Stanley kubrick: The exhibition

[Johann]

STANLEY KUBRICK was the greatest film director we've ever known. There are many many film directors and artists, but none are as thought-provoking or Visionary as Stanley. I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the Stanley Kubrick Exhibition in Toronto at the Bell Lightbox, and I feel very blessed. I now have a PhD. in film appreciation. Entry was timed, at half-hour intervals, and I was lucky enough to find myself alone for a half hour in the 4th floor gallery where all of his lenses were housed.
It was Christmas eve, and no one stirring, just me and my camera. That gallery also had framed and mounted film posters for every one of his films, his motion picture cameras, the mind-boggling CHARTS he made up for his productions, his Napoleon project items, Aryan Papers items, and Artificial Intelligence items- all meticulously presented and immaculately preserved. His filing cabinet of Napoleon research was there, along with his complete collection of history books on Napoleon Bonaparte. There were hand-written letters and studio stationary from Audrey Hepburn, Kirk Douglas, Eli Wallach...his wife Christiane's paintings of her husband, and the most impressive collection of lenses I've ever laid my eyes on. And I took many photos, as was my wont. I will add an album of my "non-professional photography with no flash" that was permitted to this thread in due time. It was a challenge, as I was under a time constraint and every artifact/display has different lighting. I was a man on a mission tho, and the photo albums I can now make for myself and for anyone who I'd like to share with are INCREDIBLE. I didn't fuck around in there. I felt a sense of immense reverence and awe that cannot be explained in words. This man was more than a Giant. He lived a life that we all wish we had the nuts to do.
Before I went into the 4th floor gallery of the TIFF Bell Lightbox (it opened on a TIMED LOCKING mechanism!)I was chatting with a lady who was in her 60's who volunteers for the exhibit. She said: What an achievement this man accomplished. What a life, what a Legacy to leave the world... I couldn't agree more. I said a very audible "OH MY GOD" when I got to the gallery on the fourth floor. Just peeking in to the gallery was insane. The film posters...meticulously mounted and framed...a giant one for Barry Lyndon, a quad, the ORIGINAL posters for EYES WIDE SHUT designed by Christiane- all three of them, a huge French Paths of Glory...I didn't want to leave, Mang!

[Johann]

A Life in Pictures indeed! My "coverage" of this event won't be the best. I will be leaving out all kinds of factoids. Just know it's massive, and it's cultural significance cannot be denied.

The exhibition was designed to be toured in chronological order, from his early films, winding your way to Eyes Wide Shut.
As you enter, the first thing you see is Stanley's own chess board, ready for a game.
There are many LCD monitors playing clips nonstop from all of his films, and sound clips are pumped through the exhibit according to each film. Props, books, scripts (all of them with Stanley's handwritten margin notes)are within every part of the exhibition- it is a COMPLETE overview/walk-thru of the man's Life in Film. Promotional materials, posters and handbills from Killer's Kiss are the first display- they are literally museum pieces, some had watermarks and signs of age, but who cares, right?
Film stills are the centerpiece of each display for each film, and they are the single best part about the whole exhibition. Stanley's daughters, his wife Christiane and others took ASTOUNDING color and black and white photos on his movie sets (after 1957, obviously), and the series from the Barry Lyndon shoot was the most gorgeous set of photographs I've ever seen in my life- I have my own photos of those photos- you'll see for yourself when I add the album. Christiane had the same eye as her husband. They were more than partners. They lived and breathed Art, and we are very lucky to have this glimpse into their extraordinary lives. It is a gift to Humanity in my opinion. It is a singular Genius and his work, his family, his Life. He made his mark. He would not be denied. Time is a major factor in Kubrick. His use of time structure, such as in The Killing- sheer brilliance.

