Rules of the Frame

064 | Fear and Desire ft. Travis Olson

Episode Summary

Connor & Jon are joined by their old co-worker, Travis Olson, to dig into Stanley Kubrick's worst film. They try to find his roots and genius in this snooze-fest of a war film. And ponder whether the director's wishes towards their finished products should be followed and if it's a waste of resources restoring a bad film? WARNING: Major spoilers for Fear and Desire, minor spoilers for It's a Wonderful Life & Bridge on the River Kwai Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rulesoftheframe/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rulesoftheframe Twitter: https://twitter.com/RulesOfTheFrame YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII7_Fevn8na1ZkXyfUeTQA/featured

Episode Notes

Connor & Jon are joined by their old co-worker, Travis Olson, to dig into Stanley Kubrick's worst film. They try to find his roots and genius in this snooze-fest of a war film. And ponder whether the director's wishes towards their finished products should be followed and if it's a waste of resources restoring a bad film?

WARNING: Major spoilers for Fear and Desire, minor spoilers for It's a Wonderful Life & Bridge on the River Kwai

Follow us:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rulesoftheframe/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rulesoftheframe  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RulesOfTheFrame  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII7_Fevn8na1ZkXyfUeTQA/featured

Films mentioned in this episode:

--------------------------------

• Fear and Desire (1953)| Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Catwoman (2004) | Dir. Pitof
• Metropolis (1927) | Dir. Fritz Lang
• Killer's Kiss (1955) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Paths of Glory (1957) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Full Metal Jacket (1987) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Barry Lyndon (1975)  | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• Lolita (1962) | Dir: Stanley Kubrick
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• The Day of the Fight (1951) | Dir.  Stanley Kubrick
• The Flying Padre (1951)| Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• The Killing (1956) | Dir. Stanley Kubrick
• It's A Wonderful Life (1946) | Dir. Frank Capra
• Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | Dir. David Lean
• Apocalypse Now (1979) | Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
• Platoon (1986) | Dir. Oliver Stone
• Rashomon (1950) | Dir. Akira Kurosawa
• Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Following (1998) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• The Sixth Sense (1999) | Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
• Signs (2002) | Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
• The Village (2004) | Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
• Unbreakable (2000)| Dir. M. Night Shyamalan
• The Seafarers (1953)| Dir.  Stanley Kubrick
• Spartacus (1960) | Dir.  Stanley Kubrick
• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) | Dir. Alejandro G. Inarritu
• The Revenant (2015) | Dir. Alejandro G. Inarritu
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Schindler's List (1993) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Only Yesterday (1991) | Dir. Isao Takahata
• Ivan's Childhood (1962) | Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
• The Steamroller and the Violin (1961) | Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
• The Killers (1956) | Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky