Courtesy of Eureka Entertainment
by James Cameron-wilson
There are few greater pleasures, for me, than watching an old film that I have admired all my life resurrected in all its pristine glory. The distributor Eureka Entertainment is a dab hand at such home entertainment miracles and this week releases a Special Edition 4K Ultra-hd Blu-ray of Stanley Kubrick’s anti-war classic Paths of Glory. To be honest, I only watch the film about once a decade at most, but its power never diminishes. After watching it again, in the crispest print I have yet seen, I felt completely numb by the end. And rightly so. The war film has never been the same again since Saving Private Ryan in 1998, but Paths of Glory, made in 1957, summons up neither special effects nor the gore of war, just the abominable power of words and language, semantics used to distort the meaning of heroism and sacrifice.
by James Cameron-wilson
There are few greater pleasures, for me, than watching an old film that I have admired all my life resurrected in all its pristine glory. The distributor Eureka Entertainment is a dab hand at such home entertainment miracles and this week releases a Special Edition 4K Ultra-hd Blu-ray of Stanley Kubrick’s anti-war classic Paths of Glory. To be honest, I only watch the film about once a decade at most, but its power never diminishes. After watching it again, in the crispest print I have yet seen, I felt completely numb by the end. And rightly so. The war film has never been the same again since Saving Private Ryan in 1998, but Paths of Glory, made in 1957, summons up neither special effects nor the gore of war, just the abominable power of words and language, semantics used to distort the meaning of heroism and sacrifice.
- 3/8/2024
- by James Cameron-Wilson
- Film Review Daily
Hollywood star Tom Cruise has been branded an “egocentric control freak” by ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ writer Frederic Raphael.
The veteran writer – who has been open about the issues he had working with the 1999 film’s late director Stanley Kubrick – blasted the ‘Mission: Impossible’ actor and questioned the chemistry between him and his then-wife Nicole Kidman in the movie, even though they have never met, reports ‘Female First UK’.
The 91-year-old scribe made the remarks in a letter he has written in his new book ‘Last Post’, in which he accused Tom, along with the filmmaker’s wife Christiane Harlan and her brother Jan of being responsible for his unflattering Wikipedia entry and trying to write him out of the director’s “history”.
According to MailOnline, he wrote: “There has been an incessant campaign, led by the Harlans, whom I never met during the two or three years of addressing myself exclusively to you,...
The veteran writer – who has been open about the issues he had working with the 1999 film’s late director Stanley Kubrick – blasted the ‘Mission: Impossible’ actor and questioned the chemistry between him and his then-wife Nicole Kidman in the movie, even though they have never met, reports ‘Female First UK’.
The 91-year-old scribe made the remarks in a letter he has written in his new book ‘Last Post’, in which he accused Tom, along with the filmmaker’s wife Christiane Harlan and her brother Jan of being responsible for his unflattering Wikipedia entry and trying to write him out of the director’s “history”.
According to MailOnline, he wrote: “There has been an incessant campaign, led by the Harlans, whom I never met during the two or three years of addressing myself exclusively to you,...
- 7/28/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Amid the “Oppenheimer” anticipation, another bomb has been dropped: Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” will be adapted as a stage production on the West End.
The project, led by “Veep” and “Avenue 5” creator Armando Iannucci, is the first-ever adaptation of a Kubrick property. Kubrick’s widow, Christiane Kubrick, confirmed the upcoming play based on the 1964 political satire film starring Peter Sellers.
“We have always been reluctant to let anyone adapt any of Stanley’s work, and we never have. It was so important to him that it wasn’t changed from how he finished it,” Christiane told the BBC. “But we could not resist authorizing this project: the time is right, the people doing it are fantastic, and ‘Strangelove’ should be brought to a new and younger audience. I am sure Stanley would have approved it too.”
“Dr. Strangelove...
The project, led by “Veep” and “Avenue 5” creator Armando Iannucci, is the first-ever adaptation of a Kubrick property. Kubrick’s widow, Christiane Kubrick, confirmed the upcoming play based on the 1964 political satire film starring Peter Sellers.
“We have always been reluctant to let anyone adapt any of Stanley’s work, and we never have. It was so important to him that it wasn’t changed from how he finished it,” Christiane told the BBC. “But we could not resist authorizing this project: the time is right, the people doing it are fantastic, and ‘Strangelove’ should be brought to a new and younger audience. I am sure Stanley would have approved it too.”
“Dr. Strangelove...
- 7/17/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Hot off of the awards recognition of his semi-autobiography, The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg had recently received the Golden Bear Lifetime Achievement at the Berlin Film Festival. According to Variety, the director said in a rousing speech, “I also feel a little alarmed to be told I’ve lived a lifetime because I’m not finished, I want to keep working. I want to keep learning and discovering and scaring the shit out of myself and sometimes the shit out of you. I gotta get back to some of those earlier scarier movies, but that’s another story for later on. As long as there’s joy in it for me, and as long as my audience can find joy and other human values in my films, I’m reluctant to ever say that’s a wrap.”
Spielberg, who had directed the heavy drama, Schindler’s List, and felt changed by that production,...
Spielberg, who had directed the heavy drama, Schindler’s List, and felt changed by that production,...
- 2/22/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
If you cast your mind back to 2013, you might recall that Steven Spielberg was looking to bring another of Stanley Kubrick's unmade projects to screens following his work on A.I.. In this case, it was the deceased filmmaker's passion project Napoleon. Spielberg was envisioning a miniseries for HBO rather than a movie, and it appears that it's finally moving forward.
Napoleon is quite possibly the most famous unfinished film in Kubrick’s archive. He wrote the script in 1961 after ploughing months into research and gathering thousands upon thousands of location photos, slides and pages of notes about the idea.
But MGM and United Artists, which were to have produced the eventual film, refused due to the high cost and fears that big period war epics failed to make their budgets back. Kubrick held on to the idea, writing further drafts, but never managed to get it made. Alison Castle...
Napoleon is quite possibly the most famous unfinished film in Kubrick’s archive. He wrote the script in 1961 after ploughing months into research and gathering thousands upon thousands of location photos, slides and pages of notes about the idea.
But MGM and United Artists, which were to have produced the eventual film, refused due to the high cost and fears that big period war epics failed to make their budgets back. Kubrick held on to the idea, writing further drafts, but never managed to get it made. Alison Castle...
- 2/21/2023
- Empire - TV
Stanley Kubrick left behind several incomplete projects when he died in 1999, with "Napoléon" arguably being his most infamous one. After devoting much of his life to studying the life of French army general Napoléon Bonaparte, several issues arose while he was attempting to get it off the ground. He eventually never returned to it, but his script is far from dead. That's because Steven Spielberg, who worked with Kubrick on "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," confirmed that he was still working on adapting his lengthy script as an HBO limited series.
"We are mounting a big production with the cooperation of [widow] Christiane Kubrick and [producer] Jan Harlan for HBO based on Stanley's original script, 'Napoléon,'" the "Fablemans" director said,
Spielberg delivered these remarks during a conference at the Berlinale Film Festival. It's not likely that he will direct the miniseries, as he also said during the conference that he has not...
"We are mounting a big production with the cooperation of [widow] Christiane Kubrick and [producer] Jan Harlan for HBO based on Stanley's original script, 'Napoléon,'" the "Fablemans" director said,
Spielberg delivered these remarks during a conference at the Berlinale Film Festival. It's not likely that he will direct the miniseries, as he also said during the conference that he has not...
- 2/21/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
One of Stanley Kubrick’s lost projects, a large-scale biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, has been in the works for HBO for the last seven years.
Steven Spielberg, who has been involved for at least ten years, now says he is “mounting a big production” and the project will become a seven-part series for the premium cable network.
It’s not clear whether the project is still in the development stages or has a series order.
Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival, The Fabelmans director said, “With the co-operation of Christiane Kubrick and Jan Harlan, we’re mounting a large production for HBO on based on Stanley’s original script Napoloeon. We are working on Napoleon as a seven-part limited series,” he said.
Kubrick had originally planned the film after the success of 2001 and did extensive research on the French Revolutionary leader. He had planned to film the movie across Europe,...
Steven Spielberg, who has been involved for at least ten years, now says he is “mounting a big production” and the project will become a seven-part series for the premium cable network.
It’s not clear whether the project is still in the development stages or has a series order.
Speaking at the Berlin Film Festival, The Fabelmans director said, “With the co-operation of Christiane Kubrick and Jan Harlan, we’re mounting a large production for HBO on based on Stanley’s original script Napoloeon. We are working on Napoleon as a seven-part limited series,” he said.
Kubrick had originally planned the film after the success of 2001 and did extensive research on the French Revolutionary leader. He had planned to film the movie across Europe,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Later this year, Ridley Scott will release his David Scarpa-scripted, Joaquin Phoenix-led take on Napoleon Bonaparte for Apple TV+, but he’s not the only major filmmaker mounting a cinematic take on the French military commander’s life and pursuits. After being in development for some time, it looks like an adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s unproduced Napoleon script is finally moving ahead in the hands of Steven Spielberg.
As revealed at a Berlinale press conference today, The Fabelmans director said the project is in active development with the backing of Stanley Kubrick’s widow Christiane Kubrick and his long-time producer and brother-in-law Jan Harlan. The “large production” will take the form of a seven-part limited series for HBO.
Back when Kubrick was developing it, the meticulously researched war epic was courting Audrey Hepburn and Jack Nicholson, the latter of whom would go on to lead The Shining,...
As revealed at a Berlinale press conference today, The Fabelmans director said the project is in active development with the backing of Stanley Kubrick’s widow Christiane Kubrick and his long-time producer and brother-in-law Jan Harlan. The “large production” will take the form of a seven-part limited series for HBO.
Back when Kubrick was developing it, the meticulously researched war epic was courting Audrey Hepburn and Jack Nicholson, the latter of whom would go on to lead The Shining,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Steven Spielberg Has Yet To Set Next Movie: “I Don’t Know What I’m Going To Do Next. I Have No Idea”
Steven Spielberg told a Berlin Film Festival press conference on Tuesday that he has yet to set his next movie in the wake of back-to-back productions West Side Story and The Fabelmans.
“I wish, I wish,” the director said when quizzed on what was coming up next.
“I was so involved with two films back-to-back… I never had a chance to think about what am I going to do when these two movies are over. And I sit here in front of all of you saying, ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do next. I have no idea.”
“It’s kind of a nice feeling. And it’s also a horrible feeling. It’s nice that I can actually have control of my life again and makes my own choices in my real life. But I need to work and I love to work and that’s...
“I wish, I wish,” the director said when quizzed on what was coming up next.
“I was so involved with two films back-to-back… I never had a chance to think about what am I going to do when these two movies are over. And I sit here in front of all of you saying, ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do next. I have no idea.”
“It’s kind of a nice feeling. And it’s also a horrible feeling. It’s nice that I can actually have control of my life again and makes my own choices in my real life. But I need to work and I love to work and that’s...
- 2/21/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran actor and frequent scene stealer Bruce Davison joins Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss a few of his favorite films.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Extra School (2017)
Gone With The Wind (1939)
Willard (1971) – Joe Dante’s review, Lee Broughton’s Blu-ray review
Fortune And Men’s Eyes (1971)
Short Cuts (1993) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Longtime Companion (1989)
Last Summer (1969) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Short Eyes (1977)
The Manor (2021)
Ulzana’s Raid (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review and All-Region Blu-ray review
King Solomon’s Mines (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
Them! (1954) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Tarantula (1955) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Spartacus (1960) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Ben-Hur (1959) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary,...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Extra School (2017)
Gone With The Wind (1939)
Willard (1971) – Joe Dante’s review, Lee Broughton’s Blu-ray review
Fortune And Men’s Eyes (1971)
Short Cuts (1993) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Longtime Companion (1989)
Last Summer (1969) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Short Eyes (1977)
The Manor (2021)
Ulzana’s Raid (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review and All-Region Blu-ray review
King Solomon’s Mines (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
Them! (1954) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Tarantula (1955) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Spartacus (1960) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Ben-Hur (1959) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
“He was not any of the things the newspapers said about him,” Christiane Kubrick says of her husband in an archival interview featured early into Kubrick by Kubrick, a new documentary that seeks to look behind the monolith and demystify its legendary’s subject’s artistic process. Directed by Grégory Monro, it’s based on a series of interviews by critic Michel Ciment, the audio recordings of which have been selectively weaved to offer a platform for the famously elusive director to speak in his own words. Handsomely presented with captivating quotes—not only from Kubrick himself but many of his closest collaborators—the brief film, clocking in at just over 70 minutes, isn’t packed with new personal revelations nor illuminating analysis of his exalted body of work, but effectively shows a side of Kubrick often not the focus of critical conversation: a man who lived a relatively humble way,...
- 4/20/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Leon Vitali with Anne-Katrin Titze on Stanley Kubrick and the casting of Danny Lloyd for The Shining: "I could make that boy [David Morley in Barry Lyndon] focus." Photo: David Ninh
Tony Zierra's exhaustive Filmworker, which had its world première in last year's Cannes Film Festival (Christopher Nolan will present 2001: A Space Odyssey on a remastered 70mm print this year), tackles the volatile and loving relationship of the most indispensable person in Stanley Kubrick's world. Through interviews that include Matthew Modine, R Lee Ermey, and Tim Colceri on Full Metal Jacket, Marie Richardson and Lisa Leone on Eyes Wide Shut, Ryan O'Neal on Barry Lyndon, Danny Lloyd on The Shining, and executive producer Jan Harlan (nephew of Veit Harlan and brother of Christiane Kubrick) we learn about the all-encompassing role Leon Vitali ended up playing in the life of the demanding film director.
Leon Vitali as Lord Bullingdon: "As an actor,...
Tony Zierra's exhaustive Filmworker, which had its world première in last year's Cannes Film Festival (Christopher Nolan will present 2001: A Space Odyssey on a remastered 70mm print this year), tackles the volatile and loving relationship of the most indispensable person in Stanley Kubrick's world. Through interviews that include Matthew Modine, R Lee Ermey, and Tim Colceri on Full Metal Jacket, Marie Richardson and Lisa Leone on Eyes Wide Shut, Ryan O'Neal on Barry Lyndon, Danny Lloyd on The Shining, and executive producer Jan Harlan (nephew of Veit Harlan and brother of Christiane Kubrick) we learn about the all-encompassing role Leon Vitali ended up playing in the life of the demanding film director.
Leon Vitali as Lord Bullingdon: "As an actor,...
- 5/13/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Warner Bros. Pictures will debut an ‘unrestored’ 70mm print of the director’s groundbreaking science fiction epic at the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival. Widely considered among the greatest films of the 20th century, “2001: A Space Odyssey” will return to select U.S. theatres in 70mm beginning May 18, 2018.
Set for Saturday, May 12, the world premiere will be held during the Cannes Classics section of the Festival, featuring an introduction by award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The screening will also be attended by members of Stanley Kubrick’s family, including his daughter, Katharina Kubrick, and longstanding producing partner and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan.
For the first time since the original release, this 70mm print was struck from new printing elements made from the original camera negative. This is a true photochemical film recreation. There are no digital tricks, remastered effects,...