The Barry Lyndon display was Magnificence Personified, as was the Eyes Wide Shut display, The Lyndon display has 3 vintage costumes- one worn by Ryan O'Neal as Reddy, one worn by Marisa Berenson, and one worn by Murray Melvin. There was one still photo of Stanley showing Murray how to hold & play a wind instrument. There was the shooting script, with notes, candles that were used, a candelabra, and amazing photos of location scouting, among many other items- it would take weeks to catalog and tell you everything that is in this colossal exhibition. The Shining display has models of the maze, Jack's typewriter: with a sheet of "All Work..." still being typed in it, the knife Wendy held when Jack was stalking her, 2 axes Jack carried in the film, Danny's Apollo sweater, the twin girls' dresses, the door with REDRUM on it, and supremely cool was the carpet....the same carpeting as the Overlook Hotel! And again, the on-set stills were Astounding. You get to see the man Direct, you see the man create relationships and history thru the creative process.
It's wonderful.
A Clockwork Orange has the Iconic "women" statues from the Korova (Merkin alert!), and Alex's full costume, with bowler and cane and eyes on the wrists! On one wall is the Gold Record award from Warner Brothers for sales of the soundtrack album. And the most famous piece, the phallus that killed the cat lady is there. Very wild to see it inches from my face. Naughty Naughty Naughty!
The Full Metal Jacket display had the least amount of items- it had a bunk with USMC flags, a USMC recruiting poster, a model of a Marine helicopter, a rifle with Joker's helmet "BORN TO KILL" with the "Rifleman's Creed". Peace button too. The duality of Man, Sir!
There was also Joker's Mickey Mouse watch and round eyeglasses, the script, an original copy of THE SHORT-TIMERS, and many stills from the shoot.
Dr. Strangelove and 2001 had the absolute best displays, with 2001 getting it's own special gallery, which blew my head clean off. Strangelove has the model set of the War Room made by Ken Adam, complete with round overhead lighting, and I'm really proud of how I photographed it. We get to see items from the survival kit (pep pills, etc..), an original copy of the book Red Alert, studio letters and correspondence (Eli Wallach wrote a letter to Kubrick about the movie, he was very enthusiastic about that film), charts, film stills, storyboards...just a cornucopia of film history.

The 2001 display was truly breathtaking. I made a short film of the starchild and of the ship Discovery (I got a great tip from a security guard working there). You get to see exactly how Stanley did the special effects- it's Astonishing. There's the model of the centrifuge, a spacesuit with backpack (no helmet tho-I wondered where the helmet was), HAL's eye (and the 160 degree Fairchild-Curtis lens I got my picture with in 2010- it was back!)

The Eyes Wide Shut display was Glorious: masks, Tom's costume, a masked ball woman's mannequin with mask, the newspapers Tom read in the film: LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, etc., the script (with notes), Kubrick's own hardcover copy of Arthur Schnitzler's Traumnovelle: Dream Story, and many other amazing artifacts.

[Chris Knipp]

Wish I could have toured it with you.

[Johann]

It was Astounding, Chris.
I put my hand on the monolith like a man-ape.

You will like the photos. Christiane's paintings of Stanley...simply gorgeous. The lens that was HAL's eye had a security guard stationed on it, and it was labelled "Do not photograph this item"- how blessed am I to have a photo taken of me through it? Unreal. The model of the Discovery ship was simply breathtaking. You get to see how the man did his work. It was meticulous, it was Bold, Fearless, and Awesomely thorough, it was History, not just film history. He fucking made his mark. It's sheer nirvana to stroll through this exhibition. A volunteer named Steve met Christiane Kubrick on opening night. He got to meet her and talk to her and her grandson, who works in the video game industry as a designer. He told me this Exhibition has no plans to go to the USA, I don't know why. I was told it was sold out in Europe, with huge lines. I was alone in there for a full half hour. Then it started to fill up, get noisy. But it was still a small crowd. I was out by 4PM to catch me ride back home. I guess there were no people due to it being Christmas eve. But it was Magnificence, Gorgeosity, Mastery of the Medium. He will be remembered and talked about for a long time. He knew it too.

[Johann]

The final part of the exhibit is a mini-theatre showing a beautiful editing job that showcases his whole oeuvre. I have video of that. Before you enter, there is a display case containing Stanley's only Oscar, for 2001, along with an award from the Venice Film Festival- stunning trophy. And when you exit the mini-theatre to your immediate right is a wall mounted display of slates/clappers used on his films. The last item you see is his director's chair, with his name stamped on it.

I'm just now sifting through my photos, and my mind is boggled. It's like a dream. lol

[Johann]

I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, (and I'm not sure I want to- you may condemn me. LOL) but back in 2002 I sent an e-mail to Christiane Kubrick about this exhibit, which I still have. The Exhibition was announced by her and Jan Harlan, and as a stupid boneheaded "fan" I wrote to her saying "What have you and Jan done? Stanley would NEVER approve of an exhibition like this! Don't tell me you are another Yoko Ono..."

