The Shining (1980) – Review by Richard Schickel
By taking a book by an author who is at the center of the craze for the supernatural, and turning it into a refusal of and subtle comment on that loopy cultural…
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THE DEER HUNTER: IN HELL WITHOUT A MAP – Review by Frank Rich
This excruciatingly violent, three-hour Viet Nam saga demolishes the moral and ideological cliches of an era: it shoves the audience into hell and leaves it stranded without a map.
THE WILD BUNCH: MAN AND MYTH – Time Magazine Review
“When the legend becomes fact,” says the canny newspaper editor in John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, “print […]
BARRY LYNDON: KUBRICK’S GRANDEST GAMBLE – BY RICHARD SCHICKEL [TIME MAGAZINE]
In a December 1975 cover story, TIME Magazine examines Barry Lyndon and the many paradoxes of Stanley Kubrick, covering the filmmaker’s Herculean task in bringing the 18th century novel by William Makepeace…
EYES WIDE SHUT: STANLEY, TOM AND NICOLE—THREE OF A KIND
Tom and Nicole tell how they succumbed to Stanley Kubrick's obsession—and his charm
EYES WIDE SHUT: ALL EYES ON THEM – Review by Richard Schickel
The theme is sexual obsession. The stars are Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The director is Stanley Kubrick. Who could look anywhere else?