Stanley_Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick One of the most important and influential filmmakers of the second half of the 20th century, Stanley Kubrick is synonymous with intelligent, thought-provoking films made with a unique visual craftsmanship that can never be copied or equaled. Spanning nearly fifty years and thirteen films, his career has become the stuff of legend. From his days as a pioneer of truly independent filmmaking to his final status as one of the world’s most revered yet enigmatic directors, Kubrick stayed true to his calling, telling provocative stories with amazing, arresting images that will haunt us forever. Stanley Kubrick was born on July 26, 1928 in the Bronx, New York City. Despite his poor grades in school, Stanley was considered an intelligent child. Hoping that a change of scenery would produce better academic performance, Kubrick’s father, Jack Kubrick, a physician, sent him to California in 1940 to stay with his uncle. Returning to the Bronx in 1941, there seemed to be little change in his attitude of his results. As a teenager, Stanley took to the game of chess, introduced to him by his father and quickly became a skilled player. Chess would become an kubrick, film, films, kubrick’s, often, one, director, camera, 2001, years, stanley, shooting, projection, next, made, front, war, space, odyssey, introduced, first, control, two, shining, school, released, producer, novel, nearly, motion, make, lens, later, featured