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Savage Messiah: Ken Russell => Savage Messiah: Ken Russell => Topic started by: Iain Fisher on January 15, 2008, 10:08:13 PM
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Ken's short home made film A Kitten for Hitler is available on the Comedybox
www.comedybox.tv (http://www.comedybox.tv) .
There is a good chance he will do other films for the Internet.
Iain
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I guess that pays the bills, but I was hoping for something more. I thought we might get that with "Trapped Ashes," but now it seems that is bypassing theaters and going straight to dvd. Maybe if "Moll Flanders" ever gets made, that'll get a theatrical release.
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I'd love to see Ken do Moll Flanders with a full cast and crew. His ability to take a complex novel and bring out the essence (as he did for the DH Lawrence films, and Huxley's The Devils) would be perfect for Defoe's novel. Someone who understands it, but is not intimidated by it.
Iain
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Comedybox is now a part of MySpace, and 'Kitten' is nowhere to be found. Damn you, Rupert Murdoch!!!
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Glad I saw it before it got pulled!
Anyway, I see no reason why the short can't be uploaded onto Youtube. Russell rightly laments about the current state the filmmaking industry, but while he has returned to his low budget roots, he should be taking full advantage of the internet to broadcast his latest work.
A "Ken Russell Productions" page on Youtube is long overdue, in my opinion.
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I've got a copy of Kitten. I will put it on the site until it finds a permanent home.
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I managed it, so Kitten is back on-line
http://www.iainfisher.com/films/ken-russell-kitten-for-hitler.html (http://www.iainfisher.com/films/ken-russell-kitten-for-hitler.html)
Iain
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busy busy busy. On Ken Russell is on the site again
http://www.iainfisher.com/films/on-ken-russell.html (http://www.iainfisher.com/films/on-ken-russell.html)
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If it is the same documentary that can be found on YouTube, then I have seen it, and I recommend it for anyone who wants an introduction to Russell and his films. Just one question. When will it be fleshed out to a full-length documentary on one of our favorite directors.
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Possibly it will be expanded with one more interview, someone close to Ken.
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Possibly it will be expanded with one more interview, someone close to Ken.
I'm looking forward to it. And when you do, be sure to let us know.
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Updates to A Kitten for Hitler
http://www.iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-tv-gorsewood-3.html (http://www.iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-tv-gorsewood-3.html)
(http://www.iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-a-kitten-for-hitler-title.jpg)
(http://www.iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-a-kitten-for-hitler-mother-son.jpg)
(http://www.iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-a-kitten-for-hitler-rosie-thewlis.jpg)
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"A Kitten for Hitler: the most offensive Christmas film ever made" according to Tim Robey in The Times, 24 Dec 2021
The link is here
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/kitten-hitler-offensive-christmas-film-ever-made/ (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/kitten-hitler-offensive-christmas-film-ever-made/)
(behind a paywall)