In 2021, our good friend David Constantine reached out to Stephen with exciting news—he was heading to Texas to meet Shelley Duvall, the wonderful actress made famous for her portrayal of Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s "The Shining.” Stephen suggested that David record the meeting and conduct an informal interview with Shelley. David agreed, and that December, he and his nephew Joe drove to Texas to meet Shelley at a local restaurant in her hometown. Recorded: December 2021 We caught up...

This is the fourth part of our Thekatria Kubrick series. This time, we look at Kubrick’s fourth feature film Paths of Glory from 1957. Hosted by Mark Lentz, moderated by James Robert Sherman and populated by members of THE SKAS ACADEMY. Part 4, Paths of Glory from 1957. Recorded: 30th September 2023 Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg Please support us at :...

This is the third part of our Thekatria Kubrick series. This time, we look at Kubrick’s third feature film The Killing from 1956. Hosted by Mark Lentz, moderated by James Robert Sherman and populated by members of THE SKAS ACADEMY. Episode 3, The Killing from 1956. Recorded: 23rd September 2023 Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Theme and original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg Please support us at :...

Here is the second episode in our Thekatria Kubrick series. This time, it is of course Kubrick’s second feature film Killer’s Kiss, that will be discussed. Hosted by Mark Lentz, moderated by James Robert Sherman and populated by members of THE SKAS ACADEMY, Jonathan Harvey, Robert Koehler, Mark McKennon, Nick LaMattina, James Philip, Brian Kahn, David Sukovaty, Kathy Metzger and Ian Roscow. Episode 2, Killer's Kiss from 1955. Recorded: 16th September 2023 Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by...

This is the first of a new 13 x part series, coming from the mind of our very own Mark Lentz, in which each of Kubrick's feature films will be discussed in chronological order. The series is called ‘Thekatria Kubrick’, which is in the format of a round-table discussion hosted  by Mark Lentz, moderated by James Robert Sherman and populated by members of THE SKAS ACADEMY. Episode 1, Fear and Desire from 1952. Recorded: 9th September 2023 Hosted by Jason Furlong / Written by Stephen Rigg and...

Last episode we told you about an exciting new documentary about the making of Kubrick’s war epic, Full Metal Jacket, that is currently in pre-production. The team behind it has recently launched a crowd-funding campaign, and need funds to facilitate shooting interviews in the US and the UK, licensing clips and music and other associated production costs. If you want to get involved, head over to indiegogo.com and search A Modern Art Masterpiece OR Full Metal Jacket. The campaign ends very...

If you are a fan of Full Metal Jacket and you would like to get involved with an exciting new documentary about the making of the film, then head over to Indiegogo now: https://igg.me/at/Modern-Art-Masterpiece/x/57690#/ Ken Shane was born in London, England in the 1960s. He has been an assistant director for almost 40 years, and worked as a production manager during that time as well.  One of Ken’s first jobs was working for George Lucas on a little box office flop in 1980 called The Empire...

Episode 64 : Running in Parallel with Stuart Cooper Stuart Cooper has made significant contributions to the film industry as an accomplished actor, writer and director.  His early acting career in the 1960s showcased his talent through various film and TV appearances, including his notable role as Roscoe Lever in the 1967 classic war film "The Dirty Dozen" n which young Stuart held his own among such heavyweight actors as Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, and Donald Sutherland. However, Stuart’s...

Episode 63 : A Clockwork Orange with John Bates John Bates has worked in various jobs at Brunel University over the last 50 or so years. To Kubrick fans, Brunel University has a special resonance. It was of course the location of the Ludovico Medical Facility where Malcolm McDowell playing Alex, had his treatment. There were in fact four areas at the University used by Kubrick; Alex’s apartment ground floor lobby, where he comes home to his flat block, The Ludovico facility check-in, Alex’s...

Episode 62 : The Shining with Brian Towns In this episode we bring to you an amazing guy named Brian Towns. You might not know the name, but you certainly know the face. Brian Towns began his career in show business as a photographic model in the 1950s. He went on to act in various theatre productions, doubled many actors in film and TV, and even worked as a stuntman for the James Bond franchise. In 1979 Stanley Kubrick was looking for someone to play the part of the ghostly hotel owner Mr....

