Tag: Dr. Strangelove
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‘Dr. Strangelove’ Had a Delicious Alternate Ending
Only Stanley Kubrick could loosely adapt a thriller novel about nuclear war, turn it into a black comedy, have it be equally hilarious, profound, and prophetic, and ultimately amount to being a classic. Amid the rampant Cold War that was dominant in the political climate in 1964, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop…
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Stanley Kubrick: 7 Fascinating Books on the Legendary Director
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Anyone who knows film likely knows about the genius of Stanley Kubrick. But watching movies isn’t the only way…
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23 Best Picture Nominees That Deserved to Win the Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a long history of overlooking the greatest films ever made for Best Picture. Many cinephiles are quick to point out Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” losing to John Ford’s “How Green Was My Valley” at the 14th Academy Awards, though it’s not like Ford’s emotionally satisfying family…
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‘The Ghost of Peter Sellers’: Film Review
Call me a heretic, but I’m someone who never gloried all that much in the comedic awesomeness of Peter Sellers. Well, okay, I did in “Dr. Strangelove” — who would deny the delectable punch of that virtuoso hat trick of performances? But the “Pink Panther” films were always a hit-or-miss mélange of the funny and…
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Pablo Ferro, Legendary Title Designer for ‘Dr. Strangelove,’ Dies at 83
Pablo Ferro, who designed the title sequences for classic films like Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove, Bullitt, Men In Black, and A Clockwork Orange, has died from complications from pneumonia in Sedona, Ariz. He was 83.Ferro’s family confirmed the news to industry publication the Art of the Title. Read full article