<CONT.> KUBRICK TRIBUTES:
<01/25/03 to 04/23/04>
Anonymous: 04/23/04
What is your call, Lord Bullingdon? Yep, for me Kubrick directed one of the most beautifully photographed films of all times. After all, he was a photographer at heart. The music and the image, their interplay almost balletic. Thank you, Mr. Stanley Kubrick, for making such a gorgeous yet humble film as Barry Lyndon. Peace be with you! ; )
T.J.F: 04/21/04
Kubrick got me interested in classical music, film making and learning everything there is to know. That was in 1968, it has helped me become who I am now, thank you Stanley.
Anonymous: 04/20/04
Kubrick's importance as a film maker and artist in general will only grow in the years ahead, I am sure. I doubt that any director will match or surpass his achievements. For every soul for whom existential concerns are part of the routine of daily living, Kubrick's importance is almost unspeakable. I can only hope that he knew how deeply he touched many of us!
Anonymous: 04/05/04
I loved Stanley Kubrick's films. They were absolutely brilliant, all of them. I highly respect Stanley Kubrick, too, because he always created films that he thought were excellent, and he could not be swayed by anyone's opinions. He is one of the few directors who was not out to make money, but to make art. I will always think of him as the most influential director of the twentieth century.
Brad: 03/05/04
I really appreciated Mr. Kubrick's works. His energy, probing and inquisitive mind combined with the intense creativity are and will be missed. Thank You Mr. Kubrick. You've made life here a little more fun and bearable. To his family, I wish you the joy of the man who gave you his life and love. Live with the strength and joy and oohhhh that creativity in whatever you endeavor to do. His memory lives on as you pursue your dream and life as he pursued his. He gave me interests in many directions when I was young and dreaming of space exploration. He was one of the Titans in the movie industry with his innovation and direction. Your loss was so great and hard to bear. For he to you was not this Stanley Kubrick, I know. He was you Husband, Dad, mentor, friend, caregiver, jokester, strength. For that I wish you peace in the memories of the fun and joys he left you. I hope and believe he gave to you as he did to us. All. Thanks for being there for him. For that is what gave him the inspiration and strength to do for us what he did. To you Katharina, Anya and all the family~ peace, thanks, and may your sorrow be tempered with the fact his great works were reflections of deep love and commitment. Behind every good man is not only a good woman...it's a good family. Love to you all. He's missed. Hoping to hear of your achievements as you reach out to go on and live as he did. With strength, creativity, joy....that is what is impressive about your Stanley....Sincerely, Brad.
Anonymous: 02/29/04
Stanley Kubrick is by far one of my all-time favorite directors, and I myself being only 15, have been greatly inspired by many of his films. No one will forget: "Heeeeere's Johnny!!" or even the last line of "Eyes Wide Shut".
Anonymous: 02/18/04
It clearly says in the bible "Show me your hands. I want to see the holes before I believe it is you." And Stanley Kubrick's best film is, with a little doubt and very opinionated, A Clockwork Orange. He is a man above men.
David S. Bommer: 02/01/04
Stanley Kubrick is to motion pictures what Hemmingway is to English Literature, or Beethoven to music, or Frank Lloyd Wright to architecture. Eyes Wide Shut may very well be Mr. K's best film; time will tell. Some people have accused him of exploiting the Free Masons and the Knights Templar by showing members of a secret society having ritualistic sex with prostitutes the way the ancient Hebrews did in the first Jerusalem temple before King Josiah's reform. This is absurd, of course. Everyone knows that the Templars had sex with each other, not with prostitutes. Also, if Mr. K had made The Passion of The Christ instead of Mel Gibson, do you think, in the interest of historical accuracy, that he would have attached Jesus to the cross with nails or rope? The Romans sometimes used nails and at other times they used rope. The idea was to make the victim suffer for as long as possible. The Gospels of the New Testament do not say which of these--ropes or nails--the Romans used. Apparently, Mel Gibson has a source of information on this that the rest of us do not.
