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The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society presents “Kubrick’s Universe : The Stanley Kubrick Podcast”. Guests include Malcolm McDowell, Leon Vitali, Keir Dullea, Dan Richter, Gay Hamilton, David Morley, Vincent LoBrutto, Joe Turkel, Gerald Fried, Doug Trumbull, Shane Rimmer and James B. Harris.
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Saturday May 06, 2023
Saturday May 06, 2023
Episode 62 : The Shining with Brian Towns
In this episode we bring to you an amazing guy named Brian Towns. You might not know the name, but you certainly know the face. Brian Towns began his career in show business as a photographic model in the 1950s. He went on to act in various theatre productions, doubled many actors in film and TV, and even worked as a stuntman for the James Bond franchise.
In 1979 Stanley Kubrick was looking for someone to play the part of the ghostly hotel owner Mr. Horace Derwent for his next film, The Shining. The character of Horace Derwent developed over the years from Stephen King’s original 1977 novel, through Kubrick’s film adaptation in 1980, onto Kings own mini-series in 1997, Kings 2013 follow up novel Dr. Sleep and finally in Mike Flanagan’s film adaptation of Dr. Sleep in 2019. So, now we give you Horace Derwent himself, Mr. Brian Towns. This interview was recorded in early February 2023.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Excerpts from the Dr. Sleep soundtrack by The Newton Brothers Mary's theme by Stelvio Cipriani We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
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Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Episode 61 : A Special Tribute to Composer Gerald Fried
As time goes by, we lose some of the amazingly talented people who worked with Stanley during his film career, and we recently lost composer/conductor, Gerald Fried, February 17th 2023 to be precise, at the grand old age of 95.
We spoke to Gerald in late 2018 when he was just 90 years young. He was one of the earliest collaborators of Stanley Kubrick, dating back to the very early 1950s.
Gerald Fried, a native New Yorker, had scored almost 300 films and television shows in a career spanning over 70 years. His movie scores include such varied titles as Machine Gun Kelly for Roger Corman, Jack Nicholson’s first feature film The Cry Baby Killer, The Killing of Sister George, Too Late The Hero & The Grisson Gang, all three for director Robert Aldrich.
His TV credits include some of the most popular shows being produced at the time including M Squad, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Gilligan’s Island, The Man From Uncle, Mission Impossible, Lost In Space, Police Woman and Star Trek!
He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Music with an Original Dramatic Score for the feature-length documentary Birds Do It, Bees Do it at the 1976 Academy Awards, up against several other notable composers with memorable scores. The Wind and the Lion from Jerry Goldsmith, Jack Nitzsche’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Bite The Bullet by Alex North, and the winner that year was……… John Williams for probably the most famous movie score of all time… JAWS. So Gerald was in great company that night.
Gerald also won an Emmy for his work with Quincy Jones on the ground-breaking mini-series Roots from 1977.
Having composed the scores for five of Stanley Kubrick's earliest films, Gerald is one of Kubrick’s most frequent collaborators.
Fried and Kubrick first worked together as a composer & director partnership, both at the age of just 23, on the short film Day of the Fight back in 1951, followed by four feature films, Fear & Desire, Killer’s Kiss, The Killing and Paths of Glory.
We released about 30 minutes of this interview back in January 2020, but now we present to you the entire three-hour interview in honour and respect of the late great, Mr. Gerald Fried.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg, Jason Furlong and James Marinaccio / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
New York City by Kevin MacLeod
March of the Gladiators [Day of the Fight] by Gerald Fried
A Meditation on War [Fear and Desire] by Gerald Fried
Murder 'Mongst the Mannikins [Killer's Kiss] by Gerald Fried
Main Title/The Robbery [The Killing] by Gerald Fried
The Patrol [Paths of Glory] by Gerald Fried
Roots Theme by Gerald Fried
We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
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Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Episode 60 :The Shining with Lee Unkrich
A few episodes ago, we spoke to Howard Berry, about a new book that has just been released, called Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. It was produced and written by Lee Unkrich and Johnathan Rinzler.
Well now, we speak to Lee Unkrich himself about his new book, which was ten years in the making.
Lee worked at Pixar Animation for 25 years in various departments. His films include; A Bug’s Life, Cars, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Wall-E, UP!, Brave, Monsters University, Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur and all four Toy Story films.
Lee won Oscars AND Baftas for Best Animated Feature Film for his work directing Toy Story 3 and Coco, but it’s Lee’s love and fascination for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining that places him firmly in 'Kubrick’s Universe'.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Stephen Rigg / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Various
We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
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Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Episode 59 : The Shining with Jay Friedkin
In this episode we have something quite special for you. A wonderful guy from Los Angeles who has been a film editor since the late 70s.
He was Oscar and Bafta nominated for Best Film Editing for his seminal work on the fantastic Australian movie, Babe. He went on to work again with Mad Max director George Miller on Babe 2: Pig In The City.
Jay tells us how he got into the business and of one of his first experiences in the cutting room working with Robert Redford on Ordinary People, which went on to win 4 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Redford himself.
But, it was his connection to The Shining that we really wanted to speak to Jay about. Jay has the distinction of being the guy who was woken early one morning in New York by a telephone call from Stanley Kubrick, who offered him a very interesting job proposition. The Shining had been in a handful of Cinemas in New York and LA on it’s opening night when Stanley decided he hadn’t finished editing the film. Jay was tasked with driving to each and every one of the cinemas in New York the next day to remove the now infamous Hospital Scene from the end of the final reel of THE SHINING.
We spoke to Jay in May 2022.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Various
We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
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Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Episode 58 : A Clockwork Orange - First viewings, thoughts and reminisces
We have a great selection of reminisces, thoughts and lasting impressions of A Clockwork Orange, from some of our listeners and members of The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society, followed by a SKAS ACADEMY zoom session hosted by Mark Lentz. These weekly discussions on all things Kubrick, are open to all; Google “Meetup Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society”, to find the link and sign up.
Recorded throughout 2022.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Symphony No. 9 performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
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Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Episode 57 : The Shining with Howard Berry
Howard Berry is a filmmaker, broadcaster, film consultant, oral historian and Kubrick family collaborator on a number of fascinating projects relating to Stanley Kubrick and The Shining.
Interview recorded in March 2020.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Midnight, The Stars and You by The Ray Noble Band
Symphony No. 9: IV. Ode To Joy (Excerpt) performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
Audio Clips :
Staircases to Nowhere documentary directed by Howard Berry
Toy Story 4 directed by Josh Cooley
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Episode 56 : The Shining with Leon Vitali
In this episode, we talk to friend and long-time assistant to Stanley Kubrick, Leon Vitali, about his time working on The Shining and his collaboration with Stanley and we revisit our archive for another listen to Leon talking with his fans.
