Stanley Kubrick : American filmmaker /

An engrossing biography of one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history Kubrick grew up in the Bronx, a doctor's son. From a young age he was consumed by photography, chess, and, above all else, movies. He was a self taught filmmaker and self-proclaimed outsider, and his films ex...

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Main Author: Mikics, David, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2020]
Series:Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. I Know I Can Make a Film Better Than That: Killer's Kiss, The Killing
  • 2. Keep Doing It Until It Is Right: Paths of Glory, Spartacus, Lolita
  • 3. Total Final Annihilating Artistic Control: Dr. Strangelove
  • 4. The Tower of Babel Was the Start of the Space Age: 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • 5. Let's Open with a Sicilian Defence: A Clockwork Orange
  • 6. You Can Talk for Hours about a Thing with Stanley: Barry Lyndon
  • 7. Something Inherently Wrong with the Human Personality: The Shining
  • 8. Make Sure It's Big--Lon Chaney Big: Full Metal Jacket
  • 9. Frightened of Making the Movie: Eyes Wide Shut.