The Killing (1956)

Dir. Stanley Kubrick. Starring Sterling Hayden, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor The camera follows people from below, through walls and rooms, through shelves and bookcases. The people – mostly men – are obscured. The camera cannot pierce everything, but we see just enough setting and just enough of people’s faces to get the point. The… Read More The Killing (1956)

February 17, 2017June 30, 2017 Tim1 Comment

Paths of Glory (1957)

Dir. Stanley Kubrick. Starring Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready If you don’t count Fear and Desire, and from what I can tell Stanley Kubrick would really rather you didn’t, Paths of Glory is Kubrick’s third film of twelve and his first certain classic; if you don’t count Fear and Desire, it’s also Kubrick’s first film about war, a… Read More Paths of Glory (1957)

October 25, 2016June 30, 2017 Tim2 Comments

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