Recorded 9th July 2018 and 30th December 2019.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Dies Irae by The Filmation Orchestra
Women of Ireland by Sean O'Riada (Perf. Derek Bell)
Cello Concerto In E Minor by Antonio Vivaldi
Dominique by Debbie Reynolds [The Singing Nun]
We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
Audio Clips :
Making The Shining
The Shining
Stanley Does It All by Scatman Crothers (Youtube)
Filmworker Screening in New York 2018
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Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Episode 55 : Lolita and The Dirty Dozen with Colin Maitland
Colin Maitland in his short but brilliant film career acted alongside heavyweights such as Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland and Clint Walker in Robert Aldrich’s 1967 classic, The Dirty Dozen. Colin played one of the infamous Dozen, Seth Sawyer.
Colin also played Charlie Sedgwick in Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film, Lolita. His scene was set at Camp Climax and Colin played directly opposite the inimitable James Mason. And as this year marks the 60th anniversary of that film, we thought we’d commemorate this criminally underappreciated (by some, not all) Kubrick masterpiece by talking to Mr Colin Maitland.
We interviewed Colin in March 2022, when he told us some amazing behind-the-scenes stories about his time filming The Bedford Incident, A Shot In The Dark, The Dirty Dozen and Lolita.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Love Theme from Lolita (Reprise) by Nelson Riddle
The Dirty Dozen Main Theme by Frank De Vol
Lolita Ya Ya by Nelson Riddle
We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
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Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Episode 54 : The Art & Design of A Clockwork Orange with Paula Benson
Design, culture, film, music and art have always been at the heart of what Paula Benson does in both her business and personal life. She is the Founder and Editor of the website Film and Furniture, the online resource which identifies and offers fascinating facts about the furniture and décor we see in our favourite films. The site attracts a worldwide audience and has grown to become the definitive place to learn about and source furniture and decor from many iconic films. Paula also co-founded the London-based Design and Branding Agency Form, where for 3 decades they have created award-winning, strategic and visual branding and graphic design for clients. She frequently gives talks on design around the world.
Stephen first met Paula at the BFI back in 2019 during a Kubrick retrospective season and now we present to you an insight into the locations and set design of A Clockwork Orange as we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this awesome film.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 by Edward Elgar
Did ya by The Kinks
Theme from A Clockwork Orange [Beethoviana] by Wendy Carlos
I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper by Erika Eigen
Beethoven Symphony 9 [Abridged] by LV Beethoven
The Thieving Magpie [Abridged] by Rossini
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4 by Edward Elgar
Burt Cramer Classic Pop Society
We'll Meet Again by Jason Furlong
Links :
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Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Episode 53 : A Clockwork Orange with Gillian Hills
Gillian Hills is an actress, singer, songwriter, poet, artist and Illustrator, she really is the definition of the term Renaissance Woman.
Born in Egypt, Gillian spent her early years in France, where she was discovered at the tender age of 14 by Roger Vadim, the director of And God Created Woman and Barbarella. Vadim described her as the next Brigitte Bardot and cast her in his version of Dangerous Liaisons, released in 1959.
In 1960, at 15, Gillian was cast in the lead of the British film Beat Girl with co-stars Adam Faith, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed.
That same year, Gillian recorded her first records with Henri Salvador, for the French record label Barclay, and In 1961, she appeared at the Olympia Theatre in Paris on the bill with Johnny Hallyday. Serge Gainsbourg wrote his first duet for Hills, which they sang together on French TV in 1963. She was soon signed up to the AZ record label and continued to record her self-penned songs as well as cover versions of the latest pop songs.
Then another string of films followed, appearing in Michelangelo Antonioni's first English language film, the classic 1966 Blowup, The film version of John Osborne's Inadmissible Evidence (1968), The Owl Service (1969), a television adaptation of the Alan Garner novel, Georges Franju's La Faute de l'abbé Mouret, and she replaced Marianne Faithfull in the 1972 horror Demons of the Mind for Hammer Film Productions.
Gillian then moved to New York and enjoyed a successful career as a book and magazine illustrator. In recent years her music has been featured in the film “Mesrine Part One: Killer Instinct” with Vincent Cassel, the Season 5 premiere of Mad Men in 2012, and The Queen’s Gambit in 2020 …and she has just released her new self-penned album, Lili, which reflects on her early years aged between 11 and 19.
But, this is Kubrick’s Universe, and so we must tell you that Gillian also appeared in A Clockwork Orange, as one of the two young ladies that Alex picks up at the record store… so come with uncle, and hear all proper, hear angel trumpets and devil trombones… YOU ARE INVITED!
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
The Immediate Pleasure by John Barry
The William Tell Overture by Rossini
Spécialisation by Gillian Hills and Eddie Constantine
Zou Bisou Bisou by Gillian Hills
NeferTiti by Gillian Hills
The Off Beat by John Barry
Links :
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Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Episode 52 : Anthony Burgess and A Clockwork Orange with Andrew Biswell
Andrew Biswell was always interested in the works of British author Anthony Burgess, going back to when he was a 15-year-old schoolboy and first discovered Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange. He went on to write his doctoral thesis on Burgess's fiction and journalism. He then wrote a Burgess biography, entitled The Real Life of Anthony Burgess, published in 2005. He is also the editor of A Clockwork Orange: The Restored Text, published in 2012. All this eventually lead to him being offered the position of the director of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation. He is also a Professor of Modern Literature at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 by Edward Elgar
Burt Cramer Classic Pop Society
Links :
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Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Episode 51 : A Clockwork Orange with Simon Fay
In this episode, we delve into Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange, as we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kubrick's film adaptation.
Simon Fay is a writer and video essayist and author of multiple novels, he also runs the Youtube channel ‘Content Lit’ where he discusses the best books of the 20th century. As a stalwart Kubrick fan, his latest series, 'Kubrick's Books," takes a deep dive into the director's work and into the novels that inspired him.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Analysis written by Simon Fay / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Music :
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 by Edward Elgar
Burt Cramer Classic Pop Society
Links :
Content Lit with Simon Fay : https://www.youtube.com/c/ContentLitwithSimonFay
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Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Episode 50 : A Clockwork Orange with Malcolm McDowell
We continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of A Clockwork Orange, and are very excited to share with all our listeners, a very special interview that we conducted with Alex DeLarge himself, Mr. Malcolm McDowell.
