Follow us into a meticulous and colorful maze of cinema this week as we talk about the unique works of Stanley Kubrick: Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1965), The Shining (1980). We discuss Kubrick’s demanding directing style, his various approaches to story adaptations, and atmospheric versus plot-centric films.
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Skip to: Dr. Strangelove (5:39), 2001: A Space Odyssey (31:07), The Shining (50:30), Overall (1:22:29), Coming Attractions (1:33:41)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- How Stanley Kubrick made 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
Next week we take a look at a very similar director from another part of the world with Andrei Tarkovsky’s
- Ivan’s Childhood (1962) – Available on YouTube
- Solaris (1972) – Available on YouTube (Part 1 & Part 2)
- The Mirror (1975)
Intro/Outro Music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick
The Filmlings 