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007 film cancelled due to MGM's financial woes. (Err- when is MGM not having financial woes?)

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For particular reason, I’m in a Kubrick mood today. Ergo:

An article on the adaptation of Peter George’s Red Alert into Dr. Strangelove.)

Frederick I. Ordway III, scientific advisor to 2001, writes about his experiences working on the film.

Arthur C. Clarke is interviewed on his own 2001 experiences. (Oh, Arthur- I wish you could have made it to 2010. You had a good run, though.)

(Also, if you've not read Moonwatcher's Memoir, Daniel Richter's account of his time playing the lead ape-man in 2001, I highly recommend; one of the best Kubrick-related memoirs I've ever read.)

An interview with Diane Johnson, co-writer of Kubrick’s film of The Shining.

An interview with Gustav Hasford, co-writer of Full Metal Jacket. (If you ever get the chance, I strongly recommend reading his The Short-Timers, upon which Kubrick based the movie. Hard to find, and harrowing, but brilliant.)

Lastly, an interview with Frederic Raphael, co-writer of Eyes Wide Shut. (He then wrote Eyes Wide Open, a memoir about his self-hatred and bitterness as a Hollywood scriptwriter, made more commercially palatable by focusing on his experiences with Kubrick. Some good, revelatory detail, although his view of Kubrick is none too charitable.

Too, it’s worth noting that while Raphael seems to have a low opinion of Kubrick’s abilities as a screenwriter, Kubrick was nominated for best screenplay a total of five times; on two of those films, he was the sole screenwriter credited.)

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We knew this day would come: Eclipse, as told by LOLCats.

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Via nwhyte: the Daleks left a service card!