Many actors, if not most, play out their careers without playing even one iconic role. Malcolm McDowell achieved two within his career's first half-decade. And if Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson’s If… and Alex DeLarge in A Clockwork Orange have cast a long shadow over everything that he's done since, McDowell has always been cheerfully honest about his priorities: Regular work is far more important to him than consistent artistic brilliance. In any case, as he told The Guardian in 2004, "it's easy to be good in a Robert Altman film. You try being good in Cyborg 3”.
He was born Malcolm Taylor in Leeds on 13 June 1943, and was educated at Cannock public school before turning down a university place in favor of working in his father's Liverpool pub, followed by a stint as a traveling salesman. The acting bug bit shortly afterwards, and he joined a touring repertory company, taking on his mother's maiden name in the process. Moving to London, he worked briefly with the Royal Shakespeare Company, secured a few minor television roles, and then joined the Royal Court Theatre just in time to be asked to audition for If...
We spoke to Malcolm in July 2021…
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
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Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Saturday Dec 04, 2021
Episode 49 : A Clockwork Orange with Mike Tarn
We continue with our series of special shows covering A Clockwork Orange, commemorating the 50th anniversary of its 1971 release.
Michael Tarn is a British stage, film and television actor.
He started acting in his teens and went on to appear in a whole host of brilliant British television shows including Play For Today, The Sweeney, Shoestring, The Life and Times of Lloyd George, The Knock and several notable Plays of the Month
His film roles include John Mackenzie's film Made in 1972, and he had lead roles in It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow, directed by John Goldschmidt, the title role in Zigger Zagger, directed by Ron Smedley, and in 2000 he played the part of Vic in Shooters, directed by Colin Teague and written by and starred in by Louis Dempsey and Terence Howard with Emily Watson and Gerard Butler, amongst a host of other well-known British actors.
Amongst his theatre credits included spells with both the RSC and National Theatre Companies, with critically acclaimed parts as Rick in "Sticks and Bones" with Peter Weller, Rex in "City Sugar" by Stephen Poliakoff at the Comedy Theatre with Adam Faith. Jaques in "Jaques and His Master" by Milan Kundera, and Sam in "Crossing Delancey" by Susan Sandler.
He was Head of Drama at Stage Door School of Performing Arts in Benitachell, Spain and has directed over 20 x plays and musicals.
Michael will always be best known to movie fans around the world as one-quarter of the magnificently scary and over-the-top Droogs in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. The youngest droog of them all “PETE” was actually the only actor of the four who was actually a teenager, the other three were in their mid to late 20’s at the time.
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Episode 48 : Nurse Shirley Foster with Maria Galindo
We continue with our series of special shows covering A Clockwork Orange, commemorating the 50th anniversary of its 1971 release. Hopefully you’ve heard our previous episode with Shirley and Tony Jaffe and their tales of working on the film, as this one is is a bit of a tie in.
We’re gonna hear from director Maria Galindo about her A Clockwork Orange-inspired short film Nurse Shirley Foster, which stars the aforementioned wonderful actress Shirley Jaffe.
Maria Galindo was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She was a musician for many years, and also developed in interest in photography. In 2013, while living in Barcelona, she woke up one day and said “it’s now or never” and began writing her first script, A Slice of Life in Barcelona. She would use this film to showcase what she is capable of. She wrote, directed, and edited the film with no formal schooling, and on a shoestring budget. After establishing her own independent film company, Mayhem Film Kreations, she developed and directed the short films Witch Hour, and the subject of our conversation with her, Nurse Shirley Foster.
James Marinaccio and Stephen Rigg had the chance to catch up with Maria to discuss the film. And we’ll also connect with our previous episode by hearing more from Shirley Jaffe about her experience working with Maria Galindo on this unique project. So, hang with us as we peel the Orange yet again, to unveil yet another layer.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by James Marinaccio, Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Episode 47 : A Clockwork Orange with Shirley and Tony Jaffe
Shirley Jaffe is a British actress who trained at the Central School of Speech & Drama in 1954. Among other early jobs, she was in the first British Theatre in the Round Company at Scarborough, with Stephen Joseph and later Alan Ayckbourn.
Her film career began in the mid-’50s with Crime/Dramas The Passing Stranger in 1954, and The Secret Tent in 1956.
Shirley was also a regular cast member of the long-running TV serial Emergency Ward 10 as Nurse Angela Foster in the late ’60s, and in 1970 she appeared in Hammer’s Taste the Blood of Dracula with the late great Christopher Lee.
She appeared on television in the infamous Michael Jackson's Earth Song live performance at The Brits in 1996, and as a Greek nun in Little Britain Abroad. She’s directed and acted in plays in Brighton, Edinburgh, The West End, and Helsinki festivals and recently played Irene in the award-winning British feature Ambleton Delight. She was nominated for a Star Award in the Brighton Fringe for her performance as "Nana" in the musical, Here Comes the Bride.
More recently she appeared with her husband Tony in the music video to Spankox’s “To The Club”. Her latest film is called Nurse Shirley Foster.
This is Kubrick’s Universe and so…… in 1971 Shirley made an appearance in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, when she played a nurse who helps administer the first round of Ludovico's treatment to Alex DeLarge, of course played inimitably by Malcolm McDowell.
Skybreak, the home she shared with her husband Tony, was also featured in the film, as the interior location for the scene in which Alex and his Droogs attack a writer and his wife (played by Patrick Magee and Adrienne Corri).
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Episode 46 : Capturing Kubrick with Dmitri Kasterine
Dmitri Kasterine was born in 1932 and was educated at Radley College, Oxfordshire. In 1961 he began his professional career as a photographer, working for publications such as Queen and The Daily Telegraph Magazine.
In 1986, he left Britain to move to the United States, which he had first visited on an assignment to photograph Mick Jagger in Los Angeles for the Radio Times. In 2000 Dmitri directed and filmed a documentary on Anthony Bourdain as he moved from chef to best-selling author and television celebrity.
Dmitri has photographed numerous cultural figures of the 20th century including Francis Bacon, William Burroughs, Johnny Cash, Roald Dahl, George Carlin David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. His work has been on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London and is part of their permanent collection. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery also has six of his portraits in their permanent collection.
He had a long association with Stanley Kubrick taking stills on Dr. Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and A Clockwork Orange (1971), and this is why we wanted to speak to him…
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg, Jason Furlong and Mark Lentz / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Episode 45 : 2OO1 A Space Odyssey with Mike Kaplan
Mike Kaplan is a film producer, documentary director, actor, award-winning poster designer, marketing strategist, and songwriter. He has been a close associate to many visionary filmmakers including Robert Altman, Hal Ashby, Lindsay Anderson, Mike Hodges, Alan Rudolph, and Paul Thomas Anderson.
