Criterion Collection has released a comprehensive 30-disc box set dedicated to the career of Stanley Kubrick. Released on Oct. 20, The Complete Kubrick features all 13 of the director’s feature films and three early shorts, restored in 4K. The collection carries a list price of $599.95 and spans nearly five decades of his work.
Complete Filmography in 4K Restoration
The set covers Kubrick’s career from his 1952 debut Fear and Desire to his final film, Eyes Wide Shut. The latter stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Other major titles included in the collection are the Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove, the sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey, the dystopian crime drama A Clockwork Orange, and the Stephen King adaptation The Shining. The Shining features Jack Nicholson in the lead role.
Additional films in the box set include the antiwar drama Paths of Glory, the Oscar-winning historical epic Spartacus, the Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket, and the period drama Barry Lyndon. The collection also features the noir thriller The Killing, the boxing drama Killer’s Kiss, and the adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Lolita. Three documentary shorts, Day of the Fight, Flying Padre, and The Seafarers, round out the physical media.
Extensive Bonus Material and Packaging
Beyond the films themselves, Criterion has assembled more than 25 hours of supplemental material. This includes documentaries, interviews, screen tests, and behind-the-scenes footage. Highlights include a newly restored version of Vivian Kubrick’s documentary Making The Shining. The set also contains previously unseen screen tests featuring Lolita stars James Mason and Sue Lyon. Rare footage from the production of Full Metal Jacket is also included.
The collection features Kubrick’s international cut of The Shining, which includes additional footage not present in the shorter European version. New audio commentaries are provided by filmmaker Lee Unkrich and Michael Benson. Archival interviews feature collaborators and admirers such as Kirk Douglas, Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese.
The packaging is designed to resemble the archival boxes used to store Kubrick’s personal materials. Inside, collectors will find rare photographs, artwork, and documents with the director’s handwritten annotations. An essay by author and critic Nathaniel Rich accompanies the discs.
Source: Variety
