Another 'Kid Notorious'?

What are you talking about? Kid Notorious was a failed animated series on Comedy Central which was just an extension of Rober Evan's inflated ego (with some bad jokes thrown in). Colour Me Kubrick is a movie about someone impersonating Stanley Kubrick on the set of Eyes Wide Shut. While it may prove to be funny, it will no doubt be a completely different kind of humor than the pop culture/celebrity obsessed recycled material that Kid Notorious had to offer (Do we really need any more Michael Jackson jokes? Yeah, the guy's a weirdo and likes little boys, we all know that by now).

Even though it hasn't been released, I can tell you this movie will have absolutely nothing in common with Kid Notorious (i.e. this will probably be GOOD).

Anyways, I am 24 and have been a Kubrick fan since I was 13 (when I happened upon a rental copy of A Clockwork Orange). On top of that, I am proud to say that I am NOT a film nerd, even though coming to the IMDB boards and posting does seem quite nerdy (hey, I'm bored, what else is there to do at 4 in the morning, besides sleep?). I also have many friends my age that are Kubrick fans as well. Although, I must admit that most people my age are very ignorant and void of substance when it comes to tastes in movies, but what do you expect from the average American adolescent? They have grown up on McDonalds and video games with a dream of someday winning the lottery; not much if you ask me, but to each his own.

What an unfair generalization! I hardly think that the Kubrick fanbase rarely extends lower than the age of 30. Most of the kids I knew in high school, even in the little po-dunk town that I grew-up in, knew who Kubrick was. "Clockwork Orange" is a VERY well-known movie, even today. Kids today especially know about it, because Burgess' book is banned so widely, contributing to the popularity of the film. "Eyes Wide Shut" was made so recently that I saw it in the theater...and I'm 19. Kubrick is not the esoteric director which you make him out to be.

"Not many people under 30 in America know who Stanley Kubrick was unless they are film nerds."

Au contraire.


I'm 21, in college, and I know PLENTY of non film nerds who are Kubrick fanatics (thanks to my film nerd self introducing them to the most brilliant director to ever live).

Unfortunately, though, you're right. Too many kids these days like only what MTV feeds them in terms of music and movies (dare I say... Napoleon Dynamite?) and have no respect for the classics. So much garbage like M. Night Shyamalan and crap like that God-forsaken film about the nerd in Idaho whose title I can't bring myself to type again gets produced when great films get overlooked.

Wasn't the big movie of 1999 "The Spy that Shagged Me"? With a film the calibre of "Eyes Wide Shut" it almost makes you ashamed to be an American. American adults lack good film appreciation at least as much as the young people.

If the audience could just understand the care and thought that Kubrick put into his films maybe a snob appeal would take over and give them something both to think about and talk about with the pride that comes with understanding works of art.

Barry Lyndon had mediocre success in the states but did much better in Europe. I guess because nothing got "blowed up". You could watch that film with the sound off and marvel at the striking images. Scenes lit with just candle light due to his extremely fast lens, the georgeous countryside etc. Plus, turning the sound on you can enjoy the most polite robbery (Mr. Feeney) ever filmed.

For a true lover of films the passing of Mr. Kubrick was tragic. But, as Martin Scorsese said "there is so much in a Kubrick film you can watch them again and again. Theres always something new.

The man was certainly one of a kind.

Lord Rocksavage

Again, I must reinforce many claims being made about the extent of Kubrick's fan base. I'm 17 and Kubrick is my favorite director.I have 4 books about the man and his films, the asian box set which adds "spartacus" and "Paths of Glory" to the U.S. edition. I just saw the trailer for this film after checking out today's AICN, and now I can't wait for a film that I only heard about five minutes ago. I also think you underestimate my age-group on the topic of how far back we'll go. The answer is all the way. I love "Treasures From American Film Archives" and will promptly pick it up upon it's re-release. While most of Malkovich's films cater to the art-house crowd anyway, I think the brand Kubrick carries some serious weight and will surely draw in many who would otherwise not go to see such a film.

I'm 18 and Kubrick is one of my favourite directs. But you might have a point, I'm quite sure a lot of my friends have no clue about who Kubrick really is/was, and that indeed is quite a shame :(

[deleted]