Haro Wine fountain inspired by The Shining perhaps?

It was a lovely evening Saturday with Emilio d'Alessandro and his wife Janette... and the three-legged dog Maus at Cinecitta. There was clearly a missed opportunity here to name the dog "Tripod".

Jupiter and Beyond phys.org/news/2026-06...

My favorite pic in my album...I hope it isn't a fake autograph :). I was ripped off a couple times when I was 11 /12.

Lovely evening with Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker last night! The next chapter will be "Cunk on Cinema". I asked Charlie Brooker if he had something for Kubrick ready, and he said he was thinking of doing something with 2001. Honestly they could do a whole series "Cunk on Kubrick". :)

I hope Congress stops the proposal to put pubic hair found on an Epstein letter onto future US currency. Wishful thinking on my part.

Patience! Trump says the war in in Iran should only last 4-5 weeks longer...which is...April Fool's Day 😂

Having just spent New Year's with John Fogerty in Vegas...this must be incredibly frustrating for him that Trump keeps co-opting his songs to the point of dominating them with a completely "180 degree" different message. www.thedailybeast.com/draft-dodger...

The taxi driver from Eyes Wide Shut needs his own action figure. AI slop is getting close though...

The administration is more of a Comic Sans or Wingdings though... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Humpback Whale watching in O'ahu.

Getting ready for the IMAX Shining at the TCL Chinese Theater

Nice to see a rainbow after 3 days of rain...

...And the John Oliver joke on The Shining youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...

Both Last Week Tonight and SNL Weekend Update had Kubrick jokes this past weekend :).

Excited for The Shining in IMAX at the TCL Chinese Theatre! :) My alarm is now set to wake up at 3am to grab a ticket. Their AI synopsis, though...meh: "normal writer" Jack Torrance is in a "nervous situation" "angry of his life" lol. www.tclchinesetheatres.com/films/IMAX-T...

and...here...we...go! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Stopped by John Wayne's grave in Newport Beach. "Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?"

Had a great time at the Newport Beach Film Festival last week, and gaeilge film night was excellent. Eleanor O'Brien killed it in Báite! Looking forward to her future work.

It was a great McCartney concert in Las Vegas (83 really?) ...I'm sure Paul choosing "Help!" as his opening number here for the US was a very intentional move...

No Childwickbury Christmas Market this year, but Vincent D'Onofrio made me an early Christmas ornament.

The most underrated performance in Full Metal Jacket was Sgt. Murphy. It deserved a nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Kubrick selling tickets to the Hollywood Bowl with his name drop! :) www.hollywoodbowl.com/events/perfo...

A photo I took of the sun in the middle of the day during the wildfires in LA . . .HAL9000 looking down and protecting all of us . . . ummm . . . where's my space helmet...

Asked Walter Koenig if he could sign "Slava Ukraini" to his Chekov photo and he was happy to do it, his family was from Lithuania...looks like he maybe missed an "i" but still very cool :).

For those worried about the timeline we are living in... at least we are living in a timeline where Kubrick made 2001 www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

Enjoying this 2001: A Space Odyssey movie in LA. What talented people! Loud applause for the director Kubrick, Dullea, Trumbull, Ligeti, and Strauss during the credits!

I see DOGE has successfully eliminated all wasteful government spending and re-invested it back into two things I don't believe in.

The original source of The Shining photo has been discovered. It was taken at a St. Valentine's Day ball at the Empress Rooms, part of the Royal Palace Hotel in Kensington, on February 14, 1921. It was one of three taken by the Topical Press Agency. (one seen here) www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPDh/

I saw this posted in alt Kubrick group today. Having studied history, political cartoons are often used to learn more about the times in which people lived. It is quite amazing that a film from 45 years ago is still relevant as a modern lens through which satire is created.

Sold out last night for Noir 2025 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, featuring Kubrick's "The Killing". I know it was sold out because I got the last ticket in standby and they had to send away the rest.