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Uncovering Curiosities: Tony Zierra’s FILMWORKER

Director Tony Zierra’s 2017 documentary, Filmworker is a brilliant film which looks at the relationship between Stanley Kubrick and Leon Vitali, the actor who became Kubrick’s right-hand man after they met on the set of the 1975 film Barry [...]

January 16, 2022

Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman In Stanley Kubrick’s EYES WIDE SHUT

Eyes Wide Shut was the late Stanley Kubrick’s final film. Two years in production, it caused much controversy on its release due to the sexually explicit scenes contained in the film. The 1999 release stars the then-married Tom Cruise and Nicole [...]

July 3, 2020

20 Years Later: 1999 Was One Of The Greatest Film Years Ever!

Sometimes the stars just align and greatness arrives all at once. Maybe it was because a lot of great filmmakers hit their stride (David Fincher, M.Night Shymalan, Spike Jonze etc) or just pre-millennium fear, but 1999 saw a lot of great movies land [...]

January 3, 2019

Interview: Director Tony Zierra Talks About His Stanley Kubrick Documentary FILMWORKER – Part 2

This is second part of Movies In Focus‘ interview with Tony Zierra, the director behind the excellent Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali documentary, Filmworker (read part one of the interview). This time around Zierra talks about the origins of the [...]

May 17, 2018

Interview: Director Tony Zierra Talks About His Stanley Kubrick Documentary FILMWORKER – Part 1

Movies In Focus had the opportunity to chat with director Tony Zierra about his brilliant Leon Vitali/Stanley Kubrick documentary, Filmworker. The film looks at the relationship between Vitali and Kubrick after the pair formed a bond on the set of [...]

May 15, 2018

Review: FILMWORKER Is A Powerful & Unique Look At Stanley Kubrick

Tony Zierra’s Filmworker is a masterwork. The documentary looks at the relationship between Stanley Kubrick and Leon Vitali, the actor who became Kubrick’s right-hand man after they met on the set of the 1975 film Barry Lyndon. It’s a [...]

May 13, 2018

Trailer & Poster For Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali Documentary FILMWORKER

Film buffs and cineasts will rejoice at the prospect of the Stanley Kubrick/Leon Vitali documentary Filmworker. The film, from director Tony Zierra delves deep into the relationship between the famed director and his [...]

April 24, 2018