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Stanley Kubrick: The Ultimate Guide to the Legendary Filmmaker
What is that elevates a filmmaker to a film master like Stanley Kubrick, or that elegant French word, auteur? In the vast majority of films that make it onto the big screen these days, it is the actors’ names which draw curious audiences above the director’s. In many cases, at least in a film’s public…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to Stanley Kubrick’s Lenses Collection
When you here the Stanley Kubrick you think of images. One of the many reasons Kubrick was such a remarkable filmmaker was that he came to the film industry after years working as a professional photographer for publications like Look magazine. There he learned about composition, light and of course lenses. Not many film directors worry about the latest camera tech–cinematographers usually…
Read MoreEyes Wide Shut: Sex, Masks & Betrayal – Stanley Kubrick’s Final Masterpiece
Eyes Wide Shut is one of Stanley Kubrick’s last great masterpiece, and personally one of my favorite Kubrick films. Many critics and Kubrick fans considered it one of his lesser works when it was released. But as the years have gone by Eyes Wide Shut has aged extremely well. Even legendary director Martin Scorsese considers the film…
Read MoreThe Shining: Breaking Down Stanley Kubrick’s Masterpiece
The Shining is the legendary 1980 film starring Jack Nicholson as the protagonist of a psychological horror story. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, it’s touted to be one of the top 10 all-time scariest horror shows. The original story was written by Steven King who published a novel with the same title in 1997. Director Stanley…
Read MoreStanley Kubrick Screenplays (Download)
Stanley Kubrick is, without question, one of the titans of cinema. His style, unique approach, and genre-jumping abilities are legendary. Known as mostly a director and producer, Kubrick wrote or co-wrote most of his masterpieces. When reading his screenplays you get a small window into the man himself. I love reading one of his scripts,…
Read MoreBarry Lyndon: Breaking Down Stanley Kubrick’s Masterpiece
In the history of dramatic films, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon gets a beautiful ranking. It won a total of four Oscars under the production category. It is a film that is based on a novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray: ‘The Luck of Barry Lyndon,’ in 1844. The film itself was made in 1975. Stanley…
Read MoreA Clockwork Orange: Breaking Down Stanley Kubrick’s Masterpiece
In 1971 Legendary film director Stanley Kubrick released one of his masterpieces, A Clockwork Orange. The film is by far one of the most violent depictions of the future London. The movie itself is based on Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange published in 1962. Stanley Kubrick started filming A Clockwork Orange somewhere around September…
Read MoreFull Metal Jacket: Breaking Down Stanley Kubrick’s Masterpiece
Right-click here to download the MP3 What is that elevates a filmmaker to a film master like Stanley Kubrick, or that elegant French word, auteur? In the vast majority of films that make it onto the big screen these days, it is the actors’ names which draw curious audiences above the director’s. In many cases, at…
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