry Lyndon," anyone. It's a pleasure to have Kubrick back, even if he now comes in the form of director Todd Field, who matches Kubrick in ambition but not execution. (U-Wire.com)
Frank Middlemass Sep 11, 2006
He was Toby Belch to Vivien Leigh's Viola in Twelfth Night for the Old Vic company which toured Australia, New Zealand and South America in 1961; on screen he appeared with Bette Davis in Madame Sin (1972) and alongside Ryan O'Neal in Barry Lyndon (1975), playing Sir Charles Lyndon. But it was as the fruity-voiced, bumbling headmaster Algy Herries, in Andrew Davies' television adapatation of RF Delderfield's novel To Serve Them All Our Days (1980), that Middlemass will probably be best... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
A few magic touches fail to lift this tale of royal romance Aug 20, 2006
"The Illusionist," shot in Prague, has a nifty atmospheric look, a candle-lit quality reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon," and the deliciously hammy evil of Sewell. Of the three American stars, Biel actually has the most convincing European accent and Norton the least. (New York Daily News)
Made for the Movies Jul 20, 2006
2001 introduced millions of moviegoers to Richard Strauss and Barry Lyndon made exquisite use of Sarabande from Handel s Suite No. 11 in D Minor. Dimitri Tiomkin addressed this derivative critique in his famous 1954 acceptance speech for The High and the Mighty which began: I would very much like to thank Johannes Brahms, Johann StraussBeethoven, Schubert, Hayden, Mendelssohn. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
The Movie I've Seen the Most: Jul 2, 2006
writer and director, The Shape of ThingsOutside of perennial holiday fare like The Wizard of Oz, It's a Wonderful Life, or Salo, I think I've watched Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon more times than any other movie I can remember ... For me, Barry Lyndon is the most distinctive and beautiful re-creation of period on film, bar none, and its leisurely pace and novelistic approaches to stylewatch the way Kubrick slowly reverse zooms on the opening shot of many scenes, unveiling each new... (Slate)
Making a killingThe film of the conman who spent 10 years as Stanley Kubrick Jun 29, 2006
In an interesting twist, Colour Me Kubrick director Brian Cook - who himself worked with Kubrick on a number of films, including The Shining and Barry Lyndon - found that many of the British actors he employed for the film had met Conway. "Jim Davidson encountered him and thought he was Kubrick," he said. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Say goodbye to celluloid Jun 24, 2006
"Happiness costs so little, still, in the theatre. And you can't get the same product in your living room. Dreams don't emanate from your television set. You might even need lots of people around you. Kozak says his opinion of certain movies, such as Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, changed from negative to positive after he saw them for the first time in a movie theatre. He noticed more things going on in the movies, and he noticed other people noticing them especially the funny parts. ` We should be... (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Being Stanley Kubrick Jun 9, 2006
Cook served on 1975's Barry Lyndon, 1980's The Shining and finally Eyes Wide Shut (he skipped Full Metal Jacket because he didn't fancy spending two years making an abandoned gas works in London into a setting for the Vietnam War) and Colour Me Kubrick takes a snipe at several people, including Kirk Douglas and Marlon Brando, who clashed with Kubrick early on in his career. "Stanley was very much a reclusive, private person. He was great socially - one of your top 12 people in the world for... (The Age)
Eyes wide shut: the Kubrick con who fooled London Jun 7, 2006
Cook had a 30-year working relationship with Kubrick, working with him as first assistant director on key films including Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980) and Eyes Wide Shut (1996). "When I was working on Eyes Wide Shut with Stanley, we had all these letters and phone calls from people saying they had been conned. But of course we could never prosecute because none of these people would come forward as witnesses.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Overlord' gets D-Day release Jun 7, 2006
Overlord's cinematographer, the late John Alcott, who won an Oscar for Barry Lyndon and did The Shining and A Clockwork Orange, experimented with film stocks and used rebuilt German lenses from the '30s. The movie focuses on one young British recruit's story amid the escalating conflict in Europe. (USA Today -- Life)
Case Goes Public May 26, 2006
And there are others who compared it Wednesday night to Stanley Kubrick s famously lush Barry Lyndon. To this reporter, Marie Antoinette had the feel of a Terrence Malick movie, a little spacey, removed from a linear motion, and almost goofy. (Fox News)
Ken Adam: The Art Of Production Design Apr 16, 2006
Christopher Frayling makes the case that Adam is the real genius behind the iconic images of the James Bond films, "Dr. Strangelove," "Barry Lyndon," and even "Star Trek" (he designed the Enterprise spaceship). Clearly, Adam's work is the only reason to watch such duds as "Sodom and Gomorrah" and "King David." But without many visual examples, this tome defeats its own noble purpose. (Variety)
Lights, cameras, distractions: The curse of Oliver! Mar 3, 2006
The part helped to further his career considerably and he went onto, improbably, gain parts in Stanley Kubrick's 2001- A Space, Oddessy and Barry Lyndon. He also estblished himself as a stage actor with his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in The Resistable Rise of Artuo Ui in the West End the following year after Oliver. (Independent)
EW review: 'Big Momma' Jan 28, 2006
After a while, the film introduces a new cartoon wretch -- a powdered harridan who seems to have wandered in from a road production of "Barry Lyndon: The Musical." She's out to make Firth into her husband, and the movie, which is already too repetitive and too damn grotty, becomes about as appealing as a stale crumpet. EW Grade: C. (CNN -- Showbiz)
