Diane Arbus Movie

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Kidman eyes photographer biopic

By JAM! Movies

Nicole Kidman is in talks to star as photographer Diane Arbus in the biopic "Fur," Variety reports.

The film, which is being directed by Steven Shainberg ("Secretary"), is based on the biography by author Patricia Bosworth.

Arbus, considered to be one of the great American photographers of the 20th Century, committed suicide in 1971.

Robert Downey Jr. is also in negotiations to join the cast of "Fur." The movie is expected to begin shooting in New York in May.
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Just FYI - might be interesting!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks
 
Interesting. There's also an article(s) about in B&W magazine this month. Haven't read it yet. I did go to the Arbus at the museum recently, it was really great. Even my wife who is usually not into photography shows, enjoyed it.

Of course it had many of her photos that you always see, but it also had some obscure ones (to me at least), and a lot of history too. Some of her old TLRs were there and such.

A real treat.

Happy Friday,

Scott
 
Bosworth's biography, though entertaining, was in a word, "cr_p". I know the Arbus' former assistant very well, who was interviewed for the book. Bosworth kept calling him by a different name no matter how many times he corrected her and she published his name wrong as well. She is no literary genius, as I feel this movie will be Hollywood's interpetation of Arbus' life.
 
Hollywood has very few actresses that look as hard as Diane Arbus did. Hollywood has to make everyone... pretty.

Maybe Annette Benning without makeup. She would still be... pretty.

I can't see Hollywood making a compelling film about Arbus.
 
Arbus was so "edgy", making evocative images. It's like Kirk Douglas playing Van Gogh, an interesting movie but not what we picture of the true artist.
 
I really like nicole kidman, as for the roll we shall see. anybody here see eyes wide shut or dogville? I think she has a lot of range.
 
I think that if Kidman could pull a Charlese Theron and change her looks and dug deep (which I belive she is capable of) It might happen.

What counts more for me is who will be the director? If it is Oliver Stone I will run in the oposite direction. It could turn out like that god-awful doors movie with Val Kilmer.

Jonathan Demme maybe? (doh, just read back, Shainberg- I have not seen "Secretary") :bang:
 
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Well, you have to be a "registered" reader to view the article, but I find her work moving/provacative.
Should be an interesting show. :)
 
Honu-Hugger said:
While on the Arbus subject, this might be of interest:
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Thank you for pointing that out. It expresses what I love in her work better than I'd been able to articulate it. Grace, indeed.

William
 
"Imaginary"...this justifies blatant historical inaccuracy. Clearly the life & career of Diane Arbus isn't interesting or compelling enough on its own to warrant a film. It needs the Hollywood touch! Doomed portrait photographer meets handsome fashion hunk and finds True Love in her last days.

-Dave-
 
Anybody remember that cheesy film about Frida Kahlo, that was all about her love-life and left out most of her srtistic work?

Roman
 
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