The
Cinema of Stanley Kubrick
by Norman Kagan
Paperback from Continuum
Book Published: May, 2000
The
Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick (Library of Great Filmmakers)
by Rodney Hill, Gene D. Phillips
(Paperback -- July 2002)
Stanley
Kubrick: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)
by Stanley Kubrick, Gene D. Phillips
Paperback from Univ Pr of Mississippi (Trd)
Book Published: February, 2001
Stanley
Kubrick, Director: A Visual Analysis
by Alexander Walker, Ulrich Ruchti, Sybil Taylor
Paperback from W.W. Norton & Company
Book Published: September, 2000
Stanley
Kubrick
by Paul Duncan
Paperback from TASCHEN America Llc
Book Published: November, 2003
Stanley
Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange
by Stuart Y. McDougal, Horton Andrew
Paperback from Cambridge University Press
Book Published: 07 July, 2003
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick
Paperback from New American Library
Book Published: August, 1993
Stanley
Kubrick : A Narrative and Stylistic Analysis Second Edition
by Mario Falsetto
Paperback from Praeger Publishers
Book Published: 30 July, 2001
Kubrick:
Inside a Film Artist's Maze
by Thomas Allen Nelson
Paperback from Indiana University Press
Book Published: June, 2000
Narrative
and Stylistic Patterns in the Films of Stanley Kubrick
by Luis M. García Mainar
Paperback from Camden House
Book Published: 05 June, 2000
Eyes Wide Open : A Memoir of Stanley Kubrick
by Frederic Raphael
Hurriedly published to coincide with the July 1999 release of Stanley
Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut, this slim, rather obviously titled
volume by the film's distinguished screenwriter offers considerably less
than its cover copy leads you to expect. But for avid followers of Kubrick's
career, even a cursory glimpse of the late director's lifestyle and creative
methods will prove to be fascinating. And while Frederic Raphael instantly
drew criticism and controversy from Kubrick's family and friends for describing
Kubrick as "the sedentary wandering Jew, rootlessly rooted within his own
defenses," this and other remarks must be considered in context. Eyes Wide
Open must ultimately be seen to reflect Raphael's conflicting emotions
about a filmmaker he clearly admires and respects, even if their collaboration
resulted in equal parts elation, exasperation, and hard-won rewards.
Using notebook entries, vivid recollection, and re-created scenes in
screenplay format, Raphael paints a portrait as revealing of himself (if
not more so) than of Kubrick, and neither man comes across without blemish.
Simultaneously self-indulgent, frustrating, and fascinating in its attempt
to probe Kubrick's closely guarded psyche (a mission Raphael ultimately
fails to accomplish), the book finally reveals--in fragments of sensitive
insight--that Kubrick's reputation as a reclusive genius did in fact hide
a very complex, intensely intelligent, and surprisingly human being. In
one passage Raphael observes that "Stanley was so determined to be aloof
and unfeeling that my heart went out to him. Somewhere along the line he
was still the kid in the playground who had been no one's first choice
to play with." Whether such observations are an accurate representation
of Kubrick's personality is beside the point; that Raphael made the observation
speaks volumes of both men, and this book is filled with similar revelations.
In addition to offering a privileged look at Kubrick's collaborative
process, the book also reveals elusive details about Kubrick the man--pet
lover, intellectual challenger, gracious host--and the result is a warmer
image of him than that afforded by decades of distant speculation by journalists
too willing to perpetuate the "myth" of Kubrick as omnipotent genius. If
Raphael's book invites criticism and charges of blatant opportunism (with
Kubrick unable to defend himself), it also provides a rare and often fascinating
look at an artist who constantly eluded the gaze of outsiders. Raphael
takes us inside Kubrick's gated domain, and we're grateful for the visit.
If the truth resides somewhere between the protest of Kubrick's family
and the insights presented here, we can at least use this book as a guide
through previously uncharted territory. --Jeff Shannon - Amazon.com
Paperback: 190 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.50 x
8.50 x 5.50
Publisher: Ballantine Books; (June 22, 1999)
ASIN: 0345437764
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