he definitely was chuckle worthy in grosse point blank with john cusack.
since then Entourage has ruined him for me.  piven overload.

disgusting but also terribly sad.  powerful combination that.

nah…the show only starts once Michelle has "turned her life around" and the show's premise is based on her helping other women make a similar "journey".
so i think that opens up the producing duties to anyone at the channel, eh?
(c'mon michelle's manager…i've spinning gold here)

as somebody who usually misses these things (at least the first couple times) i tend to think that perfect continuity is really not a big deal…unless it crosses the line into making the scene look stupid and amateurish (which is never ever the case in any kubrick film i can think of).
On a more sophisticated perhaps…

sheesh…if laziness in typing is not permitted here…then WHERE?

giant novels and the miniseries format are definitely well suited IF they are done properly.
definitely a worthy project for s.

and THAT is a reality show right there:
Michelle  Shocked: Life Coach
catch it this fall on Lifetime.

we are at the nexus of mental illness and publicity stunt at this point….neeeext.

it's a valid perspective.
i would only add that kubrick did more takes than anyone…and as a result perhaps the continuity person on set simply got overwhelmed.  i am not a film professional but i would guess that if you shoot the same scene enough times over multiple days things can definitely get a little hazy.  it's…

exactly.
i would only add this: kubrick was a perfectionist…but in a way that is not about 
eliminating continuity errors…it was about creating a certain feel in the scene.  he was just waiting for the take(s) that he was excited by…and the pool balls were besides the point.
 as you say the more takes you do over a more…

holy crap…i was more right than i knew….

ya got me!
i'm dropping a dime to the secret illuminati council.

something tells me that the band was driven to school in their rich trendy hamptons loving parents' saabs and the video is some kind of half clever retro kitch statement.   nostalgia rather than an insult.
"jimi hendrix burned a stratocaster…and we burn a SAAB!"point being the saab folks should see this as a tribute…

valid point.

@avclub-2b6834ce56000032e3740153c3f24176:disqus 
valid points made.
i'll just throw in this thought.  I believe that in at least some cases the insane number of takes (which some might say were in the search for "perfection") led directly to continuity errors because people were losing track of things after take 60 or…

it is indeed much closer to the book but is also (imo) a complete piece of crap.   
it only made more clear what a master kubrick is/was.

agree.
side note: the use of an indian burial ground is certainly a staple of horror/supernatural fiction.  it's possible kubrick just wanted to bring his film into the larger canon of horror fiction.
king himself used the old indian burial ground trick in Pet Sematary.  
i also agree that kubrick did seem to enjoy…

so if it IS a great film but sorely lacking as an adaptation….there should be no beef.  Kubrick was not setting out to make the most faithful ("best"?) adaptation possible of a best seller…he was setting out to make the best film he could using the book as a starting point.  nothing wrong with that imo.

or in the case of the shining his fear of he himself hurting his kids….

it's all a matter of degree and manner.
if done one way and to a certain extent it can actually get at some of the substance of the thing being looked at and be completely worthwhile…if done another way and completely over the top it becomes stupid.