Behind the scenes photo of Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode filming the arena fight. #Spartacus #TCMParty
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@chrisperkins94.bsky.socialBehind the scenes photo of Kirk Douglas and Woody Strode filming the arena fight. #Spartacus #TCMParty
@monsieur4olokode.bsky.socialWhen Draba threw that weapon at those vultures, it was a total FU!!! #TCMParty #Spartacus
@vanstanwyck.bsky.socialExcellent list. I'd add the extraordinary verisimilitude in costumes, settings, furnishings and color palette. The realistic range of neutrals is unprecedented for a Technicolor period epic. Russell Metty's Oscar was well-deserved. #Spartacus #TCMParty
@libbyr.bsky.social“I tingle.” #Spartacus #TCMParty
Peter Ustinov was always so good.
@celluloidsoul.bsky.socialYay John Dall too! And Nina Foch!
It's going to be fun that I've never even looked up the whole cast. (Damn I just ruined what would have been a really good surprise double checking that was John Dall...) #Spartacus #TCMParty
@teamrickandilsa.bsky.socialThe part about Dalton Trumbo in particular and the film’s role in ending the infamous blacklist👏👏👏👏 #Spartacus #TCMParty
@teamrickandilsa.bsky.socialAlex North score appreciation post. #Spartacus #TCMParty
@monsieur4olokode.bsky.social#Spartacus This “Meet Cuties” moment between Spartacus and Varinia—with him looking at her in a very serious manner LOL!!! #TCMparty
@chrisperkins94.bsky.socialThat's exactly right. As filming proceeded, Douglas clashed with Kubrick and stated he regretted having fired Mann. In his memoir, Douglas called Kubrick a "talented shit." #TCMParty #Spartacus
@celluloidsoul.bsky.socialJudging from the ads for Psycho, they must still have been trying to change the habit of people showing up to movies at any point in the program. Perhaps this contributed to a new "event"-like tone.
Totally agree on setting the mood! It's much more effective in the theatre IMO. #Spartacus #TCMParty
@unitedwhofans.bsky.socialIIRC, Kubrick and Douglas did not get along that much on Paths of Glory, but Kirk knew Stanley had talent and called him in.
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@vanstanwyck.bsky.socialCharles McGraw looking great even without a fedora and suit.
I really think I might need to revise my Top 10 Noses of Classic Film list to include his.
@chrisperkins94.bsky.socialAnthony Mann worked as director a total of 18 days on #Spartacus. Mann and Kirk Douglas had creative differences, and depending on different sources, Douglas fired Mann and replaced him with Stanley Kubrick. Despite his removal, the quarry scene Mann filmed remained in the final cut. #TCMParty
@celluloidsoul.bsky.socialWhat what? Peter Ustinov?
Suddenly here for #Spartacus
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@dwayneadd.bsky.socialIIRC, the "overture" was designed to:
1. alert people to take their seats (from the lobby)
2. get people in the mood for the film.
#TCMParty
#Spartacus
@vanstanwyck.bsky.social#Spartacus is not my favorite sword and sandal epic, but it has my favorite credit sequence. It's so minimalist in an era when they typically ladled it on hardcore.
@monsieur4olokode.bsky.socialThe opening titles by Saul Bass are DIVIne and PURE PERFECTION!! #Spartacus!! #TCMparty
@dwayneadd.bsky.socialThe last time I recall @tcmtv.bsky.social "fanboying: out to the release of a Criterion Box Set was back in Oct. 2019 when *I* was their star of the month. Kubrick is *also* deserving. 😎
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#Spartacus
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@teamrickandilsa.bsky.socialLolita’s story is cringy. A Clockwork Orange is nowhere near the quality of the novel! Fear and Desire just didn’t work for me. #Spartacus #TCMParty