Short Video Research Topic and Script

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Topic

A summary of Stanley Kubrick’s best films

 

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Research sources

IMDB -

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

 

Wiki –

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killing_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paths_of_Glory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lyndon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Jacket

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_Wide_Shut

 

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Notes and interesting points

Stanley Kubrick’s films important contributions to world cinema in the twentieth century. One of the greatest and most influential directors in history.

 

The Killing (1956), noir/crime, rotten tomatoes 95%-92%. IMDB 8.0.

While playing chess on Washington Square, a young Kubrick met producer James B. Harris, who was looking for a young new talent to produce for. Harris considered Kubrick to be "the most intelligent, most creative person he had ever come in contact with”

 

Paths of glory (1957), anti-war film set in WW1, rotten tomatoes 96% - 95%. IMDB 8.4.

 

Spartacus (1960), historical epic, rotten tomatoes 93% - 87%. IMDB 7.9.

casting list for the film is 10,500. 50,000 extras took part in battle scenes.

 

Dr. Stranglelove: or how I learned to Stop Worrying and love The Bomb (1964), comedy, rotten tomatoes 98% - 94%. IMDB 8.4.

Stanley demanded that the round table in the Pentagon “war room” be covered with green baize to reinforce the actors impression that they are playing a game of poker.

 

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), sci-fi, rotten tomatoes 92% - 89%. IMDB 8.3.

88 dialogue-free minutes in the film?

 

A Clockwork Orange (1971), dystopian crime drama, rotten tomatoes 87% - 93%. IMDB 8.3.

The film was projected to star the lead singer of The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, playing the lead role of Alex DeLarge.

 

Barry Lyndon (1975), period drama, rotten tomatoes 89% - 92%. IMDB 8.1.

Every scene was shot with natural lighting

 

The Shining (1980), horror, rotten tomatoes 85% - 93%. IMDB 8.4.

There are continuity errors in almost every scene, done on purposed to give an uneasy feeling.

 

Full Metal Jacket (1987), vietnam war, rotten tomatoes 91% - 94%. IMDB 8.3.

The second half of the film (The war) was shot in England.

 

Eyes Wide Shut (1999), drama/mystery, rotten tomatoes 75% - 74%. IMDB 7.5.

 

Stanley was working on the film “A.I.” before his death. Steven Spielberg took over the project.

Separate into sections

 

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Intro

Stanley Kubrick’s films important contributions to world cinema in the twentieth century. One of the greatest and most influential directors in history.

 

Pt 1

Films from 1956-60

 

Pt 2

Films from 64-75

 

Pt 3

Films from 80-99

 

Outro

Stanley was working on the film “A.I.” before his death. Steven Spielberg took over the project. And that is all of Kubrick’s classics.

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Script

Stanley Kubrick’s films are considered to be among the most important contributions to world cinema in the twentieth century, and he is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential directors in the history of cinema. In this video im going to go through all his classics.

 

The first of his long list of classics is The Killing released in 1956 is a noir/crime. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 95% critic score and 92% audience score. IMDB rates it 8.0 out of 10.

While playing chess on Washington Square, a young Kubrick met producer James B. Harris, who was looking for a young new talent to produce for. Harris considered Kubrick to be "the most intelligent, most creative person he had ever come in contact with"…and the rest is history.

 

Just one year later Paths of glory released in 1957 is an anti-war film set in WW1. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 96% critic score and 95% audience score. IMDB rates it 8.4.

 

Spartacus released in 1960 is a historical epic. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 93% critic score and 87% audience score. IMDB rates it 7.9

Did you know the casting list for the film is 10,500? Around 50,000 extras took part in battle scenes! wow

 

Dr. Stranglelove: or how I learned to Stop Worrying and love The Bomb released in 1964 is a war comedy. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 98% critic score and 94% audience score. IMDB rates it 8.4.

Did you know Stanley demanded that the round table in the Pentagon “war room” be covered with green baize to reinforce the actors impression that they are playing a game of poker?

 

2001: A Space Odyssey released in 1968 is science fiction. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 92% critic score and 89% audience score. IMDB rates it 8.3.

Did you know there are 88 dialogue-free minutes in the fillm?

 

A Clockwork Orange released in 1971 is a dystopian crime drama. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 87% critic score and 93% audience score. IMDB rates it 8.3.

Originally, the film was projected to star the lead singer of The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, playing the lead role of Alex DeLarge.

 

Barry Lyndon released in 1975 is a period drama. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 89% critic score and 92% audience score. IMDB rates it 8.1.

Did you know every scene was shot with natural lighting?

 

The Shining released in 1980 is a horror. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 85% critic score and 93% audience score. IMDB rates it 8.4.

Did you know there are continuity errors in almost every scene, done on purposed to give an uneasy feeling?

 

Full Metal Jacket released in 1987 is a war film set in the Vietnam war. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 91% critic score and 94% audience score. IMDB rates it 8.3.

Did you know the second half of the film (The war) was shot in England?

 

His last film Eyes Wide Shut, released in 1991 is a drama/mystery. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 75% critic score and 74% audience score. IMDB rates it 7.5.

 

But that wasn’t the last film he worked on. Stanley was working on the film “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” before his death. Steven Spielberg took over and completed the rest of the script and directed it in the way he thought Stanley envisioned.

And that is all of Stanley’s classics.