Anonymous: 02/01/04
Stanley Kubrick didn't care what anyone else thought about him, for no one could hold him to the standard he held himself. He was dedicated to life itself, and giving back to the world. There will of course never be a director like him again, there can never be. For he was so distinct in the manner which he filmed a movie, and because it was a direct reflection of himself there will never be anyone who can duplicate what he did. The reason we all will miss him so much is because we can never forget him or what he did. He did what every human dreams of doing, he created eternal life for himself through us, through our eyes, through our minds; for he has left a permanent mark on every one of us who enjoy art.
Adam Hardin: 12/03/03
I am a writer and his genius has touched me more than any modern American writer. There are filmmakers like Rob Reiner, and then there are geniuses like Kubrick. The gulf between the two reminds me of 2001 and the confusion and awe induced when seeing a higher order of living things. Stanley was our higher order. An overman. We got to see through his eyes the beauty of his creation. Thank You, Stanley.
Justin: 11/13/03
I am 21 years old, a small child. I had known about Stanley Kubrick for a good portion of my life, or at least the films he'd done. I saw A Clockwork Orange in middle school (probably could explain a few things about me today) and Full Metal Jacket and 2001 in high school. It wasn't until the year he died when I discovered that he was the greatest filmmaker of all time. I also realized that I had never had a role model or idol until him. Since then, I've enrolled and graduated film school, and I'm scheduling my first short film early next year. Words can't describe how much difference Stanley has made in my life, and this is even after he passed away. I will always be bitter about not realizing how much he meant to me before he died. Eh, everything happens for a reason. On a side note: I managed to find a copy of Fear and Desire, and I'm loving every second of it! Stanley, you will be missed. Remember to watch the Oscars in about ten years, you will be the first person I thank.
Benoit G. (Malaysia): 11/12/03
His first movie that I watched was Clockwork Orange and I decided to buy the whole set (bar Killer's Kiss). I have not watched any others because I intend to watch one each year. At this rate, I would at least say that I have watched 1 good movie each year and not feel stupid naming any other movies. A pity that not many movies for me to last. By then maybe I will start the re-watching process. Till then I would have forgotten what Clockwork Orange's story like. But WILL I?
Anonymous: 11/02/03
I'm a mere 18 years old...but I've discovered the mastery, the beauty, the jaw-dropping power and wit and satire and unbelievable genius that is in every Stanley Kubrick film. The smart comedy mixed with terror of Dr. Strangelove, the incredible images and poetic heights of 2001, the wild satire of A Clockwork Orange, the horror and intrigue of The Shining, the intensely powerful sense of war and loss of emotion that is beneath every frame of Full Metal Jacket. Kubrick has given us a body of work that some might say is small, but it speaks huge volumes no others can say in so few films. He has questioned, and he has offered us a way to find the answers, made us realize that with his films he opens our minds to something we never looked at before. For this, for the beauty and unrelenting ability he displayed in every film....he will be missed, but never forgotten.
Matt, Manchester. England: 10/29/03
Mr. Kubrick, your visions will never be forgotten. In the DVD, video cases and film cans all over the world, your life's work, your passion will live forever. I hope that all who see your work can truly understand the pure emotion which was put in. I have a good idea, but you will always surprise and amaze me whenever I see you at work. So long.....Matt
Anonymous: 10/29/03
I am currently studying a degree in Art and concentrate mostly upon figurative portraits, and the faces in Stanley Kubrick's films are what I keep returning to and fascinate me. For example, the "Heeeeere's Johnny" image, Gomer Pyle in his last few moments of life, that shot looking up at Jack Ripper with cigar, there are so many portraits conveying an extraordinary intensity. If you look at any photo of Stanley Kubrick between the late sixties to the Full Metal Jacket production, the folds in his jacket, the beard and hair shooting out everywhere and that penetrating gaze, you see this man and he actually looks like a genius. He will always return.
Sean Russell Ledbetter: 10/29/03
It's funny how many Kubrick movies deal with isolation and detachment. Everyone loved him for showing us what happens to people in desperate situations. It's something that we as human beings are fascinated with. The observation of our flaws and the consequences will always intrigue us. Hopefully, we will never stop loving these films for showing this and, If that's true, Kubrick has, is, and forever will be missed for making such an observation. Thank you, Stanley, for showing the world is a flawed and distorted place. A place where there isn't always a fairy tale and the world because it's wounded is that much more interesting and beautiful.
