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 was credited with at least half a dozen...

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 distribution campaigns; from the film editing to the...

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 Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon,...

American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick's ambitious and evocative works include widely acknowledged masterpieces like Dr. Strangelove (1963), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and A Clockwork Orange (1971). Kubrick began making films in 1951, borrowing...

Nominated: Best Director 1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey 1971 A Clockwork Orange 1975 Barry Lyndon Nominated: Best Picture 1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and...

Emilio Ruiz del Rio, the award-winning Spanish set decorator and visual and special effects wizard who worked on such films as "Dr. Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Pan's Labyrinth," has died, a hospital official said Sunday. He was 84.Ruiz del Rio died of respiratory failure...

Lois Maxwell, who starred as Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond movies, has died, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday. She was 80.The Canadian-born actress starred alongside Sean Connery in the first James Bond movie, "Dr. No," in 1962 as the secretary to M, the...

Martin Scorsese wants to save the world cinema.The Academy Award-winning director said Tuesday it was a "dream come true" to launch his international project at the Cannes Film Festival, where his "Taxi Driver" won the top prize in 1976.He's backed by an advisory board of...

Frank Rosenfelt, who as chairman and CEO of MGM Studios helped green-light such classic movies as "Network" and "Doctor Zhivago," has died. He was 85.Rosenfelt died Thursday at his Los Angeles home, his granddaughter, Stacey Lubliner, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. She did not...

In the following essay, Collins investigates Kubrick's use of image and metaphor in his films.

In the following essay, Miers asserts that “to understand Kubrick's achievement one must attempt a reading of the mass-market book on which it is based.”

In the following essay, Lake reflects on Kubrick's life and career.