She replied to me directly (and I still have that e-mail): Spoken like a true self-appointed Judge. Stanley would have loved what we have done. I wrote back, apologizing, saying I'm only upset because I cannot see the exhibit in person.
Well Christiane, I am humbled yet again by you. I should have known. Genius is your middle name. :)

[Johann]

Spartacus had a nice display- they were all amazing, actually. Costumes...glorious film stills, a letter to "Stan" from Kirk Douglas, and most walls of the exhibits had blurbs and quotes about the films in question, and there was one wall in each display that had scenes from the films projected right onto it. Lolita had an amazing chest-high wall-long series of 35mm slides or color film cells that I just marvelled at. Sue Lyon was a Babe...They seemed to be lit from below, to illuminate the slides. I was just gobsmacked looking at them...they were like View-Master slides! But made by God! lol

I learned that the HI THERE! on the bomb ridden by Slim Pickens was hand-painted on there by Stanley himself.
He made his films BY HAND, folks. And there was nobody better at it.
This is "The Man" that Jack Nicholson was referring to. Kubrick's passion for his work was on a scale most people can't comprehend.
This exhibition will drill that into your cerebral cortex.
The Strangelove display has the original invitations to the film's premiere, with "Never held- the day Kennedy was shot" written in red on them. 2001 has its' premiere invite tickets on display too. I wondered what the starchild was gonna look like. It is a doll, one of the finest ever created, with amazing eyes. It's about 2 and a half to 3 feet tall. There was a full body man-ape on display, and one of the heads worn by Daniel Richter. The monolith is life-size...maybe 8 or 9 feet tall, and it stands in the center of the 2001 display before you enter the special gallery with all the models, props, lenses and ship cut-outs. Yes, those ships you see in the film? With exception of the models, those are razor-thin pieces of paper, cut meticulously with an exacto knife. (they seem to be cut with lasers! lol) Kubrick did all this stuff ON FILM, there was no digital trickery with this man. This is why he's the greatest of All-Time. It has to do with what he did with the medium, how he shoved it all forward, setting the standard for everybody. That is his Genius. Being groundbreaking. Knowing what's lacking in film and doing what needs to be done to "correct" it.

I love you Stanley.

[cinemabon]

That's a nice tribute, Johann. Sounds like an excellent exhibit. I wish I could see it. The founder of IMDB calls "Eyes Wide Shut" his annual Christmas movie.

[Johann]

Thanks cinemabon. You'd love it- especially the 2001 stuff, I'm sure.

My photo album and videos are ready. Chris- do you know of a smooth way to add them to this thread? Is it just URL's?

[Chris Knipp]

You can incorporate your URL into a verbal hyperlink. To do that, first copy your url, then write, say, "My Album" here in the thread, then scan the words you're just written with your cursor, then click on the "link" icon above, then paste your url into the box that appears, and click "okay."

[Johann]

OK. I'll give it a try.

Little known Kubrick fact: he hated to be called "Stan". Anyone who called him Stan was an enemy. The only one who ever got away with calling Stanley Stan was Jack Nicholson.

[Johann]

www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152957226295067&set=vb.622980066&type=3&theatre

[Johann]

www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152957304745067&set=vb.622980066&type=3&theatre

[Johann]

www.facebook.com/jason.shier.792/media_set?set=a.10152844795725067.1073741831.62298 0066&type=3

[Chris Knipp]

Your Kubrick album (https://www.facebook.com/jason.shier.792/media_set?set=a.10152844795725067.1073741831.62298 0066&type=3) is a cornucopia of wonders. What a joy it must have been. Is there a catalogue of this exhibition? Apparently yes, but while maybe you can order if from Germany's Filminstitut, the tiff store says you have to be a member of the tiff to buy it (?!).

[Johann]

It was the Joy of Joys for me. The best Christmas present I ever got. I don't know about a catalog- good question.
One of my main goals was to get a poster representing the exhibition. There was none! They didn't create one to sell. But I found a beautiful alternative: the guide that explains the exhibition (in brief) folds out into a "cubed-brick" of images from his films, with a bigger photo of Stanley himself in the center. I'm framing that.

[Chris Knipp]

There is a catalog, but I don't see how to get it.

The tiff store had various Kubrick souvenir items that you might find kitsch like a T short and sweat shirt. In Canadian dollars they look so expensive!