Sincerely, SRL
Anonymous: 10/10/03
In my opinion, Mr. Kubrick was a storyteller 'avant la lettre', bringing us extraordinary not-everyday tales. That's probably one of the reasons why his work stays with me and inspires me. Watching Mr. Kubrick's films taught me that you can go into other directions, than the one you are prescribed. Furthermore, Mr. Kubrick raised the bar on filmmaking not only in a technical way, but also when it comes to exploring people and their behavior. Yes, Mr. Kubrick, you will be missed but you've given us a lifetime of material to contemplate. Thank you.
Mathieu Ricordi, Vancouver, Canada: 9/22/03
To The Kubrick Family: Studying Stanley's films has been one of the greatest pleasures of my life. I myself want to make films, and have always held them in the highest esteem, but with Stanley Kubrick, I feel he has achieved what almost no one has, he has raised film to the highest position of art, along with the greatest paintings, sculptures, and symphonies. His works, like all the greatest artifacts, art pieces, and beautiful sounds of history and our earth eternally spellbind us with the multiple interpretations, glorious surprises, and enigmatic feelings apparent only in the offerings of genuine creators. I am truly distraught that Mr. Kubrick didn't get to live longer; it seems such a man should get to be old enough so that all the people who chastised him turn around to pay homage. But you in the family knew the man, and I'm sure he was the direct opposite of what the brain-deficient press made him out to be. There is always fear of belittlement among those who cannot create, and stand bewildered before those who can. I know his movies, have studied them, and they are enough for me, because It makes me smile every single day that someone like Stanley Kubrick existed, someone who had enough confidence in humanity that he could raise our expectations of what art could be to the highest level, and trust that we wouldn't give up on it or mistrust taking the next step. Many have proved to be unworthy of this trust, but those who are remain eternally grateful for it.
Anonymous: 9/09/03
When I first saw A Clockwork Orange, I loved it. I never saw a film that had so many ideas, that was so meaningful and all... There's no real good characters in this film, and that shocked me. And then I decided I would try to see each of his movies. The second movie I saw was 2001. My jaw dropped when I saw the starchild. This was the best movie I had ever seen in my life. No other comes close to it. Then I bought the collection and watched the rest. They were all great. (Still have to see his earlier works). Stanley analyzed human relationships and human condition like no one else before and after him. I also discovered him as the man with the documentaries and interviews. And one thing I learned is not to let your dreams fly by. Now when I'm watching the filmography at the end of A Life in Pictures, I always watch it with tears in my face, because each one of his movies remind me of something that really moved me, something that changed the way I saw things. Thank you Stanley.
Un chico español: 9/08/03
Hay unpuñado de directores que han construido con su obra la propia historia del cine. Uno de ellos es Kubrick. Cómo de valiosa es su obra exactamente? Un amigo me preguntó como de buena era 2001, y le dije "Sí sólo vas a ver una pelicula en tu vida, que sea esa." Así de valiosa. There are a few directors who have built the history of cinema with their own work. Mr. Kubrick is one of them. How much does his work exactly worth? Once a friend asked me about 2001: "Is that one good?" And I said: "If you see only one film in your life, be sure that it is that one" It's worth that much. Buen viaje AMIGO.
Mark Atkins: 9/07/03
As a budding filmmaker, I have been influenced by many people and their works. To say that Stanley Kubrick was the most important and (to me) the most crucial of said influences would be to repeat the words of the hundreds of others who have come here to pay their respects. My life and my observations of the world in general were forever altered when I say 2001: A Space Odyssey. I was only nine, and I had no idea who Stanley Kubrick was. Now, I can't help but think of him every time I sit to write a new script or storyboard a film in the making. No words uttered by mortal lips or put to paper by pen can ever do justice to the unquestionable genius that is, was, and always will be Stanley Kubrick.
