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SK13: Kubrick's Endgame

SK13: Kubrick’s Endgame is a 2024 documentary film directed by Tony Zierra about Stanley Kubrick that focuses on Kubrick’s final film Eyes Wide Shut.

Synopsis

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When it opened in July 1999, Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut faced harsh criticism from many reviewers.[1][2] [3] [4] Critics and audiences, expecting a titillating, star-driven spectacle, were left perplexed and disappointed by this highly anticipated finale, dismissing it as the folly of a once-great director. Instead of cementing Kubrick’s legacy, the film seemingly tarnished it.[5]

Director Tony Zierra refused to accept that Stanley Kubrick concluded his illustrious career with a failure.[6] [7] Zierra embarked on a decades long quest to uncover the secrets behind Eyes Wide Shut and understand why Kubrick considered it his “greatest contribution to the art of filmmaking” [8][9]

Production

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SK13: Kubrick's Endgame took decades to make. While Zierra and his producing partner, Elizabeth Yoffe, were interviewing participants for SK13 they met Kubrick's assistant Leon Vitali. [10] They made the decision to pause in the middle of production for SK13 and tell Vitali's story instead. Zierra describes the switch from one Kubrick themed film to another as a tough transition. [11] The film about Vitali became the acclaimed documentay Filmworker that premiered at the Cannes Film in 2017 [12][13][14][15][16][17] In the years following the release of Filmworker, Zierra continued to work on SK13: Kubrick's Endgame. [18]

References

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  1. ^ "Eyes Wide Shut". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  2. ^ "Eyes Don't Have It: Kubrick's Turgid Finale". Observer. 1999-07-26. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  3. ^ Menand, Louis (1999-08-12). "Kubrick's Strange Love". The New York Review of Books. Vol. 46, no. 13. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. ^ Morgenstern, Joe (1999-07-17). "Sex in 'Eyes Wide Shut' Can Be Gloomy, Even Silly". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  5. ^ Elder, Sean (1999-10-08). "Kubrick's last film: An open and shut case?". Salon. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  6. ^ Meza, Ed (2017-10-21). "Tony Zierra to Follow up 'Filmworker' with New Stanley Kubrick Doc about 'Eyes Wide Shut'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  7. ^ Evangelista, Chris (2017-10-24). "'Eyes Wide Shut' Documentary Will Examine Stanley Kubrick's Final Film". SlashFilm. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  8. ^ "The movie Stanley Kubrick considered his "greatest contribution"". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  9. ^ "Jan Harlan: The Man Behind Stanley Kubrick". PBS SoCal. 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  10. ^ "Tony Zierra Filmworker interview - Leon Vitali". Pure Movies. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  11. ^ "AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GENIUS - An Interview with FILMWORKER director Tony Zierra | Music Box Theatre". www.musicboxtheatre.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  12. ^ Garner, Bianca (2018-07-04). "Exclusive Interview: Tony Zierra & Elizabeth Yoffe, Filmworker". Filmotomy. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  13. ^ "Kubrick's little-known right-hand man takes a bow in Cannes". AP News. 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  14. ^ "Filmworker movie review & film summary (2018) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  15. ^ The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/at-cannes-auteurs-are-worshiped-for-better-and-too-often-for-worse/2017/05/25/c2958ef0-4063-11e7-adba-394ee67a7582_story.html?noredirect=on. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ Ebiri, Bilge (2017-06-02). "The 12 Best Movies From the 2017 Cannes Film Festival". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  17. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2017-05-19). "Film Review: 'Filmworker'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  18. ^ "Eyes Wide Shut: The remarkable afterlife of a notorious 1990s misfire". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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