Small Update

These are the films I have watched so far by Kubrick and analyzed to some extent:
A Clockwork Orange,
Lolita,
Full Metal Jacket,
Eyes Wide Shut,

I have to watch;
Barry Lyndon,
Dr Strange-love
The Shining

I will likely focus my project on women/sexuality in Kubrick cinema

New Research

I attended a talk regarding Kubrick and his aborted epic Napoleon on Monday the 20th September, this was very enlightening and I have collected many notes on Kubrick's film style, his management techniques and his personality itself. None of these notes are particularly specified towards a central theme but I feel they will be useful. I'm planning to read several books on Kubrick as well as buy The Shining and Full Metal Jacket for reference and Dr Strange-love, Barry Lyndon, (and possible Lolita, Spartacus and The Killing) to watch and refer to. Possible themes that have come up to research or focus on during my internet searches have been Ironic Pessimism, Novel Adaption, Sexuality, Violence, (or general controversy) or Fatal flaws in the Human condition. Books I have on my list to read are: The Stanley Kubrick archives by Alison castle (which was referenced much during the talk) Stanley Kubrick (Masters of Cinema) by Bill Krohn and Stanley Kubrick Interviews by Gene D. Philips.

Inital Blog for Auteur study ideas

I'm planning to do an auteur study on Stanley Kubrick. I shall likely theme this study around his representation of sex and violence in his films as he is famous for his controversial subject matter and content within his films. Some examples being A Clockwork Orange, FullMetal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, Dr Strangelove etc. However he has also made films with deliberately toned down violence, even when the potential exists for extremely gruesome violence (arguably an example would be The Shining, which instead chooses a Psychologically horrifying approach). I will use sources for my bibliography such as books (of which many exist on Kubrick) films, documentaries (of which there are also many), newpaper and magazine articles etc. I will supplement my research with a visit to the BFI in london and various other film libraries around the immediate area. I plan to attend a documentary about Kubricks aborted epic "Napoleon" at the Cambridge Film Festival.