Rick: 9/02/03
The first movie I ever saw by Kubrick was a Clockwork Orange. Upon the first viewing I wasn't very sure how I felt about it. It was unusual. It was like nothing I had seen up until that time. It demanded a second viewing, and then a third, a fourth... This, along with all Kubrick films, and all great films for that matter, grows on you. I quickly ran out and viewed all of his films, and then soon purchased them. No director in history can set up mood and emotion and psychological impact as expertly as Kubrick could. You can't just watch a Kubrick film. It must be experienced, analyzed, debated. These movies demand attention, and no matter how much praise Stanley has received, it could never do him or his movies justice. They are simply brilliant. It is so sad that we will never see a new Kubrick movie. But even if he had lived to make a thousand more movies, it would still not be enough. He is greatly missed.
Terry Parkhurst: 8/28/03
The term "creative genius" gets misused sometimes; but certainly not in the case of Stanley Kubrick. The fact that, at one time, he made a portion of his living income by publicly playing chess seems appropriate. He made so many great films, yet if I may, I would like to single out one I think summed up an era, that being the Cold War. The film is, of course, "Dr. Strangelove." The rumor was that Stanley Kubrick had met Henry Kissinger, earlier in both men's careers; and that the impression made on Mr. Kubrick led him to pattern Dr. Strangelove after Henry Kissinger. If it isn't true, it seems as if it should be. While we all mourn the loss, at least we have the films to remember Stanley Kubrick by.
Anonymous: 8/27/03
Stanley you have inspired me to write. For that I will dedicate my life to working towards the same goals you stuck to: self discovery, truth, and commentary on the human condition! Thank you!
Anonymous: 8/20/03
Last month I finally got the Kubrick dvd box set. Well, I just can't seem to get enough of his films. It seems every day I'll spend 5-10 minutes deciding which of his films to watch next. I really never believed he'd best A Clockwork Orange, but he did, and saved the best for last. Also, after seeing 'A Life in Pictures', I realize just how creative his entire family is! God bless.
Anonymous: 8/19/03
Stanley Kubrick is not one of the best directors that ever was he IS THE best film director of all time. He could do any genre-horror, comedy, war, drama, science fiction. All his films are classics it's hard to pick which one is the best. They are all so great. Even now 4 years after his death he is still greatly missed. It's a crime he never won an Oscar for any of his films, in my opinion Dr. Strangelove would win over My Fair Lady back in 1964, I would pick A Clockwork Orange over The French Connection any day of the week, 2001: A Space Odyssey blows Oliver! away and Full Metal Jacket rules over The Last Emperor. The Shining was the spookiest movie ever made. Kubrick shot all of his movies with a unique style they pull you in the minute the film begins. It's sad there will never be another Stanley Kubrick movie. He was a genius and he will be missed. But his films will live on forever and they will be enjoyed forever and I know that's what he would have wanted. May you rest in peace, Stanley Kubrick. You were the ultimate filmmaker.
Jon Barto: 8/17/03
If God were to invite all the masters of cinema to a dinner party, I'm sure Stanley Kubrick would sit at the head of the table.
Random Old Woman: 8/06/03
Stanley Kubrick was a genius behind a camera. He was a perfectionist, and as such, what he did had to be perfect. He seems to have been an eccentric movie-maker who was and is appreciated mostly by other eccentric movie makers, but there is (undeniably) a certain appeal to Kubrick's films that even someone like myself, an outsider beyond the knowledge I have acquired from my movie-freak boyfriend, can feel the force of. Clockwork Orange was his greatest masterpiece (under my humble opinion) and the art and style behind that work is incomparable to any other director. He had a way of working with color and movement that brought some newfound life to a film, a sort of glory of imagined motion that a writer would write to make a reader imagine, except he is showing us what to imagine without suppressing the weirdness and abstract thought behind that film to begin with. He was a sweet-ass dude, and it was his film, as well as the actual book A Clockwork Orange (which is undeniably different than the film, but mastered skillfully under it) that gave me appreciation for the good old ultra-violence. Kubrick was a genius.
Eve Schell Okumura: 7/25/03
Last evening I watched a PBS biography, with many different people who knew Stanley Kubrick talking about him. Now I discovered this web site and have read the many entries below. Amazing....true art encourages exploration, passion, analysis, questioning, desire, understanding, mystery. Mr Kubrick's films prompted all of this. A desire to know more, feel more, understand more, wonder more, touch more, that is what I recall from each of his movies that I have seen. The images were compelling and not to be forgotten, not always comfortable, mostly not comfortable, but always provocative in some way. Thank you!!! Now I am at a cross road of my life, and I have become 5 again and just trying different colors, brushes, words, mediums to see what that looks like, does it feel right? You, Mr Kubrick, have given me the courage to explore, the joy to play and the express my best! With aloha...Eve.
