Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

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Pictures</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="501" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 146 WIDTH="495"><div> <IMG SRC="1271688c0.jpg" border=0 width="104" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005ASUK/reelmoviecriticc">Stanley Kubrick Collection on DVD.</A>  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures </B>***1/2 (Not  Rated)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> Reviewed By George O. Singleton</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="549" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="545"><div> "He's the man!"…Jack Nicholson</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="580" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Stanley Kubrick</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Jan Harlan: Also, the director</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Tom Cruise</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Keir Dullea</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Jack Nicholson</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Sydney Pollack</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Martin Scorsese</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Steven Spielberg</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Nicole Kidman</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Woody Allen</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>30 Second Bottom Line</B>: In this documentary, you'll recognize many faces from Hollywood who while talking about Kubrick show a side of themselves you don't see on the morning TV talk shows, when they're promoting their latest movie. Kubrick is very well known considering how few films he made in his career. Learn a lot about the man, filmmaking and why movies are both entertainment and art.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> This film will only be seen on Warner Brothers Home Video series, here in the US. The fact that it is not going to theaters first in no way implies the film is anything less than outstanding.  </div> <bR> <div> We travel through the life of Stanley Kubrick, from home movies as a child until close to his death in early 1999. Interviews with colleagues, actors and other directors give us insight into the character of the artist. A statement that sums up how everyone felt about Kubrick comes from Jack Nicholson as he says, "He's the man!"</div> <bR> <div> Kubrick was born in New York in 1928 and did his early work there. As a young man he was an amateur photographer, but it was his photograph of a man mourning the death of President Franklin Roosevelt that made him a professional. Later, because of his desired life style, he moved to London and lived there for over 30 years. </div> <bR> <div> Stanley had the support of his family to pursue his career in film, as evidenced by the fact that his father cashed in his life insurance policy (or borrowed against it) to finance his first feature film, <I>Fear and Desire.</I> Kubrick's first big break came in 1956 when he made <I>Paths of Glory; </I>he also met his wife Christiane on the set. The film was so controversial in France that it was banned for over 20 years. </div> <bR> <div> While some thought that TV would be the death of the movies, Kubrick felt it would push movies to be better than they had been. In 1960, he made <I>Spartacus</I>, which achieved critical and commercial success along with four Oscars.</div> <bR> <div> In 1962 when he made <I>Lolita,</I> we observed that "good and evil does not always come in expected packages." Kubrick was a man who often seemed to be ahead of his time; when he made <I>Dr. Strangelove</I> in 1964 at first it received negative reviews before becoming a classic ten years later. </div> <bR> <div> In 1968 his creative independence was in full bloom with <I>2001: A Space Odyssey.</I> It was a quantum leap in special effects. I saw <I>2001</I> again this year in 70mm format, which has four times the film surface of 35mm, and it was indeed awesome. The picture clarity has additional depth, with sound so magnificent that when the introductory music faded away and the dialogue began, the audience broke into spontaneous applause. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More About It</B>: Kubrick knew how to push the artistic envelope and on occasion would have commercial success. That somewhat reminds me of Martin Scorsese today. In <I><B>Barry Lyndon</B></I> (1975), Kubrick used a lens with an f-stop of .7, which is two stops faster than anything you've probably ever seen. Everything must be shot on a tripod to keep things in focus which allows a low or zero level of artificial light while providing <I>natural warmth</I> of lighting for what is being recorded. Think in terms of how your family room looks and feels when you only have candles and a fireplace going full roar. </div> <bR> <div> Kubrick was reported to be a recluse, but those who knew him say he just liked his privacy and was not interested in self-promotion. One would tend to believe this when he went 10 years without an interview. </div> <bR> <div> People are still talking about <I><B>Eyes Wide Shut</B></I>, which came out two years ago. Some say it was a great piece of work while others say it's just soft pornographic junk. The critics and many film buffs tend to love it. Those who went to see it because Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were in it, hate it because they were expecting a story about sex that did not require a lot of imagination. They did not want to give a lot of thought to who was doing what to whom and what was real or not. </div> <bR> <div> That film was released just shortly after Kubrick's death, and even now his presence will soon be felt in his last project, which was a collaboration with Steven Spielberg on <I><B>A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.  </B></I><I><B> </B></I>Kubrick knew that he could do certain types of films better than anyone, and <I>A.I.,</I> he thought, was right down Steven Spielberg's alley. I guess it takes one genius to truly appreciate the genius of another and then know what to do about it. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="591" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> Not Rated </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> George O. Singleton © 2001</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> <A HREF="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com"><U><U>George@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Mini Filmography </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Stanley Kubrick: <I><B>Eyes Wide Shut</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jan Harlan: <I><B>A.I. Artificial Intelligence</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="286"><div> Tom Cruise: <I><B>Magnolia</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Keir Dullea: 2001: A Space Odyssey</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="286"><div> Jack Nicholson: <I><B>The Pledge</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="286"><div> Sydney Pollack: <I><B>The Talented Mr. Ripley</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Martin Scorsese: <I><B>Bringing out the Dead</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Steven Spielberg: <I><B>Men in Black 2</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nicole Kidman: <I><B>Moulin Rouge</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Woody Allen: <I><B>Small Time Crooks</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>