When film characters vanish into black holes and vortexes
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 15, 2025 | Feature
From 2001: A Space Odyssey onwards, cinema has offered up a succession of black holes and vortexes. We take a look into them....
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Douglas Trumbull’s Space Odyssey | The SFX genius behind 2001
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 08, 2025 | Feature
Ahead of 2001: A Space Odyssey's anniversary, we look at special effects genius Douglas Trumbull’s contribution to the film – and how it helped bui...
The Shining | Why do filmmakers love to reference Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic?
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 24, 2024 | Feature
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining has been referenced in everything from Toy Story to this year’s The Substance. We look at why it’s such a touch...
Stanley Kubrick | 2001: A Space Odyssey and its original opening sequence
by A J Black | Oct 07, 2024 | Feature
Director Stanley Kubrick originally had a very different opening in mind for 2001: A Space Odyssey. We head back to the early days of his 1968 sci-fi...
Stanley Kubrick | Dr Strangelove and its Cold War rival, Fail-Safe
by A J Black | Sep 16, 2024 | Feature
Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove provided a blackly comic counterpoint to another nuclear war film, Fail-Safe. Time has been kind to both......
Spartacus | Stanley Kubrick and the wrong Mann
by A J Black | Sep 09, 2024 | Feature
In 1960, Stanley Kubrick got his Hollywood break with the period epic, Spartacus. Here's how the painful experience of making it shaped his future...
Stanley Kubrick | Exploring his earlier lesser-known work
by A J Black | Aug 30, 2024 | Feature
Perhaps best known for A Clockwork Orange of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick has some fabulous earlier work to explore. We take a closer look....
The Shining | Trailer released for documentary about rediscovered filming location
by Jake Godfrey | Jul 22, 2024 | News
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location explores an area of The Shining that hasn't been covered before, here's the trailer....
2001: A Space Odyssey | Douglas Trumbull's contribution to a sci-fi classic
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 20, 2024 | Feature
Special effects genius Douglas Trumbull made an invaluable contribution to 2001: A Space Odyssey - a sci-fi epic that helped build his reputation as a...
