Fear and Desire, 1953. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Frank Silvera, Paul Mazursky, Kenneth Harp, Steve Coit, and Virginia Leith. SYNOPSIS: Kino Lorber has issued Stanley Kubrick’s debut, Fear and Desire, on Blu-ray before, but this time they’ve commissioned a 4K restoration of the film, along with the presentation of the long-lost original version that […]
Films That DEMAND Multiple Viewings
It’s time to take a look at those layered films you might not get the first time, and therefore demand multiple viewings… Cinema is a beautiful thing and depending on your mood, there is every kind of film out there to give you what you need. Some films hit every mark on the first viewing […]
Steven Spielberg sets Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon as seven-part HBO series
Coming off the back-to-back productions of the Best Picture-nominated West Side Story remake and semi-autobiographical drama The Fabelmans, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg has revealed during the Berlin Film Festival that his upcoming movie slate is empty for the first time in a long time… although he does have one little project to keep him busy. […]
The Good and Bad of Indulged Filmmakers
Some filmmakers get full autonomy. Sometimes this is good. Sometimes, not so much… When you hit a level of success in filmmaking as a director (or occasionally a producing star actor) you find that studios increasingly bend over backwards to your every whim. This can even be to the point of risky ventures with huge […]
The Art of Ambiguity in Cinema
Tom Jolliffe looks at the finest in ambiguous cinema, and asks ‘how do you pull it off?’… Often in the law books of screenwriting there’s a section which might tell the studious aspiring writer that a film must have clarity. Plot threads must lead to resolution. Each act and your central character arcs should be […]
4K Ultra HD Review – A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange, 1971. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Miriam Karlin, Warren Clarke, James Marcus, Michael Tarn, and Michael Bates. SYNOPSIS: Stanley Kubrick’s classic A Clockwork Orange arrives on 4K with a remastered print created in collaboration with the director’s estate and his assistant, Leon Vitali. Most, but not […]
New 4K restoration of A Clockwork Orange releasing in September
Warner Bros. has announced that Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1971 dystopian film A Clockwork Orange is coming to 4K Ultra HD this September with a brand new restoration conducted by Warner Bros.’ Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) working closely with Kubrick’s former right-hand man Leon Vitali and the Kubrick Estate. Check out the details here… Adapted from […]
Blu-ray Review – Filmworker (2017)
Filmworker, 2017. Directed by Tony Zierra. Featuring Leon Vitali, Stanley Kubrick, Matthew Modine, Ryan O’Neal, Danny Lloyd, R. Lee Ermey, Stellan Skarsgård. SYNOPSIS: Filmworker charts the multiple decades that Leon Vitali spent as the jack-of-all-trades assistant to famously demanding film director Stanley Kubrick. It’s a glimpse into the ways Kubrick worked that is both fascinating […]
The Joy of a Loving 4K Restoration
Tom Jolliffe on the joy of a loving 4K restoration… In cinema, there’s a progressive fascination with new fangled technology. With every passing year, new tech and new kit is released leaving those with a technological fascination slobbering in anticipation. If you’re a filmmaker with any passing eye upon breaking Netflix you know that the […]
Stephen King clarifies why he doesn’t like The Shining
Although The Shining, which was written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, is considered one of the greatest horror films of all time, author Stephen King has been public about his dislike for the film since its release. Now, in an interview with The New York Times, King has clarified the exact reason why he doesn’t like […]
