KubrickCast

An attempt to explain what makes Stanley Kubrick one of the most admired and debated filmmakers of all time, one film per episode, until William Beutler and Renan Borelli are finished.

ENTER THE VOID > S1E1: PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE 09/30/2015

ENTER THE VOID > S1E1: PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE Hey wait, what did we do with KubrickCast? Well, KubrickCast has come to the end its natural run. But we have great news! Bill and Renan are picking up where they left off with an all-new show that should appeal to you, the KubrickCast subscriber. The new show is ENTER THE VOID about what we might call "mindfuck movies". /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3831780

The Final Episode 09/08/2015

The Final Episode At long last, the final scheduled episode of KubrickCast. This time around, Bill and Renan rank Stanley Kubrick's filmography by several categories, and then count down their top ten. (1:29:13) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3786131

The Final Episode 09/08/2015

Listener Suggestions 08/25/2015

Listener Suggestions The penultimate scheduled episode of KubrickCast takes up listener suggestions, and covers many more Shining-derived online videos, other Kubrick podcasts to check out, and what's next for Bill and Renan in podcasting. (1:00:27) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3757316

Making The Shining 08/11/2015

Making The Shining KubrickCast returns today after taking summer vacation to review a film made by a Kubrick... but not Stanley Kubrick. It's Making The Shining (1980), a made-for-TV documentary short filmed and directed by Kubrick daughter Vivian Kubrick. Making The Shining takes viewers backstage of The Shining, famously showing glimpses of Shelley Duvall's difficult time on set, Jack Nicholson as the most famous goofball in the world, and a rare glimpse of the legendary Kubrick in action. (43:22) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3728556

Mashups + Supercuts 06/23/2015

Mashups + Supercuts After a brief hiatus, Bill and Renan are back to talking about films again, but this time it's all about your films—or videos, more properly—the mashups, supercuts and fan edits available on YouTube, Vimeo and elsewhere. Which are good? Which are great? Which are terrible but still fun to talk about? Plus, our hosts provide their personal top-five rankings. (59:17) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3632126

Kubrick and Music w/ Christine Lee Gengaro 05/27/2015

Kubrick and Music w/ Christine Lee Gengaro This week Bill and Renan are joined by Christine Lee Gengaro, author of . Topics discussed: how Christine decided on Kubrick as a musical subject; the research process; things you never knew about Kubrick's scoring process; how to pronounce all of these European composers' names; who else is killing it in music and film thes days; plus a little bit about Back to the Future. (1:15:57) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3578033

Stanley Kubrick's Boxes 05/12/2015

Stanley Kubrick's Boxes In this episode, Bill and Renan discuss the Jon Ronson documentary Stanley Kubrick's Boxes (2008) about the late film director's extensive archive of materials from his films, stored in boxes across his Hertfordshire estate. Plus, Bill tells the story of seeing Ronson screen the film in Brooklyn, and apologizes for what came next. (54:04) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3550080

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Part 2) 04/28/2015

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Part 2) In part two of our discussion about A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Bill and Renan debate what belongs to Spielberg and what belongs to Kubrick; what critics thought of the film, and how your interpretation of the ending plays into your view of the film overall. (59:10) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3519885

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Part 1) 04/14/2015

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Part 1) It's the first overtime episode of KubrickCast! With all canon Kubrick films behind us, we start exploring related topics with the closest thing to an unreleased mix tape: Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). In this episode, we discuss Kubrick's development of the project in the 1970s and 80s to his efforts in the 1990s to get Spielberg to take it up. Also: David's programming and functionality, a rant. (56:53) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3492020

Eyes Wide Shut (Part 2) 03/17/2015

Eyes Wide Shut (Part 2) In the final regular season episode of KubrickCast, Bill and Renan discuss the music of Eyes Wide Shut (1999), the controversy surrounding its release, the controversy surrounding th film reviews, Kubrick's many nods to his earlier films, the possibly apocryphal phenomenon of "Eyes Wide Shut parties" and, of course, the Illuminati. (1:16:44) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3431127

Eyes Wide Shut (Part 1) 03/03/2015

Eyes Wide Shut (Part 1) At last we've arrived at Stanley Kubrick's final picture, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Bill and Renan discuss the rumor mill and advance hype preceding the film's completion, the adaptation from Arthur Schnitzler's Traumnovelle, the hit piece-as-memoir by co-screenwriter Frederic Raphael, the casting of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and go behind the scenes of Eyes Wide Shut's complex, secretive 400-day production. (1:17:16) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3400485

Full Metal Jacket (Part 3) 02/17/2015

Full Metal Jacket (Part 3) In this special edition of KubrickCast, we're doing something a little bit different: Renan takes a break, while Bill interviews Matthew Modine, Pvt. Joker himself, along with Adam Rackoff, who helped him produce the Full Metal Jacket Diary app and audiobook. (52:33) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3370099

Full Metal Jacket (Part 2) 02/03/2015

Full Metal Jacket (Part 2) Returning to Full Metal Jacket (1987) this week, Bill and Renan explore the casting of R. Lee Ermey, how Matthew Modine got Vincent D'Onofrio an audition, Stanley Kubrick's only film cameo (sort of), the film's release, reception, legacy, themes and... TV Tropes. (1:13:25) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3339910

