Thread: Ken Russell...we hardly knew ye.

Ken Russell 1927 - 2011
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Say what you want, guy made some great weird movies.

^Great weird movies indeed. Respect, Ken. RIP!

I always said that Ken Russell must've been crazy or on drugs or both.

His movies were weird and it didn't help that I saw some of them when I was young and impressionable. They certainly made an impact on me.

RIP

Hopefully this will prompt an actual uncut release of 'The Devils' Like Touching the Dead: Ken Russell's 'The Devils' (1971) < PopMatters which I am dying to see. You know, wherever they are Oliver Reed had the drinks waiting at the bar. Gonna have to put on Tommy now.

Yup....some crazy mad movies. Almost makes you wish he didnt get a chance to direct the Wall.

I have been wanting to watch The Devils too dammitt!

Ken Russell is one of those directors whose movies I've always wanted to see, but for whatever reason never got a chance to.

Hopefully, his passing will get some of his more weird, obscure **** a proper release so I might fix that.

C I N E B E A T S :: Ken Russell 1927-2011 :: November :: 2011

A link with links to good reads about Russell.

Got what appears to be a rather dodgy boot of the special uncut restored edition of THE DEVILS for about $8. I have to watch it but it is supposed to be all inclusive including the 'Rape of Christ' scene. It has a lot of special features on it, so hopefully it turns out to be a better copy than I think it might be, I'll let you know.