He directed the documentaries: Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country, which showed Altman's filmmaking technique for the first time, and Never Apologize, Malcolm McDowell's tour de force performance documentary about Lindsay Anderson, an official Cannes Film Festival selection.
As an independent distributor in the UK, he released Barbet Schroeder's The Valley (Obscured by Clouds), which had over 400 playdates in England, a record at that time for a subtitled film, and Jack Hazan's A Bigger Splash, featuring David Hockney, which played for a year in London setting house records and establishing a day and date release pattern for an art film. Wearing his strategist hat, he rescued Mike Hodges' Croupier from video oblivion as it became the most successful and acclaimed independent film in the United States.
Mike is perhaps best known for conceiving 'The Ultimate Trip'/Star Child campaign for 2001: A Space Odyssey and his subsequent work on A Clockwork Orange working directly for Stanley Kubrick.
Mike tells us about how he got started in A.P.E., the Advertising, Publicity and Exploitation department at MGM in the mid-sixties; His first epiphany experience seeing 2001 just before its initial release; His first encounter with Stanley Kubrick in the projection booth on opening night in New York; Rumours that The Beatles wanted to write a song for 2001; Kubrick asking Mike himself to write the promo song, which he did [and you’ll hear that later as only the second time ever to be officially broadcast, the only other time being at midnight of the new millenium]….. and other tales of Hollywood during it’s second Golden Age.
Stephen Rigg and Mark Lentz conducted the interview.
SHOW NOTES :
You can buy Mike's single on vinyl or digital from Wave Theory records.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg, Mark Lentz and Jason Furlong / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Episode 44 : The Seafarers with Alexander Pietrzak
In 1953, twenty-five-year-old Stanley Kubrick shot his first colour film, The Seafarers. In doing so, he also scored an early payday as a young independent filmmaker. Lost to the public for decades, Kubrick’s industrial short film for the SIU was ultimately brought to the attention of Kubrick scholars and fans by an intrepid young enthusiast and filmworker himself named Alexander Pietrzak. Quite a ways back Alexander set out on a mission to see if a copy existed. He did so for one reason — to help ensure Kubrick’s first colour film might see the light of day; as necessary preservation of a historical document.
In 1997 he received a VHS copy from the Seafarers International Union itself, he learned that the original production company had long gone out of business with all its assets liquidated. It turns out that the short film had been "discovered" by a man during an inventory screening in 1972.
Alexander remained tireless in his efforts. After engaging in a ton of correspondence and meeting with disappointment along the way, Alexander persevered. And we fans of all things Stanley are grateful.
This episode takes us back a bit into our own vaults, as Alexander was kind enough to be an early guest on Kubrick’s Universe. Among other stories, in this episode, we’ll hear Alexander share his tale of why it was important to him personally to be given the blessing of the Kubrick Estate to release the short film to how The Seafarers went from near-total obscurity to finally being made available by the U.S. Library Of Congress through archival restoration. Indiana Jones himself would be proud. We’ll also hear excerpts from the rare audio commentary track on The Seafarers DVD, provided by actor/director Keith Gordon and Roger Avery, of Pulp Fiction screenwriting fame. There might even be a personal connection from Alexander’s childhood to a film Kubrick would make twenty years later. Did young Alexander cross paths with Stanley on the set of Barry Lyndon? Well, you’re gonna have to stay tuned to find out. So let’s get into it, shall we?
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Episode 43 : 2001 A Space Odyssey and Beyond with Doug Trumbull
Hey, everyone. Thanks for checking in with us once again at Kubrick’s Universe, where we continue our ongoing mission to explore the art and vision of the late, great Stanley Kubrick. If you’re listening to this, odds are you’ve seen 2OOI: A Space Odyssey. Well, have you ever seen Close Encounters Of The Third Kind? Star Trek: The Motion Picture? How about Blade Runner? Or even Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life? We ask because in this case there is one degree of separation that connects these masterful films. And that connection is Douglas Trumbull. Doug Trumbull is a true legend in the film industry, having gone from animator, to groundbreaking special effects genius, to visionary director, to pioneer in massive technical achievements like the development of IMAX and high frame rate film shooting and projection.
We had the chance to speak with Doug in spring, 2020. He graciously answered all our most nerdy questions, but also shared some of his personal reflections on, among other things, working with Kubrick.
In this episode, you’ll hear Doug talk about things like how a cold call to Stanley Kubrick led to him getting a job on 2OOI at the ripe young age of 23, creating the dozens of rear-projection screens on the Discovery 1 that represented HAL-9000’s many computer readouts — long before CGI existed, as well as how he helped bring a bland model of the Moonbus to life, and having been one of the few American craftsmen on 2OOI who had carte blanche to work in a multi-disciplinary way on a unionized British set. And of course, we’ll hear insight on his process for developing the Slit-Scan camera, without which there would have been no Stargate sequence; or indeed, arguably the most mind-blowing third act in motion picture history.
You’ll even hear Doug Trumbull talk with us about his own unique connection to The Wizard Of Oz. But not quite. But at the same time, yeah. Quite. Anyway, it’s complicated. And to quote Dr. Clayton Stonewall Forrester “it would take a scientist to explain it… and I’m simply too mad”. So, let’s just get into it.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Episode 42 : Kubrick's Hour : End of Year Round-Up 2020 with the team from SKAS
2020. The year that took years, and took years off our lives; and with terrible sadness and personal grief not lost to those of us in Kubrick’s Universe, years away from far too many souls. 2020. That was the year that… sucked. Two-thousand and twenty. The year we… avoided contact.
Your friends at our humble podcast have had difficulty keeping up with providing new episodes, but not because of a shortage of an amount of great interviews or content, but because of the very same things most of everyone listening has had to contend with — because unforeseen circumstances and survival itself got in the way. In fact, we’ve had some fascinating interviews and great conversations with Kubrick scholars, collaborators, and fans during 2020. We are hanging onto them, archiving them, and working on getting them out to you just as soon as we can.
In the past few years, the Kubrick’s Universe team has put out a “year in review” edition, cultivated by our research, before the holidays. This time around, we’re here to say “And now for something completely different”.
If 2020 was many unprecedented things, it was also the year of remote video conferencing — the year of Zoom. Enter our intrepid Mark Lentz, media maestro and man of many kind deeds. Mark, along with two of the greatest and coolest Kubrick scholars, James Marinaccio and James Sherman, stepped up and orchestrated a very cool and brand new concept, “The Kubrick Hour” on Zoom, as a way to keep enthusiasts connected during the most difficult year any of us can remember. We present this unique concept and approach for us to our Year In Review episode this go-around.
