I'm pretty sure that next year we will see 2xDVD SE for both Lolita and Barry Lyndon. And I'm holding my breath for more surprises, too.

I think it was just a time thing. Maybe they couldn't make it this year and will most certainly rectify that in a year's time or something. But they are giving people the chance to ditch their snappers, which is great.

I'd be just fine if they stuck a commentary and a restored, anamorphic transfer on a Barry Lyndon DVD. Hell, you can even take out the commentary. Just give me the transfer and a non-snapper case.

I guess Warner is not going the same day and date for HD and BluRay for these? Seems odd. It's just as well as I'm waiting for HD/BluRay players to drop in price as the holidays approach and will buy a player and the Kubrick set to break it in.

So, to clear this up, there will be a new Full Metal Jacket disc, but it'll only be part of the box set?

I'm sure that's just an oversight in the press release.

Great, great news. I think that it's safe to assume that 2001 be from 65mm.

For once, I am highly intrigued to see what the extras will be, as the bog-standard, cookie-cutter, talking heads featurettes will not go will with Kubrick films. And please: no Schickel commentaries!

Do I have to sell my old Kubrick box-set now?

Christ. I'm sure I've spent more money on DVDs this year alone than I have any previous year. And now this comes along -- but I figured it was coming this year. Terrific news!

well, the thing about the old transfers is that they will be the full screen (full negative) transfers of his latter films (except for Full Metal Jacket, I believe)... the new ones will "preserve the theatrical" aspect ratio.

Will "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures" be available separately or only in the box set?

So Warner will make people double dip on BL and L? That doesn't sound too believable. It could just be that the Special Editions of these two titles simply aren't 2-discers.

It has a SRP on it so I'm sure it will be.

I quite like the artwork, not amazing, but it could have been a real disaster so I'm fairly pleased. 2001 is the best so far, the others are a bit... plain. Good to see Barry Lyndon, but no second disc, damn!

So, it's Clockwork Orange and not A Clockwork Orange?

Isn't Alex looking through the "A"

But if you look at the side of the image, there's no A in the title.

About the artwork: Oh fuck me, this is shitty artwork. What the fuck?

What's wrong with the original posters? And why can't we have a set where all the labels look the same? That's why I like my Kubrick set, it's all arranged neatly and it all looks good. But this is just stupid.

This is the part where I wish that Criterion would do a Kubrick set. ANGERRRR.

I thought this was strange at first too, but after further investigation, I found out that the 'A' primarily appeared in the on-screen title:



All of various posters eschewed the article, even those without the "Big A" art:



The original version of the DVD had it on the spine, but the later "digitally remastered" version did not, so this is really nothing new.

Very exciting news! I especially can't wait to finally see Eyes Wide Shut and The Shining in 1.85:1. I'm highly anticipating the specs on all. And for the record, through my eyes the covers posted are a vast improvement over the original releases. I'm a huge Stanley Kubrick fan, so this is probably the most exciting release of the year for me.

I hope it isn't deemed imprudent of me to remind my fellow cineastes that today is the maestro's birthday. I normally don't do this, but I thought it odd that none of today's posts made any allusions to it.

Happy birthday Stanley, wherever you may be! I sure as heck miss you. I, too, am very much looking forward to picking up the Blu-ray editions of the above-mentioned films.

I'm curious to see what will fill the second disc. I presume a bunch of unnecessary supplements (eg. impact the film has had on pop culture). If I remember correctly, doesn't "Life in Pictures" give insights to all the films? I guess a 2-disc set makes it that much more special!? Whatever.

Looks like Warners will release single-disc, repackaged editions of Barry Lyndon and Lolita in October.

I'm sure that's the case. Warner has been repacking snapper titles in keepcases for a while. I can't imagine that they would be reissuing/repromoting discs in the old packaging or with the old Kubrick Collection banner.

From the previously linked interview. So, did he simply overlook Lolita or it too still going to be 1.66:1 non-anamorphic?

One of the features for A Clockwork Orange should be a Malcolm McDowell commentary track. According to wikipedia's O Lucky Man entry:

Warner Bros. Home Video approached Malcolm McDowell and asked if he would do a commentary track for A Clockwork Orange to which he replied, "I will if I can also record a commentary track to O Lucky Man!". So a DVD will be released supposedly in 2007 along with a 2-disc special edition of "A Clockwork Orange".