![]() In the original film, director Kubrick leveraged the then-omnipresent fear of nuclear conflict between the USSR and the US to create a hilarious black comedy. Ripper, who goes insane and issues a “Plan R”-an emergency war plan enabling nuclear bombs to be detonated by low-ranking soldiers. The plot centers around the actions of the deranged General Jack D. Strangelove (alternate title: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) is about “what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button.” Taking the stage, Romanek recounted how Kubrick originally wanted Strangelove to be a serious political thriller about a nuclear accident, but that after much research and consideration of the day’s political paradoxes, decided to just go with the irony. The reading was introduced by Film Independent at LACMA curator Elvis Mitchell. Jason Reitman-the original director of the series-was in the crowd to support Romanek and the actors, watching his first-ever “Live Read” as an audience member. Romanek recreated Kubrick and co-writer Terry Southern’s paradoxical script (based on the book by Peter George) by casting some of Hollywood’s best comedic performers. The Film Independent at LACMA series kicked off the New Year with Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 political satire and black comedy, guest directed by Mark Romanek ( Never Let Me Go, One Hour Photo and countless music videos.) Strangelove it made sense that the night would open with the 1939 tune “We’ll Meet Again”-originally sung by soldiers during World War II amid tearful goodbyes before heading off to battle. ![]() ![]() “We’ll meet again/don’t know where/don’t know when/but I know we’ll meet again some day…”Īs the lights dimmed in anticipation of Film Independent at LACMA’s January 21 Live Read of Dr. ![]()
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