Kubrick
Americannoun
noun
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After languishing in development hell under Stanley Kubrick for two decades, the notoriously intense auteur deferred the project to Spielberg, believing he would be the right fit to tell such a complex yet tender story.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Reed, Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick and many others made incredible films that directly contradicted the edicts of studio bosses at the behest of the government.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
With access to today’s CGI, Kubrick could have achieved the same artistic vision more efficiently and precisely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
SO: Stanley Kubrick said, “I’ve got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists, neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
Ken and Bob both talked so fast—their conversation filled with references to people I’d never heard of, like Stanley Kubrick and Woody Allen—that it was sometimes hard to follow them.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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