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Unearthed from our archives, we’re thrilled to unveil a never-before-published 1979 interview with director Masahiro Shinoda. We’re delighted to unveil this piece in conjunction w/@BAMfilmBrooklyn and @JF_NewYork's Shinoda ongoing retro: japansoc.org/Shinoda-1979

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on October 20th on #4K/Blu-ray dual format in the US from @Criterion: #TheCompleteKubrick! A titan of cinema whose influence extends across visual art, philosophy, politics, technology, fashion, and beyond, Stanley Kubrick created an unprecedented string of masterpieces, from Paths of Glory to Dr. Strangelove to 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. Bending disparate genres to his will, he imbued his creations with a cuttingly ironic worldview and an iconographic, mesmerizingly precise visual style, probing the anxieties, enigmas, and horrors of the twentieth century with a coolly devastating eye. Tracing his evolution from independent maverick to Hollywood rebel to visionary transnational auteur whose every film from the mid-1960s on became a manifesto of a radically new sensibility, The Complete Kubrick brings together the entirety of a body of work that opened popular cinema up to new realms of moral profundity and metaphysical mystery. Collected here for the first time are Kubrick’s thirteen features and three shorts, all restored in 4K, with their original soundtracks alongside the 5.1 mixes, restored and remastered; over twenty-five hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; and deluxe packaging illustrated with rare photographs, artwork, and documents annotated by Kubrick himself, all housed in a singular box inspired by the director’s legendary archive. FILMS IN THIS SET Killer’s Kiss 1955 The Killing 1956 Paths of Glory 1957 Spartacus 1960 Lolita 1962 Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 A Clockwork Orange 1971 Barry Lyndon 1975 The Shining 1980 Full Metal Jacket 1987 Eyes Wide Shut 1999 THIRTY-DISC 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES 4K restorations of Kubrick’s thirteen features and three shorts, with their original soundtracks alongside the 5.1 mixes, restored and remastered Over twenty-five hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials Kubrick’s international version of The Shining A new 4K restoration of Vivian Kubrick’s behind-the-scenes documentary Making “The Shining” Newly recorded commentary tracks featuring filmmaker Lee Unkrich (editor of the book Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”) and author Michael Benson (Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece) Rare films from Graphic Films and computer-animation pioneer John Whitney that inspired the special effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey Unseen Lolita screen tests with actors James Mason and Sue Lyon and rare Full Metal Jacket behind-the-scenes footage A newly recorded conversation with novelist Jonathan Lethem and film historian Kevin Wynter on Kubrick and authorship An essay by author and critic Nathaniel Rich Deluxe packaging illustrated with rare photographs, artwork, and documents annotated by Kubrick himself, all housed in a singular box inspired by the director’s legendary archive And much more . . . Cover by Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde Design criterion.com/boxsets/9000-t… #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #Criterion #CriterionCollection #StanleyKubrick