Tag Archives: Stanley Kubrick

Check This Out: Trailer for the Kubrick Documentary ‘Room 237’

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Joe Gillis

We don’t often feature documentaries here at The Flickcast. Not sure exactly why that is, especially when the doc in question is about one of the greatest horror films of all time, which is based on one of the best … Continue reading →

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These Saul Bass Poster Designs for Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Are Cool

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Joe Gillis

Among the many things we love around here is great design. And one of the greatest designers of all time is the legendary Saul Bass. His work on countless movie posters and title sequences, often with his wife Elaine, are … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Bomb’

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove (1964) is the ultimate black comedy, war movie which pokes fun at the absurdity of nuclear war and those responsible for escalating tensions throughout world during the Cold War. The film stars the great Peter Sellers … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Full Metal Jacket’

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

1987’s Full Metal Jacket is Stanley Kubrick’s riveting classic about U.S. Marines who survive the brutality of basic training only to be caught up in the horrific 1968 Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. The film is based on Gustav … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Paths of Glory’

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Paths of Glory (1957) is one of the first masterpieces from acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick. It was loosely based on a rather obscure novel by Humphrey Cobb who published the story in 1935 about an actual group of French soldiers … Continue reading →

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New On Blu-ray and DVD This Week

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Like most weeks, this time around we’ve got another bunch of new movies and TV shows hitting DVD and Blu-ray. Some of them are new, some are old and some are hitting Blu-ray for the first time. Of the ones … Continue reading →

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