Kubrick's Universe - The Stanley Kubrick Podcast

Episode 9 : Stanley Kubrick New York Jewish Intellectual with Nathan Abrams. Professor Nathan Abrams talks about his new book Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual. Nathan is Professor in film and Director of Research for the School of Creative Studies and Media at Bangor University in Wales. Nathan also lectures, writes and broadcasts widely on UK and American popular culture, history film and intellectual culture. He co-founded Jewish Film and New Media: An International Journal and has also written several books on the subject of Jewishness in popular culture including; The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema (2012) and Hidden in Plain Sight: Jews and Jewishness in British Film, Television, and Popular Culture (2016). He is currently finishing work on an upcoming book for 2019 titled Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film but it’s his current book, just released Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual (2018) that he is talkin

Episode 8 : Kubrick's Monolith with Joe R Frinzi. In this episode author Joe R Frinzi talks to Kubrick's Universe about his fabulous new book, Kubrick's Monolith The Art & Mystery of 2001: A Space Odyssey. (Above) Joe wearing his hand made 2001 spacesuit. (Above) Joe with Keir Dullea (Bowman) and Dan Richter (Moonwatcher) at Chillerfest 2018. Audio Clips : 2001: A Space Odyssey Trailer (Youtube) Music : 2001 from The Black Motion Picture Experience album by The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds Links : Buy Joe's Book, Kubrick's Monolith (Amazon) : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kubricks-Monolith-Mystery-Space-Odyssey/dp/1476664420 Buy Joe's Book, Kubrick's Monolith (McFarland Books) : https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/kubricks-monolith/ Watch 2001 A Space Odyssey (Amazon Prime) : https://www.amazon.co.uk/2001-Space-Odyssey-Keir-Dullea/dp/B00HJ8N4RW Listen to The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds Album, The Black Motion Picture Experience (iTunes) : https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-black-motion-pictur

Episode 7 : Full Metal Jacket Diary with Adam Rackoff. In this episode of Kubrick's Universe, producer Adam Rackoff talks about his Full Metal Jacket Diary App and Full Metal Jacket Diary Audiobook, and about his work with actor Matthew Modine. Adam Rackoff is a New York-based filmaker with numerous credits, including 27 as producer on feature films, shorts, documentaries, and even a video game. But he is best known among Kubrick fans for his collaborations with Matthew Modine on the Full Metal Jacket Diary iPad App, and later the Full Metal Jacket Diary Audiobook. Adam met Matthew when he came into the Apple Store that Adam was working at, as part of the "Made on a Mac" series. This eventually led to the Full Metal Jacket Diary App. Wikipedia defines a "killer app" as "any computer program that is so necessary or desirable that it proves the core value of some larger technology, such as computer hardware, a gaming console, a software platform, or an operating system. An example would be Lotus 123 for th

Episode 6 : Kubrick by Candlelight with David O'Reilly. In this episode of Kubrick's Universe, we have a good old natter with film director David O'Reilly about his latest film Kubrick By Candlelight and also discuss Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975). David O’Reilly is a leading feature film location manager and has worked on many well-known movies over the years. He has worked closely with directors Christopher Nolan, Tim Burton and Michael Mann covering films such as Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and Blackhat. David has also managed locations for the Harry Potter, Fast & Furious, X-Men, Mission Impossible and Star Wars franchises. His latest film is the new, as yet, untitled Han Solo film. David has also written for various sketch shows for the BBC as well as having won the BBC Funny Hunt in 2006. After spending the last 2 x decades working with some of the worlds greatest film directors, he has now written and directed

Episode 5 : Confessions of a Movie Geek with Dean Treadway. In this episode of Kubrick's Universe, we have a great chat with Movie Geeks United host Dean Treadway, discussing Dean's love for 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, and other Kubrick movies. Dean also shares his personal thoughts and stories on Eyes Wide Shut, Film vs Digital, Meeting Malcolm McDowell, Interstellar, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Stephen King, A.I. and Steven Spielberg. We also have a live report from Mark Lentz at the site of the 2001 Premiere, exactly 50 years to the minute since it happened, as well as regular feature WISK? Audio Clips : 2001 - Original Theatrical Trailer (YouTube) / O Lucky Man - Trailer (YouTube) / Powers of Ten - Excerpt (YouTube) / 2010 : The Year We Make Contact - Trailer (YouTube) / Maximum Overdrive - Trailer (YouTube) / A.I. - Trailer (YouTube) / MST3K Theme Tune (YouTube) Music Clips : 20th Century Fox Fanfare / The Jaws Soundtrack - End Title Theme From Jaws - John Williams / Frank Zappa - Babysnakes Links