Episode 61 : A Special Tribute to Composer Gerald Fried As time goes by, we lose some of the amazingly talented people who worked with Stanley during his film career, and we recently lost composer/conductor, Gerald Fried, February 17th 2023 to be precise, at the grand old age of 95. We spoke to Gerald in late 2018 when he was just 90 years young. He was one of the earliest collaborators of Stanley Kubrick, dating back to the very early 1950s. Gerald Fried, a native New Yorker, had scored...

In this episode, we speak to Lee Unkrich about his new book, ’Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining’, which was ten years in the making. Lee worked at Pixar Animation for 25 years in various departments. Lee won Oscars AND Baftas for Best Animated Feature Film for his work directing Toy Story 3 and Coco. But it’s Lee’s love and fascination for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining that places him firmly in Kubrick’s Universe.

In this episode we have something quite special for you. A wonderful guy from Los Angeles who has been a film editor since the late 70s. He was Oscar and Bafta nominated for Best Film Editing for his seminal work on the fantastic Australian movie, Babe. He went on to work again with Mad Max director George Miller on Babe 2: Pig In The City. Jay tells us how he got into the business and of one of his first experiences in the cutting room working with Robert Redford on Ordinary People, which...

We have a great selection of reminisces, thoughts and lasting impressions of A Clockwork Orange, from some of our listeners and members of The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society, followed by a SKAS ACADEMY zoom session hosted by Mark Lentz. These weekly discussions on all things Kubrick, are open to all; Google “Meetup Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society”, to find the link and sign up.

Howard Berry is a filmmaker, broadcaster, film consultant, oral historian and Kubrick family collaborator on a number of fascinating projects relating to Kubrick and The Shining.

In this episode we talk to friend and long-time assistant to Stanley Kubrick, Leon Vitali about his time working on The Shining and his collaboration with Stanley and we revisit our archive for another listen to Leon talking with his fans.

55 : Jason and Stephen talk to Colin Maitland about his experiences filming The Bedford Incident, A Shot In The Dark, The Dirty Dozen and Lolita.

Paula Benson from Film and Furniture discusses the art and design of A Clockwork Orange.

Gillian Hills is an actress, singer, songwriter, poet, artist and Illustrator, she really is the definition of the term Renaissance Woman. This is Kubrick’s Universe, and so we must tell you that Gillian appeared in A Clockwork Orange, as one of the two young ladies that Alex picks up at the record store… so come with uncle, and hear all proper, hear angel trumpets and devil trombones… YOU ARE INVITED!

Episode 52 : Anthony Burgess and A Clockwork Orange with Andrew Biswell Andrew Biswell was always interested in the works of British author Anthony Burgess, going back to when he was a 15-year-old schoolboy and first discovered Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange. He went on to write his doctoral thesis on Burgess's fiction and journalism. He then wrote a Burgess biography, entitled The Real Life of Anthony Burgess, published in 2005. He is also the editor of A Clockwork Orange: The Restored...

Episode 51 : A Clockwork Orange with Simon Fay In this episode, we delve into Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange, as we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kubrick's film adaptation. Simon Fay is a writer and video essayist and author of multiple novels, he also runs the Youtube channel ‘Content Lit’ where he discusses the best books of the 20th century. As a stalwart Kubrick fan, his latest series, 'Kubrick's Books," takes a deep dive into the director's work and...

We continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of A Clockwork Orange, and are very excited to share with all our listeners, a very special interview that we conducted with Alex DeLarge himself, Mr. Malcolm McDowell.

Michael Tarn is a British stage, film and television actor and will always be best known to movie fans around the world as one-quarter of the magnificently scary and over-the-top Droogs in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. The youngest droog of them all “PETE” was actually the only actor of the four who was actually a teenager, the other three were in their mid to late ’20s at the time.

We talk to director Maria Galindo about her A Clockwork Orange-inspired short film Nurse Shirley Foster, which stars original Clockwork actress actress Shirley Jaffe.