Comments on: Stanley Kubrick’s Favorite Films Included ‘The Jerk,’ ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ & ‘Modern Romance’

By: Huffy

Huffy — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

Directors seem much more comfortable with acknowledging lighter films than critics are. Go take a look at the Sight&Sound polls where they have critic top tens and director top tens. The contrast is pretty striking: most critic lists feel extremely self-aware and picked based on intellect whereas those of directors' feel more organic, like they actually picked the films they enjoy the most and not the ones which "belong" on a best of all time list.

By: hank

hank — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

The guy made Dr. Strangelove. What's so surprising about him enjoying a comedy?

By: Serena

Serena — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

There's a serious rumor going around that one of Terrence Malick's favorite movies is ZOOLANDER. No joke.

By: alan

alan — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

kubrick was also a huge armageddon fan.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

What an ignorant response, Ken. Why is it surprising that Kubrick liked light comedies? Answer me that. Also, Modern Romance and The Jerk have been well-known as Kubrick favorites for decades. Hardly new news. He once called Modern Romance "a perfect movie." And he was a huge Steve Martin fan (he wanted Martin for the Sydney Pollack role in Eyes Wide Shut).

By: max

max — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

I'm probably nitpicking here, but CITIZEN KANE actually was a Criterion title at one point, back in the days of Laserdiscs. In fact I still own a copy.

By: Anonymous Hater

Anonymous Hater — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

You forgot to title this piece: "BREAKING: Stanley Kubrick liked films that entertained him as well as thoughtful, more serious films. What an idiot right? He should just hate everything except the work of Bela Tarr like The Playlist does."

By: BCM

BCM — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

Whoops! La Ronde is not source material for Eyes Wide Shut. Eyes Wide Shut is an update of Rhapsody â also published as Dream Story (Traumnovelle â 1925/26). Both La Ronde and Rhapsody were written by Arthur Schnitzler.

By: Arch

Arch — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

"An American Werewolf in London (…) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" !
Also Victor Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive is an absolute must-see.

By: owdl114

owdl114 — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

I believe he was also a huge fan of Heimat whilst I remember reading that he wasn't a fan of The Wizard of Oz.

By: mpbstereo

mpbstereo — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

Ron Shelton's White Men Can't Jump finally gets some love…

By: Max

Max — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

I read a few times that he loved a 1940s comedy The Bank Dick staring W.C. Feilds.

By: Stanley

Stanley — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:36:14 +0000

Uh, this list is nearly five months old.