Anonymous: 7/20/03
Ever since I discovered Stanley Kubrick, my life has never been the same. Thank you Mr. Kubrick for inspiring me to follow all of my dreams, especially if they aren't accepted by everyone or anyone. When the first scene begins, and I see the first glimpse of color, or I hear the first sound, I stop breathing just for one second. At the end, I feel changed in some way. So many lives have been touched by Stanley Kubrick's work. Thank you again Mr. Kubrick.
Chirag: 7/18/03
Stanley Kubrick is the single greatest director that has ever made movies! His movies were not blockbuster hits nor made loads of money, but were still featured in most favorite lists from around the world (I'm in India). Stanley so very well explored the relationship between humans, their emotions, reactions, sensibilities in all his films. He changed most of the worlds (well, at least mine) definition of cinema and made us think about the movies even after the 2 hours were over. The movie was like a beautiful picture...you had to see it for a long while to understand & comprehend it fully. 2001 is perhaps the best movie ever made. The Shining is the best horror movie ever. Dr. Strangelove is surely the best comedy ever...applicable even to this date! FMJ is deeper than what one thinks of. EWS was scary as hell...made me look deep into myself and Clockwork Orange was a satire on society and will always be! Unfortunately, I am unable to see Lolita, Barry Lyndon, Fear & Desire, The Killing...and I may have left something out. The only thing that pissed me off about Stanley is that...he made far lesser movies. Maybe because of lack of funds...whatever, I wish...he would reincarnate.
Robbie D. McHarg: 7/13/03
Stanley Kubrick was a very strange man, a perfectionist who often drove his stars wild but he was also a scary man. Why? Because the studio big wigs couldn't figure him out. Of his 13 feature films I regret to admit I have seen only two. Those two being A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and THE SHINING. I consider THE SHINING to be the best horror movie ever made and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE one of the Top 50 or so Best Movies Ever. I am keen to be viewing SPARTACUS, PATHS OF GLORY and DR. STRANGELOVE in the near future. I have seen the first half of FULL METAL JACKET and it was superb. Anyway, Stanley Kubrick, you are one of the very few people I truly believe to have died too soon as I don't think EYES WIDE SHUT was supposed to be his last movie. If I'm wrong then sorry. From, an aspiring Director and Screenwriter, Robbie D. McHarg.
Anonymous: 7/01/03
I'm not exaggerating. I'm not being naive. Stanley Kubrick's films changed the way I look at cinema and life. Stanley Kubrick is the man who made me want to make films. He is, undoubtedly, a legend. Stanley Kubrick is gone, but his films will live on forever. Thank you Stanley.
Anonymous: 6/20/03
Just wanted to stop and say that Kubrick is by far the most talented and gifted director to ever grace us with his vision. I can't think of any other director who has generated as many emotions as Kubrick did. He made us laugh with "Dr. Strangelove". He made our jaws drop and our minds think with "2001". He made us cringe with A Clockwork Orange. He made us jump with his vision of Stephen King's "The Shining". He gave us a realistic portrait of the eighteenth-century. No one ever could and ever will make a film the way Kubrick did and that is why I am assured that he will never be forgotten. I am grateful for what he has contributed not just to film, but to the world, to our way of life and to me. I hope one day I'll get to thank him. He is missed and always will be.