Full Metal Jacket (Part 1) 01/20/2015

Full Metal Jacket (Part 1) Everyone seems to love the first half of Full Metal Jacket (1987), but opinions diverge wildly on the second part. In this episode, Bill and Renan explore Kubrick's collaboration with Michael Herr and Gus Hasford, the strange writing process, and even stranger process of building the city of Hue by tearing down part of central London. (1:02:38) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3308475

The Shining (Part 3) 01/06/2015

The Shining (Part 3) For a third and final time we revisit The Shining, this time focusing on the myriad fan theories about the film, particularly those explored in the documentary Room 237. Plus, is Toy Story 3 an allegory for The Shining? (1:24:36) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3280248

The Shining (Part 2) 12/23/2014

The Shining (Part 2) In the second installment about Kubrick's massively popular horror film, Bill and Renan get into the film's remarkable use of Steadicam, mid-70s non-chic costumes, a scene deleted after the first weekend of release and the long-running feud between Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. (1:21:46) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3257963

The Shining (Part 1) 12/09/2014

The Shining (Part 1) It's been written that every Stanley Kubrick movie is a horror film—it's just that only one actually fits into the genre. This is the one! Kubrick's alternately creepy and campy The Shining (1980) took five years to make, arrived to middling reviews, and later became perhaps his most obsessed-over creation. The first part focuses on the project's origins, actors, sets and locations. (1:50:30) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3230383

Unrealized Projects 11/25/2014

Unrealized Projects Stanley Kubrick made thirteen feature-length films, and considered making many more. In this installment, Bill and Renan investigate One-Eyed Jacks, Blue Movie, The Lord of the Rings (!), and the two big ones that got away: Aryan Papers and Napoleon. Plus: will any of these projects eventually see the light of day? We'll discuss. (1:53:39) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3201911

Barry Lyndon 11/11/2014

Barry Lyndon Barry Lyndon is a strange one in Kubrick's career: a mixed critical reaction and disappointing box office upon its release, the film has undergone a near-complete reappraisal but has not entered the pop culture canon like the films which surround it. In the 17th episode of KubrickCast, Bill and Renan try to get to the bottom of this mystery. (1:32:47) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3173630

A Clockwork Orange (Part 2) 10/28/2014

A Clockwork Orange (Part 2) In this installment, Bill and Renan debate the themes of A Clockwork Orange, discuss its release in the US and the UK, the reviews both scathing and sympathetic, Kubrick's decision to withdraw it from circulation in England and what that means. The show also explores references to other Kubrick work in this film, pop culture refernences to this one, and Bill makes Renan try to guess what a parental guidance website says about it. (1:56:48) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3148004

A Clockwork Orange (Part 1) 10/14/2014

A Clockwork Orange (Part 1) At long last, KubrickCast decides it will move on to another movie besides 2001: A Space Odyssey—and next on the list is Kubrick's palate-cleanser of a follow-up, the controversial 1971 cult classic A Clockwork Orange. (1:26:00) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3119230

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 5) 09/30/2014

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 5) In the fifth and final installment of this mini-series on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bill and Renan talk about how the iPod got its name, Mad Men and Mad Magazine riff on 2001, and what the movie got right and wrong in science and future predictions. (1:36:12) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3092667

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 4) 09/16/2014

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 4) In our fourth (!) installment of our discussion about 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bill and Renan return to discuss the themes of the film, Kubrick's fascinating Playboy interview, and then we go really deep. (1:08:24) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3068261

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 3) 09/02/2014

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 3) In the latest episode, Bill and Renan consider the most important jump cut in motion picture history; how the novel and story differ; what the monolith is all about; and why Arthur C. Clarke felt bad on IBM's behalf. (1:13:02) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3043615

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 2) 08/19/2014

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 2) In part two of our open-ended series on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bill and Renan explore the special effects, music, and how there were almost aliens in this film. (1:10:14) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/3019814

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 1) 08/05/2014

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 1) In this first of multiple installments, Bill and Renan discuss 2001: A Space Odyssey, beginning with the project's origins, massive pre-production research effort, filming at MGM studios, and the fabled Monolith. (1:13:47) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/2995648

Dr. Strangelove (Part 2) 07/22/2014

Dr. Strangelove (Part 2) At last, the second half of Bill and Renan's in-depth conversation about Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), exploring the film's themes, relationship to reality, to Sidney Lumet's Fail-Safe, to its source material—the novel Red Alert—and Dr. Strangelove's legacy as arguably the most important film comedy of all time, as an enduring force in popular culture, not to mention its relevance in a post-Snowden world. (1:07:41) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/2960294

Dr. Strangelove (Part 1) 07/08/2014

Dr. Strangelove (Part 1) Bill and Renan hope you're excited as they are to finally get into Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), widely regarded as one of Kubrick's best films and, arguably, the most important comedy of all time. This first of two installments explores pre-production, production, and the fascinating cast of characters and actors—including the real-life basis for the character of Dr. Strangelove. (1:32:39) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/2932926

Lolita 06/24/2014

Lolita Bill and Renan tackle Lolita (1962), Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of the controversial 1955 Vladimir Nabokov novel of the same name. In Lolita we can see Kubrick beginning to find his way toward a new approach to his pictures, which resulted in the classics we'll be discussing in future episodes. (1:19:22) /episode/index/show/kubrickcast/id/2907114

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