Set for Saturday, May 12, the world premiere will be held during the Cannes Classics section of the Festival, featuring an introduction by award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan. The screening will also be attended by members of Stanley Kubrick’s family, including his daughter, Katharina Kubrick, and longstanding producing partner and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan.
For the first time since the original release, this 70mm print was struck from new printing elements made from the original camera negative. This is a true photochemical film recreation. There are no digital tricks, remastered effects,...
- 4/23/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Cannes Film Festival will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” with the world premiere of an unrestored 70mm print, introduced by Christopher Nolan.
The event is set for May 12 as part of the Cannes Classics program. The screening will also be attended by members of Kubrick’s family, including his daughter Katharina Kubrick and his longtime producing partner and brother-in-law Jan Harlan.
Nolan, who will be attending the festival for the first time, will also participate in a Cannes masterclass on May 13, during which he will discuss his filmography and his passion for Kubrick’s work.
For the first time since the original release, this 70mm print was struck from new printing elements made from the original camera negative. Nolan worked closely with the team at Warner Bros. Pictures throughout the mastering process.
Christiane Kubrick said, “I’m delighted that ‘2001: A Space...
The event is set for May 12 as part of the Cannes Classics program. The screening will also be attended by members of Kubrick’s family, including his daughter Katharina Kubrick and his longtime producing partner and brother-in-law Jan Harlan.
Nolan, who will be attending the festival for the first time, will also participate in a Cannes masterclass on May 13, during which he will discuss his filmography and his passion for Kubrick’s work.
For the first time since the original release, this 70mm print was struck from new printing elements made from the original camera negative. Nolan worked closely with the team at Warner Bros. Pictures throughout the mastering process.
Christiane Kubrick said, “I’m delighted that ‘2001: A Space...
- 3/28/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Not to be confused “Daydreaming With Stanley Kubrick,” a current exhibit in London featuring art inspired by the director, “The Stanley Kubrick Exhibition” has been touring the world with stops at Los Angeles, Toronto, Poland, and more. Featuring original props, equipment, costumes, and more items essential to the director’s career, it’s now at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, and Mythbusters‘ Adam Savage has posted his own video tour.
In the fascinating overview, he looks at the candles in Barry Lyndon, Kubrick’s own lenses, concept art from A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (which Savage worked on), the monkey costumes from 2001: A Space Odyssey, a model for Dr. Strangelove set, his preparation for his unmade epic Napoleon, which Cary Fukunaga is attached to direct, and much more.
Check out the videos below, along with pieces on Savage’s own model of the maze in The Shining, which has...
In the fascinating overview, he looks at the candles in Barry Lyndon, Kubrick’s own lenses, concept art from A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (which Savage worked on), the monkey costumes from 2001: A Space Odyssey, a model for Dr. Strangelove set, his preparation for his unmade epic Napoleon, which Cary Fukunaga is attached to direct, and much more.
Check out the videos below, along with pieces on Savage’s own model of the maze in The Shining, which has...
- 7/20/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
“Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick” is a new exhibition that features art inspired by the filmmaker and his work. Somerset House in London will host the event from July 6 through August 24 and will include pieces from artists like Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter, Carl Craig, Doug Aitken, Gavin Turk, Haroon Mirza, Anish Kapoor and many more.
Each one was invited to “respond to a film, scene, character or theme from the Kubrick archives, shining new perspectives onto the cinematic master’s lifework.”
Read More: Stanley Kubrick Was Preparing To Remake ‘Pinocchio’ Before His Death
Kubrick’s wife of 41 years, Christiane Kubrick will also support the exhibition and contribute a portrait entitled, “Remembering Stanley.” Jan Harlan, Kubrick’s executive producer for 28 years is also a supporter of the project, with Warner Bros. endorsing it.
Read More: Cary Fukunaga In Talks To Direct Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon Project For HBO, Spielberg To Produce...
Each one was invited to “respond to a film, scene, character or theme from the Kubrick archives, shining new perspectives onto the cinematic master’s lifework.”
Read More: Stanley Kubrick Was Preparing To Remake ‘Pinocchio’ Before His Death
Kubrick’s wife of 41 years, Christiane Kubrick will also support the exhibition and contribute a portrait entitled, “Remembering Stanley.” Jan Harlan, Kubrick’s executive producer for 28 years is also a supporter of the project, with Warner Bros. endorsing it.
Read More: Cary Fukunaga In Talks To Direct Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon Project For HBO, Spielberg To Produce...
- 6/17/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Barry Lyndon. It’s one of Stanley Kubrick’s greatest achievements, and yet it is has rarely been uttered in the same league as A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, or Dr. Strangelove. However, as the years have gone by they’ve been very kind to Kubrick’s 18th-century tale. It was ranked 59th on Sight & Sound’s prestigious critics poll of the greatest movies ever made and has been hailed by Martin Scorsese, among many others, as his favorite Kubrick film. John Alcott’s cinematography also ranks as one of the landmarks of the field of photography, with its ingenious natural lighting that, in one very famous scene, lit up rooms with dozens of chandeliers. Its impact has been felt all the way to last year’s The Revenant, which also used natural lighting and was clearly inspired by Alcott’s famous lens.
All this to say that...
All this to say that...
- 6/17/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. – Stanley Kubrick
17 years ago today, we lost perhaps the most influential director in cinema, Stanley Kubrick. There’s no shortage of videos and other materials (we’ve posted hours upon hours’ worth) regarding his meticulous process and the effect his work has had on generations of filmmakers, but while he continues to be a source of inspiration for both them and viewers, there’s also room to learn more. On the anniversary of his death, we have a collection of some of the finest resources.
Leading off with the crown jewels of today’s post, we have a nearly one-hour conversation with his widow Christiane Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, and his long-time producer Jan Harlan. The trio...
17 years ago today, we lost perhaps the most influential director in cinema, Stanley Kubrick. There’s no shortage of videos and other materials (we’ve posted hours upon hours’ worth) regarding his meticulous process and the effect his work has had on generations of filmmakers, but while he continues to be a source of inspiration for both them and viewers, there’s also room to learn more. On the anniversary of his death, we have a collection of some of the finest resources.
Leading off with the crown jewels of today’s post, we have a nearly one-hour conversation with his widow Christiane Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, and his long-time producer Jan Harlan. The trio...
- 3/7/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A year ago today, Warner Home Video released the incredible and sizable 10-disc Blu-ray collection, “Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection.” It only seems fitting that we mark the anniversary with this hour-long Charlie Rose interview about the late, great Stanley Kubrick. Back in 2001, Rose sat down with Christiane Kubrick (the filmmaker’s wife of over 40-years until his death two years prior, in 1999), Martin Scorsese, and Jan Harlan, who executive produced Kubrick’s last four completed films and had just directed and released the documentary, “Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures.” The trio joined Rose to effuse about the writer-director and his masterful, inimitable filmography. And gush they did—with great reason. “One of his pictures, are equivalent to ten of somebody else’s,” Scorsese says in archival interview footage used in the special. Later during the interview, he admits that he often watches Kubrick’s films with the sound off.
- 11/4/2015
- by Zach Hollwedel
- The Playlist
Stanley Kubrick was a sucker for order, so he might have appreciated the desire to catalogue his career. However, since his films often warn against placing too much faith in systems, perhaps he knew that this way madness lies.
Frankly, most of his films have fair claim to being number one, so establishing first amongst equals means some hard choices have been made along the way - just try not to trigger the doomsday device or start swinging the axe if you don't agree.
So without further ado, let's open the pod bay doors and enter the enigmatic, exceptional work of Stanley Kubrick.
13. Fear and Desire (1953)
Even a genius has to start somewhere. Already a successful magazine photographer and documentary maker, 24-year-old Kubrick directed his debut about a military mission on limited funds - it was shot silently with sound added later.
Plagued by difficulties, Kubrick later called it "a completely inept oddity,...
