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The slate for "A Clockwork Orange" with a birthday message from Kubrick to his parents.
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The slate for "The Shining."
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A page from Kubrick's script for "Paths of Glory."
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A panel at the LACMA exhibit featuring images from "Paths of Glory."
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On the set of "The Killing," released in 1956.
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One of the costumes from "Spartacus" (1960).
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"Spartacus" costume detail.
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Costumes sketches for Kirk Douglas in "Spartacus."
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One of Kubrick's storyboards for "Spartacus."
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Production still of extras in a scene from "Spartacus."
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The LACMA exhibit has a gorgeous wall of Kubrick posters from a variety of his films and from a diverse array of countries.
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The design for the War Room in "Dr. Strangelove" (1964).
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The miniature set for the War Room.
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Detail of set miniature for the War Room.
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Storyboards for "Dr. Strangelove."
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Photos of the shot but never used pie fight in the War Room for the end of "Dr. Strangelove."
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looking through Kubrick's lens.
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Storyboards for "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968).
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Miniature of the set for the end sequence of "2001." It was breathtakingly lit and so exquisite in its detail.
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Design for the space craft.
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For the rotating interior of the spacecraft in 2001.
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Dan Richter in the ape suit for "2001."
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Design work for the ape suit.
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The Star Child.
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The ape mask.
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Malcolm McDowell's iconic costume for "A Clockwork Orange" (1971).
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The eyeball from the cuff of McDowell's costume.
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Korova Milk Bar from "A Clockwork Orange."
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One of the tables from the milk bar.
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One of the drink dispensing mannequins from the milk bar.
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A script page from "The Shining."
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Ah, axes, "The Shining" (1980).
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A pair of the shoes worn by the creepy twins in "The Shining."
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Th choice of hanging these dresses in a kind of ghostly manner proved exceptionally effective... and creepy.
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A close up of the dress that only showed the blood under certain light.
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The typewriter Jack Nicholson used in "The Shining."
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And of course the typewriter has this disturbing page of text in it.
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A miniature maze.
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A giant blown up image of the twins watched over visitors to the exhibit.
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Title page of Kubrick' script.
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Things that would never be... the exhibit also displayed material from projects Kubrick would never realize, like this concept art for his proposed film adaptation of "A.I."
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Another unrealized project was Kubrick's biography of Napoleon. But he kept a large library catalog file in which he detailed every possible moment he could from Napoleon's life.
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's brilliant "Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb." You can see it Thursday as part of the Whistle Stop's Shot by Shot film series.
When you think of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, you tend to think of words like intelligent, meticulous, challenging. His talents have never been better displayed than in the savagely funny satire, "Dr. Strangelove." From Peter Sellers' soft spoken president announcing, "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room," to Slim Pickens memorable final ride on the bomb to bring on the end of the world, this film is vividly memorable. It also holds up remarkably well. Made in 1964, it's still as sharp as the day it opened in its political commentary. Part of the success may lie in the fact that Kubrick chose to shoot it in a black and white, documentary style that seems very contemporary. Add to to that the Terry Southern-Peter George savvy screenplay and the pitch perfect ensemble cast and you have a true classic. This film is delicious fun and exceptionally well-crafted. You feel that there is thought behind every detail you see on screen. You also have some of the finest work by George C. Scott and Peter Sellers (in three roles).
The upcoming screening also gave me an excuse to post the photos of my trip to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Kubrick exhibit from last year. It was a stellar exhibit that could be enjoyed by the casual Kubrick viewer to the most devout fan. There were props, costumes, behind the scenes photos, script pages with Kubrick's annotations, and some insights and analysis. You could easily spend hours wandering through the exhibit. It was beautifully mounted, with items displayed effectively and some you could even touch.
Here's a photo gallery of the exhibit that may whet your appetite for seeing "Dr. Strangelove" on its half-century anniversary.
