is he the next Stanley Kubrick in terms of directing
he is a perfectionist and waits a while for each release…
what do you guys think
Huh? He died 35 years ago:
You should have made a more precise title to refer to someone else.
i meant the british director that did “12 years a slave” “hunger” and “shame”
Brilliant in Bullitt
Sorry, my only ‘view on him’ is that he should really go by “Stephen” or S. David McQueen to avoid confusion.
I’m always surprised that people with “famous” names don’t go by a variation. If I were beer authority Michael Jackson, I’d say “Please, call me Mike. On my book covers, too.”
(Dubious anecdote: We took in the mail for our neighbor Butch last month, and noticed that official state documents were addressed to A. “Butch” Schicklgruber. We’re making bets on whether he’s Alois, Adolf, or just Al.)
He’s Homer’s hero.
I kind of like it. I’m still tickled by the idea that this is the guy who directed Shakespeare in Love.
This is the sort of thing that some buddies of mine and I could spend all day with: coming up with other siblings and cousins for “Butch”:
Tim
Louis
Marty
Keith
Antoine
I could get to 50 quickly…
Good driver, but no PL Newman or Jim Garner.
A reporter once asked an elderly Iowa farmer named Adolph Hitler whether he had considered changing his name. “Let him change his name. I had it first.”
His OP referred to directing. The Steve McQueen you referred to was not a director, he was an actor.
Stop trying to be a clever dick, you’re failing.
Why should he? It doesn’t seem to be harming his career. All it seems to be is confusing people that have no concept of context and struggle with people having the same name.
Geez, touchy…
Read the title again
“whats your guys view on Steve Mcqueen”
Where is the word director?
Some of us believe titles should be explanatory of what the post is about.
I don’t know about clever, but I think we’re succeeding to be dicks.
Someone should send a link to this thread to Steve (henceforth to be designated “Director Steve McQueen”).
I’m betting no one’s ever made a joke about his name; I’m sure he’d appreciate a heads up.
“Fighting Anyone Who Doesn’t Like Clever Dicks Since 1973”
Just don’t call him African American.
(Because he’s a Brit)
Lightning McQueen
This is a warning for you, don’t insult others. You’ve been here long enough to know that…in fact, I see you’ve been warned many, many times before for personal insults, so your posting privileges will be under discussion.
Huh? He died like 3000 years ago.
I think the actual post itself makes it obvious which Steve McQueen the OP is talking about, so in that case the title was descriptive enough. Or did you just read the title and not the post?
To answer the OP, I haven’t watched 12 Years A Slave yet. I’m just not really interested in seeing that depicted. In fact, I haven’t watched Django or any other movie about American slavery. But I have seen Shame, and it was interesting enough. I saw it before Sleepy Hollow premiered on Fox and was really happy that show meant Nicole Beharie would get regular work because I liked her in the movie (of course that show is…not as fun now). So anyway, I’m happy that a black director finally won an Oscar even if it was for film about slavery, but I hope to see more of Steve McQueen. Hollywood needs more minority voices behind camera.