Frankly, most of his films have fair claim to being number one, so establishing first amongst equals means some hard choices have been made along the way - just try not to trigger the doomsday device or start swinging the axe if you don't agree.
So without further ado, let's open the pod bay doors and enter the enigmatic, exceptional work of Stanley Kubrick.
13. Fear and Desire (1953)
Even a genius has to start somewhere. Already a successful magazine photographer and documentary maker, 24-year-old Kubrick directed his debut about a military mission on limited funds - it was shot silently with sound added later.
Plagued by difficulties, Kubrick later called it "a completely inept oddity,...
- 7/26/2015
- Digital Spy
This weekend, I had the pleasure of taking in the Kubrick Exhibit at the Tiff Bell Lightbox in Toronto, and it's everything that a fan of the director would want. With individual exhibit spaces dedicated to each of his films, featuring stills, costumes, props and more (yes, you will see the monolith and Star Child from "2001: A Space Odyssey," among other things), plus materials from his never-realized projects "A.I.," "Napoleon," and "The Aryan Papers," you couldn't ask for a better exploration of the director's work. But one thing I did miss was a chance to take in one of the retrospective screenings. Thankfully, Tiff is making it easy to see what I've missed. Kubrick's producer Jan Harlan and his wife Christiane Kubrick were recently on hand to introduce a screening of Kubrick's final film, "Eyes Wide Shut" (appropriately, you have to enter through a heavy black curtain to get...
- 11/17/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Maleficent Maleficent has made over $757 million so far worldwide. That's amazing to me and what's even more amazing is the fact Disney has yet to announce a sequel. Perhaps that's because this seemed to be a film so largely spear-headed by Angelina Jolie that she won't agree to a sequel until a script she considers decent is in front of her. I expect the DVD/Blu-ray to do gangbusters, which should get Disney working even harder on making that a possibility.
A Most Wanted Man I was late to the party with A Most Wanted Man, but as I wrote in my review after watching the Blu-ray I was damned impressed as this is easily one of the best films of the year so far. There are also a couple decent features on the disc, one with John le Carre taking a tour of Hamburg talking about how he created the story.
A Most Wanted Man I was late to the party with A Most Wanted Man, but as I wrote in my review after watching the Blu-ray I was damned impressed as this is easily one of the best films of the year so far. There are also a couple decent features on the disc, one with John le Carre taking a tour of Hamburg talking about how he created the story.
- 11/4/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
October may be over, but that doesn’t mean horror and sci-fi fans don’t have anything to look forward to this month. November 4th will see the release of Brett Ratner’s Hercules 3D and a few cult classics, including The Doctor and the Devils and The Ninth Configuration. There are also several indie horror movies making their debut this week, including The Taking of Deborah Logan, Ghost Bride and Dead Girls.
And for those of you looking to add a few Blu-ray collections to your home library, Amazon is releasing an exclusive set in honor of Stanley Kubrick (which looks stellar) and there’s also a new Doctor Who box set to look forward to as well.
Spotlight Titles:
The Doctor and the Devils (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Based on Dylan Thomas’ original screenplay, this shocking horror-thriller stars Timothy Dalton as Thomas Rock, a brilliant young anatomy professor in 1820s Edinburgh.
And for those of you looking to add a few Blu-ray collections to your home library, Amazon is releasing an exclusive set in honor of Stanley Kubrick (which looks stellar) and there’s also a new Doctor Who box set to look forward to as well.
Spotlight Titles:
The Doctor and the Devils (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
Based on Dylan Thomas’ original screenplay, this shocking horror-thriller stars Timothy Dalton as Thomas Rock, a brilliant young anatomy professor in 1820s Edinburgh.
- 11/4/2014
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Stanley Kubrick, the popular exhibition that celebrates the creative process of one of cinema's most enigmatic and essential artists, makes its Canadian premiere at Tiff Bell Lightbox from October 31, 2014 -- January 25, 2015.
Re-designed for Toronto audiences (and featuring an exclusive 15-minute collection of Kubrick clips, curated by Tiff Director of Programmes Jesse Wente), it draws on extensive archives from Kubrick's home and workplace and features rare photographs and letters, original props and costumes, screenplays, production materials, and cameras from his almost 50-year career. Stanley Kubrick is Tiff's largest exhibition to date, with almost 1,000 artifacts.
Jan Harlan, Kubrick's long-time producer and brother-in-law, and Christiane Kubrick, Kubrick's widow after 47 years of marriage, were on-hand to kick off the exhibition.
Highlights include the 'Starchild' from "2001: A Space Odyssey," the dresses of the ghostly sisters from "The Shining," the 'Born to Kill' helmet of Private Joker from "Full Metal Jacket," the authentic...
Re-designed for Toronto audiences (and featuring an exclusive 15-minute collection of Kubrick clips, curated by Tiff Director of Programmes Jesse Wente), it draws on extensive archives from Kubrick's home and workplace and features rare photographs and letters, original props and costumes, screenplays, production materials, and cameras from his almost 50-year career. Stanley Kubrick is Tiff's largest exhibition to date, with almost 1,000 artifacts.
Jan Harlan, Kubrick's long-time producer and brother-in-law, and Christiane Kubrick, Kubrick's widow after 47 years of marriage, were on-hand to kick off the exhibition.
Highlights include the 'Starchild' from "2001: A Space Odyssey," the dresses of the ghostly sisters from "The Shining," the 'Born to Kill' helmet of Private Joker from "Full Metal Jacket," the authentic...
- 10/30/2014
- by Chris Jancelewicz
- Moviefone
Okay, we know, it seems like every other day there's a new Stanley Kubrick video to dive into about his life and films, but today is something slightly different, from an aspect of his career that perhaps doesn't get as much discussion. The Bank Austria Kunstforum recently had a showing of Kubrick's work as a photographer before he became a filmmaker, and the folks at Cast Your Art put together a pretty nice ten minute video essay on the exhibit. It's overview of what's on display but also an informative guide through the details of Kubrick's shutterbug efforts. It goes into the various styles he utilized and the breadth of coverage he provided to newspapers and magazines, ranging from street life to sports to current events and more. It's fascinating stuff, with producer Jan Harlan and Kubrick's wife Christiane Kubrick providing context as well, so give it a whirl below.
- 7/17/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
There's not a single horror movie with a more fascinating behind the scenes story than The Shining, a topic that was briefly covered in The Making of the Shining, a 35-minute documentary - made by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian - that is included on the DVD release of the film. The recently released Room 237 also dug deep into the film, but that was more about whacky super-fan theories, than anything else.
Courtesy of Movies.com, a new documentary called Staircases to Nowhere has just come to our attention, which is perhaps the most fascinating Shining documentary we've yet seen. The only modern documentary about the film to be endorsed by both Warner Bros. and the Kubrick estate, Staircases to Nowhere is a 55-minute glimpse inside the inner workings of the Shining set, as told by nine people who actually worked on the film, including the producer, the 1st assistant director,...
Courtesy of Movies.com, a new documentary called Staircases to Nowhere has just come to our attention, which is perhaps the most fascinating Shining documentary we've yet seen. The only modern documentary about the film to be endorsed by both Warner Bros. and the Kubrick estate, Staircases to Nowhere is a 55-minute glimpse inside the inner workings of the Shining set, as told by nine people who actually worked on the film, including the producer, the 1st assistant director,...
- 3/14/2014
- by John Squires
- FEARnet
Over the last few months I’ve been re-visiting the entire filmography of the great director Stanley Kubrick; I recently caught up and watched last year’s Room 237, a documentary showcasing the numerous theories about the meaning of the film The Shining. Unbeknownst to me it wasn’t officially sanctioned by Warner Bros or the estate of director Stanley Kubrick. Well now comes to light the documentary Staircases to Nowhere:
Recorded over three years, the documentary serves as a one hour oral history of the making of The Shining featuring interviews with assistant directors, camera technicians, artists, and Kubrick’s wife Christine.