[Johann]

I didn't buy any TIFF gift store Kubrick merch- most items WERE kitchy/tacky and overpriced.
For such a landmark event, you'd think they'd go overboard with all kinds of items but no, it was just a small amount of stuff, all overpriced. The books you could get cheaper elsewhere. The t-shirts were OK, but too pricy to buy. I can make my own Kubrick tees that would destroy what they had.

[Chris Knipp]

The fell down in that respect, then.

[Chris Knipp]

Catalog available from Germany. See here (http://www.shop-filmmuseum.de/epages/61390111.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61390111/Products/b_0019b).

[Johann]

If that's the catalogue then it was for sale at TIFF. It looked like one of those University text books "analyzing" his work, so I passed. :)

[Chris Knipp]

You are right, but if it had a lot of nice photos of the items in the exhibition as well, it would be nice to have; I'd have to see it. The cover clearly does show it's connected to your exhibition.

http://www.shop-filmmuseum.de/epages/61390111.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61390111/Products/b_0019b

http://www.chrisknipp.com/links/buk.jpg (http://www.shop-filmmuseum.de/epages/61390111.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61390111/Products/b_0019b)

[Johann]

It seems like a good book. I'm curious why there's no "actual" EXHIBITION catalog, containing all items and blurbs about the displays. Stanley was heavy into charts and thorough research. It seems a no-brainer.

[Chris Knipp]

So you saw the book and there was no actual photos relating to the exhibition in it? If this was an art exhibition there would be a specific dedicated catalog, for sure, with images. Because it's pretty big. Funny that the catalog ties in with the show but omits that. Some of the info and essays would be interesting to you, too, though, maybe. I once had a little paperback full of info on the making of 2001. It showed a lot of stuff he developed, but didn't use in the film, such as a space toilet. I guess there's a six-book set (http://www.biblio.com/book/space-odyssey-2001-space-odyssey-2010/d/756748879?aid=frg&utm_source=google&utm_medium=product&utm_campaign=feed-details&gclid=Cj0KEQiAgMKmBRDMjo_F9OfUubABEiQAp8Ky1xJzIk-1n2Xm4Siud1M_zkYln8bAGZN1dPcVljGo5UsaAp398P8HAQ). This new catalog might have been originated in Germany, where the exhibition originated (Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main)?

The exhibition is organized by the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, Christiane Kubrick, and the Stanley Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts London, with the support of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Sony-Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.,Universal Studios Inc., and SK Film Archives LLC.

Description of the catalog/catalogue contents from the German website: (http://www.shop-filmmuseum.de/epages/61390111.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61390111/Products/b_0019b)


The catalogue includes essays by experts of film and theater studies, art history, photography, architecture, design, and music. The book offers interdisciplinary essays while also addressing each of Kubrick's films, which are analyzed from different angles. Interviews as well as pictures and documents from the estate add to the articles, and a detailed filmography and discography complete the publication. With words of greeting from Martin Scorsese und Christiane Kubrick and a preface by Jan Harlan, the catalogue starts with a reflection on the photographic work of young Kubrick followed by a comparative study of the early films. Kubrick's visual handwriting in the "commissioned" work SPARTACUS is assessed, the question "How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?" gets pursued. The War Room in DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB is inverstigated and Weegee's photographs from the film's set are represented. Design and branding in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY are the themes examined furtheron; Kubrick's longtime assistant Anthony Frewin contributes information about a prologue cut out of the film. Another essay presents Kubrick as an "evolutionary engineer of images" with a specific reference to A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. An art historical analysis of BARRY LYNDON precedes two essays on THE SHINING: looking at the different drafts of the screenplay Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel is reconstructed while attention gets directed to the labyrinthine rooms of the Overlook Hotel. Moreover, the theme of war in FULL METAL JACKET and the "film-theater" in EYES WIDE SHUT get discussed. The never realized projects NAPOLEON and ARYAN PAPERS are presented for the first time. Essays examining Kubrick's innovative use of technical film apparatus and soundtracks round off the catalogue.

Kinematograph no. 20, 2004, 304 pages with many illustrat, 1.230g. ISBN 3-88799-069-2 (English Version).

It was interesting to learn from a text in your photos that some of Kubrick's lenses used for low-light photography in BARRY LYNDON were originally used or derived from lenses developed for NASA to photograph the dark side of the moon. (!)

I think it would be nice to have this catalog anyway, but I don't have money to burn right now. I bought that THE INTERVIEW poster :-)

[Johann]

So you saw the book and there was no actual photos relating to the exhibition in it? If this was an art exhibition there would be a specific dedicated catalog, for sure, with images. Because it's pretty big. Funny that the catalog ties in with the show but omits that. Some of the info and essays would be interesting to you, too, though, maybe.

