{"id":10866,"date":"2011-02-16T10:07:46","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T10:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=10866"},"modified":"2011-02-16T10:24:13","modified_gmt":"2011-02-16T10:24:13","slug":"the-stanley-kubrick-blu-ray-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/02\/16\/the-stanley-kubrick-blu-ray-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stanley Kubrick Blu-ray Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10868\" title=\"Stanley Kubrick Collection on Blu-ray\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Stanley-Kubrick-Collection-on-Blu-ray-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Warner Home Video have announced details of 9-film <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanley_Kubrick\">Stanley Kubrick<\/a><\/strong> Blu-ray box-set and a new anniversary edition of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)\">A Clockwork Orange<\/a> (1971) to come out in May.<\/p>\n<p>The collection includes Blu-ray debuts for <strong>Lolita<\/strong> (1962) and <strong>Barry Lyndon<\/strong> (1975), premium packaging, new bonus features and a special hard cover book.<\/p>\n<p>The 9-film DVD collection features the films and includes 40-page book.<\/p>\n<p>A Clockwork Orange: 40th Anniversary Edition will be a 2-disc affair featuring a new 25 minute documentary.<\/p>\n<p>The good news for Kubrick fans is that Lolita (1962) and Barry Lyndon (1975) will be available for the first time on Blu-ray, whilst the bad news is that you&#8217;ll have to shell out for the full set as Warner Bros don&#8217;t initially appear to be releasing them as single editions (although I&#8217;m sure that will happen at some point).<\/p>\n<p>At the moment these details are for the US only release but it is highly likely it will be the same set for the UK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Stanley-Kubrick-Collection-Blu-ray\/dp\/B004MW57KA\/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&amp;s=dvd&amp;qid=1297846603&amp;sr=8-7\">Amazon UK<\/a> has a release date of May 23rd on their site with artwork to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the details in full.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BLU-RAY &amp; DVD COLLECTIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10873\" title=\"Kubrick Blu-ray Box-set\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Kubrick-Blu-ray-Box-set.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"577\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bonus features are included in the <strong>Stanley Kubrick: Limited Edition Blu-ray Collection<\/strong> whilst the <strong>Stanley Kubrick: The Essential Collection <\/strong>on DVD includes the films only.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spartacus_(film)\">Spartacus<\/a><\/strong> (1960):\u00a0This genre-defining epic is the legendary tale of a bold gladiator (Kirk Douglas) who led a triumphant Roman slave revolt. Filmed in glorious Technicolor, the action-packed spectacle won four Academy Awards\u00ae including Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Cinematography Costume Design and Art Direction. This is the first time the film has been included in a Warner Bros. Kubrick Collection.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lolita_(1962_film)\">Lolita<\/a><\/strong> (1962) *NEW ON BLU-RAY*:\u00a0Humbert, a divorced British professor of French literature, travels to small-town America for a teaching position. He allows himself to be swept into a relationship with Charlotte Haze, his widowed and sexually famished landlady, whom he marries in order that he might pursue the woman&#8217;s 14-year-old flirtatious daughter, Lolita, with whom he has fallen hopelessly in love, but whose affections shall be thwarted by a devious trickster named Clare Quilty.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dr._Strangelove\">Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb<\/a><\/strong> (1964):\u00a0The cold war satire is a chilling dark comedy about a psychotic Air Force General unleashing an ingenious, foolproof and irrevocable scheme sending bombers to attack Russia, as the U.S. President works with the Soviet premier in a desperate effort to save the world. The film stars Peter Sellers, in multiple roles, George C. Scott, and Sterling Hayden.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)\">2001: A Space Odyssey<\/a><\/strong> (1968):\u00a0Stanley Kubrick\u2019s dazzling, Academy Award\u00ae-winning achievement (Special Visual Effects) is an allegorical puzzle on the evolution of man and a compelling drama of man vs. machine. Featuring a stunning meld of music and motion, the film was also Oscar\u00ae-nominated for Best Director, Art Direction and Writing. Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clarke) first visits the prehistoric age-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even into immortality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood<\/li>\n<li>Documentary 2001: The Making of a Myth<\/li>\n<li>Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001<\/li>\n<li>Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001<\/li>\n<li>2001: A Space Odyssey \u2013 A Look Behind the Future and What Is Out There?<\/li>\n<li>2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork<\/li>\n<li>Look: Stanley Kubrick!<\/li>\n<li>Audio-Only Bonus: 1966 Kubrick Interview Conducted by Jeremy Bernstein<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b9fzKL52JFU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barry_Lyndon\">Barry Lyndon<\/a><\/strong> (1975) *NEW ON BLU-RAY*:\u00a0Redmond Barry (Ryan O\u2019Neal) is a young, roguish Irishman who&#8217;s determined, in any way, to make a life for himself as a wealthy nobleman. Enlisting in the British Army and fighting in Europe\u2019s Seven Years War, Barry deserts, then joins the Prussian army, gets promoted to the rank of a spy, and becomes a pupil to a Chevalier and con artist\/gambler. Barry then lies, dupes, duels and seduces his way up the social ladder, entering into a lustful but loveless marriage to a wealthy countess named Lady Lyndon. He takes the name of Barry Lyndon, settles in England with wealth and power beyond his wildest dreams, before eventually falling into ruin.