Interviewees include Brian Cook (1st Ad), Jan Harlan (Producer), Christiane Kubrick (Wife of Stanley Kubrick), Mick Mason (Camera Technician), June Randall (Continuity) and many more. Kubrick was one of the most enigmatic filmmakers and remains one of the most influential, check out the entire documentary below and...
Recorded over three years, the documentary serves as a one hour oral history of the making of The Shining featuring interviews with assistant directors, camera technicians, artists, and Kubrick’s wife Christine.
Interviewees include Brian Cook (1st Ad), Jan Harlan (Producer), Christiane Kubrick (Wife of Stanley Kubrick), Mick Mason (Camera Technician), June Randall (Continuity) and many more. Kubrick was one of the most enigmatic filmmakers and remains one of the most influential, check out the entire documentary below and...
- 3/12/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
War is hell, for sure, but war can make for undeniably brilliant movie-making. Here, the Guardian and Observer's critics pick the ten best
• Top 10 action movies
• Top 10 comedy movies
• Top 10 horror movies
• Top 10 sci-fi movies
• Top 10 crime movies
• Top 10 arthouse movies
• Top 10 family movies
10. Where Eagles Dare
As the second world war thriller became bogged down during the mid-60s in plodding epics like Operation Crossbow and The Heroes of Telemark, someone was needed to reintroduce a little sang-froid, some post-Le Carré espionage, and for heaven's sake, some proper macho thrills into the genre. Alistair Maclean stepped up, writing the screenplay and the novel of Where Eagles Dare simultaneously, and Brian G Hutton summoned up a better than usual cast headed by Richard Burton (Major Jonathan Smith), a still fresh-faced Clint Eastwood (Lieutenant Morris Schaffer), and the late Mary Ure (Mary Elison).
Parachuted into the German Alps, they have one...
• Top 10 action movies
• Top 10 comedy movies
• Top 10 horror movies
• Top 10 sci-fi movies
• Top 10 crime movies
• Top 10 arthouse movies
• Top 10 family movies
10. Where Eagles Dare
As the second world war thriller became bogged down during the mid-60s in plodding epics like Operation Crossbow and The Heroes of Telemark, someone was needed to reintroduce a little sang-froid, some post-Le Carré espionage, and for heaven's sake, some proper macho thrills into the genre. Alistair Maclean stepped up, writing the screenplay and the novel of Where Eagles Dare simultaneously, and Brian G Hutton summoned up a better than usual cast headed by Richard Burton (Major Jonathan Smith), a still fresh-faced Clint Eastwood (Lieutenant Morris Schaffer), and the late Mary Ure (Mary Elison).
Parachuted into the German Alps, they have one...
- 10/29/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Kirk Douglas movies: The Theater of Larger Than Life Performances Kirk Douglas, a three-time Best Actor Academy Award nominee and one of the top Hollywood stars of the ’50s, is Turner Classic Movies’ "Summer Under the Stars" featured star today, August 30, 2013. Although an undeniably strong screen presence, no one could ever accuse Douglas of having been a subtle, believable actor. In fact, even if you were to place side by side all of the widescreen formats ever created, they couldn’t possibly be wide enough to contain his larger-than-life theatrical emoting. (Photo: Kirk Douglas ca. 1950.) Right now, TCM is showing Andrew V. McLaglen’s 1967 Western The Way West, a routine tale about settlers in the Old American Northwest that remains of interest solely due to its name cast. Besides Douglas, The Way West features Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright, and 21-year-old Sally Field in her The Flying Nun days.
- 8/30/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Academy) are pleased to co-present the first U.S. retrospective of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, developed in collaboration with the Kubrick Estate and the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt. The exhibition (November 1, 2012.June 30, 2013) provides access to the director.s extraordinary vision and working methods while illuminating the network of influences and conditions that came together to make his films universally regarded as modern masterpieces. The Los Angeles presentation is made possible by a generous gift from Steve Tisch.
.By featuring this legendary filmmaker and his oeuvre in his first retrospective within the context of an art museum, Stanley Kubrick will reevaluate how we define the artist in the twenty-first century, and simultaneously expand upon Lacma.s commitment to exploring the intersection of art and film,. said Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director of Lacma.
.By featuring this legendary filmmaker and his oeuvre in his first retrospective within the context of an art museum, Stanley Kubrick will reevaluate how we define the artist in the twenty-first century, and simultaneously expand upon Lacma.s commitment to exploring the intersection of art and film,. said Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director of Lacma.
- 8/16/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If the gunman's mask was inspired by Bane, we will likely hear some depressingly familiar arguments about films inspiring violence – but pinning blame is a hazardous exercise
The Us reels from another horrific killing spree: 14 people shot dead and many more injured at a showing of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Sickeningly, some in the audience reportedly failed to make their escape because they assumed at first that the disturbance was simply a special effect. The gunman was apparently wearing a mask, perhaps a gas-mask, though details are still unclear. Was the mask inspired by the film's villain, Bane? And if so, are we to see a revival of the debate about copycat crimes and the cinema?
The traditional course of the debate is for the denunciation of violent movies to be countered with a denunciation of America's gun laws. And yet the gun laws are much stricter in Norway,...
The Us reels from another horrific killing spree: 14 people shot dead and many more injured at a showing of the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Sickeningly, some in the audience reportedly failed to make their escape because they assumed at first that the disturbance was simply a special effect. The gunman was apparently wearing a mask, perhaps a gas-mask, though details are still unclear. Was the mask inspired by the film's villain, Bane? And if so, are we to see a revival of the debate about copycat crimes and the cinema?
The traditional course of the debate is for the denunciation of violent movies to be countered with a denunciation of America's gun laws. And yet the gun laws are much stricter in Norway,...
- 7/21/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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By Raymond Benson
Often called one of the best, if not the best, anti-war movie ever made, Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory solidified the director’s standing in Hollywood as a talent to be reckoned with. The second film in Kubrick’s collaboration with producer James B. Harris (the first was the excellent The Killing), and released in 1957, the picture demonstrated Kubrick’s flair for camerawork, composition, and controversial subject matter. Certainly Paths of Glory stands out among his early works as a monumental achievement.
Based on true events during World War I, the story concerns how three innocent French privates are court-martialed for “cowardice” simply to set an example after a devastating defeat on the battlefield. Their commander (Kirk Douglas, in one of his best performances) must defend them.
Retro-active: The Best From Cinema Retro's Archives (This article originally ran in October 2010)
By Raymond Benson
Often called one of the best, if not the best, anti-war movie ever made, Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory solidified the director’s standing in Hollywood as a talent to be reckoned with. The second film in Kubrick’s collaboration with producer James B. Harris (the first was the excellent The Killing), and released in 1957, the picture demonstrated Kubrick’s flair for camerawork, composition, and controversial subject matter. Certainly Paths of Glory stands out among his early works as a monumental achievement.
Based on true events during World War I, the story concerns how three innocent French privates are court-martialed for “cowardice” simply to set an example after a devastating defeat on the battlefield. Their commander (Kirk Douglas, in one of his best performances) must defend them.
- 7/3/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The National Film Preservation Foundation announced today that the next volume in their invaluable series of DVD releases will be Treasures 5: The West, 1898-1938. The 10-hour, 3-disc box set celebrates "the dynamic, gender-bending, ethnically diverse West that flourished in early movies but has never before been seen on video."
