One of our big themes on this podcast is what happens when talented movie makers lose their minds… or their taste… or control over their movies. You get a “Bordello of Blood” when big name, talented people make a movie none of them really wants to make. Plus an insane producer. Caligula had the opposite problem – but with an insane producer. Every big name that made Caligula wanted to make the movie and for almost entirely artistic reasons. Gore Vidal – the screenplay’s original author – had a clear vision for what he wanted… Caligula’s original director – Tinto […]