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Shining_(film)\">The Shining<\/a><\/strong> (1980):\u00a0From a script he co-adapted from the Stephen King novel, Kubrick melds vivid performances, menacing settings, dreamlike tracking shots and shock after shock into a milestone of the macabre. The Shining is the director\u2019s epic tale of a man in a snowbound hotel descending into murderous delusions. In a signature role, Jack Nicholson (\u201cHeeeere\u2019s Johnny!\u201d) stars as Jack Torrance, who\u2019s come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son (Danny Lloyd).<\/p>\n<p>Special Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commentary by Steadicam inventor\/operator Garrett Brown and historian John Baxter<\/li>\n<li>Vivian Kubrick\u2019s Documentary The Making of the Shining with Optional Commentary<\/li>\n<li>View from the Overlook: Crafting The Shining<\/li>\n<li>The Visions of Stanley Kubrick and Wendy Carlos, Composer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Full_Metal_Jacket\">Full Metal Jacket<\/a><\/strong> (1987):\u00a0A superb ensemble falls in for Stanley Kubrick\u2019s brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanizing process that turns people into trained killers. The scathing indictment of a film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Joker (Matthew Modine), Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin), Gomer (Vincent D\u2019Onofrio), Eightball (Dorian Harewood) and Cowboy (Arliss Howard) are some of the Marine recruits experiencing boot-camp hell under the punishing command of the foul-mouthed Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermy). The action is savage, the story unsparing, and the dialogue is spiked with scathing humor.<\/p>\n<p>Special Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commentary by Adam Baldwin, Vincent D\u2019Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey and critic\/screenwriter Jay Cocks<\/li>\n<li>Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eyes_Wide_Shut\">Eyes Wide Shut<\/a><\/strong> (1999):\u00a0Kubrick\u2019s daring and controversial last film is a bracing psychosexual journey through a haunting dreamscape, a riveting suspense tale and a career milestone for stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Cruise plays a doctor who plunges into an erotic foray that threatens his marriage \u2013 and may ensnare him in a murder mystery \u2013 after his wife\u2019s (Kidman) admission of sexual longings. As the story sweeps from doubt and fear to self-discovery and reconciliation, Kubrick orchestrates it with masterful flourishes. His graceful tracking shots, rich colors and startling images are some of the bravura traits that show Kubrick as a filmmaker for the ages.<\/p>\n<p>Special Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three-Part Documentary: The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and Eyes Wide Shut\n<ul>\n<li>The Haven\/Mission Control,<\/li>\n<li>Artificial Intelligence or The Writer as Robot<\/li>\n<li>EWS: A Film by Stanley Kubrick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick<\/li>\n<li>Interview Gallery Featuring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg<\/li>\n<li>Kubrick\u2019s 1998 Directors Guild of America D.W. Griffith Award Acceptance Speech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/A-Clockwork-Orange-Blu-ray.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10870\" title=\"A Clockwork Orange Blu-ray\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/A-Clockwork-Orange-Blu-ray.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 40th Anniversary Blu-ray features the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disc 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feature Film<\/li>\n<li>New Bonus Features\n<ul>\n<li>Malcolm McDowell Looks Back: Malcolm McDowell reflects on his experience working with legendary director Stanley Kubrick on one of the seminal films of the 1970s<\/li>\n<li>Turning like Clockwork Considers the Film\u2019s Ultra-violence and its Cultural Impact<\/li>\n<li>Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and historian Nick Redman<\/li>\n<li>Documentary Still Tickin\u2019: The Return of Clockwork Orange<\/li>\n<li>Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange<\/li>\n<li>Theatrical Trailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disc 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures<\/strong> (Produced and directed by Jan Harlan the brother of Christiane Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s widow). Kubrick\u2019s career comes into sharp focus in this compelling documentary narrated by Tom Cruise. Fascinating footage glimpses Kubrick in his early years, at work on film sets and at home, augmented by candid commentary from collaborators, colleagues and family.<\/li>\n<li> <strong>O Lucky Malcolm!<\/strong> Documentary about the life and career of actor Malcolm McDowell produced and directed by Jan Harlan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&gt; Stanley Kubrick at <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanley_Kubrick\">Wikipedia <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/mubi.com\/cast_members\/1157\">MUBi<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/film\/2004\/mar\/27\/features.weekend\">2004 Guardian Article on Kubrick&#8217;s Boxes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warner Home Video have announced details of 9-film Stanley Kubrick Blu-ray box-set and a new anniversary edition of A Clockwork Orange to come out in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[1853,334],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10866"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}