The full lineup is here and today's announcement plucks out a few of the highlights: "Among the 40 selections are Mantrap (1926), the wilderness comedy starring Clara Bow in her favorite role; Ws Van Dyke's legendary The Lady of the Dugout (1918), featuring outlaw-turned-actor Al Jennings; Salomy Jane (1914), with America's first Latina screen celebrity Beatriz Michelena [image above]; Gregory La Cava's sparkling Old West–reversal Womanhandled (1925); Sessue Hayakawa in the cross-cultural drama Last of the Line (1914); one-reelers with Tom Mix and Broncho Billy, Mabel Normand in The Tourists (1912), and dozens of other rarities." The set is slated for a September release.
Speaking of the wild,...
The full lineup is here and today's announcement plucks out a few of the highlights: "Among the 40 selections are Mantrap (1926), the wilderness comedy starring Clara Bow in her favorite role; Ws Van Dyke's legendary The Lady of the Dugout (1918), featuring outlaw-turned-actor Al Jennings; Salomy Jane (1914), with America's first Latina screen celebrity Beatriz Michelena [image above]; Gregory La Cava's sparkling Old West–reversal Womanhandled (1925); Sessue Hayakawa in the cross-cultural drama Last of the Line (1914); one-reelers with Tom Mix and Broncho Billy, Mabel Normand in The Tourists (1912), and dozens of other rarities." The set is slated for a September release.
Speaking of the wild,...
- 5/31/2011
- MUBI
We look back at one of Stanley Kubrick’s most celebrated and infamous films, 1971’s classic, A Clockwork Orange…
There's something blackly seductive about Anthony Burgess' 1964 novel, A Clockwork Orange. Its worldview is bleak, the violence abhorrent. And yet, there's something gutsy and organic about Nadsat, the slang-filled language that Burgess created for his futuristic urban gang, and something indelible about his murderous, carnal anti-hero, Alex DeLarge.
And then in 1971, Stanley Kubrick went and made a film of it. Applying his own distinctive visual style to Burgess' future dystopia, Kubrick's movie hit the sensibilities of UK cinema-goers like a sledgehammer. Its design had an immediate impact on contemporary culture, with the central image of a trussed-up Malcolm McDowell, his eyes prised open, one of the most arresting in 20th century cinema.
A simple tale at heart, A Clockwork Orange introduces Alex and his little coterie of droogs, a violently...
There's something blackly seductive about Anthony Burgess' 1964 novel, A Clockwork Orange. Its worldview is bleak, the violence abhorrent. And yet, there's something gutsy and organic about Nadsat, the slang-filled language that Burgess created for his futuristic urban gang, and something indelible about his murderous, carnal anti-hero, Alex DeLarge.
And then in 1971, Stanley Kubrick went and made a film of it. Applying his own distinctive visual style to Burgess' future dystopia, Kubrick's movie hit the sensibilities of UK cinema-goers like a sledgehammer. Its design had an immediate impact on contemporary culture, with the central image of a trussed-up Malcolm McDowell, his eyes prised open, one of the most arresting in 20th century cinema.
A simple tale at heart, A Clockwork Orange introduces Alex and his little coterie of droogs, a violently...
- 5/25/2011
- Den of Geek
All the news, reviews, comment and buzz from the Cannes film festival, as it happened
7.02pm: Here are the last of your pictures on what has been a restrained and respectable day of Cannes-ing by this week's standards. And that's yer lot. I'm off to the pub. Thanks for dropping by.
6.31pm: Our video dream team of Henry, Xan and Laurence have produced an absorbing and revealing little piece about the remastering of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. Malcolm McDowell, Jan Harlan and Christiane Kubrick discuss the making of and motivation behind the movie. McDowell talks about how the public is finally seeing the film for what it really is: a black comedy.
5.29pm: Catherine Shoard has the interesting bits from the Sean Penn press conference, including the part where he suggests Americans have gone overboard about the killing of Bin Laden. As Catherine points out, there's never been a...
7.02pm: Here are the last of your pictures on what has been a restrained and respectable day of Cannes-ing by this week's standards. And that's yer lot. I'm off to the pub. Thanks for dropping by.
6.31pm: Our video dream team of Henry, Xan and Laurence have produced an absorbing and revealing little piece about the remastering of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. Malcolm McDowell, Jan Harlan and Christiane Kubrick discuss the making of and motivation behind the movie. McDowell talks about how the public is finally seeing the film for what it really is: a black comedy.
5.29pm: Catherine Shoard has the interesting bits from the Sean Penn press conference, including the part where he suggests Americans have gone overboard about the killing of Bin Laden. As Catherine points out, there's never been a...
- 5/20/2011
- by Ian J Griffiths
- The Guardian - Film News
The Cinema de la Plage where screenings of classic films are held at 9:30 each night; click for a larger look
Photo: Brad Brevet I already mentioned how Warner Home Video would be releasing a *new* Stanley Kubrick Blu-ray collection, this time including high definition versions of Lolita and Barry Lyndon with previously released HD versions of Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut and a new 40th Anniversary Edition of A Clockwork Orange. That set hits Blu-ray on May 31, but Kubrick's now-40-year-old A Clockwork Orange will be hitting the Cannes Croisette a little bit earlier than that.
Another, late night look at the Cinema de la Plage; click for a larger look
Photo: Brad Brevet It had been previously announced, but yesterday the Cannes Film Festival made it official that A Clockwork Orange would be part of the...
Photo: Brad Brevet I already mentioned how Warner Home Video would be releasing a *new* Stanley Kubrick Blu-ray collection, this time including high definition versions of Lolita and Barry Lyndon with previously released HD versions of Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut and a new 40th Anniversary Edition of A Clockwork Orange. That set hits Blu-ray on May 31, but Kubrick's now-40-year-old A Clockwork Orange will be hitting the Cannes Croisette a little bit earlier than that.
Another, late night look at the Cinema de la Plage; click for a larger look
Photo: Brad Brevet It had been previously announced, but yesterday the Cannes Film Festival made it official that A Clockwork Orange would be part of the...
- 4/27/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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Cover of A Clockwork Orange [Blu-ray
Warner Home Video is readying the Blu-ray debut of A Clockwork Orange, coming in late May, and released a new trailer for your entertainment.
Here’s the official release:
Burbank, Calif., March 31, 2011 – Stanley Kubrick was one of the great filmmakers of our time and his profound influence on motion pictures continues to this day. His 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange, starring Malcolm McDowell, portrayed an oppressive lawless society where man was reduced to little more than a machine. The film introduced into popular culture the concept of “ultra-violence,” as singing, tap-dancing, derby-topped hooligan Alex (McDowell) has a “good time” – at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Kubrick’s future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess’ novel.
This was a powerful film made by a director at the height of his artistry and its impact generated worldwide controversy.
Cover of A Clockwork Orange [Blu-ray
Warner Home Video is readying the Blu-ray debut of A Clockwork Orange, coming in late May, and released a new trailer for your entertainment.
Here’s the official release:
Burbank, Calif., March 31, 2011 – Stanley Kubrick was one of the great filmmakers of our time and his profound influence on motion pictures continues to this day. His 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange, starring Malcolm McDowell, portrayed an oppressive lawless society where man was reduced to little more than a machine. The film introduced into popular culture the concept of “ultra-violence,” as singing, tap-dancing, derby-topped hooligan Alex (McDowell) has a “good time” – at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Kubrick’s future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess’ novel.
This was a powerful film made by a director at the height of his artistry and its impact generated worldwide controversy.
- 4/27/2011
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
On May 31st, Warner Home Video releases a special edition of Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange on Blu-ray to commemorate the film's 40th Anniversary. It's a big year for anniversaries for classic films, but this has got to be one of the best (sorry The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur). Along with the Blu-ray release, Malcolm McDowell will be doing a tour of sorts, kicking off with a screening of the film at the Cannes Film festival, followed by a screening and panel discussion at the New York Museum of Modern Art, and then closing with a special presentation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
For the special trailer, a list of extra features on the upcoming disc (including two new featurettes), and more, just hit the jump.
