KUBRICK
KUBRICK @Feature #8: 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
It’s probably a certainty that a better science fiction film will never be made. Certainly nothing smarter, more iconic, or more enigmatic. Yes, special effects will continue to improve over time. But, even for 1968, the stuff from “2001: A Space Odyssey” holds up remarkably well. The first moonwalk to the monolith is slightly unrealistic […]
KUBRICK @Feature #4: 1957’s Paths of Glory
This was the one that cemented Stanley’s trajectory. I watched it again last week, on a Netflix issued DVD. Not the new Criterion Blu-ray, as I had hoped. Was this only the 2nd time I’ve experienced “Paths of Glory”? I believe so. And the first was probably a copy I taped via VHS off of […]
KUBRICK @Feature #7: 1964’s Dr. Strangelove
This will be my only credit abbreviation. But what Kubrick fan worth his precious bodily fluids, doesn’t realize that the full onscreen title reads: “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”? I remember folks telling me decades ago, that this film was meant to be taken seriously, but unintentionally supplied laughter, […]
KUBRICK @Feature #1: 1953’s Fear and Desire
It’s commonly known, among Stanley Kubrick fans, that he really despised his first film “Fear and Desire”, and would have preferred that we all forget about it (not bloody LIKELY!). The report is that Stanley once referred to it as, “a bumbling amateur film exercise”. Kubrick strongly suggested that 1955’s “Killer’s Kiss”, should be the […]
Reviewed by Mark Leonard 