Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. I Know I Can Make a Film Better Than That: Killer’s Kiss, The Killing 15
5. 2. Keep Doing It Until It Is Right: Paths of Glory, Spartacus, Lolita 38
6. 3. Total Final Annihilating Artistic Control: Dr. Strangelove 74
7. 4. The Tower of Babel Was the Start of the Space Age: 2001: A Space Odyssey 93
8. 5. Let’s Open with a Sicilian Defence: A Clockwork Orange 110
9. 6. You Can Talk for Hours about a Thing with Stanley: Barry Lyndon 128
10. 7. Something Inherently Wrong with the Human Personality: The Shining 143
11. 8. Make Sure It’s Big—Lon Chaney Big: Full Metal Jacket 162
12. 9. Frightened of Making the Movie: Eyes Wide Shut 180
13. Notes 205
14. Acknowledgments 223
15. Index 225