Judd Gemar-- Omaha, Nebraska: 6/18/03
The first Kubrick film I ever saw was either The Shining, or Full Metal Jacket. I don't know which was first but I know those were the first two, and I know they both scared the hell out of me at my too young and unprepared age. It would also be a few years before I began appreciating film's thought-provoking and imaginative qualities. It was around this time I saw my favorite Kubrick film, A Clockwork Orange, which I would later decide to be my favorite film of all time. I then became a loyal fan only to be heartbroken a few months later, when I found out that Eyes Wide Shut would be his final film. I believe the man died a legend, though misunderstood. I still can't help myself from arguing with people who are new to him and just sit there with a baffled face saying "I don't get it?" However I find that even if they don't like or "get" the film, it always spawns an interesting argument or conversation and the like, which I've realized was the real point. If they don't "get it", they never will, but hopefully it will make them THINK, or maybe even imagine! I guess what I'm really trying to say is that I have watched a LOT of movies in my life, and I've followed a lot of director's and their works, but my favorite ones that I keep coming back to and never get sick of are Stanley's films, making him my all time favorite. I still have a few more to see, but I haven't been disappointed once yet. Every time I watch 'A Life in Pictures' the documentary, I have to fight tears almost. My respects go out to his family and coworkers. Wherever Stanley is, I hope he's still making movies, and I hope I get to see them. Goodbye Stanley Kubrick.
Vanis Manousakis-- Athens, Greece: 6/10/03
The first movie that made me understand the whole meaning of cinema was Eyes Wide Shut. I don't know how to express in words what a Kubrick film makes me feel. I wanna be a filmmaker and I wanna make my films just the way he did. But I know this is just an illusion, so I just hope I'll make a movie that will be as significant as Eyes Wide Shut has been from me. Goodbye Mr. Kubrick and I hope you are watching!
Stuart Gray 5/19/03
I wish simply to say thank you. Stanley Kubrick changed my life. He made me think. He entertained me. He inspired me. He was the greatest artist. We will miss him. All the best to his family and friends.
Anonymous: 4/25/03
WOW. You brought out the magic in the movies that I watched. From the cinematography of A Clockwork Orange to the dark comedy in Dr. Strangelove. Dare I say it, "YOU MADE A BIKER OUT OF ME".
Anonymous: 4/24/03
I live in the east village in NYC and walk past Stanley's old apartment on tenth street, where he lived in the 50's, quite often. A couple of times I have stopped and looked at the doorway and sighed. I think, what has he done to us all, such that I would admire so, this thoughtful, humble man, in a world of insane, egotistical personalities? I don't know Stanley, but I thank the heavens that you were here and that you did it. Peace.
Martin Bustamante (Monterey California and Mexico City): 4/23/03
In any human being’s life there are specific accounts, places, and other people that affect our whole perception of existence, from within our deepest psychological nature. These vary in wide ranges. It may be a moment like the birth of a son, the death of a loved one to the memory of your childhood house or even the reading of a specific book. There are innumerable options that can be listed because this is a personal, individual aspect rather than a universal one. In the category of people that have influenced me in the deepest way I would state two men that unfortunately are no longer with us. One I knew all my life the other I never met personally. Although his work changed my life and made me understand a little bit of his persona. One of them is my father, Mr. Martin Bustamante (Senior), who past away six years ago when I was fifteen years old. The other is Mr. Stanley Kubrick who past away four years ago.
The first film I ever saw from Stanley Kubrick was one of his last films I was seven years old and I saw Full Metal Jacket at its theatrical release back in 1987, my father had taken me and my older brother to see the film. One might ask; “what kind of father takes his seven year old son to see Full Metal Jacket? Today at twenty one I reply a very intelligent one. Shore the film impressed me, if it impressed Vietnam veterans there was no doubt that it would impress a seven year old boy. However this shock was from the power the film put on the screen and seeded in my mind for ever. Humans have a natural philosophy that is born at different levels and at different times. When I was a kid, questions on the meaning of life, the universe and the concept of infinity captured my thinking. Films and music played a big part in my development, from Beethoven to Fellini and of course just fun movies like Star Wars and Indiana Jones also made an impression. I use to recreate my own imaginary films on the back yard. After my father died I discovered poetry and writing poetry in my native language (Spanish) was another important moment in my development as a person. Even though I discovered the infinite layers that poetry has. Creatively and artistically I was looking for something else too, a visual experience.
That’s when I saw 2001 Space Odyssey I had seen it before at a younger age, but at that point in my life it made the most subliminal, breathtaking and beautiful cinematic experience I had ever seen.