What you’re about to hear is the result of Mark and James’s efforts to orchestrate a virtual roundtable discussion of the year in Kubrick news, two thousand-twenty, with a moderated group of venerated enthusiasts. For this episode we were privileged to have discussion among John Harig, Mike MediaMan, Mark McKennon, Jorge Albararán Riquleme, Ian Roscow, Anne Strauss-Weider, Max Rendon, Maria, Jerry Furst, and our very own and very lovable producer, Stephen Rigg.
We hope you enjoy this new idea. We’re proud of it. Just remember, if you’re on a Zoom call with a Kubrick fan you’ve never met before and you feel put on the spot when they ask you what’s your favorite food then, simply reply “French fries and ketchup” and you’ll get along fine.
So it is with great pleasure that we present to you a round-table discussion from the 19th December 2020 with our wonderful Kubrickian friends.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Jason Furlong, James Marinaccio, Mark Lentz and Stephen Rigg / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Episode 41 : Making Barry Lyndon with Gay Hamilton
Hello there rubes, ruffians, and rapscallions, we’ve got another episode of Kubrick’s Universe for you, dedicated to an appreciation of Stanley’s hauntingly gorgeous oil painting of a film, Barry Lyndon. By which I mean we’ve had the pleasure of chatting with Nora Brady herself, the wonderful Scottish actress, Gay Hamilton.
In this episode, you’ll hear Gay chat with us about how a young Scottish girl got the role through, in no small part, nailing a perfect Irish accent, meeting with Stanley Kubrick for the first time, then working with him on this seminal piece of art, as well as acting alongside Ryan O’Neal.
You’ll also hear Gay regale us with stories of shooting the iconic dance scene with Leonard Rossiter, adapting to the fine art of acting in Oscar award-winning costume designer Milena Canonero’s dresses, and Gay’s love for the game of Frisbee.
But you’ll also be delighted to hear Gay tell us about Stanley the practical joker, as well as reads from her own personal diary which she kept on set during the filming of Barry Lyndon, and ultimately, catching up with what it meant for her to be part of Kubrick’s legacy.
So hang out with us for a bit as we leapfrog back through time from the present to the mid 1970s, to the 1700s… in Kubrick’s Universe.
So it is with great pleasure that we present to you an interview from the 16th March 2020 with Gay Hamilton and Kubrick’s Universe host Mr. Jason Furlong.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Episode 40 : Mythbusting & Model Making with Mike Scott
Mike Scott is a model maker, science fiction nut and a self-confessed NERD. He was a child during the Apollo Space Programme in the 60’s and at 6 years old was blown away when he saw 2OO1 A Space Odyssey in the cinema with his dad. After eventually working out what was real and what was just a movie he continued his obsession.
Starting off kit-bashing, which is basically creating his own models from parts of existing model kits…. And moving on to detailed model and costume replicas in the 70’s, from Kiss’s Gene Simmons to Darth Vader. Winning costume contests as a teenager and eventually meeting and working with effects legend Greg Nicotero who gave him a very special commission to make an exact replica of a Clavius Moon Base spacesuit from 2OO1 A Space Odyssey.
The suit has been displayed in exhibits around the world, including the annual science fiction convention Escape Velocity at the Museum of Science Fiction in 2018 on the 2001 50th anniversary. His replica spacesuit was featured at the Envisioning 2001: Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey exhibition in 2019 at MOMI in New York, to much acclaim.
Mike spends an incredible amount of time researching to make sure his work is as close to, if not better, than the originals, and now you will hear him talk about how he went about creating one of the most iconic costumes in movies.
He tells us about his appearance on Adam Savage’s MYTHBUSTERS, working with ILM, Dungeons & Dragons, meeting real life astronauts as well as make-believe ones.
So it is with great pleasure that I present to you an interview from the 16th February 2020 with Mike Scott and Kubrick’s Universe host Mr. Jason Furlong.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Episode 39 : Full Metal Jacket with Adrian Bush
Ok, so we have a fun show for you with a pretty unique guest and very cool guy. His name is Adrian Bush. In 1985, Ady was a 19 year-old British Army Reservist who learned that a call had been put out for military extras for an upcoming film production. The film turned out to be Kubrick’s inimitable 1987 Vietnam war examination, Full Metal Jacket.
Ady spent some time to share his stories with us in 2018, and now, for the first time, you’re gonna hear him talk about his experiences on and off the set, including but not limited to: His six weeks preparation with U.S.-style military training, filming the battle sequences at Beckton Gasworks, dodging some scorching-hot shells from blanks that fell all around him during one particular scene, his own time spent photographing the set, working with R. Lee Ermey, the unexpected death of a colleague who was also working on the film, playing several different background parts, and witnessing the police called after reports of the massive amounts of burning black tires used caused a haze of pollution over nearby London.
You’ll also hear Ady talk about encountering strippers with American actor Ed “Touchdown” O’Ross at a local pub, how O’Ross ended up recording a song with Paul Hardcastle during the filming of Full Metal Jacket and how he finally became cool in the eyes of his teenage son.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Episode 38 : 2001 and Beyond with Keir Dullea
In this episode you’ll hear Keir Dullea chatting with us about how he came to work on 2001: A Space Odyssey, meeting Stanley Kubrick for the first time, his experiences on the set, and how it all altered the trajectory of his career and changed his life.
He also tells us other fascinating stories, from his love of theatre acting, being involved with the first Broadway revival of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof with Fred Gywnne (who will of course forever be remembered as Herman Munster) to his first major stage role, performing with the legendary Burl Ives, as well as post-Space Odyssey screen roles he remembers fondly, including Paperback Hero and The Fox (with the late great Sandy Dennis), playing Audrey Hepburn’s father onscreen opposite Jennifer Love-Hewitt, and even his love for the inimitable Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot.
Keir also shares something very personal. It wouldn’t feel right calling it an “exclusive” since obtaining such a thing has honestly never been a goal of ours. Better to say it occurred naturally within our conversation, I suppose, when he felt comfortable telling us what he did. Regardless, it was an act of generosity from Keir for which we will remain forever grateful.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Jason Furlong and Stephen Rigg / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio / Thanks to Simone Odino and Filippo Ulivieri
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
Episode 37 : Before 2001 with Keir Dullea
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and written by Jason Furlong and Stephen Rigg / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio / Thanks to Simone Odino and Filippo Ulivieri
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Episode 36 : Leon Vitali meets SKAS
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Researched and Written by Jason Furlong & Stephen Rigg / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz & James Marinaccio
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Episode 35 : The 21st Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's Passing.