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For those really eager to get their hands on this special edition of A Clockwork Orange,...
For the special trailer, a list of extra features on the upcoming disc (including two new featurettes), and more, just hit the jump.
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For those really eager to get their hands on this special edition of A Clockwork Orange,...
- 4/27/2011
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
The Cannes Film Festival's unveiled its Classics program today: "Fourteen films, five documentaries, surprises, a Masterclass (Malcolm McDowell), new or restored prints: The program is based on proposals from national archives, cinematheques, studios, producers and distributors. Rare classics to discover or re-discover, they will be presented in 35mm or high definition digital prints."
The Films
The first round of descriptions comes straight from the Festival.
A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune) by Georges Méliès (France, 1902, 16'). "The color version of Georges Méliès most famous film, A Trip to the Moon (1902) is visible again 109 years after its release: having been long considered lost, this version was found in 1993 in Barcelona. In 2010, a full restoration is initiated by Lobster Films, Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Heritage Cinema. The digital tools of today allows them to re-assemble the fragments of 13 375 images from the film and restore them one by one.
The Films
The first round of descriptions comes straight from the Festival.
A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune) by Georges Méliès (France, 1902, 16'). "The color version of Georges Méliès most famous film, A Trip to the Moon (1902) is visible again 109 years after its release: having been long considered lost, this version was found in 1993 in Barcelona. In 2010, a full restoration is initiated by Lobster Films, Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Heritage Cinema. The digital tools of today allows them to re-assemble the fragments of 13 375 images from the film and restore them one by one.
- 4/26/2011
- MUBI
Cannes Classics is a recent addition to the festival, and will enjoy its 8th instalment this year. Part of the line-up of this section of the fest is screened at Ceinema de la Plage, that’s right, on the beach. You’ve got to admit that it’s pretty cool – an open-aired screening of a classic film on the French Riviera, away from the exclusivity of the Palais, and able to be enjoyed by Panini-eating passers-by on the Croisette. There should be more of this at the festival, it’s good for the soul.
This year’s line-up of films includes work by Stanley Kubrick, Bernardo Bertolucci, Euzhan Palcy (currently being honored by MoMA in New York) and Jerry Schatzberg, whose photograph of Faye Dunaway is embedded into this year’s festival poster above.
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will present a screening of “A Bronx Tale” to celebrate ten...
This year’s line-up of films includes work by Stanley Kubrick, Bernardo Bertolucci, Euzhan Palcy (currently being honored by MoMA in New York) and Jerry Schatzberg, whose photograph of Faye Dunaway is embedded into this year’s festival poster above.
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will present a screening of “A Bronx Tale” to celebrate ten...
- 4/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Cannes Classics is a recent addition to the festival, and will enjoy its 8th instalment this year. Part of the line-up of this section of the fest is screened at Ceinema de la Plage, that’s right, on the beach. You’ve got to admit that it’s pretty cool – an open-aired screening of a classic film on the French Riviera, away from the exclusivity of the Palais, and able to be enjoyed by Panini-eating passers-by on the Croisette. There should be more of this at the festival, it’s good for the soul.
This year’s line-up of films includes work by Stanley Kubrick, Bernardo Bertolucci, Euzhan Palcy (currently being honored by MoMA in New York) and Jerry Schatzberg, whose photograph of Faye Dunaway is embedded into this year’s festival poster above.
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will present a screening of “A Bronx Tale” to celebrate ten...
This year’s line-up of films includes work by Stanley Kubrick, Bernardo Bertolucci, Euzhan Palcy (currently being honored by MoMA in New York) and Jerry Schatzberg, whose photograph of Faye Dunaway is embedded into this year’s festival poster above.
Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal will present a screening of “A Bronx Tale” to celebrate ten...
- 4/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
By Dave Worrall
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Last night at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, BAFTA paid tribute to the production designer Sir Ken Adam, who turned 90 last year. Sponsored by the Albert R. Broccoli and Dana Broccoli Foundation, guests enjoyed a champagne reception followed by the event which was hosted by Matthew Sweet who introduced the many guests who took to the stage and honoured the great designer. Among them; Christiane Kubrick, Michael G. Wilson, Nicholas Meyer, Anouk Aimee, Peter Lamont, Sir Christopher Frayling, and Lewis Gilbert to name but a few. Actress Eunice Gayson read out a very funny letter on behalf of Sir Roger Moore, who was unable to attend, and current-day production designers praised Sir Ken Adam for inspiring them to enter the film business. Supplemented by on-screen film clips and visuals, BAFTA produced a first class event worthy of such an iconic and respected technician,...
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Last night at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, BAFTA paid tribute to the production designer Sir Ken Adam, who turned 90 last year. Sponsored by the Albert R. Broccoli and Dana Broccoli Foundation, guests enjoyed a champagne reception followed by the event which was hosted by Matthew Sweet who introduced the many guests who took to the stage and honoured the great designer. Among them; Christiane Kubrick, Michael G. Wilson, Nicholas Meyer, Anouk Aimee, Peter Lamont, Sir Christopher Frayling, and Lewis Gilbert to name but a few. Actress Eunice Gayson read out a very funny letter on behalf of Sir Roger Moore, who was unable to attend, and current-day production designers praised Sir Ken Adam for inspiring them to enter the film business. Supplemented by on-screen film clips and visuals, BAFTA produced a first class event worthy of such an iconic and respected technician,...
- 4/5/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition On Blu-ray. May 31 Star Malcolm McDowell Feted Worldwide
Special Anniversary Screenings at Cannes Film Festival and New York.s The Museum of Modern Art
Stanley Kubrick was one of the great filmmakers of our time and his profound influence on motion pictures continues to this day. His 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange, starring Malcolm McDowell, portrayed an oppressive lawless society where man was reduced to little more than a machine. The film introduced into popular culture the concept of .ultra-violence,. as singing, tap-dancing, derby-topped hooligan Alex (McDowell) has a .good time. . at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Kubrick.s future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess. novel.
This was a powerful film made by a director at the height of his artistry and its impact generated worldwide controversy. Forty years later,...
Special Anniversary Screenings at Cannes Film Festival and New York.s The Museum of Modern Art
Stanley Kubrick was one of the great filmmakers of our time and his profound influence on motion pictures continues to this day. His 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange, starring Malcolm McDowell, portrayed an oppressive lawless society where man was reduced to little more than a machine. The film introduced into popular culture the concept of .ultra-violence,. as singing, tap-dancing, derby-topped hooligan Alex (McDowell) has a .good time. . at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Kubrick.s future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess. novel.
This was a powerful film made by a director at the height of his artistry and its impact generated worldwide controversy. Forty years later,...
- 3/31/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I heard about this release yesterday, but was missing a few details, but this morning Warner Home Video officially announced an upcoming 40th Anniversary Edition of A Clockwork Orange on Blu-ray as well as two brand new Stanley Kubrick box sets, the Blu-ray version of which will include both Lolita and Barry Lyndon for the first time in high definition. All are set to hit shelves on May 31.
Special features aren't specific just yet for the complete box set, but there are a few details. First off, here's what you'll get on the new 40th Anniversary Edition of A Clockwork Orange: Malcolm McDowell Looks Back -- Malcolm McDowell reflects on his experience working with legendary director Stanley Kubrick on one of the seminal films of the 1970s (New) Turning like Clockwork -- Considers the Film's Ultra-violence and its Cultural Impact(New) Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and historian Nick Redman...
