April 25, 2024

Kubrick’s Napoleon Becomes A Spielberg Mini

Steven Spielberg is developing a biographical mini-series about Napoleon Bonaparte. Spielberg himself revealed the news during an interview recently with Canal+. The twist here is that the project was originally penned by Stanley Kubrick as a feature film screenplay back in 1961. The filmmaker abandoned the project in the 1970s due to budget and … [Read more...]

Kubrick’s Lost Film Goes Blu In October

Stanley Kubrick’s first feature film, 1953's "Fear and Desire", is more famous for its rarity than its actual content. The military action/adventure follows a group of soldiers behind enemy lines who make their way down river to rejoin the unit. Kubrick, then 24, shot the film for just $ 50,000. It has since earned a reputation as being a … [Read more...]