Episode 4 : Stanley Kubrick & Me with Filippo Ulivieri. Author Filippo Ulivieri talks to Kubrick's Universe about Archivio Kubrick and his fantastic book Stanley Kubrick and Me. Stanley Kubrick, has always been depicted by the media as the Howard Hughes of filmmakers, a weird artist obsessed with his work and privacy to the point of madness. But who was he really? Emilio D'Alessandro lets us see. A former Formula Ford driver who was a minicab chauffeur in London during the Swinging Sixties, he took a job driving a giant phallus through the city that became his introduction to the director. Honest, reliable, and ready to take on any task, Emilio found his way into Kubrick's neurotic, obsessive heart. He became his personal assistant, his right-hand man and confidant, working for him from A Clockwork Orange until Kubrick's death in 1999. "This was an awesome interview and as I have felt with the others, it really makes a difference to have podcast BY Kubrick fans, FOR Kubrick fans. It just put me in a "g

Episode 3 : Dr. Strangelove & Me with Shane Rimmer. Canadian born actor Shane Rimmer talks to Kubrick's Universe about his time on set shooting Dr. Strangelove with Stanley Kubrick in 1963. Shane Rimmer (born 28 May 1929) is a Canadian actor, voice actor and screenwriter, known for providing the voice of Scott Tracy in the British television series Thunderbirds (1965–66). Rimmer has appeared in many films and television series produced in the United Kingdom, having immigrated to England in the late 1950s, initially performing as a cabaret singer before auditioning for Thunderbirds. His appearances include roles in films such as Dr. Strangelove (1964), Rollerball (1975), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Gandhi (1982), Out of Africa (1985) and Crusoe (1989). More recently, he has appeared in Spy Game (2001) and Batman Begins (2005). In the earlier years of his career, Rimmer appeared uncredited in, among other films, You Only Live Twice(1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Star Wars (1977) and Superman 2 (

Episode 2 : Moonwatcher's Memoir with Dan Richter. In this episode, we catch up with actor and mime artist Dan Richter during his cross country journey back to his home in California. A rather enlightening exploration into the making of 2OO1: A Space Odyssey (1968) by a man who was there and worked closely and extensively with Stanley Kubrick. Dan Richter is best known as Moonwatcher the man-ape in the opening sequence of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” which he also choreographed.  Dan has had a long career as a mime, choreographer, actor, director, producer, memoirist, and for two decades a Hollywood executive.  His book “Moonwatcher’s Memoir” is about working on “2001.”  His memoir “The Dream is Over” describes the years he lived and worked with John Lennon and Yoko Ono from 1969 to 1973. Dan currently lives in Sierra Madre outside of Los Angeles where he has been leading Sierra Club mountaineering trips since 1991 and teaches courses on rock climbing and mountaineering.  Dan is an AMGA Certi

Episode 1 : Reconstructing Strangelove with Mick Broderick. In this, our very first episode, Professor Mick Broderick speaks to Kubrick's Universe about his new book Reconstructing Strangelove. Mick Broderick is Associate Professor of Media Analysis in the School of Arts at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, and also Acting Director of the National Academy of Screen & Sound, which a multi-campus research centre specializing in the production of creative works based on research in media, communication and culture.  His first book, published in 1988, was “Nuclear Movies: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of International Feature Length Films Dealing With Experimentation, Aliens, Terrorism, Holocaust”.  He has served as editor of three books, “Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Nuclear Image in Japanese Film”; “Interrogating Trauma: Collective Suffering in Global Art and Media” and “Trauma, Media, Art: New Perspectives:.  His current book,“Reconstructing Strangelove: Inside Stanley Kubrick’s ‘nightmare

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