Yes, I think I missed the boat on that one. I saw the cover of the book and made a decision not to buy it....never judge a book by it's cover....! I never purused the pages...you learn something new everday. :)

[Chris Knipp]

I think we would both like to have that catalog. I'm going to watch for it, see if it turns up for sale somewhere. And seeing this show in your pictures makes me want to go back and watch all Kubrick's films.

[Johann]

Here's a short video about the TIFF exhibition:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nabokwTUsqw

[Johann]

Here's an interesting video from TIFF of Jan Harlan & Christiane Kubrick introducing EYES WIDE SHUT:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMJR7h3c_E8

[Johann]

And the two stars of 2001: A Space Odyssey introducing the film:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FANUlAbf0cc

[Johann]

It's interesting what Alan Cumming said about the Exhibition, that Stanley probably wouldn't like it.
I never knew Stanley, so I can't say, but when it was announced I felt he wouldn't like it. It seemed wrong.

But as Christiane Kubrick says, young filmmakers come away from it extremely enriched. I'm not a filmmaker, but I am a film buff, and this exhibition has definitely impacted me in ways I can't even express. You should see what I'm doing to renovate my home with Kubrick items. Stanley's work isn't merely admired by me. I think about him just about every other day. And I never met the man.
That's something. He's got a profound influence on me, an endless source of inspiration.

I have enough skill & knowledge to make a film, but I won't. You heard Christiane...even Stanley Kubrick was under a lot of pressure to not make the films he did. It's no mystery to me why he chose such uncompromising stories. It was a gauntlet thrown down to those who control film distribution: Am I an Artist? Do you respect my filmmaking skills? Then allow me to make the films I see fit. Don't edit me, don't try to "change" anything. Let me do my work and see the result. THAT is what he was saying to studio executives, and by extension, the world at large.

I forget who said it but it's bang-on: The world didn't know what to do with Stanley Kubrick. So the world applauded. And that was the right thing to do.

[Chris Knipp]

http://www.chrisknipp.com/links/kubrick.jpg

The TIFF film hyping the Kubrick exhibition and selling tickets for it never mentions that it originated in Germany ten years ago. American museums also I've noticed claim big exhibitions for their own when they originated in the UK or Europe. A mere oversight no doubt :) This one was "down" for two years, 2009 and 2010, between Rome and Paris. I wonder why. Big shows when remounted can be better or worse depending on the spaces and decisions of the locals setting them up. A bigger space can be better or a more intimate one. A major Giocometti show was spoiled in one venue where I saw it by being set up in over-large spaces that dwarfed the thin pared-down sculptures. When I saw it in another with smaller rooms and lower ceilings it was far more effective. The length of time this Kubrick show was up has varied, two, three, five months, the longest by far being at the Los Angeles County Museum, where it was on for an exceptional seven months. The details below are culled from the original Frankfort am Main exhibition website found here (http://www.stanleykubrick.de/en/ausstellungstour-exhibition-on-tour/).

Exhibition Tour

Current Presentation

Toronto
TIFF Bell Lightbox Building, http://tiff.net/
October 31, 2014 until January 25, 2015

Upcoming Presentations

Monterrey (Mexiko)
MARCO – Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
March until July 2015

Past Presentations

Krakow
National Museum (Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie)
May 4 until September 14, 2014

São Paulo
MIS – Museu da Imagem e do Som, www.mis-sp.org.br
October 9, 2013 to January 12, 2014

Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), www.lacma.org
November 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013

Amsterdam
EYE Filminstitut Netherlands, www.eyefilm.nl
June 21, 2012 to September 9, 2012

Paris
Cinémathèque française, Website
March 23, 2011 to July 31, 2011

Rome
Palazzo delle Esposizioni
October 6, 2007 to January 6, 2008

Zürich
Kulturhaus SihlCity
April 26 to September 2, 2007

Gent
Caermersclooster
October 5, 2006 to January 7, 2007

Melbourne
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
November 25, 2005 to January 29, 2006

Berlin
Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin
January 20 to April 18, 2005

Frankfurt am Main
Deutsches Filmmuseum and Deutsches Architekturmuseum
March 31 to July 04, 2004

[Johann]

Thanks for this info. You add something with every post Chris. And it's always of a high order.

