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The Final Episode

Sep 8th, 2015 1h 29m

At long last, the final scheduled episode of KubrickCast. This time around, Bill and Renan rank Stanley Kubrick's filmography by several categories, and then count down their top ten. (1:29:13)

Listener Suggestions

Aug 25th, 2015 1h

The penultimate scheduled episode of KubrickCast takes up listener suggestions, and covers many more Shining-derived online videos, other Kubrick podcasts to check out, and what's next for Bill and Renan in podcasting. (1:00:27)

Making The Shining

Aug 11th, 2015 43m 22s

KubrickCast returns today after taking summer vacation to review a film made by a Kubrick... but not Stanley Kubrick. It's Making The Shining (1980), a made-for-TV documentary short filmed and directed by Kubrick daughter Vivian Kubrick. Making

Mashups + Supercuts

Jun 23rd, 2015 59m 18s

After a brief hiatus, Bill and Renan are back to talking about films again, but this time it's all about your films—or videos, more properly—the mashups, supercuts and fan edits available on YouTube, Vimeo and elsewhere. Which are good? Which a

Kubrick and Music w/ Christine Lee Gengaro

May 27th, 2015 1h 15m

This week Bill and Renan are joined by Christine Lee Gengaro, author of Listening to Stanley Kubrick: The Music in His Films. Topics discussed: how Christine decided on Kubrick as a musical subject; the research process; things you never knew a

Stanley Kubrick's Boxes

May 12th, 2015 54m 5s

In this episode, Bill and Renan discuss the Jon Ronson documentary Stanley Kubrick's Boxes (2008) about the late film director's extensive archive of materials from his films, stored in boxes across his Hertfordshire estate. Plus, Bill tells th

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Part 2)

Apr 28th, 2015 59m 10s

In part two of our discussion about A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Bill and Renan debate what belongs to Spielberg and what belongs to Kubrick; what critics thought of the film, and how your interpretation of the ending plays into your vi

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Part 1)

Apr 14th, 2015 56m 53s

It's the first overtime episode of KubrickCast! With all canon Kubrick films behind us, we start exploring related topics with the closest thing to an unreleased mix tape: Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). In this episode,

Eyes Wide Shut (Part 2)

Mar 17th, 2015 1h 16m

In the final regular season episode of KubrickCast, Bill and Renan discuss the music of Eyes Wide Shut (1999), the controversy surrounding its release, the controversy surrounding th film reviews, Kubrick's many nods to his earlier films, the p

Eyes Wide Shut (Part 1)

Mar 3rd, 2015 1h 17m

At last we've arrived at Stanley Kubrick's final picture, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Bill and Renan discuss the rumor mill and advance hype preceding the film's completion, the adaptation from Arthur Schnitzler's Traumnovelle, the hit piece-as-memo

Full Metal Jacket (Part 3)

Feb 17th, 2015 52m 33s

In this special edition of KubrickCast, we're doing something a little bit different: Renan takes a break, while Bill interviews Matthew Modine, Pvt. Joker himself, along with Adam Rackoff, who helped him produce the Full Metal Jacket Diary app

Full Metal Jacket (Part 2)

Feb 3rd, 2015 1h 13m

Returning to Full Metal Jacket (1987) this week, Bill and Renan explore the casting of R. Lee Ermey, how Matthew Modine got Vincent D'Onofrio an audition, Stanley Kubrick's only film cameo (sort of), the film's release, reception, legacy, theme

Full Metal Jacket (Part 1)

Jan 20th, 2015 1h 3m

Everyone seems to love the first half of Full Metal Jacket (1987), but opinions diverge wildly on the second part. In this episode, Bill and Renan explore Kubrick's collaboration with Michael Herr and Gus Hasford, the strange writing process, a

The Shining (Part 3)

Jan 6th, 2015 1h 24m

For a third and final time we revisit The Shining, this time focusing on the myriad fan theories about the film, particularly those explored in the documentary Room 237. Plus, is Toy Story 3 an allegory for The Shining? (1:24:36)

The Shining (Part 2)

Dec 23rd, 2014 1h 21m

In the second installment about Kubrick's massively popular horror film, Bill and Renan get into the film's remarkable use of Steadicam, mid-70s non-chic costumes, a scene deleted after the first weekend of release and the long-running feud bet

The Shining (Part 1)

Dec 9th, 2014 1h 50m

It's been written that every Stanley Kubrick movie is a horror film—it's just that only one actually fits into the genre. This is the one! Kubrick's alternately creepy and campy The Shining (1980) took five years to make, arrived to middling re

Unrealized Projects

Nov 25th, 2014 1h 53m

Stanley Kubrick made thirteen feature-length films, and considered making many more. In this installment, Bill and Renan investigate One-Eyed Jacks, Blue Movie, The Lord of the Rings (!), and the two big ones that got away: Aryan Papers and Nap

Barry Lyndon

Nov 11th, 2014 1h 32m

Barry Lyndon is a strange one in Kubrick's career: a mixed critical reaction and disappointing box office upon its release, the film has undergone a near-complete reappraisal but has not entered the pop culture canon like the films which surrou

A Clockwork Orange (Part 2)

Oct 28th, 2014 1h 56m

In this installment, Bill and Renan debate the themes of A Clockwork Orange, discuss its release in the US and the UK, the reviews both scathing and sympathetic, Kubrick's decision to withdraw it from circulation in England and what that means.

A Clockwork Orange (Part 1)

Oct 14th, 2014 1h 26m

At long last, KubrickCast decides it will move on to another movie besides 2001: A Space Odyssey—and next on the list is Kubrick's palate-cleanser of a follow-up, the controversial 1971 cult classic A Clockwork Orange. (1:26:00)

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 5)

Sep 30th, 2014 1h 36m

In the fifth and final installment of this mini-series on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bill and Renan talk about how the iPod got its name, Mad Men and Mad Magazine riff on 2001, and what the movie got right and wrong in science and future prediction

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 4)

Sep 16th, 2014 1h 8m

In our fourth (!) installment of our discussion about 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bill and Renan return to discuss the themes of the film, Kubrick's fascinating Playboy interview, and then we go really deep. (1:08:24)

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 3)

Sep 2nd, 2014 1h 13m

In the latest episode, Bill and Renan consider the most important jump cut in motion picture history; how the novel and story differ; what the monolith is all about; and why Arthur C. Clarke felt bad on IBM's behalf. (1:13:02)

2001: A Space Odyssey (Part 2)

Aug 19th, 2014 1h 10m

In part two of our open-ended series on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bill and Renan explore the special effects, music, and how there were almost aliens in this film. (1:10:14)