Production Credits :
Hosted and Narrated by Jason Furlong / Researched and Written by James Marinaccio / Theme written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / Contributions by Mark Lentz
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Episode 34 : After Kubrick : A Filmmaker's Legacy with Jeremi Szaniawski
Our guest is Professor Jeremi Szaniawski, who is the editor of the new book “After Kubrick: A Filmmaker’s Legacy," published by Bloomsbury and released on Feb 20th, 2020. Jeremi received a PhD from Yale University and is currently a professor of film at UMass Amherst. He is interviewed by our regular Kubrick's Universe contributor, Mark Lentz.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Interview and research by Mark Lentz / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg.
Audio Clips :
Birth (Trailer) - YouTube
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer (Trailer) - YouTube
The Favourite (Trailer) - YouTube
Under The Skin (Trailer) - YouTube
Interstellar (Trailer) - YouTube
The Phantom Thread (Trailer) - YouTube
Music :
Blackstar / Girl Loves Me by David Bowie
Links :
Kubrick’s Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Episode 33 : The Early Days... Stanley and Me : An Interview with Gerald Fried - Part 1
This is the first part of our interview with Gerald Fried. We spoke to him in late 2018, when he was just 90 years young.
Gerald Fried, a native New Yorker, has scored almost 300 films and television shows in a career spanning 70 x years. His movie scores include such varied titles as Machine Gun Kelly for Roger Corman, Jack Nicholson’s first feature film The Cry Baby Killer, The Killing of Sister George, Too Late The Hero & The Grisson Gang all three for director Robert Aldrich.
His TV credits include some of the most popular shows being produced at the time including M Squad, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Gilligan’s Island, The Man From Uncle, Star Trek, Mission Impossible, Lost In Space and Police Woman.
Gerald was nominated for an Oscar for Best Music with an Original Dramatic Score for the feature-length documentary Birds Do It, Bees Do it at the 1976 Academy Awards, up against several other notable composers with memorable scores. The Wind and the Lion from Jerry Goldsmith, Jack Nitzsche’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Bite The Bullet by Alex North, and the winner that year was……… John Williams for probably the most famous movie score of all time JAWS. So Gerald was in great company that night.
Gerald also won a TV Emmy for his work with Quincy Jones on the amazing mini-series Roots from 1977.
Having composed the scores for five of Stanley Kubrick's earliest films, he is one of the most frequent collaborators of Kubrick, and he was in fact the composer of the last Kubrick film that was entirely scored by a single composer.
Fried and Kubrick first worked together as a composer/director partnership, as 21 (23) year olds on the short film Day of the Fight, back in 1951, followed by four feature films, Fear & Desire, Killer’s Kiss, The Killing and Paths of Glory.
In this episode, being Part 1 of our interview with Gerald, we discuss the early years in New York when Gerald and Stanley were just coming up and starting to carve their careers out in the film business.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / With James Marinaccio.
Audio Clips :
The Day of the Fight - Youtube.
Music :
in Your Arms by Kevin Macleod
Links :
Kubrick’s Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
Episode 32 : Barry Lyndon : A Very Special Reunion with Leon Vitali and David Morley
We have something truly special in store for you with this episode. Forty-five years ago a couple of young and very gifted actors were recruited by Stanley Kubrick to play two very essential characters in his masterful 1975 film, Barry Lyndon.
We're referring of course to Leon Vitali and David Morley, who played step-brothers, Lord Bullingdon and Bryan Lyndon.
You’re going to hear a surprise call to Leon and David, which we managed to keep a secret prior to the day it took place in early January 2020.
Neither of them have seen or spoken with each other since the filming of Barry Lyndon was completed in 1975, and life for the two young men took them onto their own new paths of adventure. With that all said, we at Kubrick’s Universe invite you, our friends, to please enjoy this: the reunion of Leon Vitali and David Morley.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg / With James Marinaccio and Mark Lentz
Audio Clips :
Barry Lyndon audio excerpts - Youtube
Music :
March From Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the Barry Lyndon Original Soundtrack.
Links :
Kubrick’s Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Episode 31 : Another year over and another End-Of-Year extravaganza with your guys from Kubrick's Universe, Jason Furlong, James Marinaccio, Mark Lentz and Stephen Rigg.
2019 was another great year in Kubrick's Universe, and the team recall, review and ramble their way through the years events.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Audio Clips :
SK Exhibition Trailer - Youtube
Matthew Modine Clip - Youtube
Family Guy Clip - Youtube
Doctor Sleep Trailer - Youtube
Down River - Youtube
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die - Youtube
Trapped Ashes
Jane Fonda Clip - Youtube
2001 Sparks In The Dark
Kier Dullea Clip - Willem Hopman
Music :
"This Forced Perspective" by The Aries All-Stars
Links :
Kubrick’s Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Episode 30 : The director of a new short film called, NEVER JUST A DREAM: STANLEY KUBRICK AND EYES WIDE SHUT, talks to Kubrick's Universe about the creation of his film.
The short documentary Never Just A Dream: Stanley Kubrick and Eyes Wide Shut is produced by Park Circus for Warner Bros. Pictures International and is presented as part of a special 20th Anniversary screening of Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
We spoke for a second time to the documentary’s director and producer, Matt Wells, this time about Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and his new short film.
Matt Wells is a British filmmaker based in London. This is his third short documentary on the work of Stanley Kubrick, after Work & Play: A Short Film About ‘The Shining’ (2017) and Stanley Kubrick Considers the Bomb (2019), about Dr Strangelove (1964), which both screened in cinemas internationally as part of rereleases of those films.
We spoke with Matt in October 2019.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Audio Clips :
New! Eyes Wide Shut Trailer and Never Just a Dream Trailer - courtesy of Park Circus / Eyes Wide Shut Clip - Youtube
Music :
"The Girl from Ipanema" by Smooth Jazz All-Stars - Youtube / "Ella Es Tan Kubrick" by Charley Garcia - YouTube
Links :
Park Circus Website : https://www.parkcircus.com
Watch Eyes Wide Shut (iTunes) : https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/eyes-wide-shut/id272819260
Listen to Eyes Wide Shut Soundtrack (iTunes) : https://music.apple.com/us/album/eyes-wide-shut-music-from-the-motion-picture/378854658
Charly Garcia Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_Garc%C3%ADa
Kubrick’s Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
Episode 29 : The co-authors of a new book called, EYES WIDE SHUT Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film, have created an archeology of the film from its origin to its creation and beyond.
