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Title:Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:Thu Jan 28 1993
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733.0. "Kubrick goes AI?" by STKAI1::T_ANDERSSON (The Tank Engine) Wed Jan 04 1995 08:41

===== KUBRICK GOES AI? =====

Several months ago, I read in a film magazine that Stanley Kubrick is
working on a new film. The working title, "AI", indicates that the film
deals with the subject of artificial intelligence, which, of course,
Kubrick touched upon already in "2001". I also vaguely remember the
magazine stating that the film is to be set in a future where the polar
ice caps have melted and flooded the planet, probably due to the
greenhouse effect. Since reading that article, I haven't heard another
word about this film. Has anyone got more information? 

As a great Kubrick fan, I'd also like to hear what you think of his
previous films. In my opinion, his finest achievements so far are, in
descending order of quality:

	* 2001 (discussed in note 140)
	* Dr Strangelove
	* Barry Lyndon

Moreover, "Paths of Glory", "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Shining" are
also very good films. Unfortunately, I haven't seen "Full Metal Jacket",
"Lolita", or any of his earliest films except "Spartacus", which really
doesn't count. How about you?

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733.1WaterworldSTRATA::GARRITYWed Jan 04 1995 09:236
    Full Metal Jacket was a very good movie..you should check that one out.
    The only film I can think about is the one that Kevin Costner is making
    right now. The title is "Water World" and I believe it is filmed
    entirely on the water. Dennis Hopper plays the villian in this movie.
    It should be at the cinemas in a month or two. The budget is suppose to
    exceed $100 million.
733.2Misc infoKOLFAX::WIEGLEBHorses are fine, so are booksWed Jan 04 1995 15:4128
    Nope, "Waterworld" is an entirely different matter.  "AI" was the
    project Kubrick was working on.  Kubrick commented that this was a
    project he's wanted to do for some time, and when he saw "Jurassic
    Park", he realized that the technology was available (and inexpensive
    enough) for him to accomplish what he wanted.
    
    FYI, "Fear and Desire", Kubrick's first film, which he disowns and of
    which he has been actively trying to buy up any known prints, has been
    shown at the Eastman Center (?) in Rochester NY recently.  It was noted
    as an interesting curio which demonstrated some of Kubrick's themes in
    an early raw form.
    
    Filmography in chronological order (from memory):
    
    Fear and Desire
    The Killer's Kiss
    The Killing
    Paths of Glory
    (Spartacus)
    Dr. Strangelove
    Lolita
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    A Clockwork Orange
    Barry Lyndon
    The Shining
    Full Metal Jacket
    
    - Dave
733.3Kubrick;;;;;;;;;;;;;;OFOSS1::RAGUCCIWed Jan 04 1995 20:546
    
    
    
    All Kubricks' films are good.
    
    especially  Strangelove, Lolita, 2001, 
733.5?SWAM1::MEUSE_DAThu Jan 05 1995 22:286
    
    
    you mean this is a sci-fi flick?
    
    I have not read much on this one.
    
733.6Go Stan!EVMS::HALLYBFish have no concept of fireFri Jan 06 1995 11:547
    re: .2  I own all of 'em from "Strangelove" on, except "Barry Lyndon"
    which I've never seen. Is it out on video?
    
    I'd rank them: 2001, FMJ, Strangelove, Shining, Clockwork Orange, Lolita
    ALL of them are at least ***
    
      John
733.7Looking forward to his next movieTNPUBS::NAZZAROUMass sez: See you in Seattle!Fri Jan 06 1995 18:317
    I also an a huge fan of Kubrick's, from Paths of Glory to Full Metal
    Jacket.  BTW, two very interesting anti-war movies a generation apart.
    
    My favorite movie of all time is 2001, and Dr. Stranglove is in my
    top ten.  A Clockwork Orange is right up there, too.
    
    NAZZ
733.4"Water World" discussion movedKOLFAX::WIEGLEBHorses are fine, so are booksMon Jan 09 1995 16:246
    "Water World" (over-budget futuristic epic starring Kevin Costner, but
    *not* directed by Stanley Kubrick) discussion has been moved to Topic
    739.
    
    - Dave (with moderator hat on)
    
733.8Very good, DaveQUARRY::reevesJon Reeves, UNIX compiler groupFri Jan 13 1995 23:3025
Good memory; however, the Internet Movie Database also shows 3 other shorts
before Fear and Desire (and swaps the order of Lolita and Strangelove).  Because
the credits of some of the early films are sketchy, Kubrick may have had other
roles on them, too.

Name: Kubrick, Stanley
Birth Date: 26 July 1928, Bronx NY
Filmography (as director, unless noted):

  Day of the Fight (1950) (16 min)
  Flying Padre (1951) (9 min)
  Seafarers, The (1952) (30 min)
  Fear and Desire (1953)
  Killer's Kiss (1955) (also writer, cine, edit, producer)
  Killing, The (1956) (also writer)
  Paths of Glory (1957) (also writer)
  Spartacus (1960)
  Lolita (1962)
  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1963) (A
AN) (also writer, producer)
  2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (AAN) (also writer AAN, producer)
  Clockwork Orange, A (1971) (AAN) (GGN) (also writer AAN, producer)
  Barry Lyndon (1975) (AAN) (GGN) (also writer AAN, producer)
  Shining, The (1980) (also writer, producer)
  Full Metal Jacket (1987) (also writer AAN, producer)