Director Gregory Monro on Humanising Kubrick in His Documentary ‘Kubrick by Kubrick’
Director Gregory Monro talks to PopMatters in an exclusive interview from Tribeca about the revealing words of Stanley Kubrick.
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Stanley Kubrick Biography Goes Beyond Rumors and Mystique
David Mikics casts Kubrick as a kind of modernist tragedian in this biography, showing how meticulous planning often gives way to vanity, error, or random chaos.
The Top 10 Thought-Provoking Science Fiction Films
Serious science fiction often takes a backseat to the more pulpy, crowdpleasing genre entries. Here are 10 titles far better than any "dogfight in space" adventure.
20 Films That Went From Bombs to Beloved
Not every cinematic bomb remains forgettable. Sometimes, a failure is just a gemstone in disguise that will only reveal itself well past the release date.
The Darkness Within: 13 Films That Burrow into Our Psyches
These 13 films help us understand horror as an important mode of cultural expression, as a means to explore the dark inner recesses of ourselves and our society.
Movies on My Mind: The Pleasures of Re-Watching
The very best films warrant repeated viewings so that fresh nuances emerge, allowing a deeper understanding and appreciation to accrue.
Is A.I. the New Other?
Aliens and robots are swapping seats as filmic sci-fi reformulates its visions of the foreign and the familiar.
Extra Large Popcorn, Please: The Film Forum’s “Return of the Double Feature”
Originating as a practical means to ensure financial solvency, the “double feature” may now serve a more profound aesthetic purpose.
Double Take: Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove (1964)
With its obvious satire of male aggression and its parallel with today's news headlines, why aren't students 'getting' this classic ultimate black comedy?
10 Terrific Films With Alternate Endings
With the birth of home video, filmmakers have been able to tinker with their vision. Here are ten examples, however, of where their original endings were changed before said movies were released.
10 Oscar Winners (and the Films They Should Have Won For)
Sometimes, the Academy Awards a consolation prize of sorts for getting it wrong in a previous year. Here are 10 examples of this phenomenon.