Robert P. Kolker is Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, and taught cinema studies for almost 50 years. He is the author of A Cinema of Loneliness, The Altering Eye, Film, Form, and Culture, The Extraordinary Image: Welles, Hitchcock, Kubrick and the Reimagination of Cinema. His current project is Triumph Over Containment: American Film in the 1950s.
Nathan Abrams is Professor in Film at Bangor University in Wales. He is founding co-editor of Jewish Film and New Media: An International Journal, as well as the author of The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema and Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual.
Using new interviews conducted with key cast and crew members and studying archive material at the Stanley Kubrick Archive, the authors have managed to create not only a timeline of the project but an appreciation of the film and its director.
We spoke with Robert and Nathan in October 2019.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Audio Clips :
Eyes Wide Shut Clips - Youtube / Brian Aldiss Excerpt - Youtube / Joe Turkel Lecture Excerpt - Youtube
Music :
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" performed by Oscar Peterson Trio - written by Duke Ellington & Paul Francis Webster / "When I Fall In Love" performed by Victor Silvester - written by Edward Heyman & Victor Young / "Fidelio" performed and written by Festen
Links :
Watch Eyes Wide Shut (iTunes) : https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/eyes-wide-shut/id272819260
Listen to Eyes Wide Shut Soundtrack (iTunes) : https://music.apple.com/us/album/eyes-wide-shut-music-from-the-motion-picture/378854658
Festen Website : https://www.festenmusic.com
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The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Episode 28 : Question: What do Blade Runner, The Magnificent Ambersons, Cinema Paradiso and Brazil have in common.
Answer: They have all been re-edited after their initial theatrical releases.
Originally released in the US on the 16th July 1999, Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick’s final film was generally received by audiences and critics alike as somewhat disappointing. There seems to be some debate over wether the final cut of Eyes Wide Shut, that Kubrick submitted to Warner Brothers just days before his death would have been his actual final cut. The film was still 4 months away from release.
In 1968, Kubrick had removed almost 20 mins of film from 2001: A Space Odyssey after it’s premiere screenings saying, “It does take a few runnings to decide finally how long things should be, especially scenes which do not have narrative advancement as their guideline.” Then in 1980, he removed the original final scene of The Shining, again after the films initial US release and then a further 24 minutes for the European cut. So, it’s not hard to imagine that Kubrick could have in fact implemented changes to Eyes Wide Shut, during the 4 month period between his untimely passing and the release of the film, had he lived.
No, one will ever really know, but a young actor and Filmmaker from Texas has actually made some cuts to Eyes Wide Shut saying “I am not trying to do what Kubrick would’ve done but seeing what changes were even possible without losing the essence of the film”. His un-authorised edit, which is available to watch at EYESWIDECUT.COM, runs at 120 Minutes, having trimmed 40 Minutes from the officially released version.
As he explains on his website :
“So, in the spirit of "never say no to an idea", I decided to make the edit to Eyes Wide Shut not only as a homage to my favourite filmmaker but also as a personal challenge to myself as an editor and storyteller.”
The man behind this rather controversial undertaking is actor and filmmaker Marshall Allman.
We spoke with Marshall in July 2018.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Audio Clips :
Eyes Wide Shut Trailer - Youtube
Steve Martin on Charlie Rose 2000 - Youtube
Can You Dig It - from The Warriors - Youtube
Wendy on the Radio - from The Shining - Youtube
Music :
On the Beautiful Blue Danube by Johann Strauss Jr., performed by Paul Bateman and the City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Dies Irae, performed by The Filmation Orchestra
Links :
Watch Eyes Wide Shut (iTunes) : https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/eyes-wide-shut/id272819260
Listen to Eyes Wide Shut Soundtrack (iTunes) : https://music.apple.com/us/album/eyes-wide-shut-music-from-the-motion-picture/378854658
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Episode 27 : Making Barry Lyndon with Leon Vitali.
In this episode, we talk to friend and long-time assistant to Stanley Kubrick, Leon Vitali about his time working on Barry Lyndon and his collaboration with Stanley. We spoke to Leon on the 9th of July 2018.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Episode 26 : Working with Stanley Kubrick with Joe Turkel.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Episode 25 : The Kubrick Legacy Part 1 : Kubrick On Screen with Mick Broderick.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
c written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced by Stephen Rigg
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Epidode 24 : Stanley Kubrick Considers The Bomb with Matthew Wells.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Episode 23 : The 20th Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's Passing.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Episode 22 : Stanley Kubrick A Biography with Vincent LoBrutto. In this episode we talk to Stanley Kubrick biographer, Mr. Vincent LoBrutto about the his seminal Kubrick biography.
Vincent LoBrutto is a teacher of motion picture editing and cinema studies at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He has worked for Fox and HBO as editor and for the ABC television network as a postproduction coordinator. Vincent is also a special member of ACE, which is the the society of American Cinema Editors and has also received the Robert Wise Award for Journalistic Excellence in the Illumination of the Art of Editing.
He has edited and written for CinemaEditor, and written for Cineaste and Film Quarterly magazines. He is the author of several books on filmaking, including a series where he interviews some of the best artists in their fields including, Film Editing, Film Sound, Cinematography and Production Design.
Vincent has also written several notable biographies on filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, The Coppolas and Gus Van Sant, but it’s his seminal biography on Stanley Kubrick that places him firmly in Kubrick’s Universe.
Music :
Intro music by Boogie Williams / Stanley Kubrick by Mogwai
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Links :
Vincent LoBrutto Books : https://www.amazon.co.uk/l/B000APL93C?_encoding=UTF8&redirectedFromKindleDbs=true&rfkd=1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
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Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Episode 21 : Filmworker with Leon Vitali & Adam Rackoff. In this episode we talk to friend and long-time assistant to Stanley Kubrick, Leon Vitali about the new documentary FILMWORKER, with special guest Adam Rackoff and the team from SKAS.
Audio Clips :
Filmworker - Trailer
Eyes Wide Shut - Warner Bros. / Stanley Kubrick Productions / Hobby Films / Pole Star - Youtube
Music :
Strangers In The Night by Peter Hughes from the Eyes Wide Shut Soundtrack
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Links :
Eyes Wide Shut Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_Wide_Shut
Eyes Wide Shut Watch : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eyes-Wide-Shut-Tom-Cruise/dp/B00EUSMEUM
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Please help the cause by donating Auphonic Credits here : https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=SKAS
Tuesday Dec 25, 2018
Tuesday Dec 25, 2018
Episode 20 : Kubrick End of Year Round-Up with the team from SKAS. Your team from The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (Jason Furlong, Mark Lentz, James Marinaccio and Stephen Rigg) chat all things Stanley Kubrick in this end of year round-up/Christmas Special.