I didn't know about the Los Angeles exhibition. Will you be able to attend the Monterey? It's interesting what cities were chosen, and how there are gaps in its' presentation. Something else to note: the guide to the exhibition says that a person could tour the exhibition satisfactorily in one hour. That's ridiculous. Only if you took a glance at things would it take an hour. At the two-hour mark I had made it to the Full Metal Jacket display, and I took my time in each gallery. You can easily double that, and I could've spent all day there, fan that I am. You simply can't see everything once and take it all in at one time. Like his films, repeat visits are ideal. But I live in another city and had to get home for Christmas day.

A security guard told me that he worked on the last exhibition held for David Cronenberg, and that while it was an amazing exhibition, HARDLY ANYONE WENT. He said TIFF staff told him the Cronenberg Exhibition qualifies as a failure. I didn't like hearing that.

[Chris Knipp]

YOu didn't know about the LA showing. Did you know about all the other ones, Rome, Paris, Zurich, Gent, Melbourne, Berlin, Krakow, Sao Paolo, Amsterdam? The Monterey one is in Monterey, Mexico. I will not be going down. It's a 6-7 hour plane flight from San Francisco. The time for me to have seen this show would have been the seven months at LACMA. The Cronenberg show might partly have been a flop because it was poorly publicized. He must have fans in Canada, don't you think?

I don't like spending more than an hour in a show, no matter what it is. You could come back though for a second look.

[Johann]

I'd see it again in a heartbeat. I knew about all the other shows but not L.A. or Brazil.
David Cronenberg has many Canadian fans- especially in Toronto. I've seen photos of his exhibition and it looks as great as Kubrick's was. The Kubrick exhibition was what I would call immaculate. It was so well thought-out and planned that I think Stanley would at least appreciate the effort. I have to say again that the best part of the exhibition was the photographs from his movie sets. The way they were mounted and displayed and framed was gorgeous. The Kubricks didn't merely take pictures. They actually had the "Master of All Things Film" in the house. He regarded his films and his life as History. And I'm very blessed to have seen his Legacy up close and Personal.

[Chris Knipp]

The German description of the exhibition says it includes Kubrick's photos, that he was a photographer before he started directing.

[Johann]

Now HERE'S a book I would love to have. It is now sold out, a total collector's item, and at $3000 I probably will never own a copy:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=moQjGGxSy2M

[Johann]

And the recent book on the making of 2001 you mentioned Chris: (Stanley would have loved the cat entering the frame- Ecstatic Truth)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CTFKHM-nUw

[Johann]

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[Johann]

http://propsummit.com/upload/1079/gohero2001.jpg

[Johann]

Your point about the locals setting up the exhibitions is duly noted. After seeing the photos from other cities hosting the Kubrick Exhibition I have to say Los Angeles did a fantastic job. It looks better than the spaces Toronto set up.

[Chris Knipp]

Not surprising if LACMA did the show better than TIFF, it's a great museum, after all, the TIFF venue less experienced.

The Napoleon book is available for as "little" as $174 via Amazon.com (US). but it would not be for me, only for the true Kubrick devotee/fanatic, like you. The one about 2001 I spoke of was a little cheap paperback from a long time back. The 2001 set of books in the video, Taschen's The Making of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, looks nice, a very pretty design. On Taschen's site it says it's sold out, and sells for $1,000, or $1,500. Or $750, originally? Limited to 1,500 copies, signed by Kubrick's wife. On eBay there's a copy for $2,000.

There are a lot of Kubrick-related books.

[Johann]

The Amazon Napoleon book is the reprint, as is The Stanley Kubrick Archives. I want original copies or none at all. And they (including The Making of 2001) are way out of my price range. But beautiful books they are. Taschen is an amazing publisher.
Those books are sheer scholarship.

[Johann]

I noticed something amazing about my Kubrick photo album a few months ago. Now I feel like sharing about it.

The New York Post newspaper that Tom Cruise held in Eyes Wide Shut (with the "Lucky To Be Alive" headline) has a date and weather on it, at the top. I zoomed in on it to see. It is dated Wednesday December 24th, 1997, with Cloudy and Chilly as the weather.

The day I went to that Kubrick Exhibition was the exact same day, 17 years later. And the weather in Toronto was indeed Cloudy and Chilly. Do you believe in synchronicity? I do. Without Question.

[Johann]

This exhibition is currently in Seoul, Korea.