Taming Light

The exhibition, Taming Light, featuring the work of 25 artists drawing inspiration from the films of Stanley Kubrick, will be held in the Lighthouse Cinema from 1st-31st October. It is currated by film critic John Maguire & the poster for the show was designed by Montevideo based illustrator Martin Ansin.

Stanley Kubrick's Small Boxes Part 1

Armen Antranikian's 3 min film THINK KUBRICK was commissioned by Channel 4 in association with World of Wonder Productions (who also produced Jon Ronson's documentary Stanley Kubrick's Boxes) for the 3 Minute Wonder shorts strand & premiered during More 4's Kubrick season in 2008. The film features a variety of talking heads that vividly express their personal memories of watching the films of Stanley Kubrick.
Acclaimed director Tony Kaye appeared in the film & his full interview can be viewed here.

Ken Adam On Dr. Strangelove Part 3

Christopher Frayling in conversation with Ken Adam on the 7th of November 2008, the interview was held in the Victoria & Albert Musuem.

Ken Adam On Dr. Strangelove Part 2

This interview with Ken Adam, in which he again discusses his work on DR. STRANGELOVE was filmed in 2008 to promote the exhibition Cold War Modern held at The Victoria & Albert Museum from the 25th of September 2008 to the 11th of January 2009.

Ken Adam On Dr. Strangelove

This is an extract from an interview conducted by Christopher Frayling with production designer Ken Adam concerning his work on DR STRANGELOVE. The interview took place in September 2008 to mark the publication of their book Ken Adam Designs The Movies James Bond & Beyond. The full 21 min video can be viewed here.

Apple's 1999 Superbowl Commercial

Apple lauched the Macintosh with Ridley Scott's influential 1984 spot during that year's Superbowl. Apple's follow up ad in 1985, Lemmings, proved so unpopular that they waited untill 1999, & the return of Steve Jobs to the fold, to run an another Superbowl spot featuring Hal-2000 from 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. The ad produced by the Chiat/Day agency, laid claim to the Mac's immunity to the Y2K bug.

More 4 Kubrick Season Trailer

Channel 4 Creative Services produced this one-take steadicam shot to promote the Stanley Kubrick season on the British TV station More 4 which began on the 15th of July 2008.

“We wanted to remain as faithful as possible to the period in which it was shot and the culture of the British studio in the late 70s,” a spokesperson said.

“We set about casting people who resembled Kubrick's own crew back in the day, casting look-alikes to play the role of his script-lady (June Randall), AD (Brian W. Cook) and DP (John Alcott), as well as look-alikes to play Shelley Duvall, Danny and the twin girls who appear fleetingly in the trail.”

Most of the film and lighting equipment that appear in the trail were those used in THE SHINING. Many of the props were recreated based upon photos or sketches from Kubrick's archives. The spot was shot using a 25mm Cooke lens, a favourite lens of Kubrick's. A cast of 55 actors appear in the 65 second steadicam shot which was shot over two days in June 2008 at Bray Studios, London.

The Torrances, A Family Portrait

This portrait of the Torrances by artist Kirk Demarais is one of several based upon familiar film families & is currently being exhibited at the annual Crazy 4 Cult art show at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. This piece is being offered by the gallery this year as a signed limited edition print of 50 for $65. You can call the gallery to order a print on + 1 (415) 4091376 (their San Francisco location) or + 1 (323) 9377088 (their Los Angeles location) or email them at Gallery1988@aol.com. The full show, featuring many other Kubrick themed works, can be seen here.

BBC News 24 Report On The Death Of Stanley Kubrick

This is a BBC News 24 report on the death of Stanley Kubrick from the 8th of March 1999.