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Anyone who knows film likely knows about the genius of Stanley Kubrick. But watching movies isn’t the only way to immerse yourself in his creative vision. If you fall somewhere between a bibliophile and a film buff, we put together a list of the fascinating books on Kubrick that offer a wide scope on his legacy, using his movies as a roadmap into his life not only as a director, but as a friend and employer. Kubrick, who died in 1999, amassed a catalog of films such as “The Shining,” “Dr. Strangelove,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Full Metal Jacket,” “Spartacus,” and “Eyes Wide Shut,” and for those who want to dig a little deeper into his work,...
Anyone who knows film likely knows about the genius of Stanley Kubrick. But watching movies isn’t the only way to immerse yourself in his creative vision. If you fall somewhere between a bibliophile and a film buff, we put together a list of the fascinating books on Kubrick that offer a wide scope on his legacy, using his movies as a roadmap into his life not only as a director, but as a friend and employer. Kubrick, who died in 1999, amassed a catalog of films such as “The Shining,” “Dr. Strangelove,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Full Metal Jacket,” “Spartacus,” and “Eyes Wide Shut,” and for those who want to dig a little deeper into his work,...
- 10/18/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
You wouldn't know it by looking at the man's filmography, but Stanley Kubrick always did have a thing for fairy tales. This obsession seemed to have particularly shown itself in the back half of his life, when Kubrick was trying to persuade Steven Spielberg to direct A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. And, as we've now learned, Kubrick had another project of a very similar ilk in the works: he was developing a remake of Pinocchio. The world learned of this fact through an interview between The Guardian and Emilio D'Alessandro – the man who served as Stanley Kubrick's personal assistant for over three decades. Stressing that this variant of Pinocchio was completely independent of his A.I.: Artificial Intelligence variant of the story, D'Alessandro filled the world in on what could have been with the following information: Stanley was interested in making Pinocchio. He sent ...
- 6/1/2016
- cinemablend.com
Legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick left us in 1999 at the age of 71 after having finished his Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise-led erotic drama "Eyes Wide Shut".
Now, a new interview by The Guardian this week with long time Kubrick assistant Emilio D'Alessandro has revealed that the director wanted to make a movie about "Pinocchio" immediately after 'Eyes' and had begun planning it:
"Stanley was interested in making Pinocchio. He sent me to buy Italian books about [him]. He wanted to make it in his own way because so many Pinocchios have been made. He wanted to do something really big … He said: 'It would very nice if I could make children laugh and feel happy by making this Pinocchio.'
The project is Not to be confused with the similarly themed "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" which Kubrick developed and which ultimately became a Steven Spielberg film. Kubrick's work stretched across many genres,...
Now, a new interview by The Guardian this week with long time Kubrick assistant Emilio D'Alessandro has revealed that the director wanted to make a movie about "Pinocchio" immediately after 'Eyes' and had begun planning it:
"Stanley was interested in making Pinocchio. He sent me to buy Italian books about [him]. He wanted to make it in his own way because so many Pinocchios have been made. He wanted to do something really big … He said: 'It would very nice if I could make children laugh and feel happy by making this Pinocchio.'
The project is Not to be confused with the similarly themed "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" which Kubrick developed and which ultimately became a Steven Spielberg film. Kubrick's work stretched across many genres,...
- 5/31/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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