Kubrick-fest 03 - Paths of Glory

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Kubrick-fest 04 is up, but don’t let that stop anyone from talking about any of the Kubrick-fest films!

Kubrick-fest 04 - Spartacus

[Spartacus_Original_Movie_Poster_530x] Kubrick goes Hollywood! If you haven’t seen this film, you should before you die. A Sword and Sandals epic launched due to Kirk Douglas’ pique at not getting the lead in Ben-Hur . Douglas picked up Howard Fast’s novel and eventually tapped Dalton Trombo, blacklisted brilliant screenwriter (and die-hard CPUSA member who ran all the cells in Hollywood before his blacklist), to write the screenplay. Production began in California by Douglas’ company Bryna …