Just in case it wasn't obvious - that's Geoffrey Rush playing Sellers in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers". Rush is a pretty good actor, but he's no Peter Sellers. It's weird to me that he's remembered most for The Pink Panther movies. I liked them, but I always prefer to remember him in things like "Dr. Strangelove", "The Ladykillers", and "Being There".

Simply genius, and played perfectly.
Mamet is a master of dialogue, but this monologue is for me his greatest stuff. One of two roles I've ever seen played by a Baldwin that I liked. This is up there with Sellers' phone booth conversation in Dr. Strangelove.

oh, I've heard of that movie. I didn't realize that's what it's about. I should watch it sometime as it always seems to pop up on the top movie lists

thanks

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A bit from the film "Dr. Strangelove" General Jack. D. Ripper is concerned that water fluoridation is an age-old commie plot to sterilize Americans so they can't deliver their "essence" to women. lol. classic.
"General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake, have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water? "


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sorry, i don't get the reference. what is this from ?

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Ripper: A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard core commie works.
Mandrake: Jack... Jack, listen, tell me, ah... when did you first become, well, develop this theory.
Ripper: Well, I ah, I-I first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love.

Conspiracy theorists would be classified as geeks you think?

We've already been warned about fluoride in the water.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Dr-Strangelove-In-defense-of-our-precious-bodily-fluids

"Bo Diddley beat is one of rock & roll's bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and even pop-garage knockoffs like the Strangeloves' 1965 hit "I Want Candy." Diddley's hypnotic rhythmic attack and declamatory, boasting vocals stretched back as far as Africa for their roots, and looked as far into the future as rap."

from http://www.guitarsite.com/BoDiddley.htm

ooooh understood.

i'm ashamed i've not seen yet dr. strangelove, and of course i couldn't think about simon says.

and what about the pussycat dolls? did they steal the bassline or what?

The name of the song is "Time is running out", and the video is a reference to Dr. Strangelove. It's also kind of a play on the game Simon Says.

*promote

What strange Doctor Strangelove-esque stuff. Love it.

Yes, but can you embroider two kittens together (this is funnier if you imagine it said in a Dr. Strangelove accent).

Here are these films in order...

(It starts with the back-end of The Terminator titles)

13 Superman (1978) Directed by Richard Donner Title Design by: Sheldon Elbourne
14 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Title Design: Pablo Ferro
15 The Virgin Suicides (1999) Directed by Sofia Coppola, Title Designer: Geoff McFetridge
16 Our Latin Thing (1972) Directed by Leon Gast, Title Design by: Unknown
17 Delicatessen (1991)Directed by Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet Title Design by: Marc Bruckert
18 Pi (1998) Directed by Darren Aronofsky, Title Design by: Jeremy Dawson
19 Se7en (1995) Directed by David Fincher, Title Design by: Kyle Cooper
20 Hollow Man (2000) Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Title Design by: The Picture Mill
21 Casino (1995) Directed by Martin Scorsese, Title Design by: Saul Bass
22 Alien (1979) Directed by Ridley Scott, Title Design by: Saul Bass
23 Matzes (2004) Directed by Margien Rogaar, Title Design by: Karst-Janneke Rogaar & Roel Wouters.
24 North by Northwest North by Northwest (1959) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Title Design by: Saul Bass
25 Panic Room (2002) Directed by David Fincher, Title Design by: The Picture Mill

The other 12 chosen can be seen here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7p1v6NWnhw

While I really liked the way it was filmed, I really felt Elephant was a collective critic wank off to Gus Van Sant.

It failed to realistically explore the cause of the crime, instead relying on the usual: they were bullied in school, liked violent games, ordered weapons online easily and for some odd reason were actually closet homosexuals.

I understand that he wanted to portray it as an ordinary day. But come on... that doesn't mean it has to drone on and on...

The actual events and reasons for Columbine would have made for a much more psychologically compelling picture because it's not easy to pinpoint one facet of their psyche that caused this.

I really hope someone can explain to me why this movie is revered, I felt History of Violence was pretty shit too but again there was a collective critics wank off to that film as well. I mean the same people said Blade Runner and Dr Strangelove and 2001 were shit when they came out. Yet they are classic years on.

One director that surpises me year after year with his classics and back catalogue is Stanley Kubrick. I watched 2001 when I was young and thought it was okay, I watched it when I was a teenager and I thought it was awesome, I watched it as an adult and it just blew my mind. The films he created are so timeless in their essence. Like Dr Strangelove. Like 2001. Like Paths of Glory.

Last summer I rented "The Life & Death of Peter Sellers" starring Geoffrey Rush. The film included some of the behind the scenes drama of the making of "Dr. Strangelove." According to the drama, Peter Sellars was originally supposed to play a fourth role, but he was having difficulty with the part. Slim Pickens ended up in the role.


I rented "Dr. Strangelove" after finishing the Peter Sellars video.