9 years ago

“The sooner we admit our capacity for evil the less apt we are to destroy each other.”

Have a look at this brilliantly made video compilation —–WATCH HERE—– from Martin Kessler, this of Dutch Director Paul Verhoeven’s work while working in Hollywood. Verhoeven truly is an incredibly dynamic director, Paul Verhoeven’s films could be both satirical and sincere, violent and tender, often all at once. This is a tribute to Verhoeven’s Hollywood films, and I would like to make another using clips from his other films at some point. This compilation reminded me again on Michael Miner’s (screenwriter Robocop) and Ed Neumeier’s (screenwriter Robocop) quote from working with Verhoeven on the 1987 cult classic  RoboCop: ”A good director can adapt to any kind of genre, to any genre. That’s the key. If the guy’s got talent, he can do anything. And Paul can do anything. I often say that he is a visceralist, not a visualist. Kubrick’s a visualist, he’s very cold and concise, and he wants you to see it, and study. Paul wants you to be reacting like “Shit, the next one might hit me.” —-WATCH HERE—- for the inception and production of the 1987 classic Robocop. Watch the brilliant TV Commercials from Robocop —-HERE—-. “Hollywood, please finance Paul’s new book an into a feature….—-“Jesus of Nazareth” —-(AMAZON)—-. I’d Buy That for a Dollar, Right? Watch Brian Lehrer’s interview about the book with Verhoeven —-HEREPhoto Credit: Basic Instinct (1992) Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Cinematography Jan de Bont. Production Companies: Carolco Pictures, Canal+ (producer) (as Le Studio Canal+). Enjoy!