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Kubrick

American

[koo-brik, kyoo-] / ˈku brɪk, ˈkyu- /

noun

Stanley, 1928–99, U.S. film director.

Kubrick British

/ ˈkjuːbrɪk /

noun

Stanley. 1928–99, US film writer, director, and producer. He directed Lolita (1962), Dr Strangelove (1963), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

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Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Reed, Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick and many others made incredible films that directly contradicted the edicts of studio bosses at the behest of the government.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Kubrick wasn’t defending fragile human purity against machines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

SO: Stanley Kubrick said, “I’ve got a peculiar weakness for criminals and artists, neither takes life as it is. Any tragic story has to be in conflict with things as they are.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

The nine-bedroom property, which has a blue plaque dedicated to Kubrick outside, is listed for sale with Savills for a guide price of £6,950,000.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

Ken and Bob both talked so fast—their conversation filled with references to people I’d never heard of, like Stanley Kubrick and Woody Allen—that it was sometimes hard to follow them.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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