After seeing the mesmerizing Star Child, and its cosmic, orbital surreal, rebirth to a deeper, higher form of existence and seeing Stanley Kubrick’s name on the final credits. I knew I wanted to do that for the rest of my life that is to be a filmmaker. I saw all of Stanley Kubrick’s films except for Fear and Desire, I got a hold on every book ever written on him and studied his vision in every way, from an artistic point of view to visual, structural, psychological, philosophical technical and conceptual point of view. He was my first film mentor and will remain as one forever. One of his quotes on learning to bee filmmaker was to get a hold of a camera some film or video which ever the case and make a film. It’s the best advice you can give an aspiring filmmaker. I did that and I started working on my little films. Learning aspects on filmmaking that can’t be taught properly any other way.
A year ago my first feature film “Poesias Sin Lenguaje”, (Poetries without Language) shot on digital video was screened at a Film and Video festival in Mexico City. It won three awards one for original screenplay, directing and acting. Two of them where given to me; screenplay and directing. I thank Stanley Kubrick for these awards because he is the most important teacher I’ve had in my early still developing and aspiring career. I admire allot of other filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson, Ingmar Bergman, Francois
Truffaut, Jean Luc Godard, Jean Renoir, Joel and Ethan Coen, Luis Bunel, Kristoff
Kieslovzky, Andrei Tarkofski, Lars Von Trier, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, Jim
Jarmusch, Spike Jonze, Fritz Lang, Orson Welles, Howard Hawks, Todd Solondz and many others that have been teachers in different ways. A filmmaker’s vision can not be reproduced, it can’t be intended to be equaled or over passed. This is especially true in Kubrick’s case. Cinematic history will always hold him as one of the greatest filmmakers and artist ever.
Personally I consider him the greatest. As for 2001 Space Odyssey the greatest movie ever created with Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange and Eyes Wide Shut very close to it. For this Stanley where ever you are I thank you and will continue to admire you until the day I get to join you, my father and many other grandeur beings who have crossed the earth. I would also like to thank Katharina
Kubrick, Vivian Kubrick and Anya Kubrick for this site. And last but not least the lovely Christiane Kubrick for being such a beautiful artist herself.
Julia - Vancouver, B.C: 04/22/03
I am speechless. This site is great. Stan, you are the best! Such a Genius. Thank-you for making the films you did. Perhaps one day because of your influence to be a strong-minded filmmaker with no boundaries to society, there will yet again be someone who the "smart kids" can look up to. Thank-you, so much!
Bob W. - Tulsa, OK: 04/02/03
I never had the opportunity to talk to you in person, so I'll take this moment to say what I would have if I had had the chance. Thank you Stanley Kubrick for what you did for me as a young, impressionable teen. Through your brilliant presentations, I learned that there is a vast and fertile territory that exists outside the boundaries conventional perception. Yes, I was thoroughly entertained, but more than that, I was forever impressed by such a person, one brave individual who would venture so deeply into stimulating areas of thought, and by doing so, allow me to feel like I had just graduated to a higher plane of existence. You opened some important doors for us all and we owe it to you to keep opening more of those doors.
T.J.G.: 03/30/03
I don't even know where to start. His movies are more that just movies. I have them all but Fear and Desire. He truly is a genius. No one, I mean NO ONE can even compare. I admire him so much that when I hear or read something negative about him or his movies, I am personally offended. On the other hand, reading the submissions on this page show that others feel the same way. It really is sad we'll never get to see another Kubrick movie. I feel strongly that 2001 is one of the 5 best movies ever made. God bless his family! He is truly missed!
Anonymous: 03/09/03
My idol, you inspired me to have the ambition to do what I want to do and conform to nobody. Mark my words, I WILL continue your legacy. RIP
AnonymousXEC: 03/05/03
There you go, joining the ranks of Gods for you have accomplished what no other mortal man could have ever done. No vision could be depicted as beautifully as yours, I will miss you with all my heart and I hope I shall meet you again in time. Now you can only bring me strength. Mon chapeau and God bless...
