kubrick, stanley

This first British edition includes a final chapter as well as explanatory annotations and textual notes. Included also is a glossary with origins of terms that inspired Alex's vocabulary, and which enlightens the reader as to the process Burgess used to develop the novel's distinctive style. Backgrounds and contexts enriches the reader's understanding of the historical roots and criticism is divided into two sections, one addressing the novel and the other Stanley Kubrick's film version, which created a scandal and new audiences for the book after its 1972 release.

The author, a film scholar, provides a comprehensive portrait of film director Stanley Kubrick, including behind-the-scenes details about the writing, filming, and financing of his critically-acclaimed films.

A collection of interviews in which film director Stanley Kubrick shares information about his childhood, his personal relationships, and his films.

"This intimate portrait by his former personal assistant and confidante reveals the man behind the legendary filmmaker--for the first time. Stanley Kubrick, the director of a string of timeless movies from Lolita and Dr. Strangelove to A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, and others, 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. Emilio was the silent guy in the room when the script for The Shining was discussed. He still has the coat Jack Nicholson used in the movie. He was an extra on the set of Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick's last movie. He knew all the actors and producers Kubrick worked with; he observed firsthand Kubrick's working methods down to the smallest detail. Making no claim of expertise in cinematography but with plenty of anecdotes, he offers a completely fresh perspective on the artist and a warm, affecting portrait of a generous, kind, caring man who was a perfectionist in work and life. "--.

Contains over two hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the life and career of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, discussing each of his films, people who influenced his work, themes, locations, and other topics, and including photographs and illustrations.

Presents a biography of film director Stanley Kubrick, detailing his rise through the world of cinema and highlighting his notable achievements. Spotlights some of the films he is responsible for creating and features full-color and black-and-white photographs throughout.

Biography of movie director Stanley Kubrick, offering a complete account of his life, and discussing his films, from his first big project, "Spartacus" in 1960 to "Full Metal Jacket" in 1987.