Although he first won acclaim for films he made during the 1950s such as Spartacus and Lolita, director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) is best known for his later work, including Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A...
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In a career spanning nearly half a century, a director might be expected to create one or perhaps two memorable films. However, by the time of his death in 1999, screenwriter-director Stanley Kubrick ...
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Stanley Kubrick is an exceptional filmmaker whose control over his films is so complete that it extends from the supervision of every production detail to the planning of elaborate advertising and dis...
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Critical Essay by Gavin Lambert
There is much in [Paths of Glory] that powerfully illustrates the physical horrors of war, but even more impressive and frightening is the study of its social structur...
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Critical Essay by Jonathan Baumbach
In an age characterized on the one hand by a cult of happy mediocrity and on the other by the growing power, prestige, and necessity of the military, Paths of Glor...
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