“The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile
but that it is indifferent, but if we can come to terms with this
indifference, then our existence as a species can have genuine
meaning.
However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.”
About the Director:
Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 - March 7, 1999) was an American movie director. Kubrick is thought to have been one of the great directors of the 20th century. He was born in New York City but lived most of his life in England. His movies are respected for their great amount of detail and symbolism. Some of his movies were controversial when they were first shown. For example, violence in his movie A Clockwork Orange was very disturbing to many people who saw it upon release in 1971. The reaction to the movie in the United Kingdom became so great that Stanley Kubrick stopped showing the movie there for over 25 years. Other famous movies that Kubrick made include Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining. Stanley Kubrick died from a heart attack on March 7, 1999.Blockbuster Titles:
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2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film. It was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's 1951 short story "The Sentinel". It follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient computer HAL after the discovery of an alien monolith affecting human evolution, and is laden with themes of existentialism, human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. The film is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flight, special effects, and ambiguous imagery.
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A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 British-American crime drama thriller movie. It is based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 short novel A Clockwork Orange. It includes disturbing, violent images, and its social commentary touches on psychiatry, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian vision of a not-too-future Britain. Kubrick stopped the film being shown in Britain, concerned about its possible effects; for 27 years it was difficult to see the film in the United Kingdom. It reappeared in cinemas, and the VHS and DVD releases followed, soon after Kubrick's death in 1999.
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The Shining
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film's central character is Jack Torrance (Nicholson), an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the isolated historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. Wintering over with Jack are his wife, Wendy Torrance (Duvall), and young son, Danny Torrance (Lloyd). Danny is gifted with "the shining", psychic abilities that enable him to see into the hotel's horrific past. After a winter storm leaves the Torrances snowbound, Jack's sanity deteriorates due to the influence of the supernatural forces that inhabit the hotel, placing his wife and son in danger.
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