We feature 'In Memorium' segments for R Lee Ermey and Pablo Ferro, discuss the 50th-anniversary release of 2OO1: A Space Odyssey and the various news and events that made our 2018 such a SKAS-tastic year.
Audio Clips :
Full Metal Jacket excerpt - YouTube / Apocalypse Now excerpt - YouTube / Full Metal Jacket Video Retail Radio Editorial Clip / The Boys in Company C excerpt - YouTube / 2OO1: A Space Odyssey Live at Royal Festival Gardens 2018 / Barry Lyndon Live at Kings Theatre New York 2017 / SKAS Look Video excerpt - Music by Kevin MacLeod - Full Video Here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQCZF96cGYk / Junichi Yaoi excerpt - Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVlXbS0SNqk&t=1375s / David Seraro’s Napoleon - Youtube / Goodfellas excerpt - Youtube / Pablo - Youtube Trailer
Music :
Jingle Bells by Kevin MacLeod / First Day by Cromwell / Midnight, The Stars and You by Deerhoof
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Links :
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRdeqrFNoOrYtWbxwR_GXPA
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact us : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Please help the cause by donating Auphonic Credits here : https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=SKAS
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Episode 19 : Through A Different Lens (2/2) with Emily Yoshida, Sean Corcoran and Donald Albrecht.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Episode 18 : Through A Different Lens (1/2) with Alec Baldwin, Sean Corcoran and Donald Albrecht.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
Episode 17 : Burning Secret with Leon Vitali, Gerald Fried and Nathan Abrams.
In this episode, we talk about a recently discovered screenplay on July 15th this year that made the headlines.
This wasn't just any screenplay. It was a script penned by Stanley Kubrick and Paths of Glory co-writer Calder Willingham, over 62 years ago and it had only been discovered when one of Stanley's earliest collaborators, the composer Gerald Fried, brought it to the attention of Kubrick fans the world over.
The script is called Burning Secret and it's an adaptation of a 1913 novella by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, and it tells the story of a young boy who is seduced by a man in order to get to the boys' mother.
Thus far there have been three filmed versions of the original novella, the most recent being in 1988. The production was written and directed by Andrew Birkin, and it stars Klaus Maria Brandauer, David Eberts, and the legendary Faye Dunaway.
But this particular treatment of the screenplay, by Kubrick and Willingham, was discovered by our friend, Nathan Abrams, a professor in Film Studies at Bangor University, while he was just doing research for his new book about Stanley Kubrick.
Earlier in 2018, we had the pleasure of speaking with Stanley Kubrick’s long-time right-hand-man and good friend, Leon Vitali, incidentally, just a few days after this amazing news broke, so obviously we had to ask him for his take on what he knows about the screenplay.
Production Credits :
Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Episode 15 : 2OO1: Beyond 50 Event (4/5)
In this episode, The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society is proud to present, 2OO1: Beyond 50 - A day of talks, music, and art celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, featuring experts and people who worked on the film and was presented by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Bangor University in Wales.
Our good friend, Professor Nathan Abrams organised this event, which took place on the 16th of June 2018.
This was a full day event and is being presented to you in a special five part series.
In part four we are airing a series of guests talking about there time working on 2001: A Space Odyssey over 50 years ago., hosted by Nathan and featuring key academics in conversation,
Audio Clips :
2OO1: A Space Odyssey - MGM / Stanley Kubrick Productions
Music :
The Blue Danube by Strauss
Kubrick 2OO1 by Victor Malloy (2001)
Production :
Hosted by Jason Furlong
Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Research by Stephen Rigg, Mark Lentz and James Marinaccio
Kubrick's Universe Theme composed, performed and produced by Jason Furlong
Links :
Links :
Please support us at : www.patreon.com/user?u=67509795
Kubrick’s Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse
Kubrick's Universe Podcast (KUP) - Youtube Channel :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGFwtfJ5IuGAGpbrKjMQ9g
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : www.youtube.com/c/TheStanleyKubrickAppreciationSociety1
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Episode 14 : 2OO1: Beyond 50 Event (3/5)
In this episode, The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society is proud to present, 2OO1: Beyond 50 - A day of talks, music, and art celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, featuring experts and people who worked on the film and was presented by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Bangor University in Wales.
Our good friend, Professor Nathan Abrams organised this event, which took place on the 16th of June 2018.
This was a full day event and is being presented to you in a special five part series.
In part three we are airing a Film Symposium, hosted by Nathan and featuring key academics in conversation,
Audio Clips :
2OO1: A Space Odyssey - MGM / Stanley Kubrick Productions
Music :
The Blue Danube by Strauss
Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two) written by Harry Dacre and performed by Nat King Cole
Production :
Hosted by Jason Furlong
Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Research by Stephen Rigg, Mark Lentz and James Marinaccio
Kubrick's Universe Theme composed, performed and produced by Jason Furlong
Links :
Links :
Please support us at : www.patreon.com/user?u=67509795
Kubrick’s Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse
Kubrick's Universe Podcast (KUP) - Youtube Channel :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGFwtfJ5IuGAGpbrKjMQ9g
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : www.youtube.com/c/TheStanleyKubrickAppreciationSociety1
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Episode 13 : 2OO1: Beyond 50 Event (2/5)
In this episode, The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society is proud to present, 2OO1: Beyond 50 - A day of talks, music, and art celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2OO1: A Space Odyssey, featuring experts and people who worked on the film and was presented by The Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Bangor University in Wales.
Our good friend, Professor Nathan Abrams organised this event, which took place on the 16th of June 2018.
This was a full day event and is being presented to you in a special five part series.
In part two we are airing Alternative Perspectives: a panel featuring experts on 2OO1's legacy beyond film, including psychology, artificial intelligence, evolutionary biology, and philosophy.
Audio Clips :
2OO1: A Space Odyssey - MGM / Stanley Kubrick Productions
Music :
The Blue Danube by Strauss
The World Tonight Theme - Youtube
Production :
Hosted by Jason Furlong
Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg
Research by Stephen Rigg, Mark Lentz and James Marinaccio
Kubrick's Universe Theme composed, performed and produced by Jason Furlong
Links :
Links :
Please support us at : www.patreon.com/user?u=67509795
Kubrick’s Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse
Kubrick's Universe Podcast (KUP) - Youtube Channel :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnGFwtfJ5IuGAGpbrKjMQ9g
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : www.youtube.com/c/TheStanleyKubrickAppreciationSociety1
The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS
Contact : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com