1928-1999. American movie producer, director and writer, who made several influential movies including Dr Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Shining.
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Did the Ludovico technique work on Alex or was he just faking all the time?
While watching another Stanley Kubrick movie, this question about A Clockwork Orange popped up and has puzzled me since then:
Is it possible that after Alex was released (or even during the ...
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How was the space station fly-through in 2001: A Space Odyssey filmed?
In the sequence set to the Blue Danube Waltz, we see a Pan Am orbital shuttle docking with a partially-completed space station. Here is a clip from that sequence on YouTube. There are good views of ...
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2001 A Space Odyssey — Explanation of the ending lacking, yet popular?
It's a movie geek's film to watch and to enjoy. But when I reached the end, I had no idea what to take from it.
Some of the ideas are amazing, the visuals, and the lines (I'm sorry, Dave. I'm ...
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Is the first part of “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” based on Kubrick's or Spielberg's concepts/style?
I remember (99% sure) an interview with Spielberg (in a documentary of Kubrick's lifework), where he states that many critics falsely supposed that Spielberg was responsible for the first part ...
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What does the scene during the ending of The Shining represent?
In the ending of The Shining,
The camera slowly zooms into a photo and closes into a person who resembles Jack Nicholson (or is it him?).
What does this scene depict? How does it relate to the ...
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Why the stoic acting style in 2001 Space Odyssey?
One of the things that I have always found striking about 2001 is the almost mechanical acting of the human characters, especially the radio operator. I'm pretty sure it's a conscious choice on part ...
