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Stanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures

dqmailbox (Competent) posted this on Monday, 12th January 2004, 22:33

Where can I get hold of Stanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures.I have all the films and would really like to get my hands on this documentary without buying the boxset.

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RWB (Elite) posted this on Monday, 12th January 2004, 22:43

What Kubrick films can you recommend to me to get on DVD? Shock horror, but I haven`t seen any of his (unless A.I. counts!) films.

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Alan Titherington (Reviewer) posted this on Monday, 12th January 2004, 22:46

In no particular order...

The Shining
2001 - A Space Oddussey
Full Metal Jacket
Barry Lyndon
A Clockwork Orange
Spartacus
Dr. Strangelove
Lolita

All these films are well worth watching.

My collection

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Pete-MK (Elite Donator) posted this on Monday, 12th January 2004, 23:08

my opinion - very over-rated director making quite dull films. Clockwork Orange only gained cult status after it was banned. Sure-fire way of making a film more popular than any marketing dept could dream of.

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Mike Mclaughlin (Competent) posted this on Monday, 12th January 2004, 23:38

It isn`t sold separately, so you should probably check out ebay and its ilk, I saw a cheap video copy and an over-priced and highly in-demand American DVD. If you fancy a more in-depth overview of his films (and not odious gossiping) I`d recommend Vincent LoBrutto`s `Stanley Kubrick` as the best around. There`s also a book of his collated interviews (pre-dating `Eyes Wide Shut`) edited by Gene Philips, that is excellent, although I`m not sure if it`s been published in the UK.

As for Kubrick films to start with, `2001` is obviously indispensable, `Dr. Strangelove`, `The Killing` and `The Shining` are thoroughly enjoyable and `Barry Lyndon` is a completely under-appreciated masterpiece.

--Mike

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Arf (Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 13th January 2004, 00:52

Paths of Glory is one of the best ever war films in my opinion. A Clockwork Orange, by the way, was not banned, I believe Kubrick himself took the decision to withdraw it in the UK after his family were threatened.

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dgh (Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 13th January 2004, 17:32

The Doc is available in France, I got mine from the HMV in Paris. It was about 14 euros.

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dqmailbox (Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 13th January 2004, 18:10

Cheers dgh and Mike.

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Django (Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 13th January 2004, 18:47

If you look hard enough you can indeed pick up this disc without buying the box set.

I saw a copy in the window of CHEAPO,CHEAPO RECORDS in Soho,London only a few weeks ago,I think they only wanted about £6 too

It`s worth checking this out if you live in or around London.

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