Special features aren't specific just yet for the complete box set, but there are a few details. First off, here's what you'll get on the new 40th Anniversary Edition of A Clockwork Orange: Malcolm McDowell Looks Back -- Malcolm McDowell reflects on his experience working with legendary director Stanley Kubrick on one of the seminal films of the 1970s (New) Turning like Clockwork -- Considers the Film's Ultra-violence and its Cultural Impact(New) Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and historian Nick Redman...
- 2/15/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
DVD Playhouse—November 2010
By Allen Gardner
Paths Of Glory (Criterion) Stanley Kubrick’s 1957 antiwar classic put him on the map as a major filmmaker. Kirk Douglas stars in a true story about a French officer in Ww I who locks horns with the military’s top brass after his men are court-martialed for failing to carry out an obvious suicide mission. A perfect film, across the board, with fine support from George Macready as one of the most despicable martinet’s ever captured on film, Ralph Meeker, and Adolphe Menjou, all oily charm as a conniving General. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Audio commentary by critic Gary Giddins; Excerpt from 1966 audio interview with Kubrick; 1979 interview with Douglas; New interviews with Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick, and producer James B. Harris; French television documentary on real-life case which inspired the film; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Winter’S Bone (Lionsgate) After her deadbeat father disappears,...
By Allen Gardner
Paths Of Glory (Criterion) Stanley Kubrick’s 1957 antiwar classic put him on the map as a major filmmaker. Kirk Douglas stars in a true story about a French officer in Ww I who locks horns with the military’s top brass after his men are court-martialed for failing to carry out an obvious suicide mission. A perfect film, across the board, with fine support from George Macready as one of the most despicable martinet’s ever captured on film, Ralph Meeker, and Adolphe Menjou, all oily charm as a conniving General. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Audio commentary by critic Gary Giddins; Excerpt from 1966 audio interview with Kubrick; 1979 interview with Douglas; New interviews with Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick, and producer James B. Harris; French television documentary on real-life case which inspired the film; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 1.0 mono.
Winter’S Bone (Lionsgate) After her deadbeat father disappears,...
- 11/6/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
First off, a word of welcome: this is the first entry in Pajiba's DVD Review section, a new section for which I was recently named editor by our esteemed editor and chief, Dustin Rowles. After nearly a decade of writing about film on the web, it feels like a homecoming to be doing DVD reviews once again (I cut my teeth on them initially and, over the years, I've learned a hell of a lot about the craft---those early reviews are embarrassing in retrospect). In any case, the purpose of this section serves two functions. In some cases, as in this review, we'll (yes, we, there will be a special guest writer who is joining the ranks) be reviewing movies with a fresh perspective while paying particular attention to Av quality and supplemental features. In other cases, when a film has already been reviewed for the site, we'll simply be...
- 11/5/2010
- by Drew Morton
Chicago – “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.” No film has as succinctly captured the truth of this brilliant Samuel Johnson quote as Stanley Kubrick’s masterful “Paths of Glory,” one of the best anti-war films ever made. It’s a work that often gets overlooked by the flashier projects like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “A Clockwork Orange,” or “The Shining” that Kubrick would make later in his career, but it’s easily one the best works from one of history’s best directors and the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of the film is another stunning beauty.
Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
A World War I French colonel (Kirk Douglas, giving one of his career-best performances) gets an order to send his troops on a seemingly-impossible mission. He is told from the beginning that the most-optimistic projections are that half of the already-shellshocked men will die during this mission but he has no choice.
Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
A World War I French colonel (Kirk Douglas, giving one of his career-best performances) gets an order to send his troops on a seemingly-impossible mission. He is told from the beginning that the most-optimistic projections are that half of the already-shellshocked men will die during this mission but he has no choice.
- 11/3/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Paths of Glory Quick Thoughts:
I have not yet seen the whole of Stanley Kubrick's readily available filmography. The one film that eludes me is 1962's Lolita after finally watching Barry Lyndon last December. It wasn't until August 1, 2008 that I finally saw Paths of Glory for the first time, and with each viewing of a Kubrick film the feeling you are watching something special never escapes your conscience. His films are unlike most anything you've seen before and you can tell when today's filmmakers are trying to accomplish something along similar lines. Even earlier this year, Christopher Nolan's Inception was referred to as Kubrickian by indieWire's Anne Thompson and whether you agree or not, it's evident Kubrick's stamp on cinema is one that will be felt throughout the ages.
Kubrick's often discussed as being one of the only directors to tackle all genres, but as noted by his...
I have not yet seen the whole of Stanley Kubrick's readily available filmography. The one film that eludes me is 1962's Lolita after finally watching Barry Lyndon last December. It wasn't until August 1, 2008 that I finally saw Paths of Glory for the first time, and with each viewing of a Kubrick film the feeling you are watching something special never escapes your conscience. His films are unlike most anything you've seen before and you can tell when today's filmmakers are trying to accomplish something along similar lines. Even earlier this year, Christopher Nolan's Inception was referred to as Kubrickian by indieWire's Anne Thompson and whether you agree or not, it's evident Kubrick's stamp on cinema is one that will be felt throughout the ages.
Kubrick's often discussed as being one of the only directors to tackle all genres, but as noted by his...
- 11/2/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Stanley Kubrick, 1957
This is one of the darkest anti-war films ever made, in great part because its vision – that of the young director Stanley Kubrick (he was only 29, making his third full-length picture) – is as bleak as the story. The place is the western front of the first world war, in a section manned by the French army. An attack is decreed by General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou), and passed on to General Mireau (George Macready) to execute.Everyone knows the attack is doomed because infantry advancing over open ground torn apart by artillery barrages will be cut down by the machine guns in the secure German lines. But when the plan fails, Broulard determines that there must be scapegoats – alleged cowards or malingerers – who betrayed the national purpose. Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas), who led the attack, is charged with picking three victims who will be subject to court martial and firing squad.
This is one of the darkest anti-war films ever made, in great part because its vision – that of the young director Stanley Kubrick (he was only 29, making his third full-length picture) – is as bleak as the story. The place is the western front of the first world war, in a section manned by the French army. An attack is decreed by General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou), and passed on to General Mireau (George Macready) to execute.Everyone knows the attack is doomed because infantry advancing over open ground torn apart by artillery barrages will be cut down by the machine guns in the secure German lines. But when the plan fails, Broulard determines that there must be scapegoats – alleged cowards or malingerers – who betrayed the national purpose. Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas), who led the attack, is charged with picking three victims who will be subject to court martial and firing squad.
- 10/19/2010
- by David Thomson
- The Guardian - Film News
Christiane Kubrick had 42 wonderful years with her husband. But in the decade since his death, she has been beset by tragedy. For the first time, she talks about losing one daughter to cancer, another to Scientology – and why her uncle made films for Goebbels
It's Thursday evening and the tiny figure of Christiane Kubrick takes to the stage at Somerset House on the Strand in London, to introduce an open-air screening of her late husband's film Paths of Glory. She reads from a prepared script: "Important events in life feel like they happened yesterday. But it was 53 years ago that Stanley saw me on German television and hired me . . ."
Stanley Kubrick gave Christiane the part of a bar singer. They married and barely left one another's side for the next 42 years. They raised three children: Anya and Vivian, plus Katharina, her daughter from an earlier marriage. Now, when she isn't...
It's Thursday evening and the tiny figure of Christiane Kubrick takes to the stage at Somerset House on the Strand in London, to introduce an open-air screening of her late husband's film Paths of Glory. She reads from a prepared script: "Important events in life feel like they happened yesterday. But it was 53 years ago that Stanley saw me on German television and hired me . . ."
Stanley Kubrick gave Christiane the part of a bar singer. They married and barely left one another's side for the next 42 years. They raised three children: Anya and Vivian, plus Katharina, her daughter from an earlier marriage. Now, when she isn't...
- 8/19/2010
- by Jon Ronson
- The Guardian - Film News
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