"Going to dark bed there was a square round Sinbad the Sailor roc's auk's egg in the night of the bed of all the auks of the rocs of Darkinbad the Brightdayler."

-James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 17 (Ithaca)

Star Child/Roc’s Auk’s Egg Dave Bowman/Darkinbad the Brightdayler Square/Monolith Round/Egg

Let me know what you think.

By rewatching Supervixens I've noticed similarities between the two bathroom/assault scenes.

As heretic as it may sound, do you think it is possible Kubrick took inspiration from the great exploitation filmmaker for some shots?

I was watching "Hamburger Hill" the other day - a film about the Vietnam war - and it was packed with cheese: cliched stock characters, swelling music and emotionalism, heavy-handed dialogue, exaggerated death scenes, sentimental monologues etc etc

FMJ, in contrast, just relentlessly avoids or short-circuits these cliches. It's chops through bullshit like a knife.

The documentary "S Is For Stanley" states Kubrick had these rules posted in every bedroom of his house and that they exemplify his preoccupation with discipline and orderliness.

I ordered the Taschen "Shining" book on Amazon the day it was announced, since they're pretty good at delivering on or before publication date.

I just got a notice from Amazon — delivery has been moved from November 26 to December 17. I don't know whose side the three-week delay is on, but since the new date is also Tuesday I suspect it may be Taschen.

UPDATE: On Taschen's site, although still not available for pre-order, the book page now says "DEC 2024" for the book.

Ran into an old friend at the charity shop today. IYKYK. 🍊

I don't think I've ever seen this theory about The Shining referenced here before. The video hams it up a bit but it serves up some really good food for thought

I find that part very scary but I'm not sure why. I wonder where I could read an analysis of why exactly the part with the person in the bear/dog costume is so scary. See here a video that talks about this part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW2GrG7Zk0U.

This part of the film really freaks me out but I don't know which elements of this part are responsible for the impact that it has on me. I guess that the way that the camera zooms in is important.

I’m going through what I think is my third watch of Dr. Strangelove. Which I enjoy more with each viewing. I’m a bit new to Kubrick, but I understand that there was a high level of perfection demanded. Which leads me to the B52 b roll composite shots. It’s almost like they filmed the model at absurd angles.

Hi, I'm doing research on The Shining, and I was wondering what the fov was used for the film

According to Google, they used an Arriflex 35BL 2, with calculations, it gives an fov of 54.4°, is it correct?

Hello fellow droogs,

I am once again asking for your expertise. If you saw my last post, you know I am currently taking a film music course.

I need a thesis for my final assignment and have taken a particular interest in Kubrick and the music in his movies. I hadn't seen his full catalog, and I've been watching his movies post Dr.Stangelove in chronological order these past few weeks. It's been an amazing experience!

One thing I've found in all his movies is that they feature a significant amount of pre-composed music, most notably classical music.

I want to cover the use of pre-composed music post-Dr. Strangelove in his films for my thesis, but I'm having trouble finding a through-line between his films and the use of these pieces since each movie is very distinct from the next. It has to be specific, and I need something to argue that isn't too simple and subjective. I need something concrete and objective, avoiding any focus on merely eliciting certain “emotions.”

This is my leading idea so far:

"Stanley Kubrick’s use of pre-composed classical music underscores psychological themes in his films, achieved through meticulous synchronization and thematic resonance."

I'm thinking "psychological themes" or “thematic resonance” may still be too vague but I’m getting close to something I’m happy with.

I can think of a few examples that would fit this, but I am coming to you guys for any ideas/refinements to my thesis or any scenes that come to mind when you read my thesis.

The idea is to touch on at least 6-7 of his films.

I haven’t seen his movies pre-Dr. Strangelove, so if there are any scenes that relate to my thesis in those, please drop them below.

I’m not an English, Music or Film Major here (I’m in science) so any help or ideas to get me rolling would be appreciated.

P.S. Got inspired while watching Eyes Wide Shut, so here's a poster I drew up for it :’ )

New Doc coming out on rediscovered set pieces from The Shining r/StanleyKubrick

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shelley-duvall-dead-shining-actress-1235946118/