Jeff M. (Queens, NY): 02/18/03
I am a 30 year old film fanatic. I watch all genres from many countries around the world. There are a few films in particular that I have to say turned me onto watching movies. These movies struck a nerve so deep in me that it took me days to discern what I had viewed. These movies were: 2001 A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Dr. Strangelove. It wasn't until high school, walking out the theatre that was showing Full Metal Jacket, that I knew I had to find every movie that this director has made. These were not just movies. To this day I have viewed countless films from almost every country and I still have not found any that come close to delivering the same aura that these films possess. Kubrick's films were not just that. They went beyond films. They were transcendent. I remember as the credits rolled after Eyes Wide Shut that I really felt the loss of Stanley Kubrick. The world has truly lost one of its greatest visionaries. He will be greatly missed.
Susan: 02/14/03
I love Kubrick's eye. He makes you feel as if you are on his shoulder. He shows you what he wants you to see and how it is, but maybe not. He has a sense of humour that cuts like a blade at humanity. His timing of sound and silence with image is some of the most beautiful poetry in the world.
Jiah Peck: 02/06/03
I have seen all of the Kubrick films available, and they are all pieces of art. From the symbolism to the never-forgettable scenes, shots, characters, and locations. My two top favorites would have to be A Clockwork Orange and Dr. Strangelove, both fantastic films. I would've liked to see how he would have done the movie A.I., that would have been great. Even though his last film Eyes Wide Shut did not gather much critical appraise, I've heard that that's usually the case with most of his films, but after a couple years or so, they become CLASSICS, some sooner than others.
Anonymous: 02/01/03
Perhaps one day we'll see a filmmaker as mysterious, innovative, and challenging as Mr. Kubrick was, perhaps this man will reinvent the world of cinema as we know it today, perhaps it's someone we already know (whether it be Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Jonze, or someone else), but rest assured that we will never, in our wildest dreams, see another filmmaker quite on the same level as Mr. Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick was to filmmaking what Leonardo De Vinci was to art. Kubrick was an envelope pusher, a pure artist, an outstanding filmmaker, and the greatest filmmaker of our time, yet all these comments still underrate him. One of the many things I've always loved about the man was his use of color in all the films he made after the brilliant satire, Dr, Strangelove. With the exception of Terrence Malick, no filmmaker has ever meshed color together more perfectly than Kubrick did. Which is a great compliment to his artistry. He always gave us the sense that the color set the tone of the film, and told the story, so to speak. Granted, Full Metal Jacket is most likely the least colorful film of his career, but nonetheless, it still has a fair amount of color.
In 2001: A Space Odyssey he used the color to lengthen the experience, to set a provocative tone. In A Clockwork Orange he used the color (and, of course, the music) to push the envelope farther than anything I've ever seen before. In Barry Lyndon he used the color to perfectly recreate a time period, to give us an idea of a young boy struggling to find himself. In The Shining he used the color to frighten us, to set the Gothic tone of the film. In Full Metal Jacket he used the color to portray the hell and the beauty of war. And, finally, in Eyes Wide Shut he used the color to make the film seem like one long dream sequence. I feel it would be a crime if I neglected to mention his exquisitely executed earlier films (Fear & Desire, Killer's Kiss, The Killing, Day of the Fight, Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Lolita, and Paths of Glory). The thing that stands out most of all in these masterpieces or semi-masterpieces is Kubrick's magnificent use of the camera, his many brilliant tracking shots, the superb close-up shots, and the amazing zoom-in/zoom-out shots. Another thing definitely worth mentioning and something that is apparant in all Kubrick films, is the sense of his shadow lurking behind every frame. A sign of a truly great filmmaker.
Kubrick is a man that I greatly admire. Not only for his influence on the world of cinema, but for his ability to contantly reinvent himself with every new film. I created this thread to pay tribute to the man that left us too soon, the man that has made an everlasting impact on the art-form that we all greatly adore, and to the man who was unfairly pegged as being insane, self-indulgent, and unfriendly, merely because he chose to remain isolated from the media for a span of 10 years. Mr. Kubrick will always live on, this I assure you. In reality, he hasn't left any of us, he's there in his films, he's there in our collection of films, and, perhaps most importantly, he's there in our memories.
Anonymous: 01/25/03
Kubrick's one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. 2001 A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and Paths of Glory are some of the greatest films I have ever seen. 2001 is possibly the most powerful movie ever made- I fully believe Kubrick joins the ranks of the dreamers who've shaped mans imagination.
