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Tag Archives: Stanley Kubrick
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Famously, Stanley Kubrick purchased the rights to the straight-faced Cold War thriller Red Alert by Peter George, but decided the material was too dark to be treated seriously, and rapidly began to transform it into a satire with George assisting with … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Harpo
Tagged 60's, Comedy, Doomsday, George C. Scott, James Earl Jones, Peter Sellers, Slim Pickens, Stanley Kubrick, Sterling Hayden, Terry Southern, The Bomb, The President
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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (51-75)
Part 3 of the 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic. See Part 1 for an introduction. To view all 100, visit the list’s contents page. #51 Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) D: Mario Bava Renowned horror stylist Bava submits this … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 60's, 70's, 80's, Aleksandr Ptushko, Andrei Tarkovsky, Animation, Arthur C. Clarke, Beatles, black cat, Christopher Lee, Dragon, fairy tale, Fantasy, George Lucas, Greek Mythology, Hammer, Haunted House, Jacques Rivette, Japan, Jean Rollin, Jodorowsky, John Boorman, Mario Bava, Medusa, Merlin, Planet of the Apes, Ralph Bakshi, Ray Harryhausen, Russian, Satanism, Science Fiction, Stanley Kubrick, Sword and Sorcery, The Devil, Vampire, Werewolf, Witch
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The Shining (1980)
It is a struggle to extricate The Shining (1980) from its iconic moments – to properly “see” the film. It has taken me many, many years, and I am almost there, but not quite. Much of this is the fault … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 80's, Haunted House, horror, Jack Nicholson, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, Slasher, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, Twins
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