Shelley Duvall, legendary character actor, and The Shining’s extraordinary Wendy Torrance has died at the age of 75. Shelley’s career was varied and long.
Despite being dogged with exaggerations of her treatment on set, Shelley was always vocal about her experience filming The
It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to tell you that the mainstay of a vast number of Kubrick's films, Leon Vitali, passed away peacefully last night. Our thoughts are with his family and all that new and loved him.
26 July 1948 - 20 August 2022
We are deeply saddened to hear that the Oscar nominated, 60-year acting veteran, Ryan O’Neal has
passed away. To us he will always be remembered as the
loveable cad Barry Lyndon.
Of his experience working with Stanley, Ryan said “it was magnificent, you never really get over
January 1957 saw the filming of Paths of Glory start in Munich, marking the beginning of what would become one of the most powerful anti-war films of all time.
Fifty years ago, in September 1970, filming commenced on
#StanleyKubrick
’s next film about a sadistic gang leader and his troublesome droogs, 1971’s controversial classic,
#AClockworkOrange
.
“Here’s Johnny!” Look out for the return of
#StanleyKubrick
’s horror masterpiece,
#TheShining
, on 4k Ultra HD, Blu-Ray and Digital Download October 1. Premiering this Friday at the
@Festival_Cannes
, with a special introduction from Oscar-winning director, Alfonso Cuaron.
"Happy Birthday dear Jesus..." In memory of the screen stealing R. Lee Ermey. Wishing you all Seasons Greetings and a very Happy New Year.
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The day is April 2nd 1968, the location is the Uptown Theatre Washington D.C. This was the first time audiences were introduced to
#StanleyKubrick
’s
iconic
#2001ASpaceOdyssey
.
Whether giving the performance of his life as Lord Bullingdon, portraying the ominous Red Cloak, providing BTS technical support on FMJ and attending the Cannes Film Festival 4K release of The Shining, Leon Vitali was the heartbeat of Kubrick’s films after the master himself.
“I’d worked in A Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and, since Stanley was such a prestigious director, this opened up all sorts of doors for me.” David Prowse, 1 July, 1935 - 28 November, 2020.
“If it can be written or thought, it can be filmed.”
Honouring and celebrating the life and career of
#StanleyKubrick
this
#KubrickDay
, on what would’ve been the 93rd birthday of the husband, father, friend and inimitable Director.
#BornOnThisDay
A huge congratulations to Todd Field (the best piano player in the business) on his Best Director and Best Picture
@TheAcademy
nomination for
@tarmovie
✨
Welly well well well... A Clockwork Orange was released in the US
#OnThisDay
, 1972.
Having been awarded an X rating in its original release, Kubrick replaced around 30 seconds of explicit footage with less explicit action to obtain an R rating re-release later in the year.
This month, in 1970,
#AClockworkOrange
began filming. At a total of 8 months, it is the quickest film shoot of Stanley's directorial career. 50 years later, this film is now a seminal classic.
#AClockworkOrange50
"The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle."
- Stanley Kubrick
"One of his films were equivalent to ten of anybody else’s.”
#MartinScorsese
on the influence of
#StanleyKubrick
’s iconic photographic view of the world on filmmaking.
"Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it."
#2001ASpaceOdyssey
#StanleyKubrick
Welly welly, well well... 50 years ago today,
#AClockworkOrange
made waves as it was released in UK cinemas. It was later withdrawn from screens at the request of Stanley himself, but has since garnered cult classic status with audiences globally.
#AClockworkOrange50
#OnThisDay
.
First Look...Shine On - The Forgotten Shining Location trailer is here!
Narrated by multi award-winning Michael Sheen, this brand new documentary will premiere on the official Stanley Kubrick YouTube channel Friday 26th July,
#KubrickDay
, at 7pm BST/2pm EST/11am PST.
Don’t miss
“Peter could assume disguises and he could assume vocal disguises, and he could make Stanley laugh, and that was very difficult.” Born on this day, the late and incomparable, Peter Sellers.
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#DrStrangelove
“A film is more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.”
-
#StanleyKubrick
2001: A Space Odyssey had its World Premiere at the Uptown Theater in Washington 50 years ago today. Followed by packed premieres at Loew's Capitol in NYC on April 3rd & Casino Cinerama in London on May 10th.
#2001Turns50
We are sad to hear the news that James Earl Jones has passed. Jones started his film career with a small role in Doctor Strangelove as Lt. Lothar Zogg.
17 January 1931 - 9 September 2024
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#DrStrangelove
"If you take 2001… as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to accomplish with art direction, photography, lighting... it is still a gold standard for science fiction."
@MatthewModine
on
#StanleyKubrick
's, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." Sound on for the opening scene of
#StanleyKubrick
's,
#AClockworkOrange
, scored by the award-winning Wendy Carlos.
"I think the most influential filmmakers for me have been: Chaplin, De Sica, Bergman, Fellini, Hitchcock, Welles and Ophüls."
#StanleyKubrick
's on the impact and influence of filmmakers past, on his own works.
A masterclass from Mr George C. Scott, in
#StanleyKubrick
's suspense-filled war comedy,
#DrStrangelove
or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
“Chess teaches you how to control the excitement that you feel when you see something that looks very good. It teaches you to think before you act, and to think with the same objectivity when you are in trouble”.
-Stanley Kubrick
Happy International Chess Day!
Did you know? The ‘floating pen’ from 2001: A Space Odyssey was achieved with the simple help of some double-sided tape and a rotating piece of glass to which the pen was attached.